S4D400

Basic ABAP Programming

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COURSE OUTLINE
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Course Version: 24
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vii Course Overview

1 Unit 1: Getting Started

1 Lesson: Preparing the Development Environment

1 Lesson: Taking a First Look at ABAP
1 Lesson: Understanding Software Structure and Logistics
1 Lesson: Developing Your First ABAP Application

3 Unit 2: Applying Basic Techniques and Concepts

3 Lesson: Understanding the Basics of ABAP

3 Lesson: Working With Basic Data Objects and Data Types
3 Lesson: Processing Data
3 Lesson: Using Control Structures in ABAP
3 Lesson: Working with Simple Internal Tables
4 Lesson: Debugging an ABAP Program

5 Unit 3: Working with Local Classes

5 Lesson: Defining a Local Class

5 Lesson: Creating Instances of a Class
5 Lesson: Defining and Calling Methods
5 Lesson: Using Encapsulation to Ensure Consistency

7 Unit 4: Reading Data from the Database

7 Lesson: Investigating a Table Definition

7 Lesson: Implementing Basic SELECT Statements
7 Lesson: Working with CDS View

9 Unit 5: Working with Structured Data Objects

9 Lesson: Declaring a Structured Data Object

9 Lesson: Working with Structured Data Objects

11 Unit 6: Working with Complex Internal Tables

11 Lesson: Declaring a Complex Internal Table

11 Lesson: Working with Complex Internal Tables

13 Unit 7: Implementing Database Updates Using Business Objects

13 Lesson: Analyzing a Business Object

13 Lesson: Using the Entity Manipulation Language

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15 Unit 8: Describing the ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model

15 Lesson: Introducing the Programming Model

15 Lesson: Exploring the Architecture
15 Lesson: Adding ABAP logic
15 Lesson: Improving the User Experience

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TARGET AUDIENCE
This course is intended for the following audiences:
● Development Consultant
● Developer

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 UNIT 1 Getting Started

Lesson 1: Preparing the Development Environment

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

● Create an ABAP Cloud project

Lesson 2: Taking a First Look at ABAP

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

● Work with a development object

Lesson 3: Understanding Software Structure and Logistics

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

● Create an ABAP package

Lesson 4: Developing Your First ABAP Application

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

● Create a 'Hello World' application

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Unit 1: Getting Started

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 UNIT 2 Applying Basic Techniques and
Concepts

Lesson 1: Understanding the Basics of ABAP

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

● Describe the evolution of ABAP

● Describe the basics of ABAP syntax

Lesson 2: Working With Basic Data Objects and Data Types

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

● Declare data objects

● Assign values

Lesson 3: Processing Data

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

● Perform arithmetic calculations

● Apply string processing

Lesson 4: Using Control Structures in ABAP

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

● Implement conditional branching

● Handle Exceptions
● Implement Iterations

Lesson 5: Working with Simple Internal Tables

Lesson Objectives

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 Unit 2: Applying Basic Techniques and Concepts

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Define simple internal tables

● Process data using simple internal tables

Lesson 6: Debugging an ABAP Program

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

● Enter debugging mode

● Control the execution of code
● Analyze the content of data objects

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 UNIT 3 Working with Local Classes

Lesson 1: Defining a Local Class

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

● Define a local class inside a global class

Lesson 2: Creating Instances of a Class

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

● Create Instances of an ABAP Class

Lesson 3: Defining and Calling Methods

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

● Define and call methods

Lesson 4: Using Encapsulation to Ensure Consistency

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

● Explain encapsulation
● Define and use constructors

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Unit 3: Working with Local Classes

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 UNIT 4 Reading Data from the
Database

Lesson 1: Investigating a Table Definition

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

● Investigate a table definition

Lesson 2: Implementing Basic SELECT Statements

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

● Describe basic features of ABAP SQL

● Read single values from the database

Lesson 3: Working with CDS View

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

● Analyze a CDS view definition

● Read data using a CDS view

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Unit 4: Reading Data from the Database

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 UNIT 5 Working with Structured Data
Objects

Lesson 1: Declaring a Structured Data Object

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

● Declare a structured data object

Lesson 2: Working with Structured Data Objects

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

● Work with structured data objects

● Use structured data objects in ABAP SQL

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Unit 5: Working with Structured Data Objects

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 UNIT 6 Working with Complex Internal
Tables

Lesson 1: Declaring a Complex Internal Table

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

● Declare a complex internal table

Lesson 2: Working with Complex Internal Tables

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

● Fill complex internal tables with data

● Access the content of complex internal tables
● Use complex internal tables in ABAP SQL

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Unit 6: Working with Complex Internal Tables

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 UNIT 7 Implementing Database
Updates Using Business
Objects

Lesson 1: Analyzing a Business Object

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

● Analyze a business object

Lesson 2: Using the Entity Manipulation Language

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

● Implement an EML statement

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Unit 7: Implementing Database Updates Using Business Objects

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 UNIT 8 Describing the ABAP RESTful
Application Programming
Model

Lesson 1: Introducing the Programming Model

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

● Describe the process to develop an OData service with the ABAP RESTful application programming
model

Lesson 2: Exploring the Architecture

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

● Create a database table

● Generate the development objects for an OData UI service

Lesson 3: Adding ABAP logic

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

● Implement the behavior of a Business Object

Lesson 4: Improving the User Experience

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

● Arrange fields in the app

● Provide input help

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