Debugger | Carlos Mendoza Dubon

This lesson shows you how to use the ABAP debugger to analyze, correct and trace your code in your program.

ABAP Debugger

The Debugger is a programming tool that you can use to execute ABAP programs, by line or by section. With this tool, you can display data objects and check the flow logic of programs.
Two types of debugging are currently possible: Debugging with the classic Debugger for release levels up to and including 6.40 or debugging with the new Debugger, which is available for all releases after 6.40.
The new Debugger provides the user with a flexible interface that can be configured as required and has more than eight desktops. Here it is possible to place and arrange up to four tools - depending on the user's selection. For example, it is possible to display source texts or structures. In this way, the user can design the Debugger interface according to his own individual requirements.
As of Release 6.40, you can select the debugging type as you wish by choosing the classic Debugger or the new Debugger in the ABAP Editor from the path Utilities → Settings. It is also possible to switch the Debugger at any time during a session under the menu option Debugging.

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Creating Watchpoints

Watchpoints are like "stop signs" for the ABAP Debugger. Sometimes we debug and look for a specific value on an internal table that has more than 1,000 records. Debugging the table on record at a time can be exhaustive and time consuming. To solve this, we can place a watchpoint. Run the debugger, and it will stop at the watchpoint's given value. This video will show you how to accomplish this.

Example

You have a report that prints all the flight information that an airport generates on a daily basis. Your boss asks you to debug the report and find the dates in which only 39 seats were occupied on all flights. To accomplish this task you are going to place watchpoints that look for 39 occupied seats.

Steps

Place a breakpoint inside an ABAP Loop.

Run the executable program, function or method.

When the debugger activates, search for Watchpoint and create a new one.

Type the name of the variable and the value you are looking for.

Activate the watchpoint and let the debugger run (F8).It will then stop at the given value.