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Introduction to ABAP Programming

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Objectives

 The participants will be able to :

 Remember basic terms in ABAP programming
 Identify ABAP development basics
 Examine ABAP programming environment and ABAP Editor
 Write basic ABAP program syntax

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Terms to Remember

Program
A series of ABAP statements

Report:
An ABAP program whose output is a list

Module Pool:
A dialog program which is a collection of
screens

List:
The output generated by an ABAP report
program

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Reporting and ABAP Development

Reporting(SE38),
Click

ABAP
Development
(SE80)

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Programming Environment - The ABAP Editor

Use SE80, create program and write

code into the ABAP Editor

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Demonstration

 Creation of a custom program using transaction SE80 and displaying it in ABAP

editor.

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Practice

 Creation of a custom program using transaction SE80 and displaying it in ABAP

editor

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Programming Environment - Online Debugging

Set the Break-point using

Click execute to enter into debug mode.

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Demonstration

 Setting Break-points, executing the program and displaying the debugging mode.

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Practice

 Setting Break-points, executing the program and displaying the debugging mode.

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Basic Functions of the ABAP Editor

ABAP Help

Standard
toolbar

Find and
Repeat Find

Syntax Check

Toggles from
Program source entry area
display to
change mode

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The PROGRAM Menu Option

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The EDIT Menu Option

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The EDIT Menu Option (Contd.)

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The GOTO Menu Option

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The UTILITIES Menu Option

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The BLOCK/BUFFER Menu Option

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The SETTINGS Menu Option

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Demonstration

 Displaying basic functions and menu options of the ABAP editor.

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Practice

 Displaying basic functions and menu options of the ABAP editor.

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Basic ABAP Program Syntax

DATA COUNT TYPE I.

DATA TITLE(25).
MOVE 1 TO COUNT.
MOVE ‘President’ TO TITLE.
WRITE TITLE.
WRITE COUNT. ABAP Program

Statement

Word 1 Word 2 Word 3 Word 4

Key word Parameter, field, or constant

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Chaining Statements in ABAP

DATA COUNT TYPE I.

DATA TITLE(25).
MOVE 1 TO COUNT.
MOVE ‘President’ TO TITLE.
WRITE TITLE.
WRITE COUNT. DATA: COUNT TYPE I,
TITLE(25).

MOVE: 1 TO COUNT,
‘President’ TO TITLE.

WRITE: TITLE, COUNT.

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Comments in ABAP

A double quotation mark (“)

anywhere on a line makes
everything that follows a
comment.

An asterisk (*) in column

1 makes the entire line
a comment line.

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ABAP Program Structure

Program Name Area

Use REPORT for listing programs
Use PROGRAM for online programs

Declaration Section
Used for defining tables, variables
and constants

Statement Section
Used for coding executable
ABAP statement

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ABAP Program Attributes

Application

Status
Program Title is mandatory

Type

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Running an ABAP Program

From the ABAP Editor:
With the program
displayed,
Program®Execute

An Alternative Method:
From the System Menu,
choose Services® Reporting
 specify the program 
Execute

One Final Method:

From the ABAP Editor: Initial Screen, type
the program name, then click on the Execute
push-button

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Demonstration

 Writing a simple ABAP program and executing it.

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Practice

 Writing a simple ABAP program and executing it.

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Summary

 The ABAP Editor is used to create, maintain, and execute ABAP programs.
 Custom programs must start with a “Y” or a “Z” and can be up to 40 characters in
length.
 In an ABAP program :
 Each statement must end with a period. (full-stop)
 Key words are always the first word in a statement
 Words must be separated by at least one blank
 ABAP statements can be indented and extend over several lines
 ABAP programs must start with either the PROGRAM or REPORT statement.
 Comments can be written by placing an asterisk (*) in column 1 or placing a
double quotation mark (") within a line.

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Questions

 What are different types of ABAP programs?

 What are the steps to create a simple ABAP program?
 How to reach in debugging mode of an ABAP program?

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