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Summary :
This SAP Note advises on upgrading from Release 4.6 to 6.10, emphasizing the importance of adhering to specific guidelines to ensure ABAP programs remain functional in the new environment. It outlines incompatible changes that have arisen, potentially leading to syntax or runtime errors. Addressed areas include ABAP and Unicode compatibility, ABAP Objects, Internal Tables, Open SQL updates, and ABAP Compiler modifications. Customers are encouraged to convert programs to Unicode, check for semantic changes in ABAP objects, and validate syntax comprehensively to avoid errors and ensure smooth migration to Release 6.10.
Key words :
predefined data objectsthe predefined data objects %_repid, offset/length informationwhen providing offset/length information, system field sy-repidsystem field sy-repid, untyped field symbolsuntyped field symbols lost, system field sy-calldfield sy-calld, occasionally stricter syntax rules apply, setting object referencesthe object reference, exclusively sap-internal data objects, form 'data screen type x', predefined constants sy-repid
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