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ST22 — ABAP Dump Analysis

View and analyse ABAP runtime errors (short dumps).

Purpose

ST22 is your first stop whenever an ABAP program terminates unexpectedly. It stores a full snapshot of the runtime error — call stack, source code at the crash point, and variable values — making it the most powerful built-in debugging aid in SAP.

How to open

  • Type ST22 in the command field and press Enter
  • Dumps are listed by date, user, program, and error type — filter as needed

Key features

  • List of all short dumps with date, time, user, program, and error class
  • Full dump detail:
    • Active call stack at the time of the error
    • Source code view showing the exact line that caused the crash
    • Local variable values in memory at the moment of the crash
  • Delete old entries to free database space
  • Click a program name in the call stack to jump directly to that line in SE38

Tips & shortcuts

Filter to your own dumps quickly

Set Date to today and User to your own username. This cuts the noise and surfaces only the dumps your programs generated during your current session.

Check 'Variables in memory'

The Variables in memory section at the bottom of the dump detail shows the exact values of all local variables at the time of the crash. This is usually faster than setting breakpoints and reproducing the error.

Dump retention period

Dumps are kept for a configurable number of days — typically 2 days on production, slightly longer on development systems. If you need to preserve a dump for later analysis, save or export it before it is automatically deleted.

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