Installation Guide

SAP® NetWeaver 7.31

ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver

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Support and Maintenance Strategy

Server
ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver include a server and a client part. For both the Support and
Maintenance Strategy is different from SAP NetWeaver 7.31. As SAP GUI the ABAP Development Tools for
SAP NetWeaver follow the SAP Maintenance Strategy Rule 11: "Downward-compatible software component
versions can be replaced by a higher version in the course of the life of the application release they are built into,
without adaptations or changes to other software component versions within the release. Therefore downward-
compatible software component versions are usually not maintained for the entire mainstream and extended
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version." ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver are a Downward-Compatible Software Component
Version. This means that starting with SAP NetWeaver 7.31 SP04 the most current client version of the ABAP
Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver will always be compatible with all future SAP NetWeaver 7.31 Service
Packs. But this requires the users to regularly update to the current client version of the ABAP Development Tools
for SAP NetWeaver. Because the client has many dependencies this may require additional updates on the PC
which will be listed in the following client section.

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Client
General Terms
The ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver depend on Eclipse and SAP GUI. They will not be shipped as
a bundle with Eclipse and SAP GUI but seperately as an Eclipse p2 repository. Both Eclipse and SAP GUI are
supported for different individual platforms. The support of individual platforms also depends on the support of
the operating systems by the manufacturers. SAP cannot provide support for a platform or for an operating system
which is no longer supported by its vendor or manufacturer. In the same sense SAP cannot provide support for an
Eclipse version or any other Open Source software version which is no longer supported by the Eclipse
Foundation or the Open Source community.

Support Platform Matrix

ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver are only supported for a subset of the individual platform and
Operating System versions for which Eclipse and SAP GUI are supported. The list of different individual
Operating System versions, Java Runtime versions, Eclipse versions, SAP GUI versions, Microsoft VC Runtime
versions and Browser versions the ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver are supported for is listed in
the ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver Support Platform Matrix. Running ABAP Development Tools
for SAP NetWeaver on Operating System versions, Java Runtime versions, Eclipse versions, SAP GUI versions,
Microsoft VC Runtime versions and Browser versions which are not listed in the ABAP Development Tools for
SAP NetWeaver SPM is not supported by SAP.

ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver Support Platform Matrix

Operating System Windows XP, Vista, 7 (32- or 64-Bit)

Java Runtime JRE 1.6, 32-Bit

MS VC Runtime 10, 32-Bit

SAP GUI for Windows 7.20 Patch Level 9 or higher

Browser Internet Explorer 7.0 or higher / Firefox 4.0 or higher

Eclipse Platform Eclipse 3.6 or 3.7

Special Terms for Operating Systems

SAP recommends that you always use a current Support Package for the relevant operating system listed on the
ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver SPM. An Operating System which is no longer supported by
the Operating System manufucturer should no longer be used in conjunction with ABAP Development Tools
for SAP NetWeaver. If an issue occurs only on an unsupported Operating System SAP will not analyze nor
solve the issue, but instead reply by recommending an Operating System upgrade. Additionally SAP does not
test ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver on such operating systems anymore.

Special Terms for Java Runtime versions

SAP recommends that you always use a current Java Runtime version listed on the ABAP Development Tools
for SAP NetWeaver SPM. A Java Runtime version which is no longer supported by the Java Runtime version
manufucturer should no longer be used in conjunction with ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver. If
an issue occurs only on an unsupported Java Runtime version SAP will not analyze nor solve the issue, but
instead reply by recommending a Java Runtime version upgrade. Additionally SAP does not test ABAP
Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver on such Java Runtime versions anymore.

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Special Terms for Eclipse versions
SAP recommends that you always use a current Eclipse version listed on the ABAP Development Tools for
SAP NetWeaver SPM. An Eclipse version which is no longer supported by the Eclipse foundation should no
longer be used in conjunction with ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver. If an issue occurs only on
an unsupported Eclipse version SAP will not analyze nor solve the issue, but instead reply by recommending a
Eclipse version upgrade. Additionally SAP does not test ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver on
such Eclipse versions anymore.

Special Terms for SAP GUI versions

SAP recommends that you always use a current SAP GUI version listed on the ABAP Development Tools for
SAP NetWeaver SPM. A SAP GUI version which is no longer supported by SAP should no longer be used in
conjunction with ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver. If an issue occurs only on an unsupported
SAP GUI version SAP will not analyze nor solve the issue, but instead reply by recommending a SAP GUI
version upgrade. Additionally SAP does not test ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver on such SAP
GUI versions anymore.

