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Display protected source code

Former Member — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:29:26 GMT

Hi All,

We are facing the problem of source code protection because our ABAPer deceived us and left the company.

Now we can not modify / display any program developed by him. We are logging with his id also giving same message as displayed below.

The source  is protected. See explanation in long text
Message no. ED800
Diagnosis
The desired source text is protected by SAP because changing it could cause system errors.

I hope we can view this code in any diffrent way as I forgot password which I used to protect it.

Please suggest your expoert solutions.

Regards,

Ramesh.

Re: Display protected source code

PedroGuarita — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:06:09 GMT

Check table PROGDIR with the report name. See if either field SQLX or EDTX are filled. If so try changing these values to space and check again if you can change the report.

Re: Display protected source code

Former Member — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:41:48 GMT

We are facing the problem of source code protection because our ABAPer deceived us and left the company.

...as I forgot password which I used to protect it.

...which I used to protect it.

Bad boy....

Re: Display protected source code

Former Member — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:01:37 GMT

LOL.. Good catch

Re: Display protected source code

uwe_schieferstein — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:05:04 GMT

It seems that somebody is about to be expelled from the SAP world...

Regards

Uwe

Re: Display protected source code

Former Member — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:25:03 GMT

Hi Maen,

I mean to say, I am logging with that ABAPer user id and then also it is giving same message. I am asking about solution that is there anyway that we can break the password of these codes, because it huge development. In future we can not chage those code at all which is big mess up for my client.

Its strange that SAP also doesnt have any solution for this kind of things.

Regards,

Ramesh.

Re: Display protected source code

Former Member — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:05:10 GMT

Hi Pedro,

I checked the field SQLX and EDTX, its blank only.

any other alternative??

Regards,

Ramesh.

Re: Display protected source code

former_member226519 — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:25:01 GMT

you can hide code by inserting a special string into the first line of the code:

This can not be done manually and it is difficult to remove.

Try to write the report source to a transport request and export it to a local directory without compression.

Use HEX-Editor to remove the first line.

Re: Display protected source code

Former Member — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:58:14 GMT

Hi Volker,

Can you please describe your solution in details as I never heard about HEX-Editor.

Please tell me step by step.

Regards,

Ramesh.

Re: Display protected source code

Former Member — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:03:38 GMT

How can you forget a password you never knew and how do you even know it was password mechanism used to implemented the unlock, if you never used it yourself?

Double naughty ABAPer...

Cheers,

Julius

Re: Display protected source code

Former Member — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:14:33 GMT

I'm glad i'm not the only one with that thought.

I'd say tar and feathers like in the old days....

Re: Display protected source code

matt — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:18:35 GMT


> Hi Volker,
> 
> Can you please describe your solution in details as I never heard about HEX-Editor. 
> 
> Please tell me step by step.
> 
> Regards,
> Ramesh.

You'll have to get your basis team involved to see the transport files. Which won't be a problem if the suggestions that it's actually you who've committed the crime are false, will it?

Re: Display protected source code

Former Member — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 20:58:52 GMT

problem resolved by old backup restore on another server.

Regards,

Ramesh.

Re: Display protected source code

Former Member — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 21:17:09 GMT

This is one way of doing it, if the active versions are the same and the loaded programs are not hidden and checking their version.

Good luck!

Julius

Re: Display protected source code

Former Member — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 04:41:33 GMT

I knew right from the beginning that, you would somehow find your way to this thread - which is also the reason why I didn't bring it to the Funny Thread Sticky. You are so predictable!