This book, specifically designed for beginners, introduces you to all relevant ABAP language elements in a series of clearly structured lessons. Adhering to the motto, "As much theory as necessary and as little as possible," you'll methodically familiarize yourself with one ABAP programming aspect at a time – each directly relevant to solving the tasks described in the corresponding lesson. Based on an extended, real-life example that's referred to throughout the book, you'll quickly develop your own programming solutions, starting right from the first page. Then, take your new skills to the next level as you successfully use your custom source code in practice. By reading this book, you can develop the knowledge and skills needed to leverage ABAP tools and methods in your everyday work.
Topic Highlights Include:
Data Dictionary and ABAP Editor
Fields and Calculations
Modifying Character Strings and String Operations
Calculating Dates and Times, Quantities and Currencies
Transparent Database Tables
Internal Tables
Program Flow Control and Logical Expressions
Selection Screens
Debugging and Modularizing Programs
A hands-on introduction to ABAP from concepts to code
Task-focused education with coverage of all the most important commands
Short exercise units featuring a wealth of code examples and screenshots
Karl-Heinz Kühnhauser
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).
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