Naming Proxy Objects ABAP Proxy Generation

Use

The different naming conventions in XSD and ABAP have the following consequences for naming in proxy generation. In addition, the length of names of interfaces, messages types, and data types is unlimited in the Integration Repository. Also, unlike ABAP, the system differentiates between upper case and lower case text; this is normally used to distinguish between words within a name (for example: FlightBooking).

Features

Standard Procedure

· When the text switches from lower to uppercase, the generation function inserts an underscore to make the change more clear (for example: FLIGHT_BOOKING).

· The system shortens names that are longer than 30 characters.

· If a naming conflict occurs, the generation function appends a number to the new name to enable you to distinguish between the names.

In the last two points, the system displays a dialog box indicating that you need to change the original name.

Adjusting Names Changed by Generation

After the system has indicated the changes that you need to make to the original name, you can adjust the names to make them clearer using the tab page Name Problems.

Adjusting Names Unchanged by Generation

You can also change the names of proxy objects that did not need to be changed during generation. It is a good idea, for example, if you have had to make changes to the tab page Name Problems, to adjust the remaining names of parameters of the same interface in the same way. To do so, switch to the Structure tab page once you have adjusted all the names on the Name Problems tab page. Provided that the proxy objects have not been used in other proxy objects, you can also change these names by choosing Change Name/Short Text in the context menu.

Accepting Changed Names

When you are happy with your changes, to create the objects in the system, choose Activate. In addition to the generated objects, proxy generation also saves meta data with information about assigning it to an interface in the Integration Repository. This meta data is transported together with the proxies.