Conventions for ABAP Objects

Naming Conventions
Object Project SAP CustDev
Class (in SE24) <ZCU>CL_<name>
Interface (in SE24) <ZCU>IF_<name>

Internal Declarations (constants, types, data…) in new classes

Naming Conventions
Object Project SAP CustDev
Constants LC_<name>
GC_<name>

Types TV_<name>
TS_<name>
TT_<name>
Instance attributes
(public, private, protected) MV_<name>
MS_<name>
MT_<name>
MR_<name>
Static attributes SV_<name>
(public, private, protected)
SS_<name>
ST_<name>
SR_<name>
method data
(local declarations)
LV_<name>
LS_<name>
LT_<name>
LR_<name>
<FS_name>
Class definition
LCL_<name>
GCL_<name>
Class interface definition LIF_<name>
GIF_<name>

Parameters in class methods

Naming Conventions
Object Project SAP CustDev
Import-Parameter IV_<name>,
PIV_<name>
 Import-Parameter

IS_<name>,
PIS_<name>
IT_<name>,
PIT_<name>
IR_<name>
Export-Parameter EV_<name>,
PEV_<name>
ES_<name>,
PES_<name>
ET_<name>,
PET_<name>
ER_<name>
Changing-Parameter CV_<name>,
PCV_<name>
CS_<name>,
PCS_<name>
CT_<name>,
PCT_<name>
CR_<name>
Returning-Parameter RV_<name>,
PRV_<name>
RS_<name>,
PRS_<name>
RT_<name>,
PRT_<name>
RR_<name>

Method names
Naming Conventions
Object Project SAP CustDev
SET- / GET-Methods for
SET_<attribute
attribute access
name>,
GET_<attribute
name>
Methods for event handling ON_<event_name>

Methods for type conversion AS_<new_type>

Methods that deliver a IS_<adjective>

boolean value (true, false)

Methods for checks check_<objective>

 Example
ZSDP_CL_COMPANY_CODE
ZSDP_IF_COMPANY_CODE

w classes

Example
use LC_ for declaration in methods
use GC_ for declaration in class attributes

Variable
Structure type
Table type
mv_matnr (variable)
ms_mara (structure)
mt_mara (table)
mr_header (reference)

Avoid S_<name> because it might be in conflict with select-

option
structure
internal table
object reference
same as for forms / subroutines

field symbols

local and global (e.g. TOP-Include) class definitions

local and global (e.g. TOP-Include) interface definition, e.g. for
ALV usage

Example
IV_MATNR
PIV_MATNR
Use only one notation for your project!
IS_HEADER
PIS_HEADER
IT_ITEM
PIT_ITEM
IR_HEADER
EV_SUBRC
PEV_SUBRC
Structure

internal table

Object Reference
Variable

Structure

internal table

Object Reference
Variable

Structure

internal table

Object Reference

Example
set_status

on_button_pushed

as_string

is_open, is_active
These methods must not return any EXCEPTIONs
Recommendation: The Boolean value should be represented
by the values SPACE/’X’ for false/true

check_authorization