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find_definition

Resolve an ABAP symbol (class, interface, function, data element, …) to its ADT object URI.

Defined in packages/adt-mcp/src/lib/tools/find-definition.ts.

Input schema​

{
  baseUrl: string;   // SAP system base URL
  client?: string;   // SAP client number
  username?: string; // Username for basic auth
  password?: string; // Password for basic auth
  objectName: string; // Name of the symbol or object to resolve
  objectType?: string; // Object type to narrow the search (e.g. CLAS, PROG, DTEL, TABL)
  parentObjectName?: string; // Parent object name (e.g. class name when looking for a method) — currently used as a hint for scoping
  parentObjectType?: string; // Parent object type (e.g. CLAS)
}

Output​

The tool returns a single text content item whose body is a JSON-serialised object (content[0].text). On error, the response has isError: true and a human-readable message.

{
  "content": [{ "type": "text", "text": "<JSON.stringify(result, null, 2)>" }]
}

See the source for the exact shape of result.

Example invocation​

{
  "name": "find_definition",
  "arguments": {
    "baseUrl": "https://sap.example.com:44300",
    "username": "DEVELOPER",
    "password": "***",
    "client": "100",
    "objectName": "<objectName>"
  }
}

Underlying contract​

  • client.adt.repository.informationsystem.search.quickSearch

See also​