ABAP/4 Development Workbench:
Professional Development Tools in a Stand-alone Package

The ABAP/4 Development Workbench is the leading development environment for company-wide client/server applications. With the ABAP/4 Development Workbench, customer-specific developments can be carried out with ease. New synergies are possible because of uniform, forward-compatible enhancements to the standard R/3 applications.

The ABAP/4 Development Workbench can be used for customer-specific development independent of the standard R/3 applications. A separate Basis system for stand-alone operation is now available in Release 3.0 for users who want to operate their Workbench exclusively for in-house development. Applications developed with the ABAP/4 Development Workbench on the separate Basis system can be integrated with the R/3 production Basis system via RFC, or migrated completely to the production system.

The ABAP/4 Development Workbench takes advantage of R/3 Basis technology, such as scalability, distribution, and system management. Important features include:

*	Ease of use
*	Repository-based development
*	Non-platform-specific programming
*	Repeated use of ABAP/4 modules
*	Open RFC, SQL, and OLE interfaces
*	Powerful tools for testing, tuning, debugging, and optimizing performance

Develop client/server applications as SAP does:
Effectiveness of the ABAP/4 Development Workbench was well established during the development of R/3. Development Workbench is now being used by over 10,000 developers worldwide to create enhancements and customized applications in the R/3 environment. In increasing numbers, SAP customers are also taking advantage of the quality and performance of the Workbench in R/3-independent development projects.
 With the specially tailored tools of the ABAP/4 Development Workbench, SAP is offering a product line which fulfills all the requirements for developing high-end applications. The performance and capabilities are increased further in Release 3.0 with the addition of numerous new functions.

ABAP/4 Development Workbench Highlights in 3.0
*	Stand-alone Basis system for in-house developments
*	User-defined data types
*	Screen Painter for Windows NT/Windows '95
*	Asynchronous communications links with RFC
*	OLE 2.0 as additional program-to-program function
*	Simplified database analyses
*	Simplified dictionary maintenance
*	Integration of the Data Modeler
*	Repository information system
*	Open Repository interface
*	Enhancements to the SAP-GUI
*	Computer Aided Test Tools (CATT)