BC400

ABAP Workbench Foundations

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vii Course Overview

1 Unit 1: Flow of an ABAP Program

1 Lesson: Describing the Processing of ABAP Programs

3 Unit 2: ABAP Workbench

3 Lesson: Introducing the ABAP Workbench

3 Lesson: Organizing ABAP Development Projects
3 Lesson: Developing ABAP Programs
3 Lesson: Finalizing ABAP Development Projects

5 Unit 3: Basic ABAP Language Elements

5 Lesson: Defining Elementary Data Objects

5 Lesson: Using Basic ABAP Statements
5 Lesson: Analyzing Programs with the ABAP Debugger

7 Unit 4: Modularization Techniques in ABAP

7 Lesson: Explaining Modularization

7 Lesson: Defining and Calling Subroutines
7 Lesson: Calling Function Modules
7 Lesson: Creating Function Modules
7 Lesson: Describing Business Application Programming Interfaces
(BAPIs)
8 Lesson: Calling Methods of Global Classes
8 Lesson: Creating Global Classes and Static Methods
8 Lesson: Using Local Classes

9 Unit 5: Complex Data Objects

9 Lesson: Using Structured Data Objects

9 Lesson: Using Internal Tables

11 Unit 6: Data Modeling and Data Retrieval

11 Lesson: Explaining Data Models

11 Lesson: Retrieving Single Database Records
11 Lesson: Retrieving Multiple Database Records
11 Lesson: Describing Other Aspects of Database Access
12 Lesson: Implementing Authorization Checks

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13 Unit 7: Classic ABAP Reports

13 Lesson: Implementing ABAP Lists

13 Lesson: Implementing Selection Screens
13 Lesson: Implementing Events of ABAP Reports

15 Unit 8: Screens

15 Lesson: Creating Screens

15 Lesson: Creating Input and Output Fields
15 Lesson: Implementing Data Transport

17 Unit 9: SAP List Viewer

17 Lesson: Using the SAP List Viewer

19 Unit 10: Web Dynpro ABAP

19 Lesson: Describing Web Dynpro ABAP

19 Lesson: Implementing Navigation in Web Dynpro
19 Lesson: Implementing Data Transport in Web Dynpro

21 Unit 11: Program Analysis Tools

21 Lesson: Improving the Quality of ABAP Code with the Code

Inspector

23 Unit 12: ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver

23 Lesson: Describing ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver

23 Lesson: Creating an ABAP Project in Eclipse

25 Unit 13: SAP Standard Software Adjustments

25 Lesson: Adjusting the SAP Standard Software

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TARGET AUDIENCE
This course is intended for the following audiences:
● Developer
● Development Consultant
● IT Support
● Project Manager

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 UNIT 1 Flow of an ABAP Program

Lesson 1: Describing the Processing of ABAP Programs

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Describe the SAP NetWeaver Application Server architecture

● Describe the execution of a dialog program by the ABAP runtime system

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Unit 1: Flow of an ABAP Program

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 UNIT 2 ABAP Workbench

Lesson 1: Introducing the ABAP Workbench

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Describe the structure of the ABAP Repository

● Use the search tools of the ABAP Repository
● Display ABAP Repository objects with the Object Navigator

Lesson 2: Organizing ABAP Development Projects

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Describe the ABAP development infrastructure

● Create packages

Lesson 3: Developing ABAP Programs

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Create ABAP programs

● Write ABAP programs with the ABAP Editor
● Activate ABAP programs

Lesson 4: Finalizing ABAP Development Projects

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Create transactions
● Release change requests

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Unit 2: ABAP Workbench

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 UNIT 3 Basic ABAP Language Elements

Lesson 1: Defining Elementary Data Objects

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Compare data types and data objects

Lesson 2: Using Basic ABAP Statements

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain the ABAP syntax for basic programming concepts

Lesson 3: Analyzing Programs with the ABAP Debugger

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Analyze values of elementary data objects with the ABAP Debugger

