statement WRITE and alternatives

[Michael_Keller]

Dear community, small survey and discussion:

1. Who else is still using the WRITE statement?


2. In what situation are you using it?

I know, it's a very old statement, but it doesn't matter. There are rare cases in which it serves well for me: small correction reports, test reports and for output in background jobs.

There are alternatives to output some text or list entries. Here are some suggestions:

1. MESSAGE statement


2. function module POPUP_TO_INFORM


3. SAP List Viewer (ALV)


4. Class CL_DEMO_OUTPUT (maybe via console of ABAP Development Tools)


5. Application Log

Other suggestions?

 

Best regards, thanks for reading and stay healthy

Michael

 

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