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ABAP Keyword Documentation → ABAP Glossary →Executable Program
ABAP program that can be executed using the SUBMIT statement. An executable program can be started via System → Services → Reporting, or from other services such as report transactions. Internally, a SUBMIT is always executed. An executable program can have its own screens, be linked to a logical database. and be executed in background processing.