ABAP in Eclipse: Install, Configure, Use, and Enhance Your ADT

Table of Contents
About the Author
About the Technical Reviewer
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Installation and Basic Information
	Installation Process
		Java Runtime Environment
			Oracle JRE
			OpenJDK
			SapMachine
			Eclipse JustJ
		Installing Eclipse
		Installing ADT
	Creating an ABAP Project
		ABAP On-Premise Project
		ABAP Cloud Project
			Log On Using SAP Cloud Platform Cloud Foundry Environment
			Log On Using a Service Key
	Perspectives
		Built-in Perspectives
			ABAP
			ABAP Profiling
			Debug
			ABAP Connectivity and Integration
		Preparing Your Own Perspectives
			Save As
			Removing Unnecessary Views
			Resize
			Minimize and Restore
			Maximize and Restore
			Detach
			Adding a New View
			Customizing
				Toolbar Visibility
				Menu Visibility
				Action Set Availability
				Shortcuts
			Changing the Perspective Icon
				Selecting the Icon
				Changing Icons
		Resetting Perspectives
		Deleting Perspectives
	Summary
Chapter 2: Views
	Project Explorer
		ABAP Repository Trees
		Context Menu Actions
		Toolbar and View Menu
	Outline
	Problems
	Properties
	Templates
	Bookmarks
	Search
	History
	Debug
	Breakpoints
	Variables
	ABAP Exception (Debugger)
	ABAP Internal Table (Debugger)
	Transport Organizer
	ABAP Language Help
	Console
	ABAP Element Info
	ABAP Type Hierarchy
	ABAP Unit
	ABAP Coverage
	ATC Problems
	ATC Result Browser
	Data Preview
	SQL Console
	Feed Reader
	Quick Assist
	Relation Explorer
	ABAP Communication Log
	ABAP Trace Requests
	ABAP Traces
	Tasks
	Error Log
	Progress
	Summary
Chapter 3: How to Use ABAP in Eclipse to Accelerate Your Work
	ABAP Source Code Editor View
		Editor Tabs
		Vertical Ruler
		Overview Ruler
		Breadcrumbs
		Source Code
		Internal Editor Tabs
		Toolbar
	Writing ABAP Code in Eclipse
		Creating New ABAP Objects
		Opening Existing ABAP Objects
		Syntax Check
		Closing Brackets and Literals Automatically
		Quick Assist and Quick Fixes
		Code Completion
		Word Completion
		Element Info
		Word Wrap
		Split Editor
		The Clone Function
		Templates
		Block Selection
		Quick Difference
		Compare Local History
		Formatting
		Quick Outline
		Open in Project
		Text Elements
		Embedded SAP GUI
		ABAP Doc
			Import ABAP Doc from Descriptions
			Export ABAP Doc
		Extract Method
		Renaming
		Deleting Unused Variables
		ATC
		Unit Tests
	Troubleshooting
		Debugging
		Logpoints
	Other Editors
		CDS, Table, and Structure Editor
		Data Elements and Domains
	Summary
Chapter 4: Eclipse and ADT Preferences
	General
		Appearance
			Colors and Fonts
			Label Decorations
		Editors
			Autosave
			Text Editors
				Annotations
				Quick Diff
				Spelling
		Keys
		Network Connections
		Workspaces
		Web Browser
	ABAP Development
		Activation
		Debug
			Project Dependent Debug Settings
		Editors
			Source Code Editors
				ABAP Keyword Colors
				Templates
				Code Completion
				Mark Occurrence
				DDL Formatter
		Profiling
		Project Explorer
		SAP GUI Integration
		Search
		System Connections
	Install/Update
		Automatic Updates
		Available Software Sites
	Summary
Chapter 5: Eclipse Extensions That Will Make the Difference
	The Eclipse Marketplace
	AnyEdit Tools
		String Conversion
		Sorting
		Comparison
		Save Console Output
	PDE Tools
		Clipboard History
	Darkest Dark (DevStyle)
		Theme
		Icon Designer
		Inline Search
		CodeTogether
	abapGit
		abapGit Repositories
		abapGit Staging
	ABAP Continuous Integration
		Coloring Projects
		Continuous Integration
			Preferences
	ABAP Code Insight
	ABAP Search and Analysis Tools
		Search Tools
		Analysis Tools
	ABAP Tags
		Tags
		Tag Explorer
		ABAP Tags Search
	Task Scanner for ABAP in Eclipse
	ABAP Favorites
		Favorites
		Favorites Dev Objects
		Preferences
	ABAP ADT Extensions
		Project Settings
		Automatic Logon
	ABAP Quick Fix
	Summary
Chapter 6: Extending Eclipse
	Extension Possibilities
	Plugin Development Projects
	Plugin Development
		Creating Your First Plugin
			Testing and Debugging
				Configurations
				Testing
				Debugging
			Plugin Preferences
			Plugin Code
				Activator.java
				FirstView.java
		Using Extension Points
			Views
			Menus, Toolbars, Commands, and Handlers
				Own View Toolbar
				Third Party View Toolbar
				Main Eclipse Toolbar
				View Menu
				Main Eclipse Menu
				Context / Popup Menu
				Second Command Handler
			Key Bindings
			Help
				Contextual Help
				Help Table of Contents
			Preferences
			Preferences Pages
			Startup
	Feature Project
	Update Site
		Deployable Features
		Update Site Project
	Summary
Chapter 7: Extending ABAP Development Tools
	Basic Information
		SDK for ABAP Development Tools
		Enhanced Class Decompiler
			Installation and Configuration
			Using the Decompiler
				Real-Life Scenario
			Exporting Source Code
	ADT Integration Examples
		Project
		Logon Service
		Editor
		IAdtObject
		ADT Repository Information System Search API
		ADT Navigation
		GUI Navigation
	Calling the Backend
		Java Connector
			Backend Process
			Frontend Process
			Advantages of Java Connector
		RESTful APIs
			Backend
				Simple Transformations
				BAdI Implementations
					Resource Controller Classes
					Resource Application Class
					Creating BAdI Implementations
			Frontend
			Advantages of the RESTful API
	Summary
Appendix A:
Shortcut Cheat Sheet
Index