SAP ABAP – Advanced Business Application Programming Training

The SAP ABAP (Advanced Business Application Programming) module is SAP’s core programming language used to develop, customize, and enhance SAP applications. This training focuses on technical development in SAP S/4HANA, covering reports, interfaces, forms, enhancements, and OData services, with strong emphasis on real-time business scenarios and performance-optimized coding.

The SAP ABAP syllabus includes procedural and object-oriented programming, database access using Open SQL, ABAP on HANA concepts, CDS views, and integration with functional modules such as SD, MM, and FI.
The course follows ASAP / implementation methodology, progressing from basic SAP navigation and ABAP fundamentals to advanced development and S/4HANA-specific optimizations for ABAP consultants and developers.

Key Learning Areas

  • Core ABAP programming fundamentals
  • Object-Oriented ABAP (OOABAP)
  • Database programming & performance optimization
  • ABAP on HANA and S/4HANA development
  • Real-time technical scenarios and project-based learning

Core Syllabus Areas

Introduction & Overview

  • ERP and SAP overview
  • Role of ABAP in SAP landscape
  • SAP ECC vs SAP S/4HANA
  • SAP ASAP implementation methodology
  • Development system and transport management overview

ABAP Programming Basics

  • ABAP workbench (SE38, SE80)
  • Data types, variables, and constants
  • Control statements (IF, CASE, LOOP)
  • Internal tables and work areas
  • Modularization techniques

Reports Programming

  • Classical and interactive reports
  • Selection screens
  • Events and report flow
  • ALV reports (SALV & CL_GUI_ALV)

Database Programming (Open SQL)

  • SELECT statements and joins
  • Subqueries and performance best practices
  • Database updates (INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE)
  • SAP HANA optimized Open SQL

Object-Oriented ABAP (OOABAP)

  • Classes and objects
  • Methods and constructors
  • Inheritance, polymorphism, and interfaces
  • Exception handling

Enhancements & User Exits

  • User exits and customer exits
  • BAdIs (Business Add-Ins)
  • Implicit and explicit enhancements
  • Enhancement framework

Forms Development

  • SAP Script overview
  • Smart Forms
  • Adobe Forms
  • Output management basics

Data Interfaces

  • BDC (Batch Data Communication)
  • Call Transaction and Session method
  • File handling (Application & Presentation server)
  • IDoc overview

Advanced Topics

  • Debugging techniques
  • Runtime analysis and performance tuning
  • Transport management
  • Real-time project scenarios