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Abap Editor Writing Code Issue

Former Member — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 22:30:53 GMT

Hi there,

I am completely new to ABAP and have encountered the following issue:

- when trying to edit already written code, the system overwrites my already existing code instead of just moving it to the right and letting me introduce new code in the line.

Is there some sort of setting I need to change? Please let me know, I would really appreciate any type of help.

Thank you!

Re: Abap Editor Writing Code Issue

GK817 — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 03:55:02 GMT

Hi,

It is possible that you have an inactive version of your code. Activate the code and then try to edit.

Regards

Re: Abap Editor Writing Code Issue

former_member1716 — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 04:00:27 GMT

Hello Bianca M,

I suppose there must be something wrong with your Key-Board, Press insert Button once and try typing again.

Re: Abap Editor Writing Code Issue

cdprasanna — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 17:56:52 GMT

Hi,

Try writing some lines in other editors apart from ABAP editor just for a confirmation that there is no such settings in ABAP editor.

Cheers,

Prasanna CD.

Re: Abap Editor Writing Code Issue

Jelena_Perfiljeva — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 18:33:11 GMT

There is not enough information in the question to answer it, so in addition to the existing guesses, I can only offer a few more.

1. It seems that you've simply pushed the Insert key (or similar, not sure what device/keyboard you're using). It toggles between the text insert and overwrite mode. In SAP GUI, you should see a tiny INS/OVR indicator in the bottom right corner.

2. If you're doing a modification using Modification Assistant, it can sometimes work mysterious ways.

Technically could be 1001 odd reason. When asking such questions it'd be helpful to provide more information, such as what IDE are you using and which code is being changed exactly.

Re: Abap Editor Writing Code Issue

Jelena_Perfiljeva — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 18:34:46 GMT

Are you sure? Inactive code is just another version, I've never seen it behave in any different way in ABAP Editor. Hm...

Re: Abap Editor Writing Code Issue

DoanManhQuynh — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 00:30:12 GMT

Well, I guess you should press keyboard INSERT to turn off that behavior (for default, I think, the overwrite code is turned on and you will see a black square flicked instead of a control...sorry I don't know how to descript it).

Re: Abap Editor Writing Code Issue

Former Member — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:23:40 GMT

Thank you so much! This fixed the issue.