Download ABAP objects manually
To download custom ABAP objects manually in SAP GUI, you can follow these
steps:
1. Go to Transaction SE80.
Open the ABAP Workbench using transaction code SE80.
Image1: Transaction SE80 – ABAP workbench
2. Select Object Type.
Choose the type of object you want to download (e.g., Program, Function
module, Class, etc.). or package from which you want to download the custom
ABAP object.
Image2: Package is selected from which you want to download the objects.
3. Navigate to the Object.
Find the specific object you want to download from the list displayed.
Image 3: Locate the object.
4. Open the Object.
Double-click on the object name to open its details.
Image4: Open details of the object (Program) that you want to download.
In case of classes/interface and function modules, select the specific
method/function module you want to download.
5. Export as Text File.
In the object details screen, go to the menu option. Follow.
Utilities > More Utilities > Upload/Download > Download…
Image5: Navigate to download option
6. Save the File.
Save As popup opens. Choose a location on your local computer or network
where you want to save the exported text file and specify the file name. The file
name should be similar to the object name.
Image 6: Save As popup
7. Confirm and Save
Click on 'Save' to save the object as a text file. (Refer image 6).
8. Remove commented code.(Optional)
After the text file is downloaded, remove the commented code from the text file.
The commented code lines start with ‘*’.
9. Download Includes/function modules used in custom ABAP objects.
If there are custom function modules, BAPI’s or includes used in the custom
ABAP object which you want to download, open the function modules, BAPI’s or
includes individually by double clicking it and repeat the above steps (Step 4 to
Step 8) to save the objects on the chosen path.
Image 7: Includes used in report object.
Image 8: Details of include open by double clicking.
Similar action (refer. Image 8) performed for other include in the custom report
object. Step 4 to step 8 is repeated.
10. Move all components in one folder.
Once all the components of the custom ABAP object are downloaded in text files,
move all the files in a folder and rename the folder with the main ABAP object
name.
Image 9: Folder with custom object name containing all the downloaded component text files.
By following these steps, you should be able to manually download the custom
ABAP objects in SAP GUI as text files for offline viewing or further processing.
