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Scan for Look-Ups

General

The System Scout provides the functionality to detect and list Look-Ups in Transformations, Update- and Transfer Rules by scanning source code and transformation settings.

Integration of Look-Ups in the Data Flow

To search for Look-Ups in Transformations first generate the Data Flow of the InfoProvider, then select the button “Execute Scan for Look-Ups”.

Look-up Scan in the toolbar of the Data Flow

The following window offers to define settings for the scan:

  • Look-Ups (Select statements on DSOs, InfoObjects and database tables)

  • Scan for calls of:

    • Includes

    • Function Modules

    • Methods

    • Reports

    • Additional scan of nested Look-Ups in called ABAP programs

  • Add the type of routine where keyword was found (Start-, Endroutine)

After the relevant settings have been selected, click on "Start":

Nested look-ups can also be displayed via the checkbox "Additional scan of nested Look-Ups in called ABAP programs"

The result of the scan is displayed in the following way:

Tree View

Network View

Results of the look-up scan in the tree view
Results of the Look-up scan in the network view

Insert Look-Ups in comments of Transformations/Rules

Within the comments of Transformations/Rules, the possibility to insert the overview of Look-Ups is offered by right mouse click. Start this by editing the comment and then a right-click in any rich text box.

Show comment in context menu of transformation in the Data Flow
GIF showing the editing of a comment and the automatic addition of look-ups to the comment
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