UML and ABAP Object classes

[Peter_Inotai]

Hi,

I'd like to use UML for design and documentation for my ABAP Object developments.

I found some info about UML support for ABAP objects, but it would need Rational Rose framework installed:

http://www.ensemble.com/products/uml/roseabaplink

I'm not aware of any SAP standard UML support for ABAP design. Any info about this?

Is there any free UML designer tool, what I could use without any ABAP integration?

Thanks in advance,

Peter

[Former Member]

Hi Peter,

a free UML tool is the ObjectiF Personal Edition from microtool ( without a ABAP intergration ).

You can download it at:

<a href="http://www.microtool.de/">Link to German</a>

<a href="http://www.microtool.de/e_index.htm">Link to English</a>

Regards,

Stefan

[Peter_Inotai]

Thanks Stefan, I'll check it.

Peter

[hardyp180]

Mr.Peter,

8 years on I would lie to know if you ever found a way to import UML diagrams into ABAP. There have been two blogs on the SCN about using Eclipse to create the model, and then they show a video about how the classes are generated in SAP, but I have my doubys about whether this really works in real life.

Cheersy Cheers

Paul

[SuhaSaha]

Hello Paul,

Atleast now we can get the UML diagrams from ABAP. (with correct SAPGUI & JRE release, of course)

May be in the next few years we get the UML diagrams into ABAP.

BR,

Suhas

[Peter_Inotai]

Hi Paul,

No, I couldn't find a way. As Sushas mentioned there is a way from ABAP to URL in SAPGUI, but not other direction.

I'm also curious if there is any news on this topic.

Cheers,

Peter

[hardyp180]

At the moment there appear to be two possible avenues for starting with a UML diagram and truning it into ABAP code.

One is called UML2ABAP and is by a French company, they were kind enough to have given me a preview copy, but I cannot get it to work as yet, as they have been so helpful thus far I am optimistic. This is still a prototype.

The other one is called UMAP and is by a German company. This one lets anyone download two files from their website, an ABAP SAPLINK file which does not seem to install properly (ast least for me) and an Eclipse plug in which does not seem to install at all (at least for me). As yet I have not got back to them about why I might be having problems, so the problem is most likely at my end.

Both of the above have videos on UTUBE demonstrating UML diagrams transforming into ABAP code.

I am almost at the end of writing a book for SAP Press on ABAP programming and I wanted to end my chapter on ABAP in Eclipse by talking about turning UML diagrams into ABAP classes and the like, as I feel it is a missing piece of the "puzzle" of proper OO development in ABAP.

In any event, I will try to keep the SCN posted on what i discover in this area, and if any of you find something in this area (e.g. if you can manage to install the UMAP files) that works I would be very interested to hear.

Cheersy Cheers

Paul

[Peter_Inotai]

Hi Paul,

Thanks a lot for the update!

Cheers,

Peter

[hardyp180]

BTW the French company OBEO were kind enough to give me a trial copy of their UML2ABAP product, it is only a protoype, but it works fine and I managed to generate some ABAP classes in my SAP system from a UML diagram. They will howvere be charging for this.

I have still nt managed to get the free equiavlent product UMAP to work, though I found the authirs email address today and asked him about it.

Cheersy Cheers

Paul

[Peter_Inotai]

Thanks for the update!

Peter

[hardyp180]

Both are now working fine, the OBEO one and the open source one from Matthias Marker, who was also kind enough to get back to me.

Both have gaps, but that is to be expected, these are new things, and UML diagrams in the existing Eclipse tools were not really intended for SAP.....