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Mastering SAP ABAP

By : Paweł Grześkowiak, Wojciech Ciesielski, Wojciech Ćwik
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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

Contributors

About the authors

Paweł Grześkowiak has been passionate about programming from his early years, and since 2012 he has been a SAP technical consultant—mainly in the ABAP area. He has expertise in boosting implementations in the rail transport industry, the chemical industry, media, government administration, the wood industry, and banking. Currently, he designs extensions to SAP S4/HANA systems in ABAP and Java. He is an active member of the SAP community and a three-time SAP Inside Track conference organizer.

I would like to thank all my colleagues from Capgemini who helped make this book better: Krzysztof Bulanowski, Daniel Iwanowski, Bogdan Brzozowski, Mateusz Skadorwa, Marcin Maciejewski, Piotr Roszak, and Marcin Bielecki. Special thanks to Anna Wilk for checking all the examples carefully and for her brilliant review. Last but not least, many thanks to my Capgemini mentor, Paweł Gaura, for his support in my career and development.

 

Wojciech Ciesielski graduated from the Wroclaw University of Technology with an Engineering degree in Automation and  Robotics, and he has a master's degree in Management in WSB Universities. Since then, he has been tightly connected with the SAP environment, working as an ABAP consultant. He has several years of business background in ABAP development and the use of modern technologies in business. He is experienced in working with ERP and CRM systems and integrating them with third-party solutions—from single companies to multinational corporations. He is a co-creator of innovative solutions delivered to the wide international audience of SAP events. He is currently focused on new technologies and solutions in the SAP portfolio: SAP Cloud Platform, Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence; but he is also increasing his expertise indevelopment with other languages.

 

Wojciech Ćwik has been a certified ABAP consultant for several years, with a specialty in mobile solutions, especially in creating interfaces between SAP and frontend solutions from Fiori and third-party platforms; he also enjoys creating architectures in SAP ERP ecosystems. He is a co-originator of an unconventional system linking new solutions from the SAP portfolio such as IoT, SAP Cloud, and SAP blockchain services.

 

About the reviewer

Dariusz Pacynko graduated from Wroclaw University of Technology with an MSc degree in Optical Engineering. Since then, he has been tightly connected with the SAP environment, working as an ABAP consultant. He has multiple certifications, such as ABAP with SAP Netweaver 7.40 Development Associate, and several years of business background including experience with ABAP development, OData services, and SAPUI5 applications. He is experienced in working with ERP and CRM systems, integrating them with third-party solutions, and opening them to the mobile philosophy. He is a co-creator of innovative solutions delivered to the wide international audience of SAP events. He is currently focused on the new technologies and solutions in the SAP portfolio, such as SAP Cloud and IoT, but he is also increasing his expertise in Fiori development.

 

 

 

 

 

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