How To Use The SAP ABAP Debugger Efficiently
The ABAP Debugger is used tool to execute and analyze programs line by line. Using it we can check the flow logic of a program and display runtime values of the variables. Currently, SAP offers two types of Debuggers:
- The Classic ABAP Debugger
- The New ABAP Debugger
The Classic ABAP Debugger, with its old user interface and its limitations to debug certain types of ABAP program is now not in use by many new and old ABAP developers.
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The New ABAP Debugger, with its state of the art and flexible user interface, can be used to debug all types of ABAP programs. It provides many new features which improve our efficiency of debugging, both in ABAP support and development.
In this article, we will learn how to use these new features and discover some tips and tricks to efficiently use ABAP debugger.
Switching between the ‘Classic Debugger’ and ‘New Debugger’
You can switch between both the debugger and make any one your default debugger. To do this, go to ABAP Editor (SE38)→ Utilities → Settings.
Now in the user-specific settings pop up box click on ABAP Editor tab and then click on Debugging.