Overview of ABAP

Overview of ABAP

Objectives

• Overview of ABAP Programming Language

• Basic Syntax of ABAP

• ABAP 4 is a programming language developed by SAP for the interactive development of application programming.

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• ABAP 4 is a fourth generation language.

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• ABAP 4 is tightly integrated across all the modules viz like SD, MM, HR etc and most or all of the modules and transactions(like screens are created using ABAP).

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• All application programs, along with parts of the R/3 Basis system, are written in the ABAP Workbench using ABAP, SAP’s programming language. The individual components of application programs are stored in a special section of the database called the R/3 Repository. The R/3 Repository serves as a central store for all of the development objects in the R/3 System

SAP

SYSTEMS, APPLICATIONS and PRODUCTS in data processing

ERP:

E:  Enterprise / Company   Ex: Reddy Labs, Reliance, GE, GM, BMW

R:  Resources   

  Man   ->  employee

  Machines   ->   plants/manufacturing units

  Materials   ->  items/products (raw, semi finished, finished)

  Money   ->  finance (profit/loss)

P:  Planning (effective plans for maximum profits with minimum resources)

ERP Software:

Software which is used to maintain the business activities of a company/enterprise is called ERP software.

The business activities are 

•How many customers/vendors/materials

•How many sales orders/delivery orders/invoice

•How much profits/loss

•How many employees/leaves/provident funds/income tax

•How many plants/stock available/stock damaged etc.

The available software’s are,

People Soft

•Used by small companies

•Supports less number of business applications/scenarios/programs

•Supports less number of business modules

•Less cost software

•Very good at HR module

Oracle

•Used by medium sized companies 

•Supports limited number of business applications

•Supports limited number of business modules

•High cost software

•Very good at finance (FI) module

SAP

•It is an ERP software which is used by medium sized as well as top MNC’s

•SAP supports every scenario or business application

•SAP supports almost every module in the business (around 45+ modules)

•Very high cost software

•It is excellent at integration between all the SAP modules ***

•We can’t do any black business in SAP (i.e., the information is stored in a secured  way where you can’t do any black business)

ABAP ADVANCED BUSINESS APPLICATION PROGRAMMING

It is a 4th generation language i.e. ABAP/4, the entire ERP software is developed by using a single programming language which is called as ABAP. Once we have a good knowledge on ABAP, we can work on any SAP module.

SAP Modules

SD  :  sales and distribution

MM  :  material management

FI  :  finance

CO  :  controlling

HR  :  human resources

CRM  :  customer relation management

SRM  :  supply relation management, etc.