SYSTEM-CALL  Syntax Diagram

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Even within SAP Basis, it may be used only in programs within the ABAP+GUI dvelopment groups.

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Note

You should use kernel methods instead of SYSTEM-CALL whenever possible.

Syntax Forms

Save addresses and set field symbols
- SYSTEM-CALL POINTER <f> TO   ptr.
- SYSTEM-CALL POINTER <f> FROM ptr.

Process internal tables
- SYSTEM-CALL ITAB_DELETE_LIST TABLE itab1 INDEX-LIST itab2
                             [NO-CHECK] [USING KEY key].
- SYSTEM-CALL ITAB_INFO TABLE itab1 OPCODE op
                                  {VALUE f|PROTOCOL itab2}.

Method management for the new ABAP class library
- SYSTEM-CALL CREATE CLASS c.
- SYSTEM-CALL CREATE METHOD m OF CLASS c INCLUDE INTO incl.
- SYSTEM-CALL QUERY CLASS c.
- SYSTEM-CALL QUERY METHOD m OF CLASS c INCLUDE INTO incl.
- SYSTEM-CALL DELETE CLASS c.
- SYSTEM-CALL DELETE METHOD m OF CLASS c.
- SYSTEM-CALL RENAME CLASS c NEW NAME FROM c2.
- SYSTEM-CALL RENAME METHOD m OF CLASS c NEW NAME FROM m2.
- SYSTEM-CALL QUERY METHOD INCLUDE FROM incl CLASS INTO c
                                             METHOD INTO m.

Object manager calls
- SYSTEM-CALL OBJMGR SET TRACELEVEL f1.
- SYSTEM-CALL OBJMGR SET NODELETE MODE f1.
- SYSTEM-CALL OBJMGR SET MS-MODE INCREMENTAL f1.
- SYSTEM-CALL OBJMGR SET INITIAL TRIGGERLEVEL f1.
- SYSTEM-CALL OBJMGR SET GC STEPTIME f1.
- SYSTEM-CALL OBJMGR SET OVERALLOCATION FRACTION f1.
- SYSTEM-CALL OBJMGR PERFORM GARBAGE COLLECTION.
- SYSTEM-CALL OBJMGR PERFORM MARK.
- SYSTEM-CALL OBJMGR CLONE f1 TO f2.
- SYSTEM-CALL OBJMGR EQUAL f1 = f2 INTO f3.
- SYSTEM-CALL OBJMGR GET STATE OF f1 INTO f2.
- SYSTEM-CALL OBJMGR SET STATE OF f1 INTO f2.
- SYSTEM-CALL EVENTS GET NUM_HANDLERS FOR f1 OF CLASS f2 INTO f3.
- SYSTEM-CALL EVENTS GET NUM_HANDLERS FOR f1 OF INST f2 INTO f3.

RTTI calls
- SYSTEM-CALL DESCRIBE ADMINISTRATION MODE f1 OF f2 INTO f3 f4 f5.
- SYSTEM-CALL DESCRIBE NAVIGATION MODE f1 FROM f2 TO f3 f4 INTO f5 f6 f7.
- SYSTEM-CALL DESCRIBE APPLIES f1 TO f2 RESULT f3.
- SYSTEM-CALL DESCRIBE APPLIES f1 TO CLASS f2 RESULT f3.
- SYSTEM-CALL DESCRIBE ELEMENTARY f1 INTO f2 f3 f4 f5 f6 f7 f8.
- SYSTEM-CALL DESCRIBE REFERENCE f1 INTO f2 f3 f4 f5.
- SYSTEM-CALL DESCRIBE STRUCTURE f1 INTO f2 f3 f4 f5 f6 f7.
- SYSTEM-CALL DESCRIBE TABLE f1 INTO f2 f3 f4 f5 f6 f7 f8 f9 f10.
- SYSTEM-CALL DESCRIBE CLASS f1 INTO f2 f3 f4 f5 f6 f7 f8 f9 f10 f11 f12 f13 f14.
- SYSTEM-CALL DESCRIBE INTERFACE f1 INTO f2 f3 f4 f5 f6 f7 f8 f9 f10 f11.

CHECK calls
- SYSTEM-CALL CHECK f1 FOR SEQUENCE OF C CLASS f2 METHOD f3 PARAMETER f4.
- SYSTEM-CALL CHECK f1 FOR SEQUENCE OF C FUNCTION f2 PARAMETER f3.
- SYSTEM-CALL CHECK f1 FOR SEQUENCE OF C FORM f2 PARAMETER f3.

nametab management
- EXPORT NAMETAB h f ID id.
- IMPORT NAMETAB h f ID id.

Conversion
- CONVERT ID id DATA dat
    ENCODING code
    ENDIAN endian
    IGNORE_CERR error N n
    POSITION position
    REPLACEMENT rep
    LEN len
    BUFFER buf
    AUX aux
    TYPE type.

Memory Consumption of Complex Data Structures
- GET STORAGE COSTS OF dobj INTO struc
    [ IGNORING [TABLE SHARING] | [REFERENCES] | [STRING SHARING] ].

Other SYSTEM-CALLs
- ASSIGN f TO fs TYPE t
- BACKGROUND
- C-DESTRUCTOR
- C_PROFILER
- CLUSTER dbtab dbtab dbtab
- DSTENC f
- EXCEPTION exc TEXT INTO text
- FIELD-ATTRIBUTES f1 f2 f3
- FLUSH
- FREE MODE f
- GET_STRING_BY_ALIAS LANGUAGE l ID id TEXT t
- GET_STRING_BY_ GUID LANGUAGE l ID id TEXT t
- GET_TEXT_BY_ALIAS LANGUAGE l ID id NR n
- GET_TEXT_BY_GUID LANGUAGE l ID id NR n TEXT t
- HELP f
- ID id FIELD f
- IGNORE_CERR f
- IMPORT SELECTIONS
- INIT-TEXT c USING f PROGRAM prog
- INITIALIZATION
- INTERNAL MODE INTO f
- INSTRUCTION TRACE ON USER f
- INSTRUCTION TRACE OFF RESULT INTO itab
- JAVA SCRIPT
- KERNEL_INFO f1 f2
- LITERAL_GET PROGRAM prog OFFSET off IS_OFFSET f
- LOAD LIST DESCRIPTION INTO itab
- LOAD LISTLEVEL-STACK INTO itab
- LOAD LIST PAGE DESCRIPTION [INTO itab [INDEX idx]]
- MODIFY MC_OBJECT f1 f2
- NEW MODE f
- NEXT MODE
- PLUGIN
- POP LIST
- POP LIST LEVEL
- PREVIOUS MODE
- PROCESS EVENT evt IN PROGRAM prog
- PUSH LIST
- PUSH LIST LEVEL
- RABAX f
- RESET-GPA
- RESUME MODE f
- RFC_ID f1 RFC_VALUE f2
- RFC_ID f1 RFC_TABLE f2
- RFC_END
- SET_KERNEL_INFO f1 f2
- SET LIST MAIN PROGRAM prog
- SNAP ( ID id FIELD f )
- SOLID POINTER
    PREPARE f1 FROM f2 |
    COMPARE f1 TO f2   |
    MOVE    f1 FROM f2 |
    FREE    f          |
    VERIFY  f          |
    ASSIGN  f TO fs

- SRCENC f
- SSCR_HELP_INDEX f
- STATE_LIMIT
    SET |
    RESET

- SUBMODE INTO f
- SUPPRESS-GPA
- UNSET PARAMETER ID f
- WARNMSG_GET msg
- WEBRFC MODE f1 STATE f2