topic Re: LSMW / STEP 5 / adapt source code in Application Development and Automation Discussions

LSMW / STEP 5 / adapt source code

joerg_arndt — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 14:11:52 GMT

Hi Friends,

in LSMW, step 5 when I press the check syntax button it leads me directly to the abap editor.

Here I can adapt the source code.

After activating the program I can start the conversion program and it runs with the adaptions I made before.

But then I leave the editor return to the LSMW step 5 and again back to the editor all the changings are gone.

Even if I made changings in the global_data section later, the changes are not applied to the source code.

And another phenomenon.

When I leave the LSMW and com back later and add a variable to global_data section I get an syntax error says 'ABC" has already been declared.

Any enlightenment would be very appreciated.

Many Thanks

Jimbob

Re: LSMW / STEP 5 / adapt source code

Former Member — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:21:49 GMT

i don't think, changing directly the conversion program works. Write your code only in allowed areas, eg. global data, begin of transaction, begin of record, individual fields and so on. Then save your work and run the program in 'Convert data' step. Don't worry about that message, it only shows when you check the global data area, probably an LSMW bug.

Re: LSMW / STEP 5 / adapt source code

joerg_arndt — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:29:09 GMT

Hi Harris,

I agree with you, there could be a bug in the LSMW.

But I can change the code of the conversion program and run it and it runs with the changed code but only temporarily. When I leave and come back the changes are gone. However, you can copy the conversion program and make the changes there and run it, but I think that is not neccessary.

Ok, thank you for the Answer Rg. Jimbob