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Comprehensive ABAP development skill for SAP systems.
Passed 19 of 23 test cases with the skill, and 15 of 23 without it.
and 2 more in the full report
4 fixed15 passed either way4 still failing0 broke
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One of 4 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
What is the minimum ABAP release required to use Common Table Expressions (`WITH +cte AS (...) SELECT ...`) in ABAP SQL?
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| Identifies release 7.51 as the minimum version for Common Table Expressions. | Missed | Passed |
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Use this skill when writing or reviewing ABAP code, modernizing classic ABAP to ABAP Cloud-compatible patterns, working with RAP or EML, implementing ABAP SQL, designing unit tests, or troubleshooting language/runtime behavior across supported ABAP releases.
This skill covers ABAP syntax from 7.40 SP08 through ABAP Cloud. Features requiring
a higher release are annotated with inline comments in code examples using the format
" [7.xx+] or noted in reference files. The table below summarizes the key version boundaries.
| Feature | 7.40 SP02 | 7.40 SP05 | 7.40 SP08 | 7.50 | 7.51 | 7.52 | 7.54 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inline declarations DATA(...) | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Constructor operators (VALUE, NEW, CONV, COND, SWITCH, REF, EXACT, CAST) | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Table expressions itab[...] | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| String templates | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
WITH EMPTY KEY | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
line_exists(), line_index() | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
ABAP SQL: @ host variables | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| ABAP SQL: comma-separated lists | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| ABAP SQL: SQL expressions in SELECT | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
CORRESPONDING operator | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
Table comprehensions (FOR) | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
LET expressions | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
REDUCE operator | x | x | x | x | x | ||
FILTER operator | x | x | x | x | x | ||
BASE addition | x | x | x | x | x | ||
LOOP AT ... GROUP BY | x | x | x | x | x | ||
ABAP SQL: dbtab~* in SELECT | x | x | x | x | x | ||
ABAP SQL: RIGHT OUTER JOIN | x | x | x | x | x | x |
test cases passed, vs 15 / 23 without
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