BC400 ABAP Workbench Foundations 

Course version: 2005/Q2

Duration

• 5 day(s)

Course Goals

• Becoming familiar with the fundamental concepts of the ABAP programming language
• Using the ABAP Workbench tool efficiently
• Creating simple application programs with user dialogs (selection screen, list, and screen) and database dialogs (reading from the database)

Target Audience

• Developers
• Project managers
• Consultants

Prerequisites

Essential:

• Knowledge of programming
• SAPTEC Fundamentals of SAP Web AS

Software Component(s) and Release(s)

• WEB AS 6.20
• WEB AS 6.40

Course Content

• Writing ABAP programs and the most important Repository objects using the appropriate ABAP Workbench tools
• Navigating in the ABAP Workbench and using syntax help
• Writing programs using the Object Navigator
• Editing source text using the ABAP Editor
• Testing programs using the Debugger
• Defining elementary and structured data objects
• Overview of important ABAP statements
• Introduction to using internal tables
• Implementing modularization techniques locally within a program
• Database dialogs: database tables in the ABAP Dictionary, reading database tables
• User dialogs: lists, selection screens, screens
• Using function groups and function modules, classes and methods, and BAPIs
• Project-oriented development with the help of the Workbench Organizer
• Overview of the various options available for customizing software

Notes

• This course is also suitable for participants who use an SAP R/3 release 4.6C or older.
• To be able to understand all subsequent ABAP programming courses, you need a thorough understanding of this foundation course.