SAPGUI versions / Backend versions

[Former Member]

We're running SAP 6.2 ( 4.7 ) on our SAP server. We are also using on our frontend SAPGUI 6.2. As a developer I'd like to take advantage of the "newer" ABAP editor in version 6.4 / 7.X. I've been told that one could use the newer versions of the SAPGUI with the older backend instance ( 6.2 ).

Is that true? If so, and one uses the newer SE80 editor is there compatibility issues after development, for those users still using SAPGUI 6.2, after I developed using the 6.4 / 7.X SAPGUI? ( I think there shouldn't be, but just want to make sure ).

Thanks

JB

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello Jesse,

SAP GUI is always downwards compatible.

If that new Editor you are talking about is actually shipped with the GUI and is not a functionality provided by the AS ABAP it should work in theory.

Regards,

Andi

[Former Member]

Hi again Jesse,

one of our ABAP gurus just walked by and I asked him.

He uses that new Editor - which is indeed delivered with the GUI - on all Backend Versions he is working on (that includes 6.20).

Regards,

Andi

[Former Member]

hi,

check these:

/people/thomas.jung3/blog/2005/08/03/new-abap-editor-too-good-to-wait-for

and

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/9b87a4c2-0501-0010-838a-c2186fa0...