Problem: you want to hide source code of your program.

Solution: There is a special string of characters, that put in front of the ABAP source code makes the code unreadable.

This string is ’*@#@@[SAP]’.

The only problem is that this string cannot be added to the report in the ABAP editor. You need to write a special program that will add this string to each of the selected reports automatically.

REPORT Z_HIDE_SOURCE.

DATA:
  gt_code(72) TYPE c OCCURS 0,
  gv_code LIKE LINE OF gt_code.

PARAMETERS: p_program TYPE syrepid.

START-OF-SELECTION.
  READ REPORT p_program INTO gt_code.
* READ REPORT returns SY-SUBRC = 8 on a hidden source code
  IF sy-subrc <> 0.
    MESSAGE e398(00) WITH 'Report' p_program 'not found.'.
  ENDIF.

  gv_code = ‘*@#@@[SAP]‘.
  INSERT gv_code INTO TABLE gt_code INDEX 1.
  INSERT REPORT p_program FROM gt_code.

Watch out though, as after adding this special string no one, not even you, will be able to see the source code. Neither in the editor nor in the debugger.