ABAP Cleaner Integration

ABAP Cleaner automatically formats and cleans up ABAP code — fixing indentation, modernizing syntax, and applying configurable cleanup rules in one step.

Setup

ABAP Cleaner requires its standalone command-line tool (abap-cleanerc.exe).

1. Download ABAP Cleaner from github.com/SAP/abap-cleaner and extract it to a folder.
2. Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and run ABAP FS: Setup ABAP Cleaner Integration.
3. Enter the path to abap-cleanerc.exe when prompted.

Cleaning Code

With an ABAP file open, use any of these methods:

Method	Action
Keyboard shortcut	Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F
Format on save	Shift+Alt+F (standard VS Code format — triggers ABAP Cleaner if configured as formatter)
Command Palette	ABAP FS: Clean ABAP Code with ABAP Cleaner
Toolbar button	Click the Cleaner button in the editor toolbar

To clean only selected lines, select the code first, then trigger the command.

What It Does

• Applies all configured ABAP Cleaner rules to the file
• Respects a custom cleanup profile if one is configured
• Targets the ABAP release you specify (avoids using syntax unavailable on your system)
• Reports which rules were applied and how many lines changed

Configuration

In VS Code settings (Ctrl+,), search for ABAP Cleaner to configure:

• Executable path — path to abap-cleanerc.exe
• Profile — custom cleanup profile file (optional)
• Target release — ABAP release to target (e.g. 757)
• Clean on save — automatically clean every time you save an ABAP file