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SAP recommends that you always use a current Microsoft VC Runtime version listed on the ABAP
Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver SPM. A Microsoft VC Runtime version which is no longer supported
by Microsoft should no longer be used in conjunction with ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver. If
an issue occurs only on an unsupported Microsoft VC Runtime version SAP will not analyze nor solve the
issue, but instead reply by recommending a Microsoft VC Runtime version upgrade. Additionally SAP does
not test ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver on such Microsoft VC Runtime versions anymore.

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SAP recommends that you always use a current Browser version listed on the ABAP Development Tools for
SAP NetWeaver SPM. A Browser version which is no longer supported by the Browser manufucturer should
no longer be used in conjunction with ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver. If an issue occurs only
on an unsupported Browser version SAP will not analyze nor solve the issue, but instead reply by
recommending a Browser version upgrade. Additionally SAP does not test ABAP Development Tools for SAP
NetWeaver on such Browser versions anymore.

Language Support
SAP does not explicitly release different language versions of ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver
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Contents

1 Introduction .......................................................................................... 12
2 Preparation ........................................................................................... 13
2.1 Establishing Secure Network Communication ....................................................... 13
2.2 Providing Roles and User Authorizations .............................................................. 13
2.3 Activating HTTP Services for Accessing ABAP Help from the Back-End ................... 14
2.4 Configuring Profile Parameters for Assertion Tickets ............................................ 16
3 Installation ............................................................................................ 18
3.1 Installation of ABAP Development Tools .............................................................. 18
3.2 Update of ABAP Development Tools .................................................................... 25
4 Post-Installation .................................................................................... 27
4.1 Configuring Eclipse Runtime Options.................................................................... 27
5 Additional Information .......................................................................... 28
5.1 Uninstalling ABAP Development Tools ................................................................. 28
5.2 Getting Support Information................................................................................ 29

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1 Introduction
The ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver (in short: ABAP Development Tools) is
the new ABAP IDE (Integrated Development Environment) built on top of the Eclipse
platform. Its main objective is to support developers in today’s increasingly complex
development environments by offering state-of the art ABAP development tools. These
tools include strong and proven ABAP lifecycle management on the open Eclipse platform
with powerful UI (user interface) capabilities.

Purpose of this Document

This documentation describes how to install and distribute front-end components of ABAP
Development Tools on Windows. It also includes sections that tell you how to prepare the
relevant ABAP back-end systems for working with ABAP Development Tools.

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2 Preparation
The preparation prior to the installation of front-end components includes all steps that
you must perform in order to work smoothly with ABAP Development Tools on the ABAP
back-end system. It includes the completion of the following activities for each back-end
system you want to work with:

1. Establishing Secure Network Communication

2. Providing Roles and User Authorizations
3. Activating HTTP Services for Accessing ABAP Help from the Back-End
4. Configuring Profile Parameters for Assertion Tickets

2.1 Establishing Secure Network Communication

In ABAP Development Tools, developers always work with ABAP projects to access
repository objects from back-end systems. An ABAP project represents a real system
connection on the front-end client and, therefore, it requires an authorized user to access
the back-end system. With the standard authentication method, the user enters his or her
user ID and password on the front-end client to log on to the back-end system. For
security reasons, however, you must ensure that the Secure Network Communication (SNC)
is enabled for the selected system connection.

Procedure
1. Add the relevant ABAP system to the SAP Logon Pad - if not already done.
2. In the SAP Logon Pad, open the Properties page for the ABAP system.
3. Enable the Secure Network Communication for the selected system - if not already
done.

RECOMMENDATION
For the sake of convenience, and again for security reasons, use also the single sign-on
(SSO) option for system authentication (if it is available in your SAP NetWeaver system
landscape). Compared with SNC, SSO meets even more the security requirements for
working with ABAP projects. Using SSO, the user does not need to enter a user ID and
password, but can access the specific system directly after the system has checked the
validity of the logon ticket.

2.2 Providing Roles and User Authorizations

The assignment of authorizations to back-end system users is based on roles that are
predefined in the ABAP system. As system administrator, you will assign to such back-end
system users one or multiple roles that, in turn, are based – at a technical level – on
authorization objects.

