Marking Lines and Setting Markers

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Marking Lines and Setting Markers

Markers provide a convenient method of accessing a particular line within a program. This is most useful with larger programs where you want to quickly locate a particular section of the program in the editor.

The Mark function allows you to mark lines in the editor. You click the line to select it, then you can mark it for future reference.
- In PC mode, use the Mark line pushbutton when displaying (that is the Display mode), or the menu path Edit Edit line Mark line when editing (that is the Change mode). In command mode, use the Mark pushbutton.
If you choose Markers, you get a list of all the lines you have marked and can then branch directly to one of these.
- In PC mode, use the Markers pushbutton or the menu path Goto Markers. In command mode, use the Markers pushbutton.
- Each object list you pass is automatically logged as a temporary marker. However, you can also specify that you want an object list to be marked as a permanent marker (Save temp. marker).
When you log off, temporary markers are deleted, but you can keep them by specifying them as permanent markers.
In the Object Browser, you can define the place where you want to enter the ABAP/4 Development Workbench as an initial marker. To do this, choose Settings Define init.position.