Different ways to Find any String or Hard Coded Value in SAP ABAP Code

Dec 19, 2016 by John in ABAP Tutorials

The different ways to search any String or Hard Coded Value within SAP ABAP Code including Reports, Includes and Classes Explained !

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Reports to find String in?SAP ABAP Program

The different methods to find any String in SAP ABAP Code are:

Report?RPR_ABAP_SOURCE_SCAN?
Report?RSRSCAN1
Standard Report RKCTSEAR
Report?AFX_CODE_SCANNER (it?requires at least one package name)
Custom Report

The recommend Report to search any string in ABAP Programs in RPR_ABAP_SOURCE_SCAN.

But it is not available in all SAP Version like (CRM, SRM,…). In this case, you may want to use?RSRSCAN1.
( The?RSRSCAN1 reachs its limits very quickly and may dumb, consider running it with a limited ABAP programs )

Transaction codes to find String in SAP ABAP Code

SE38 > Tools
Tcode?CODE_SCANNER
and also Transaction Code?EWK1

As RPR_ABAP_SOURCE_SCAN, you may not have the EWK1 Transaction codes in your system.

Search String in ABAP Report Tcode: CODE_SCANNER

And my preference to search for String in ABAP source is for the standard Transaction Code CODE_SCANNER.
In fact, the ?CODE_SCANNER Tcodes is for “Scans Report/Funct. Group/Class Code” and it is based on the report?AFX_CODE_SCANNER.

In the Search Criteria, the only parameters required are?the package & the Search String 1.
You have also options to :

Ignore Comment lines
Display Objects Without Lines
Open Objects in Edit Mode

You can also restrict your string search to :

Programs ( Reports, Includes, Screen )
Function Groups
Classes

Custom Report to search for String or Hard coded in SAP Programs

An alternative to find a?String or any hard coded value in SAP ABAP code / programs is to create your own report and take the control.
The main algorithm is :

Read the SAP Dtabase View?TRDIR

The TRDIR is ?based on SAP Table?REPOSRC.
The main field for TRDIR are:

NAME ABAP Program Name
SQLX Source code protection
EDTX Editor lock flag
VARCL Case-Sensitive
DBAPL Application database
DBNA Logical database
CLAS Program class
TYPE Selection screen version
OCCURS Automatically generated program
SUBC Program type
APPL Application
SECU Authorization Group
CNAM Author
CDAT Created on
UNAM Last changed by
UDAT Changed On
VERN Version number
LEVL Level
RSTAT Status
RMAND Client

Read Screen Souces from Table?D020S

The SAP Tables D020S (System table D020S (screen sources)) stores the Screen Sources.

Search for String in ABAP Report & Classes

Use the ABAP statement READ REPORT in order to?read the ABAP sources into an internal Table.
for example: read report gv_RepName into gt_SrcCode.

Search for String in DynPro (Screen)

For Screen and Dynpro, use rather IMPORT DYNPRO.
For example: import dynpro gs_DynHeader gt_DynFields gt_DynLines gt_DynParams id gs_DynPro.

You will find the whole Report here?Search for Strings in ABAP Source Code