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When you are assigning user authorizations in an ABAP system for access to repository
objects from within an ABAP project, we strongly recommend using the standard roles
(see Table below) and authorization default values that are provided for working with
ABAP Development Tools. These standard roles are linked with the authorization object
S_ADT_RES.
Procedure
Use the standard SAP roles below as a master copy to assign users of ABAP Development
Tools in your organization.
See also: Reference Documentation for User and Role Administration

Standard Roles
The table below shows the standard roles that should be assigned for users of ABAP Development
Tools:

Role Description

SAP_BC_DWB_ABAPDEVELOPER ABAP developer

SAP_BC_DWB_WBDISPLAY Display authorization for ABAP

developers

2.3 Activating HTTP Services for Accessing ABAP Help

from the Back-End
Using HTTP services that are predefined in 7.31 systems (and higher) you can access the
ABAP keyword help and the ABAP problem help that is available in the current back-end
system. These services have not been activated in the ABAP system by default. Therefore,
you as system administrator have to activate them for each system in question.
Procedure
1. Call the transaction SICF in the relevant back-end system.
2. As a filter, select DEFAULT_HOST for Virtual Host entry. Then press F8 or use the
corresponding toolbar icon to display the services tree.

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Figure: Entry page of the SICF transaction

3. Expand the node default_host > sap > bc > abap.
The subtree displays the service items docu and ToolsDocu.
4. Select the service docu and choose Activate Service from the context menu.

Figure: Activating docu service

5. Repeat the last step for the service ToolsDocu.
6. In addition, expand the link node in the public subtree default_host > sap > public >
bc > abap.
7. Select the link node docu and choose Activate Link from the context menu.

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Figure: Activating link to docu service.

8. Repeat the last step for the link item ToolsDocu.
9. To test the link to the service, choose Test Link from the context menu.

Figure: Default page that is displayed after successful service call

2.4 Configuring Profile Parameters for Assertion

Tickets
In addition to logon tickets, ABAP systems can also issue the more restricted assertion
tickets when accessing system services. This might be important to meet the maximium of
security requirements when using the integrated SAP GUI in APAP Development Tools.
Instead of asking the password, the back-end system checks the validity of assertion ticket
to allow the user access to system services.

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Procedure
Use the following settings to configure your ABAP system in such a way that it issues the
assertion tickets only (without logon).
Profile Parameters
Parameter Value Description
login/create_sso2_ticket 3 The parameter with this value causes the ABAP system
issues assertion tickets only (no logon tickets).
login/accept_sso2_ticket 1 The parameter with this value configures the ABAP system
to accept assertion tickets.

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3 Installation
The following installation procedure comprises all front-end components (SAP and Eclipse
installation packages) that are required to run the ABAP IDE on your local drive.

Contents
1. Installation of ABAP Development Tools
2. Update of ABAP Development Tools

3.1 Installation of ABAP Development Tools

The ABAP Development Tools are installed from the SAP Software Download Center on
the SAP Service Marketplace. From here you download the archive file with the
corresponding IDE components onto your local drive. The subsequent installation of the
SAP components requires that you already have a suitable Eclipse installation in operation
on your computer. Which Eclipse installation is suitable depends, among other things, on
use cases for which you implement the Eclipse platform or Eclipse IDE. Some examples of
such use cases could be as follows:
• ABAP development only: For this use case, you only need the minimum Eclipse
installation package - for example, the Platform Runtime Binary, 3.6 (alias
Eclipse Helios), or 3.7 Release (32 Bit for Windows) from the Eclipse download
page.
• Side-by-side Java and ABAP development: For this use case, you usually
already have the Eclipse Classic edition for 3.6 or 3.7 Release (32 Bit for
Windows) running as your development environment.

Prerequisites
The installation requires that
• Windows OS (XP, Vista, 7) 32- or 64-Bit is installed on your local PC.
• Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.6 32-Bit is installed on your local drive. If this is
not the case, install JRE 1.6 or the latest version of the SAP Java Virtual Machine
from the SAP Software Download Center on the SAP Service Marketplace
(http://service.sap.com/swdc)

NOTE:
The Java Development Kit, JDK 6 32-Bit, is also convenient because it includes JRE
1.6.

TIP:
To check which runtime version is currently running on your local drive, carry out
the cmd command as follows:
<drive:\>cmd /k “java –version”

• Internet Explorer >= 7.0 or Firefox >= 4.0 is installed on your local drive.

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• SAP GUI for Windows 7.20 patch level 9, or higher, is installed on your local drive.
If this is not the case, install the SAP GUI first from the SAP Software Download
Center on the SAP Service Marketplace. (Do not use a SAP GUI version lower than
7.20)
You will need this SAP GUI for integration of GUI-based tools in the new ABAP
IDE.
• Microsoft Runtime DLLs VS2010 is installed on your local drive. You need this
component for communication with the backend system.

