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Assigning Formal Parameters in Release 3.0

Note: The following function can no longer be used with ABAP_99A .
If you are in the ABAP Editor and you choose Utilities - Type assignment , you call a conversion program which assigns types to the formal parameters of all FORM routines of an
ABAP program and its includes.
Conversion is possible if all the actual parameters corresponding to a particular formal parameter agree in type and length, i.e. they are technically similar or all actual parameters have the same type (e.g. C ).
If there are several framework programs
for an include, this is displayed at the end of the list. However, the conversion proposals made refer only to the current framework program. The names of the FORM routines defined in this include appear in the list of conversion proposals underlined in red.
If there are external calls for a FORM routine, no conversion proposal is made. The names of any such routines are displayed at the end of the list.

If conversion is not possible, the reason is given at the end of the line. Possible reasons are:

LengDifferent lengths

TypeDifferent data types

LocaActual parameter(s) is/are locally defined variables

<(><<)>..>Field symbol

+(.)Offset/length specification

RecuRecursive call of FORM routine

ParmNesting: The actual parameter is the formal
parameter of a FORM routine where at least
one paramter is typed, but this actual/
formal parameter is not.

ExpeNesting: The actual parameter is the formal
parameter of a FORM routine which is called
externally (or in other main programs of the
same include).

It is possible to specify that you want to see the subroutines in the source code. If you want to convert the FORM routine, you must select the checkbox and use the pushbutton "Convert Coding". After the conversion has been carried out, the checkbox for the converted FORM
routine is no longer ready for input. The program contains the old FORM routine as a comment. The newly converted FORM routine is inserted before it.

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