The ABAP Programming Model for SAP Fiori

Carine Tchoutouo Djomo, ABAP Platform Product Management, SAP SE

November 12, 2018

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Agenda

Introduction

Building new SAP Fiori apps

Read-only apps
Transactional Apps

Summary & Outlook

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IN T R OD U C TION
ABAP platform – The evolution
Innovations driven by SAP HANA and SAP S/4HANA

SAP NW AS for ABAP 7.5 / SAP NW AS for ABAP 7.51 SAP NW AS for ABAP 7.52 ABAP Platform 1809
SAP NW AS for ABAP 7.4
7.6x packages for cloud / 7.6x packages for cloud / 7.7x packages for cloud / 7.7x packages for cloud

SAP Business Suite EHP 7 SAP Business Suite EHP 8 SAP NetWeaver AS for SAP NetWeaver AS for SAP S/4HANA 1809
ABAP 7.51 ABAP 7.52
SAP NetWeaver 7.4 SAP NetWeaver 7.5 SAP S/4HANA Cloud
SAP S/4HANA 1610 SAP S/4HANA 1709
SAP S/4HANA Finance
SAP S/4HANA Cloud SAP S/4HANA Cloud
SAP S/4HANA 1511
SAP S/4HANA Cloud

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

SAP S/4HANA
SAP Fiori UX ABAP platform 1809: Indirect shipment as
Cloud component of SAP S/4HANA 1809 on
September 21th, 2018

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Modern application development with ABAP 7.5x

Focus on User Utilize SAP HANA

Efficient development Cloud
Experience capabilities

On any device ABAP-managed code Secure app development, Extensibility

pushdown high code quality
Role based
Agile & Test-driven
Device switch and
collaboration Customer code adaptation
Browser based New restful application
programming model

SQL, Core Data Services

ABAP Tools, In-App extensibility,
SAP Fiori and SAPUI5 and SAP HANA code
Development methodology SAP Cloud Platform
breakouts

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Development of SAP HANA-optimized apps in SAP S/4HANA

SAP
Fiori
Efficient development of
state-of-the-art, web-based
apps
SAP Fiori user experience on OData

all devices drives the model

Combining transactions,
search and analytics Core Data
Services

Optimized for SAP HANA

Built-in common cloud
qualities (e.g. Extensibility) SAP
HANA

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B U IL D IN G N EW
SA P F IOR I A PPS
ABAP Programming Model for SAP Fiori
The big picture

Freestyle or template-based UI development

SAPUI5
SAPUI5 / SAP Fiori Elements

OData protocol infrastructure OData

SAP Gateway

SAP Gateway
Effective and efficient application development
Modern ABAP language and development tools
ABAP Application Core Data
Development Frameworks Services
Transaction, error and event handling services
Business Object Processing Framework (CDS-based BOPF)
ABAP platform
One common data modelling technology for all scenarios
Core Data Services (CDS) SQL

Exploit SAP HANA features and performance

SAP HANA
ABAP Managed Database Procedures and CDS Table Functions

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ABAP CDS – Advanced data modelling and access
Combine the best of two worlds

VIEW BUILDING
SQL views with restricted feature
set for SAP HANA capabilities
VIEW BUILDING
ABAP AS Advanced SQL view building
LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT
leveraging DDIC semantics
ABAP lifecycle management e.g.
transports Code pushdown with various built-in
SQL functions and expressions
ABAP type system
Code breakouts to utilize native
SAP HANA features and capabilities

VIEW BUILDING
+
Specialized views (analytical
views, attribute views, calculated LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT
views, …)
ABAP CDS
Proven and consistent ABAP lifecycle
management e.g. transports
LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT SAP HANA ABAP type system
Non ABAP lifecycle Consumption in Open SQL and ABAP
management e.g. transports frameworks
Non ABAP type system

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ABAP CDS – Example view with domain-specific annotations

Access Control

Enablement for UI semantics

Search enablement

Transactional enablement

OData exposure

CDS metadata extension

for UI semantics

CDS view
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ABAP CDS – Virtual Data Model in SAP S/4HANA selection
Transactional Views Analytical Views association
Consumption

External API
Z_C_SalesOrder Z_A_SalesOrder
Z_C_SalesOrderTP
ItemQuery Item
Composite

Z_I_SalesOrder
Z_I_SalesOrderTP
ItemCube
Basic

Z_I_SalesOrder Z_I_SalesOrderItem I_Material I_MaterialText

Tables

Z_SO Z_SOI Z_MAT Z_MATT

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ABAP CDS in the end-2-end programming model for read-only apps

UI rendering

APP Default sorting, filtering, search

and paging

OData CDS VIEWS

GET

UI ANNOTATIONS (CDS MDE)

ABAP COMMON
APPLICATION CDS-BASED
SERVER DATA MODELL

SQL

CDS ROLES
Database artefacts

Grouping and aggregation for free

SAP HANA EXTENSION

Access authorizations VIEWS

Field Extensibility
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ABAP CDS in the end-2-end programming model for transactional apps

UI rendering

APP Default sorting, filtering, search

and paging

OData BO (Actions, validations, CDS VIEWS

GET determinations, locks and draft)

UI ANNOTATIONS

ABAP COMMON
APPLICATION CDS-BASED
SERVER DATA MODELL
BUSINESS OBJECT (CDS-BASED BOPF)

SQL

CDS ROLES
Database artefacts

Grouping and aggregation for free

SAP HANA EXTENSION

Access authorizations VIEWS

Field Extensibility
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End-2-end support for transactional apps based on business objects

APP

OData
PUT / POST

BO BEHAVIOUR EXITS BO FRAMEWORK IMPLEMENTS

ABAP
APPLICATION
SERVER
CUSTOM ABAP BUSINESS LOGIC

Write and draft handling

Actions SQL

Lock handling
Validations

Determinations Transaction management

SAP HANA

Persistency handling

Access authorizations

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Demo

Building a transactional SAP Fiori app

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 SAP Fiori Elements App

Modeling options for UI annotations

Local
Annotations
SAP Web IDE Annotation Modeler (XML)

$metadata Annotations

Service Builder in SEGW (ABAP)

ABAP Development Tools (CDS)

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S U MMA R Y
& OU T LOOK
Key takeaways

Where to safely invest now?

