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Mastering SAP ABAP

By : Paweł Grześkowiak, Wojciech Ciesielski, Wojciech Ćwik
Book Image

Mastering SAP ABAP

By: Paweł Grześkowiak, Wojciech Ciesielski, Wojciech Ćwik

Overview of this book

Advanced Business Application Programming (ABAP) is an established and complex programming language in the IT industry. This book is designed to help you use the latest ABAP techniques and apply legacy constructions using practical examples. You'll start with a quick refresher on language and database concepts, followed by agile techniques for adding custom code to a modern ABAP system. After this, you will get up to speed with the complete ABAP toolset for importing data to and from different environments. Next, you'll learn how to print forms and work with the different ABAP tools for Extensible Markup Language (XML) manipulation. While covering further chapters, you'll gain insights into building stunning UI5 interfaces, in addition to learning how to develop simple apps using the Business Object Processing Framework (BOPF). You will also pick up the technique of handling exceptions and performing testing in ABAP. In the concluding chapters, you can look forward to grasping various techniques for optimizing the performance of programs using a variety of performance analysis tools. By the end of this book, you will have the expertise you need to confidently build maintainable programs in Systems, Applications, and Products (SAP).
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Dedication
About Packt
Contributors
Preface
Index

Introduction to printouts in SAP


When discussing the topic of print forms, apart from the programming aspect, we can't omit the subject of aesthetics. For the company, forms are a method of communication with the client. And a poorly designed form, both in terms of programming and appearance, can be a straightforward way to offend contractors. During the design phase, you can't forget about form readability, leaving enough space between elements to avoid individual parts overlapping each other, and other such concerns.

All of the examples in this chapter will be using the following form template: 

This is a standard sales document. You have two address blocks, a logo, document information, document positions, and a footer. We will discuss all of these elements and how to create them in the next chapter.

SAPScript - the great-grandfather of all printouts

SAPScript is the first and oldest technology available in SAP. Many projects still use SAPScript due to legacy reasons, but almost all new printouts...