NOTE:
If you are using a rather new version of SAP GUI for Windows (patch level 10 or
higher), this runtime component will already be installed on your local machine
anyway. Otherwise, install it separately from the Microsoft installation page.

• You have already installed a suitable Eclipse installation package Eclipse 3.6 (alias
Helios edition), or 3.7 release (32 Bit for Windows). Technically any Eclipse
package with feature org.eclipse.platform of the corresponding release is
installed, as a minimum, on your local drive.
• You have an S User to be able to download the ABAP Development Tools package
from the SAP Service Marketplace.

Procedure
1. Downloading the ABAP Development Tools package from the SAP Service
Marketplace
a. Launch the SAP Software Download Center on the SAP Service
Marketplace (http://service.sap.com/swdc)
b. Search for the ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver installation
package.
c. Add the package to the download basket.
d. Download and extract (unzip) the corresponding archive file (zip) to the
local directory of your choice.
2. Installing additional Eclipse features that are required for running ABAP
Development Tools
a. Launch the Eclipse platform (see prerequisites above) that is installed on
your local drive.
b. Choose the menu Help > Install New Software… to start the installation
wizard.
c. In the Work with field of the wizard, specify the update site from which you
downloaded the Eclipse installation package.

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Figure: In the example above, the installation package “Platform Runtime

Binary” for Eclipse 3.6 (Helios) is installed on the local machine.
d. For convenient selection, uncheck the field Group items by category on the
wizard page.
e. Select the following Eclipse feature from the table below – if this has not
already been done.

NOTE:
** The names of Eclipse features to be installed may differ a little,
depending on the Eclipse version you are using.

Feature Name** Feature ID

EMF - Eclipse Modeling Framework org.eclipse.emf.ecore
Core Runtime
EMF Edit Data Binding org.eclipse.emf.databinding.edit

EMF Model Transaction Workbench org.eclipse.emf.workspace

Integration
EMF Validation Framework org.eclipse.emf.validation

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Mylyn Commons org.eclipse.mylyn.commons

Mylyn Task-Focused Interface org.eclipse.mylyn.context_feature
Table: List of additional features required for running ABAP Development
Tools for SAP NetWeaver
f. When you have finished marking your selections, ensure first the filter box
is empty and then choose Next.
g. On the next wizard page, review the list of features to be installed and
choose Next.

Figure: The next wizard page lists all Eclipse features (in this example:
Eclipse Helios 3.6 edition) that you have selected for installation
h. After you have accepted the terms of license agreement, initiate the
installation of the selected features with Finish.

Figure: Initiating the installation of required Eclipse software

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i. To apply the changes, restart the Eclipse workbench using the

corresponding button in the information dialog that appears.
NOTE:
ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver requires the manual installation of
the above mentioned additional Eclipse features before the ABAP Development
Tools package installation because of the following reasons:
1. Customer Requirement: Many developers at customer and partner
organizations do not have internet access or an official SAP Service Market
Place (S-) User. Thus SAP decided to provide an installation scenario for a
person who usually has an S-User and internet access: an administrator who
is responsible for the development landscape in the customer or partner
organization
2. One Central Reference Installation: The additional manual steps are only
required for one administrator who assembles a complete reference
installation. SAP is responsible and will provide support & maintenance for
the SAP features in this central reference installation.
3. Many Decentral Customer Installations: The administrator can copy and
extend the reference installation with more features and takes over the
responsibility for this customer specific installation. The administrator will
then provide this customer specific installation to many developers (without
S-User or internet access). Thus the majority of developers in the SAP
customer and partner community will not have to do the mentioned manual
installation steps of some additional Eclipse features.
4. Innovation: SAP is able to support the current Eclipse release with this
product at an earlier point in time as in the past
5. Transparency: SAP customers and partners know exactly for which features
SAP is responsible and SAP will provide support & maintenance. With an
automatic installation of the required additional features, this would not be
transparent.

3. Installing the ABAP Development Tools package

a. Launch the installation wizard again through the menu Help > Install New
Software…
b. In the Work with field of the wizard, now specify the target directory where
you extracted (unzipped) the package (see step 1 d. above) with ABAP
Development Tools.

TIP:
To add the new installation directory, click the Add… button; then specify
the location and enter a name for your local software site. As highlighted in
the screenshot below make sure the location path starts with “file:” if it is a
local path.

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Figure: A software site that is located in the local file directory is specified
by: file:/<drive:>/<directory_with_unzipped_content>/
c. Select all ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver items and choose
Next.