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Unit 3: Basic ABAP Language Elements

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 UNIT 4 Modularization Techniques in
ABAP

Lesson 1: Explaining Modularization

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Describe techniques of modularization

Lesson 2: Defining and Calling Subroutines

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Modularize using subroutines

Lesson 3: Calling Function Modules

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Use function modules of function groups

Lesson 4: Creating Function Modules

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Create function groups

● Create function modules

Lesson 5: Describing Business Application Programming Interfaces

(BAPIs)
Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Modularize using BAPIs

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 Unit 4: Modularization Techniques in ABAP

Lesson 6: Calling Methods of Global Classes

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Describe object-oriented programming

● Use methods of global classes
● Use instances

Lesson 7: Creating Global Classes and Static Methods

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Create simple global classes and static methods

Lesson 8: Using Local Classes

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Use local classes

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 UNIT 5 Complex Data Objects

Lesson 1: Using Structured Data Objects

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Define structured data objects

● Implement basic ABAP statements for structured data objects
● Analyze structured data objects in debugging mode

Lesson 2: Using Internal Tables

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Define internal tables

● Implement basic ABAP statements with internal tables
● Analyze internal tables in debugging mode

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Unit 5: Complex Data Objects

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 UNIT 6 Data Modeling and Data
Retrieval

Lesson 1: Explaining Data Models

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain the purpose and benefits of data models

● Describe the SAP flight data model
● Explain transparent tables

Lesson 2: Retrieving Single Database Records

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Retrieve single database records

Lesson 3: Retrieving Multiple Database Records

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Implement a SELECT loop

● Implement an array fetch

Lesson 4: Describing Other Aspects of Database Access

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Retrieve client-specific data

● Use database indexes
● Explain the SAP table buffer
● Retrieve data from several database tables
● Identify ways to change data in a database table

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Lesson 5: Implementing Authorization Checks

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain the authorization concept

● Implement authorization checks

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 UNIT 7 Classic ABAP Reports

Lesson 1: Implementing ABAP Lists

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Define ABAP list titles and column headers

Lesson 2: Implementing Selection Screens

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Describe the attributes and benefits of selection screens

● Implement options for restricting selections of selection screens

Lesson 3: Implementing Events of ABAP Reports

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Implement the events of ABAP reports

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 UNIT 8 Screens

Lesson 1: Creating Screens

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Create screens and understand screen processing

Lesson 2: Creating Input and Output Fields

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Create input and output fields on screens

Lesson 3: Implementing Data Transport

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Implement data transport on screens

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Unit 8: Screens

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 UNIT 9 SAP List Viewer

Lesson 1: Using the SAP List Viewer

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Describe EnjoySAP controls

● Implement an SAP List Viewer

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Unit 9: SAP List Viewer

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 UNIT 10 Web Dynpro ABAP

Lesson 1: Describing Web Dynpro ABAP

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Describe Web Dynpro ABAP

Lesson 2: Implementing Navigation in Web Dynpro

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Implement navigation in Web Dynpro

Lesson 3: Implementing Data Transport in Web Dynpro

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Implement data transport in Web Dynpro

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Unit 10: Web Dynpro ABAP

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 UNIT 11 Program Analysis Tools

Lesson 1: Improving the Quality of ABAP Code with the Code

Inspector
Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Describe the Code Inspector

● Use the Code Inspector

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Unit 11: Program Analysis Tools

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 UNIT 12 ABAP Development Tools for
SAP NetWeaver

Lesson 1: Describing ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Describe Eclipse-based ABAP development

Lesson 2: Creating an ABAP Project in Eclipse

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Create an ABAP project in Eclipse

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 UNIT 13 SAP Standard Software
Adjustments

Lesson 1: Adjusting the SAP Standard Software

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain terms for adjusting the SAP standard software

● Describe options for adjusting SAP standard software
● Describe enhancement types

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