The ABAP Programming Model for SAP Fiori is available and still evolving
Documentation available on the SAP Help Portal: ABAP Programming model for SAP Fiori

Use ABAP Core Data Services (CDS) – The next generation data modelling and access
Use CDS / BOPF integration and get familiar with BOPF concepts like determinations, validations and actions
Use OData exposure: @OData.publish:true or Referenced Data Source in SEGW for OData V2
Avoid DPC / MPC specific coding

Avoid the use of OData V4 for your business scenario as for now
Go for an implementation based on the new ABAP programming model – It will provide OData V4 soon
If you must use OData V4 now then go for a code-based implementation but use CDS views for read access!

Check the Be-Prepared-Blog on the SAP Community

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Be prepared for the ABAP Programming Model for SAP Fiori

YOU SHOULD DO NOT

Follow the programming model and best practices and use… Implement things that are already solved
*Core Data Services (CDS) for database artefacts Manual implementation of read-only OData calls
(≥ 7.40, Documentation) to DB
*CDS Metadata Extensions for UI Annotations Business logic mixed with technical aspects
(≥ 7.51 SP2, Documentation) (e.g. locks, authority-check, LUW handling, persistency)
*CDS DCL for read/query instance-based authority checks Business logic mixed with protocol specific APIs
( ≥ 7.50, Documentation) (e.g. PBO/PAI, Gateway classes: DPC_EXT)
BOPF stand-alone
(≥ 7.40, Documentation, newer releases: CDS/BOPF integration)

*BOPF and CDS integration including draft

(≥ 7.51 SP2, Documentation)

Gateway integration of CDS or BOPF BENEFITS

(= 7.40, Documentation, newer releases: OData Exposure)
Reuse / prepare your skillset and coding for the future
*OData Exposure of CDS / BOPF for
SAP Fiori and future development Reuse CDS and DCL in SAP S/4HANA
(≥ 7.50 SP5, Documentation) Lower TCD for the future: Minimal investment on
Floorplan-Manager integration of CDS and BOPF technical protocol level
(≥ 7.40, Documentation)

* Best practice Fiori apps, E2E documentation | Info: Check Be-Prepared-blog at SAP Community
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Where the journey is heading to
ABAP platform ≤ 7.4 ABAP platform ≥ 7.5 SAP Cloud Platform ABAP Environment ≥ 1808 *

CLASSIC ABAP ABAP PROGRAMMING MODEL ABAP RESTful

PROGRAMMING FOR SAP FIORI PROGRAMMING MODEL

SEGW @OData Business Service

Reference Data Source

Best practice freestyle

ABAP programming
Core Data CDS based Core Data Behaviour
Services BOPF Services Definition

Dos and Don’ts Current best practice Future direction

Blog: Be prepared for the new Recording from SAP TechEd 2017 Recording from SAP TechEd 2018
programming models Documentation Documentation

Save investments! Integration planned for 2020

* On-premise delivery planned for later releases

*
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ABAP RESTful Programming Model – The mission

… for the development of

SAP Fiori apps and
PROVIDE A PROGRAMMING MODEL …
Cloud APIs / A2X services…

… for customers and partners in SAP Cloud … supporting the product qualities
Platform ABAP Environment (cloud-first approach) User experience: SAP Fiori and SAP HANA
… for SAP internal development in SAP S/4HANA Cloud: scalability, extensibility
… for customers and partners in SAP S/4HANA ABAP assets: non-functional requirements

… offering an end-to-end experience

… and being flexible
standardized development flow
Break-outs for non-standardized implementations
best practices & development guides
Out-of-the-box extensibility & verticalization
high development efficiency
Reuse components / APIs in “freestyle” development
focus on business logic, rather than technical
scenarios
aspects

This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
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ABAP RESTful Programming Model – The big picture
Cloud-first delivery approach in SAP Cloud Platform ABAP Environment*

SERVICE SAP Fiori UI A2X

CONSUMPTION Consume OData UI services Consume OData A2X services

SERVICE BINDING
BUSINESS Bind the service to OData protocol
SERVICES
PROVISIONING SERVICE DEFINITION
Define scope to be exposed

BUSINESS OBJECTS QUERIES

Data modelling with CDS

DATA MODELLING & Behaviour definition Data modelling with CDS

BEHAVIOUR
Behaviour implementation
with ABAP
* On-premise delivery planned for later releases
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Further information

► Getting Started with ABAP Programming Model

► Getting Started with ABAP Core Data Services
► Be Prepared for the new Programming Models
► ABAP channel@Youtube
► ABAP Development Community
► ABAP Platform Developer Center
► SAP Cloud Platform ABAP Environment
► SAP Community Network
► SAP Road Maps

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Carine Tchoutouo Djomo
Product Management
Technology Core Platform, SAP
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