What is external breakpoint in SAP BC-DWB-TOO - Workbench Tools: Editors, Painters, Modelers?

SAP Term: external breakpoint

• Component: BC-DWB-TOO

• Component Name: Workbench Tools: Editors, Painters, Modelers

• Description: External breakpoints apply to the current user session in the same way as session breakpoints. In addition to this, they remain valid for future user sessions. This does not only mean dialog sessions, but also sessions initiated with RFC or HTTP requests. The validity of external breakpoints can be set as follows: For a user in the current SAP system For a user in the current application server of the current SAP system For usser sessions started by a request that has a specific terminal ID. External breakpoints enable you to debug applications, or to use the RFC interface or HTTP protocol. Functions modules, Web services and Web Dynpro applications, and BSP applications also belong to this. You set external breakpoints in ABAP Editor. See also: Terminal ID

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• Key Concepts: 
  External breakpoints are a debugging tool used in the SAP Workbench Tools. They allow users to set a breakpoint in the code outside of the debugger, which can be used to pause the program execution and investigate the current state of the program. This is useful for debugging complex programs or for debugging programs that are running on remote systems. 
  
  How to use it: 
  To set an external breakpoint, open the program in the SAP Workbench Tools and select the “Set Breakpoint” option from the menu. Enter the line number of the code where you want to set the breakpoint and click “OK”. The breakpoint will be set and will be visible in the source code. When you run the program, it will pause at that line and you can investigate the current state of the program. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When setting an external breakpoint, make sure that you enter a valid line number. If you enter an invalid line number, the breakpoint will not be set and your program will not pause at that line. Additionally, make sure that you have enabled debugging in your system settings before setting an external breakpoint. 
  
  Related Information: 
  For more information on external breakpoints and other debugging tools available in SAP Workbench Tools, please refer to SAP’s official documentation.