How to find the specific ABAP Code that is updating any Logic in a Smart Way?

[arghadipkar3013]

How to find the specific ABAP Code that is updating any Logic in a Smart Way?

Introduction.

After working with SAP for more than 15 years and travelling across the Globe for SAP Projects one issue I always use to have how can I find the exact enhancement or code where certain logic is getting updated. The below blog will do magic and you can find the exact place where certain enhancement is written.

 

Solution

Procedure 1

For SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA

Go to Transaction Code SE38 and Execute Program RS_ABAP_SOURCE_SCAN

Provide the below Parameter and Execute

Wala below is the result

Procedure 2

Login to SAP S/4HANA and Go to Transaction Code CODE_SCANNER

Suppose I want to find all the Program/Enhancement that has mentioned the Check " = 'SAP_WFRT' "

In the below screenshot we are only restricting to Z Packages. Now Execute

Wala below is my result.

Conclusion

This can be used in both SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA

 

Below is the video version

 

https://youtu.be/k_Fn6JXyJJ0

[Mithun_Kumar1]

Wow... I do know about this transaction, but never crossed my mind to use it for this purpose. This is a brilliant discovery!

Thank you so much.

[tom_wan]

Thanks for sharing. BTW, it is also available in NetWeaver Systems.

[BaerbelWinkler]

discosap13

Thanks for the tip, Arghadip! I just tried CODE_SCANNER on our NW 7.50 EHP8 on HANA DB system and it's available there as well and runs amazingly fast!

Cheers

Bärbel

[karl_peham]

I've been using the report RS_ABAP_SOURCE_SCAN (or RPR_ABAP_SOURCE_SCAN, calling the same) up to now. It seems to show a bit more context and has more options.

Also that one is available both in the ECC and S/4HANA (on prem).

 

regards, Karl

 

[abo]

Uhm, weird, it looks like this is a bit older than RS_ABAP_SOURCE_SCAN.

Still, thanks for the heads up!

 

[mmcisme1]

This one is interesting.   I honestly have never used this tcode.   I'm using RS_ABAP_SOURCE_SCAN.   I wonder if anyone can point out the advantage of using code_scanner?

 

[sebastien_phan]

thanks, I will show to my team!

[arghadipkar3013]

You are welcome.

 

Thanks

Arghadip

[arghadipkar3013]

Haha Good one.

 

The Layout looks a little easier to look

and you can exclude Search String in the new Transaction Code.

 

Thanks for pointing the old Program I forgot about it 🙂

 

I have updated the blog with both options.

 

[arghadipkar3013]

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[mmcisme1]

Thank you!  I'm going to try to use code_scanner the next time I search.

[VirajSaha]

Thanks for this wonderful summary.

[thomas_buerki]

It seems as coding in enhancements seems to be a blind spot for both RS_ABAP_SOURCE_SCAN and CODE_SCANNER.

Example: I created the enhancement ZFI_MV45AOZZ  in include MV45AOZZ. The coding in the enhancement cannot be searched.

Is there a way to search coding in enhancements?

[arghadipkar3013]

Search with proper package filter. It should work.

 

Thanks

Arghadip

[thomas_buerki]

No, package filter won't work. In the meantime I found the following useful blogs on this issue:

Report to search ABAP code in Enhancement implementations | SAP Blogs

Code Search in Modifications and Enhancements (without HANA) | SAP Blogs

[JaimeRodriguez]

Just add that the transaction CODE_SCANNER doesn't work with local packages $....

[sbesta]

Hi arghadipkar3013,

 

Thanks for the useful tip. its really useful.

 

 

Regards,

Srinivas

[sbesta]

Hi arghadipkar3013,

 

Thanks for the info.. its really useful..

 

 

Regards,

Srinivas

[rajesh_akarte2]

Thank you! Arghadip for sharing this wonderful info.

[BalajiRK16]

Thank you for sharing such a unique knowledge. Its really amazing...!

[former_member388032]

Thank you! Arghadip for sharing this info.

As already pointed out, program - RS_ABAP_SOURCE_SCAN as well as transaction - CODE_SCANNER, dont list the results from Enhancements.

There is another Transaction available in S/4 - EWK1, which does the job pretty well.

Here to couple of challenges and multiple searches might be required to get most of the desired results -

• Input - Z* in program name

Output - Searches for Programs, Enhancements, Classes (including AMDP)

However, does not search for Module Pools (RF transactions), FMs, Forms (Interface code), UI5 Apps, CDS views

 

• Input - /1BCDWB* in program name

Output - Searches for form (interface code) (Can be a bit slow as it will search through all the form interface code)

 

• Input - LZ* in program name

Output - Searches for FMs

 

• Input - SAPMZ* in program name

Output - Searches for Module Pool programs

 

[Bhushan_hs]

I regularly use this ... it saves lot of time to find desired enhancement.