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Does anyone know why we cannot debug macros?

Former Member — Wed, 05 May 2010 08:53:50 GMT

Hi folks,

I know that we cannot debug macros. But I'd like to know why? Is there some kinda technical limitation, or is this something that SAP has not bothered to look at, so far?

I mean, if you can debug ABAP programs, subroutines, function module, etc, it would only make sense that we should be able to do the same thing for macros,, even if they are invoked, compiled, put together, or what have you, during the run time. After all, they are just a collection of executable lines of code.

Thanks for your clarification

Re: Does anyone know why we cannot debug macros?

FredericGirod — Wed, 05 May 2010 09:01:34 GMT

As I understood, macro is read as a command, so SAP doesn't enter in the detail of the command

Re: Does anyone know why we cannot debug macros?

anup_deshmukh4 — Wed, 05 May 2010 09:02:22 GMT

In The first pass of interpration for the program the Call to the macro's are replaced (i.e the line at which the marco is invoked the actual macro body is inserted )the actual macro defination ie. its not a call is total replacement so probably we can not bebug macro.