on 09-28-2023 7:40 AM
Currently, if I'm looking for a Data Element - for example - I open SAP Gui and use the Repository Information System (or search in SE11). There I can search for Data Elements by description, size, type etc.
However, with RAP, there is no SAPGui - so how can I do the same from within ADT?
This is not limited to Data Elements, I often search for classes, methods etc. in the same way.
Hi Matthew and Holm,
the answer is two-fold:
As objects of all types have a description one would expect that the search for objects by their description is object type independant. So we could provide the description as common filter criteria. But technically that's not possible, because the descriptions are stored in different tables for different object types.
Other properties like type and length of a data element are object type specific. SE84 provides individual handmade search forms to support corresponding queries. ADT does not provide this, but there is a concept for the property filter that enables also object type specific filtering. Until now this is only implemented for a few object types. For example you can search for Data Definitions (CDS) by their source type.
Regards,
Michael
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Hi Michael
Thanks for the feedback. I'd contend that data being in different tables for different object types does not mean technically not possible. Perhaps quite difficult, but not impossible. I can think of a few different approaches that could be used. For example, limiting search by description to only when you've specified the type.
Maybe the object specific filter will be implemented for a few more object types - like Data Elements, Domains and Tables.
In May next year, during my R&D fortnight, maybe I'll a create a plug-in for ADT that does the job. Cloud and on-premise. Seems like a fun project
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