SAP ABAP TRAINING

This SAP ABAP course is designed to provide a solid foundation in ABAP programming and SAP R/3 architecture, covering both technical and functional aspects. Learners will gain hands-on experience with ABAP Dictionary, Open SQL, Internal Tables, Reports (Classical, Interactive, ALV), Dialog Programming, and Modularization techniques. The curriculum also dives into advanced concepts like BAPI, RFC, Smartforms, ALE/IDoc, and Enhancement Framework, ensuring exposure to real-world SAP development scenarios. Special emphasis is placed on debugging, performance analysis, and SAP transport management, which are critical for professional ABAP development. By the end of the course, participants will be able to design, develop, and enhance SAP applications with confidence.

# SAP ABAP Course Curriculum

## Introduction
- Why ERP? Why SAP?
- Functional & Technical Modules in SAP
- Introduction to ABAP/4
- Overview: Reports / BDC / Dialog Programming / Scripts / Enhancements

## SAP Basics
- SAP R/3 Architecture: Presentation / Application / Database Layers
- Introduction to IDES
- Logon to SAP
- SAP Easy Access screen
- Transaction Codes (Tcodes)
- ABAP Editor
- SAP naming conventions
- ABAP Development Workbench (SE80)

## Basic Programming
- Input / Output statements (WRITE)
- Formatting Options
- Creating a Package / Development Class

## Data Objects
- Data Types: Elementary / Complex
- Understanding Elementary Data Types
- Creating Complex Data Types

## Control Structures
- Conditional Statements:
- IF…ENDIF
- CASE…ENDCASE
- AT – END AT (Interactive reports)
- System Fields: SY-*
- Looping Statements:
- DO…ENDDO
- WHILE…ENDWHILE
- SELECT…ENDSELECT
- LOOP…ENDLOOP
- Loop Terminators: Exit / Continue / Check

## ABAP Dictionary (SE11)
- Database Tables
- Transparent / Cluster / Pool Tables
- Data Element / Domain Concept
- Top Down / Bottom up Approach
- Reviewing Data Element & Domain
- QUAN / CURR Fields
- Buffering Techniques
- Table Maintenance Generator
- Creating Structures (APPEND / INCLUDE)
- Views (Different Types)
- Search Help (F4 Help)
- Lock Objects

## Open SQL & Tables
- Transparent Tables: Insert / Display / Modify / Delete Records
- Foreign Key Concept
- Value Table vs Check Table
- Internal Tables: Standard / Sorted / Hashed
- Body/Header Line Concept
- Processing Internal Tables: LOOP, READ, APPEND, CLEAR, REFRESH, FREE, INSERT, MODIFY, DELETE, SORT, DESCRIBE

## SQL
- Open SQL Basics
- Work Areas: Implicit / Default
- SELECT…ENDSELECT variations
- SELECT SINGLE *
- INNER JOINS
- FOR ALL ENTRIES
- INSERT / DELETE / MODIFY

## Texts & Messages
- Text Maintenance
- Selection-Text / Text-Element
- Message Class & Types: I/S/W/E/A/X

## Modularization
- Macros
- Includes
- Subroutines
- Function Modules (SE37)
- Function Groups
- Passing Internal Tables to Function Modules
- Upload / Download Function Modules

## Reports
- Classical Reports (Classical / Interactive / ALV)
- SELECTION-SCREEN / PARAMETERS
- Events in Classical Reports
- Selection Screens & Variants
- Report Transactions (SE93)
- Interactive Reports: Events & Memory (ABAP vs SAP)

## Transport & Debugging
- SAP Transport Organizer
- Creating / Releasing / Transporting Requests
- Debugging Techniques
- Runtime Analysis
- SQL Trace
- Extended Program Check

## Dialog Programming
- Screen Painter (SE51)
- Screen Layout & Flow Logic
- PBO / PAI / POH / POV Events
- Complete Dialog Program with TCode
- Screen Validations

## ALV Reports
- Function Modules for ALV
- ALV Reports (Classical & Interactive)
- Customizing ALV Reports

## Advanced UI Elements
- Table Control
- Tab Strip Control
- Menu Painter

## File Handling
- Data Upload using LSMW Tool
- STRING Operations
- Presentation Server Files
- Application Server Files
- TCodes – CG3Y / CG3Z

## Integration
- BAPI (Business Application Programming Interface)
- RFC (Remote Function Call) & RFC Connections
- Workflow / Business Objects (SWO1)
- ALE / IDoc

## Smartforms
- Introduction to Smartforms
- Migrating from SAP Script
- Designing Forms & Styles
- Custom Smartforms / Driver Programs
- Table Examples, Templates, Addresses, Standard Texts
- Conditions & Alternatives
- Modifying Standard Layout

## Enhancements
- User Exits
- Customer Exits
- BAdIs (Business Add-Ins)
- Enhancement Framework