Feature toggles

In ABAP a toggle is either SAP's switch, which decides at system level whether delivered objects are active, or a flag a program reads at runtime so an unfinished feature can reach production switched off.

Overview

SAP SHIPS

The Switch Framework controls through switches whether repository objects and enhancements are visible; a business function groups switches and is switched on for the whole system.

Not covered: At the system. A business function is on for every user of the system and only a reversible one can be switched off, so a flag a developer checks in code to ship an unfinished feature switched off is what the ABAP libraries add.

SourceABAP Keyword Documentation — Switch Framework (glossary)checked 2026-09-14