Read CALL STACK to check on called Program

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FM SYSTEM_CALLSTACK comes in handy when it is needed to check on the called program which is calling the current code block. This FM can be called in any code module – Methods, FMs, Subroutines, etc.

Read CALL STACK to check on Called Program

 
DATA: t_abap_stack TYPE  abap_callstack,
      t_sys_stack  TYPE  sys_callst.
 
START-OF-SELECTION.
" FM To get the Call Stack information when running the program
" ABAP Callstack would give you the Program names
" SYS callstack would give you system programs in callstack
*
  CALL FUNCTION 'SYSTEM_CALLSTACK'
*  EXPORTING
*    MAX_LEVEL          = 0
   IMPORTING
     callstack          = t_abap_stack
     et_callstack       = t_sys_stack.
*
  READ TABLE t_abap_stack TRANSPORTING NO FIELDS
    WITH KEY mainprogram = 'ZTEST_NP'.   "Your Program name
  IF sy-subrc NE 0.
    "Not found, go away
    EXIT.
  ELSE.
    "Continue the journey
  ENDIF.
 

UPDATE

This FM will only bring the current Call Stack. So, whenever a new LUW is introduced using NEW TASK, Background Task, Update Task, RFC, SUBMIT, CALL TRANSACTION; this FM would only bring the current Program in Call Stack. This would match exactly what you see in Debugger’s call stack.

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4 Comments

  • Varun Kumar Sahu

    Pretty handy yet powerful check! Thanks a lot sharing. Well now I have a validation check on SUBMIT programs.

  • Nice!

    Like the new code snippet section! Keep up the great blog Naimesh!

  • Hello Varun,

    This FM wont work in SUBMIT programs. Whenever system starts a New LUW (a new Task, SUBMIT, RFC), this FM wont work as there is no active call stack for that LUW.

    Thanks,
    Naimesh Patel

  • Wouter

    Very useful. Naimesh, a request for a code snippet: how to easily build up a table of unique keys?
    For example you got an internal table with 100’s of lines but one column will only contain 3 unique keys.

    I mostly create a local table type, loop and add, afterwords just sort and delete adjacent.

    Regards,
    Wouter

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