This tutorial introduces you to the tools in the ABAP Development Workbench. The Workbench contains the tools you use to create an ABAP application.

The tutorial contains six lessons. These lessons are intended to introduce you to the concepts of creating an application with the Development Workbench. After you complete the lessons, you should have a good understanding of the role each tool takes in the application development process.

The following lessons are included:

• Lesson 1: Understanding the Workbench Tools Page 16
  introduces you to the tools found in the Workbench. You learn how to open and close the Workbench. The chapter teaches you how to use the Object Browser tool. You learn how to display both public and private object lists. Finally, you learn how to create both a program object and a transaction.
• Lesson 2: Working with Tables Page 27
  introduces you to the SAP Data Dictionary tool. This lesson teaches you how to create a table object. You learn what components make up a table. This lesson also teaches you how to use the Workbench tools to release objects to everyone in your R/3 System.
• Lesson 3: Designing Screens Page 41
  teaches you how to use the Screen Painter tool. You use the tool to lay out screen elements. You also learn how to refine a simple screen so that it has the look and feel of a commercial interface.
• Lesson 4: Specifying a GUI Status Page 51
  uses the Menu Painter tool to define a GUI status. You use the Menu Painter to define the tool bars in an application window. You learn how to specify menus, window titles, and function keys.
• Lesson 5: Coding the Transaction Page 59
  teaches you how to complete a transaction by writing code with the ABAP Editor tool. You learn how to create global variables and subprograms. You also use the Editor tool to add messages to an existing program. You learn how to run your transaction. Finally, you learn how to debug a program with the debugger.
• Lesson 6: Working in a Team Page 70
  teaches you how to use the Workbench Organizer tool. You learn how to set access to objects during development and how to release program code to everyone in your R/3 system.