ABAP Basics

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 Messages
 Types of Messages
 Message Class
 Authority Checks

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Overview

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Messages
MESSAGE statement used to display/inform message to with specific severity.

Message Types:
 S – Success Message
 I – Information Message
 W – Warning Message
 E – Error Message
 A – Abend Message
 X – Terminate Message

Syntax:
MESSAGE <Text> TYPE <Message Type> [ DISPLAY LIKE < Other Message Type> ]

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essages Type Behavior
S – Success Message
Display message in Status bar with Green color. Program execution still continue after executing the message statement

I – Information Message
Display message in the pop up. Program execution will be continued once click on enter on the popup

W – Warning Message
Display message in the Status bar with Yellow Color. Program execution will be continued once click on enter button

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essages Type Behavior
E – Error Message
Display message in the Status Bar with Red Color. Program execution will be suspended until error corrected

A – Abend Message
Display message in the popup with error message. Upon clicking on the enter button, program will be abended.

X – Terminate Message
Program execution will be terminated with Runtime error

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Message Class
Messages are repository objects. Message is a short text with its own ID that can be expanded using an optional long
text. Logically related Messages will be grouped in Message class. Message classes/ID created in the Message Editor.
Messages in one language can be translated to other languages

Syntax:
MESSAGE <Message Type><Message Number>(<Message ID>) [ WITH <place holders> ].

<place holder> helps to provide dynamic text

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Translations