Figure: The target directory where you extracted the zip file in steps 1 d.
serves as the local software site for installation of ABAP Development Tools.
d. On the next page, review the feature groups to be installed and choose
Next again.

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Figure: List of SAP feature groups to be installed

e. After you have accepted the terms of the license agreement, initiate the
installation of selected SAP feature groups with Finish.
f. In the certificates dialog confirm certificates from Eclipse.org and SAP with
OK.

Figure: A certification dialog will interrupt the installation process

g. To apply the changes of the installation procedure, restart the Eclipse
workbench.

Results
The successful installation procedure provides you (as a system administrator at SAP
cutomer side) with a ready-to-use ABAP IDE. It contributes the ABAP perspective to the
Eclipse workbench.

The Welcome page (Help > Welcome) provides central access to knowledge material and
provides links to related ABAP Development User Guide topics.

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Figure: The Quick Launch on the Overview tab provides you with compact knowledge that
you may need when working with the new ABAP IDE for the first time.

RECOMMENDATIONS
The above installation description is geared particularly toward you as system administrator
on the SAP customer side. So that the installation of the ABAP Development Tools is made
available within your organization to the ABAP development team, the following options are
provided:
• You make the downloaded ZIP file for the ABAP Development Tools package
available on a file share. Each developer performs steps 2 and 3 of the above
installation description on his or her local drive.
• You build a separate update site that contains both the required Eclipse as well as
the SAP feature groups. These updates are available to all ABAP developers
concerned – either through a Web server or a file share – for internal use. This
option has the advantage that you can use the standard Eclipse update mechanism
in full within your organization. Use the “Eclipse P2 Publisher” tool provided by
Eclipse to build such a combined update site.

3.2 Update of ABAP Development Tools

You perform not only the first installation, but also the updating of the ABAP Development
Tools from within the SAP Software Download Center on the SAP Service Marketplace. Here
you will always find the most current version as an archive file with the corresponding IDE
components.

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Procedure
1. Download the new version of the ABAP Development Tools package from the SAP
Service Marketplace.
2. If necessary, install additional Eclipse features (step 2) that are required for running
the new version.
3. Install the new ABAP Development Tools package in accordance with the steps in the
installation procedure above (steps 3.a. – 3.g.)

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4 Post-Installation

4.1 Configuring Eclipse Runtime Options

In order to avoid out-of-memory errors while running ABAP Development Tools, you have to
ensure that enough memory is available on the heap. For this purpose, you can request the
Java VM to increase the total amount of memory. This is done by adding VM arguments to
configure the JAVA VM that is used to run Eclipse.
Procedure
1. In the Eclipse installation folder, open the eclipse.ini file.
2. Add the following two lines with Java VM arguments after the –vmargs command line:

-XX:PermSize=32m
-XX:MaxPermSize=256m

In addition, we recommend adding the following Java VM start-up options to

• set default encoding of Java VM
• set a heap dump when you get an out-of-memory error
• set the minimum Java version that is required to launch Eclipse.

-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
-XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError
-Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.6

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5 Additional Information
The following sections are optional and provide important additional information.
• Uninstalling ABAP Development Tools
• Getting Support Information

5.1 Uninstalling ABAP Development Tools

To uninstall all front-end components required for running ABAP Development Tools,
proceed as follows:
Procedure
1. To uninstall the ABAP Development Tools package
a. Launch your Eclipse workbench - if this has not already been done.
b. Choose the menu Help > About…
c. Click the Installation Details button.
d. Select the node ABAP Development Tools and click the Uninstall… button.

Figure: Uninstalling ABAP Development Tools

The Uninstall Details page displays a list of feature groups that will be
uninstalled.
e. To start the uninstall, choose Finish.

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2. Call the MS Windows installer/uninstaller to remove the MS Runtime DLLs VS2010.

Figure: Removing MS runtime DLLs

5.2 Getting Support Information

Should errors occur in connection with ABAP Development Tools for which you, as an SAP
customer, require more detailed support from SAP, it is of considerable importance that you
provide all the required data for such a support case in order to speed up the
troubleshooting process. For this purpose, ABAP Development Tools provides a comfortable
tool support solution. With a few simple mouse clicks, you can generate a support
information file. This file contains all the relevant data for your IDE or GUI version, as well as
information on preference settings and technical system environment data. You can then
add this support file to your OSS problem message as an attachment.

To create the support information, proceed as follows:

Procedure
1. In the Eclipse workbench, choose the menu Help > Create Support Information…

2. In the dialog that appears, specify the location of the support file and choose Finish.

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