SAP ABAP – Copy ABAP Programs using ABAPGIT Offline

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Assalamualaikum.

We eventually need to copy ABAP programs to another SAP system, but the program uses a custom class and table that make simple copy complicated.

Many references can be read to do this, but I will show you how to complete this work in my way.

installation reference: https://docs.abapgit.org/user-guide/getting-started/install.html

ABAPGIT Installation

You can just follow the instructions on the link above. The tutorial is very simple. Or follow these steps here:

1. Download the program from this link https://raw.githubusercontent.com/abapGit/build/main/zabapgit_standalone.prog.abap
2. Create package $ZABAPGIT in SE80 (prefix $ means it is local package)
3. Create new report in SE38 , named it “ZABAPGIT_STANDALONE” -> save it in package $ZABAPGIT
4. Utilities -> More Utilities -> Upload/Download -> Upload. Choose the program file that you download in the first step.
5. Activate, and run the program
6. Follow the instructions until finished

EXPORT PROGRAM

1. Create package $ZCOPY in SE80
2. Copy all objects that you want to copy with prefix “YZ*” or something , save it in package $ZCOPY
3. Run program ZABAPGIT_STANDALONE or Tcode ZABAPGIT
4. Click New Offline

5. Input Repository Name and Package , then click “Create Offline Repo”

6. Export to ZIP File

IMPORT PROGRAM

1. Login to your target system
2. Create package $ZCOPY in
3. Open tcode ZABAPGIT
4. Click New Offline

5. Create offline Repo

6. Import ZIP Files

7. After success import the ZIP files then click PULL

8. After this PULL process finished, then your program must be copied to your package $ZCOPY
9. Let’s copy the objects again from your YZ* naming to your proper ABAP naming and assign to package where it should be
10. Activate it all and Cheers!