Moving from ABAP to ABAP oo

We are currently running on a 4.0 system, but are preparing for an upgrade to ERP '05.
I have looked at OO and have collected a few questions.
1. A simple ABAP report today in 4.0 looks like this :
Selection-screen
Start-of-selection
Perform read_data
Perform manipulate_data
Perform write_data
As you can see no data is passed between calls using EXPORT/IMPORT..
If this report had to be re-written in OO is it best practise to pass data/internal tables to the methods encapsulate ?
2. I have several times heard that screen/dynpro processing should be isolated in Functionsmodules (when not using WEB Dynpros)
We are having approx 30 RF application (running on radio frequency terminals with 10X20 character based scrrens).
How should the screens be isolated ? One FM pr. Screen ? And what about selection-screens should only the selection screen be isolated returning the parameters/select-options or should such a FM also read the data based on the selection criterias ?

Hi Kim,
add 1:
Leave your reports as they are. ABAPoo is an extension of the ABAP Language and not an replacement. ABAPoo has been designed, because some dev. areas are better handled by an object oriented approach, e.g. graphical UI's.
add 2:
Classes in ABAPoo are technically are not having any global fields. Static attributes are the same concept, but technically handled differently.
If you like see a field on a Dynpro, this field has to be a global field of the Dynpro's Modulepool. As ABAPoo classes do not have such global fields, you have to create a Functionpool to hold this screen work area.
But again as in your 1st question: if you your programs work well today, there is a 99% chance that they also run on a 6.40 kernel. There are some restriction with Unicode, but that can be handled by minor changes and does not force a complete redesing.
If you find my answer useful, please don't forget the reward.
Regards,
Juergen

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