Whether you are familiar with another programming language or ABAP will be your first, this book is the perfect guide for your journey to programming executable ABAP applications. Based on a real-life scenario, the book introduces you to all of the key areas of ABAP development, including the basic knowledge needed for programming business-critical software. This unique reference provides numerous step-by-step procedures, screenshots, and little-known tips to describe procedural and object-oriented language elements in a clear and easy-to-understand style. In each chapter, you’ll build upon the sample application, so that you can easily reproduce and practice the development of a comprehensive ABAP application on your own – including all of the key details.
Topic Highlights Include:
Getting Started with the System
Object Navigator
Procedural Language Elements
Database Access
User Interfaces and Screen Input and Output
Object-Oriented Language Elements
Software Architecture and Software Design
SAP Programming Guidelines and Tools
Comprehensive descriptions of the most important ABAP statements
Step-by-step techniques to develop a working ABAP application
Detailed coverage of key object-oriented programming concepts
Based on standard SAP programming guidelines
Günther Färber
Günther Färber is a partner at NEXONTIS IT GmbH in Düsseldorf, Germany. He runs the development and consulting departments. During and after his IT studies, his reputation as a successful IT author helped to propel his career as an IT consultant and developer in numerous large projects at renowned companies and service providers. He began work in a startup company in 1997. In 2001, he and Julia Kirchner founded NEXONTIS IT GmbH.
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