ABAP Programming Overview
Module Objectives
• Describe the ABAP Development Workbench and
Object Navigator
• Define the ABAP Editor, settings and commands
• Describe program attributes and set-up procedures
• Define Packages
• Describe ABAP program naming standards
• Explain program structure and ABAP events
• Define ABAP utilities
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ABAP Development Workbench
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Key Workbench Transactions
• Object Navigator (SE80)
• ABAP Dictionary (SE11)
• ABAP Editor (SE38)
• Function Builder (SE37)
• Screen Painter (SE51)
• Menu Painter (SE41)
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Object Navigator
Object Hierarchy Object Window
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ABAP Editor
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Attributes
ABAP Editor
Attributes
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Packages
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Program Naming Standards
ZSER01-99
SELECT . . .
WRITE . . .
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Copying Program Code
Copy Program ZDEMO001
Source program ZDEMO001
Target program ZDEMO002
ABAP Editor
Copy
Copy Program ZDEMO001 to ZDEMO002
Source
Texts
Documentation
Variants
GUI Status
Screens
Includes
Copy Request(organizer)
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Copying Sections of a Program
1 Select block of code to be copied
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Copying Sections of a Program
2 Copy block to clipboard
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Starting an ABAP Report
ABAP Editor
Test
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Program Structure
REPORT name
or
PROGRAM name
*Declaration section
DATA: i_tab type i
TABLES: SBOOK
*Statement section
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Pattern Pushbutton
ABAP Editor
Pattern
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INCLUDE Programs
* INCLUDE ZCOST REPORT ZABAP.
INCLUDE ZCOST.
INITIALIZATION.
* INCLUDE ZSUB
.
.
.
INCLUDE ZSUB
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Commenting Programs
Comment Entire Line Partial Line Comment
DATA: SUM TYPE P, "Totals field
COUNTER TYPE P.
* New account
* Initialize totals field
CLEAR SUM.
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Exercise
Exercise 6 - Use the ABAP Editor, 35 minutes
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Questions & Answers
Any questions?
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