Discover ABAP

- Overview of the Architecture of an SAP System 23
- Application Programs and Runtime Environment 28
- Logging On and Off the System 34
- Getting Started with the ABAP Dictionary 46
- Data Elements and Domains 52
- Creating Data Records 66
- Creating an ABAP Report 71
- ABAP Editor: Overview 75
- Understanding and Editing ABAP Programs 82
- Executing an ABAP Report 84
- Reading and Outputting Database Tables 86
- Formatting Lists 88
- Writing and Editing Source Code 90
- Preparing the Report 99
- Declaring Fields 104
- Basic Arithmetic Operations 110
- Sample Code for Fields and Calculations 115
- Declaring Character Strings 121
- String Operations 124
- Sample Code for String Operations 133
- Overview 141
- Calling the ABAP Debugger 142
- Working with the ABAP Debugger 147
- Layer for Layer: Layer-Aware Debugging 160
- Sample Code for Layer-Aware Debugging 168
- Copying a Database Table 175
- Enhancing Non-Key Fields 180
- Manipulating Key Fields of Tables 203
- Deleting Table Fields 207
- Deleting Tables 209
- Field Definitions 213
- Using Date Fields in Arithmetic Operations 216
- Using Time Fields in Arithmetic Operations 223
- Using Quantity and Currency Fields in Arithmetic Operations 227
- Sample Code for Date, Time, and Currency Fields 229
- Authorization Concept 244
- Lock Concept 246
- OpenSQL Statements 249
- Comfortable Alternative: Object Services 257
- Sample Code for INSERT 258
- Sample Code for UPDATE 263
- Sample Code for MODIFY 266
- Sample Code for DELETE 270
- Control Structures 276
- Using Patterns 277
- Branches 280
- Loops 287
- Logical Expressions 295
- Sample Code for IF 302
- Sample Code for CASE 306
- Sample Code for DO and Termination Conditions 311
- Sample Code for WHILE and Logical Expressions 316
- Events 325
- Simple Selections 328
- Complex Selections 336
- Using Selection Texts 342
- Saving the Selection Screen 346
- Completing Text Objects

Kühnhauser, Karl-Heinz
Karl-Heinz Kühnhauser is a managing partner of RGS GmbH & Co. KG, an SAP service partner. He possesses extensive project experience that he gained in over 50 customer projects - training experience from over 1,000 training days, industry experience in the areas of retail, banking, and insurance at a variety of companies, and experience in the public sector. He also passes on the knowledge he acquired from this experience to others in his position as assistant lecturer in SAP application development and Human Resources at the technical college of Ansbach, Germany, and as a member of the training working group and the inspection committee of the IHK (German Chamber of Commerce and Industry).

Franz, Thorsten
Thorsten Franz is a software architect at AOK Systems GmbH. For ten years, he has been working as a developer, coach, consultant, and trainer and has managed the rollout of ABAP development projects. He was also responsible for architecture and development management in a large strategic project in cooperation with SAP AG. His work revolves around the development of SAP-based applications and frameworks, as well as application integration. He is particularly interested in the SAP NetWeaver platform and the options to make it available for new applications. His current focus is on enterprise architecture and includes topics such as SOA, Web Services, Composite Applications, NetWeaver for Java, and Web Dynpro. In previous projects, Thorsten worked with many different components, frameworks, and technologies of the SAP world, such as HCM, BI, FS-PM, CRM, BP, Workflow, ALE, BDT, and BRF. He has given several presentations on these subjects at the SAP Developer's Summit 2002 in Las Vegas.