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Basic ABAP Programming

Unit 1

Getting Started

  • 4 Lessons
  • 1 hr 30 mins

After completing this unit, you will be able to:

  • Create an ABAP Cloud project
  • Work with a development object
  • Create an ABAP package
  • Create a 'Hello World' application
  • Preparing the Development Environment
  • Taking a First Look at ABAP
  • Understanding Software Structure and Logistics
  • Developing Your First ABAP Program
  • Quiz
    • Go to learning

    Unit 2

    Applying Basic Techniques and Concepts

    • 6 Lessons
    • 3 hrs 40 mins

    Unit 3

    Working with Local Classes

    • 4 Lessons
    • 4 hrs 8 mins

    Unit 4

    Reading Data from the Database

    • 3 Lessons
    • 1 hr 25 mins

    Unit 5

    Working with Structured Data Objects

    • 2 Lessons
    • 1 hr 3 mins

    Unit 6

    Working with Complex Internal Tables

    • 2 Lessons
    • 1 hr 11 mins

    Unit 7

    Implementing Database Updates Using Business Objects

    • 2 Lessons
    • 1 hr

    Unit 8

    Describing the ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model

    • 4 Lessons
    • 2 hrs 15 mins

    Intermediate ABAP Programming

    Unit 1

    Analyzing and Testing Code

    • 4 Lessons
    • 3 hrs 39 mins

    After completing this unit, you will be able to:

    • Create ATC check variants
    • Perform static code checks with ATC
    • Implement a test class
    • Run an ABAP unit test
    • Profile an ABAP program
    • Detect sequential reads using ABAP Profiling
    • Start the SQL trace
    • Analyze SQL trace results
  • Improving Code Quality using ABAP Test Cockpit
  • Implementing Code Tests with ABAP Unit
  • Measuring Runtime Consumption with ABAP Profiling
  • Analyzing Database Access with SQL Trace
  • Quiz
    • Go to learning

    Unit 2

    Using Data Types and Type Conversions Correctly

    • 3 Lessons
    • 2 hrs 31 mins

    Unit 3

    Processing Character Fields

    • 2 Lessons
    • 2 hrs 16 mins

    Unit 4

    Using Code Pushdown in ABAP SQL

    • 5 Lessons
    • 5 hrs 40 mins

    Unit 5

    Improving Internal Table Performance

    • 4 Lessons
    • 3 hrs 10 mins

    Unit 6

    Implementing Authorization Checks

    • 3 Lessons
    • 50 mins

    Unit 7

    Designing Effective Object-Oriented Code

    • 5 Lessons
    • 3 hrs

    Unit 8

    Defining and Working with Exception Classes

    • 2 Lessons
    • 1 hr

    Unit 9

    Adding Documentation to ABAP Code

    • 1 Lesson
    • 30 mins

    Data Modeling in ABAP Dictionary and ABAP Core Data Services

    Unit 1

    Exploring Data Modeling in ABAP

    • 2 Lessons
    • 1 hr 10 mins

    After completing this unit, you will be able to:

    • Describe the basic tasks of the ABAP Dictionary
    • Name the most important Dictionary objects
    • Describe the basic tasks of the ABAP Core Data Services
    • Name the most important ABAP CDS objects
  • Exploring ABAP Dictionary
  • Exploring ABAP Core Data Services
  • Quiz
    • Go to learning

    Unit 2

    Creating Database Tables

    • 3 Lessons
    • 3 hrs 5 mins

    Unit 3

    Defining Global Data Types

    • 3 Lessons
    • 2 hrs 1 min

    Unit 4

    Defining Basic CDS Views

    • 3 Lessons
    • 1 hr 59 mins

    Unit 5

    Defining Relationships and Associations

    • 3 Lessons
    • 3 hrs 31 mins

    Unit 6

    Using Code Pushdown in CDS Views

    • 4 Lessons
    • 3 hrs 44 mins

    Unit 7

    Defining Meta Objects for Dictionary Objects and CDS Views

    • 4 Lessons
    • 3 hrs 45 mins

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    Introduction to ABAP Programming on SAP S/4HANA

    Get basic knowledge of the development process, development tools, and modern expression-based and object-oriented ABAP coding that you need to write applications in SAP S/4HANA.
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    Intermediate ABAP Programming

    This course follows on from the Basic ABAP Programming course. You will use analysis and test tools to investigate ABAP code and learn various techniques that you can use to improve the performance, style, and structure of your code.
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    Building Views in ABAP Core Data Services (ABAP CDS)

    Learn the basic idea of Core Data Services and how SAP implemented this concept on the ABAP stack. Get a deep insight into the many features by which CDS Views surpass classical ABAP Dictionary views.

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