Why Every ABAP
Developer Needs RAP
Skills in 2025
Swipe to discover 10 career-changing reasons to
embrace the Restful ABAP Programming Model now!
© COPYRIGHT MENTORSPOOL.COM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED www.mentorspool.com
10 Reasons Why ABAP
Developers Should Learn
RAP in 2025
Accelerate Your SAP Career with Modern ABAP
Practices
Future-Proof Skills
Stay relevant in the evolving SAP ecosystem
Cloud Readiness
Prepare for SAP's cloud-first strategy
Career Growth
Unlock new opportunities in S/4HANA and BTP
© COPYRIGHT MENTORSPOOL.COM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED www.mentorspool.com
What We'll Cover
1 What is RAP?
Understanding the Restful ABAP Programming
Model
2 Clean Core & Cloud Readiness
The shift in SAP development paradigms
3 Top 10 Reasons for RAP
Why this skill is essential for your future
© COPYRIGHT MENTORSPOOL.COM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED www.mentorspool.com
What is RAP?
Modern Framework
Build enterprise-grade SAP Fiori apps using modern ABAP
Cloud-Ready
Enables reusability and rapid development for cloud solutions
Versatile
Supports both transactional and analytical scenarios
© COPYRIGHT MENTORSPOOL.COM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED www.mentorspool.com
The Clean Core Mandate
Reduce Core Modifications
SAP's push to minimize custom code in
core systems
RAP Implementation
Key to Clean Core on S/4HANA and
SAP BTP
Future Direction
New implementations will favor RAP-
based extensions
© COPYRIGHT MENTORSPOOL.COM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED www.mentorspool.com
Reason 1: Future-Proof Your Career
Strategic Alignment Evolving Landscape
RAP aligns perfectly with SAP's Classic ABAP approaches are
strategic roadmap for ABAP being gradually phased out in
Cloud, BTP, and S/4HANA cloud-native scenarios.
implementations.
Career Longevity
By mastering RAP now, you
position yourself at the forefront of
SAP's development future.
© COPYRIGHT MENTORSPOOL.COM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED www.mentorspool.com
Reason 2: Master Side-by-Side
Extensions
Scalable Solutions
RAP enables maintainable extensions on SAP BTP
Powerful Combination
Ideal for side-by-side extensibility using CAP + RAP
Modern Architecture
Supports clean separation between core and extensions
© COPYRIGHT MENTORSPOOL.COM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED www.mentorspool.com
Reason 3: Supercharge Fiori
Development
OData Support
Built-in capabilities for modern APIs and services
Annotations
Declarative approach to UI generation
Reduced Effort
Less front-end coding through Fiori Elements
© COPYRIGHT MENTORSPOOL.COM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED www.mentorspool.com
Reason 4: Build Modular,
Reusable Code
Service Projection
Tailored interfaces
Service Definition
Exposed entities
Behavior Definition
Business logic foundation
RAP's layered architecture promotes clean separation of
concerns and reusability.
© COPYRIGHT MENTORSPOOL.COM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED www.mentorspool.com
Reason 5: Embrace Modern ABAP
Syntax
ABAP 7.5+ Features
Expressions, inline declarations, and modern syntax
Developer-Friendly
Easier to learn and debug for new developers
Cleaner Code
More readable and maintainable solutions
© COPYRIGHT MENTORSPOOL.COM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED www.mentorspool.com
Reason 6: Seamless CDS
Integration
RAP tightly integrates with Core Data Services (CDS), promoting a
model-driven development approach.
Model-Driven Development
CDS views serve as the foundation for
your data models, creating a unified
approach between database structures
and business objects.
Improved Readability
The declarative syntax of CDS
significantly enhances code readability
and maintainability across your projects.
Reduced Development Time
Leverage pre-built CDS capabilities to
dramatically decrease the time spent on
infrastructure code and focus on business
logic.
© COPYRIGHT MENTORSPOOL.COM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED www.mentorspool.com
Reason 7: Enterprise-
Grade Transactions
Built-in LUW Support
Logical Unit of Work handling
Validations & Determinations
Automated business rule enforcement
Draft Capabilities
Enterprise-grade transactional reliability
© COPYRIGHT MENTORSPOOL.COM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED www.mentorspool.com
Reason 8: Boost Your Market
Value
70%
Job Postings
SAP positions now requiring RAP knowledge
40%
Salary Premium
Higher compensation for RAP expertise
85%
Project Demand
S/4HANA and BTP projects seeking RAP skills
© COPYRIGHT MENTORSPOOL.COM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED www.mentorspool.com
Reason 9: Streamline
DevOps Integration
CI/CD Compatible
Works with modern continuous integration
pipelines
ABAPGit Ready
Source control integration for better collaboration
Transport Management
Seamless integration with SAP Cloud TMS
© COPYRIGHT MENTORSPOOL.COM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED www.mentorspool.com
Reason 10: Gateway to SAP BTP
RAP
ABAP cloud development
CAP
Cloud Application Programming
SAP Build
Low-code development
Extension Suite
Complete BTP toolkit
RAP is your entry point to the broader SAP BTP ecosystem.
© COPYRIGHT MENTORSPOOL.COM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED www.mentorspool.com
Start Your RAP Journey
Today
OpenSAP RAP Course
Free official training
SAP Developer Tutorials
Hands-on guided exercises
Mentors Pool Training
Specialized RAP programs
RAP is not optional for ABAP developers it is the future.
Start now to future-proof your SAP career.
© COPYRIGHT MENTORSPOOL.COM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED www.mentorspool.com
Ready to Transform Your ABAP
Career?
RAP skills will be essential for SAP developers in 2025 and beyond.
Don't get left behind!
Follow us for more SAP career insights: www.mentorspool.com/sap
Free Learning Resourse - https://www.youtube.com/@mentorspool
Tag a fellow ABAP developer who needs to see this!
© COPYRIGHT MENTORSPOOL.COM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED www.mentorspool.com
