Renaming objects in ABAP for Eclipse

If you want to rename ABAP classes, methods or variables you have two possibilities: Feel the pain or use Eclipse…

It’s pretty simple! Just right click on the object and choose “Rename”:

But that’s not all – every reference will be renamed! So this is a killer feature if you want to move objects in your namespace…

Unfortunately this doesn’t work for function modules and function groups, there you need to use function module RS_FUNCTION_RENAME and update the references manually.

If you haven’t downloaded ABAP on Eclipse yet:

https://eclipse.org/mars/

https://tools.hana.ondemand.com/

To see the full Features of refactoring in Eclipse, take a look at https://help.sap.com/saphelp_banking450sp06/helpdata/en/4e/c859406e391014adc9fffe4e204223/content.htm?frameset=/en/4e/c0ca886e391014adc9fffe4e204223/frameset.htm&current_toc=/en/4e/c0ca886e391014adc9fffe4e204223/plain.htm&node_id=174&show_children=false (thanks to https://people.sap.com/thomasfiedler)