unit and system tests

[Former Member]

how can I set up and run unit and system tests in ABAP?

[Former Member]

Can you explain briefly. Do you want to find the run time..

[Clemenss]

Hi Yu Bi,

take a look here:

Getting Started

[A Spotlight on ABAP Unit Part 1 |https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/1088] [original link is broken] [original link is broken] [original link is broken];

Thomas Weiss of SAP NetWeaver Product Management demonstrates how ABAP Unit facilitates testing in ABAP. You will get a first look at a Unit test. A fairly simple code example gives you an impression of how easy it is to write a test with ABAP Unit.

[A Spotlight on ABAP Unit Part 2 |https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/1103] [original link is broken] [original link is broken] [original link is broken];

By giving a more real-world example, Thomas Weiss shows you the benefits of ABAP Unit testing in complex programs. Though unit tests themselves are pretty simple, a comprehensive test coverage enables you to detect side effects of program modifications.

[A Spotlight on ABAP Unit Part 3 |https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/1110] [original link is broken] [original link is broken] [original link is broken];

Thomas Weiss explains the principles on which unit testing are based. This way you learn the rules you should adhere to if you want to write good unit tests using ABAP Unit.

[A Spotlight on ABAP Unit Part 4|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/1192] [original link is broken] [original link is broken] [original link is broken];

This weblog presents basic features of the ABAP Unit result display. You learn how to track down the source of an error in the code.

[A Spotlight on ABAP Unit Part 5|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/1194] [original link is broken] [original link is broken] [original link is broken];

In this weblog Thomas Weiss considers some prejudices which might keep developers from writing ABAP Unit tests. He demonstrates that they are mainly based on misconceptions of what unit tests are, what they are good for and how to differentiate them from integration tests.

Regards,

Clemens