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System access for practicing ABAP

former_member1328539 — Fri, 06 May 2022 20:54:19 GMT

Hi,

I want to learn ABAP. I need system access to practice ABAP programs. What options do I have? How to get system access?

Thank you for your suggestions.

Re: System access for practicing ABAP

Jeansy — Fri, 06 May 2022 21:19:16 GMT

Hi,

to practice ABAP, you have several options.

Easiest way would be to install a trial version on your own system. Here you can find more information and download links:
https://developers.sap.com/trials-downloads.html

Another option would be to use a SAP-system using a docker image. More details for this option could be found here:
https://hub.docker.com/_/sap-abap-trial

Another option would be to use the preconfigured SAP LEarning Systems. Here you can buy some hours of access to the system that can be used for learning ABAP (and much more topics). In case that you have already a subscription for SAP Learning Hub, you could check if some hours are already included in the subscription. Here you can find the available systems and more information:
https://training.sap.com/content/learning-system-access-overview

You could also use a free account SAP BTP to practice ABAP using the ABAP environment. More details can be found here:
https://blogs.sap.com/2021/06/30/exploring-sap-btp-abap-environment/

In general you could use the ABAP-related tutorials of SAP to learn ABAP. Please check the Tutorial Navigator and filter on ABAP-related topics:
https://developers.sap.com/tutorial-navigator.html

The following links could help you as well as starting point:
https://blogs.sap.com/2021/01/26/getting-started-with-abap-in-2021/
https://blogs.sap.com/2019/04/03/starting-with-abap-programming/
https://help.sap.com/learning-journeys/5005579a7a261014aed3c731474c8121

I hope this helps you 🙂

Kind regards
Jens

Re: System access for practicing ABAP

larshp — Sat, 07 May 2022 07:15:00 GMT

also check out https://exercism.io/tracks/abap

Re: System access for practicing ABAP

abo — Sat, 07 May 2022 07:49:57 GMT

Ok, I'm nitpicking but...

imho, there's no point in mentioning the HANA Docker image until SAP puts it back online
the trial download list can be overwhelming without guidance
the good old 7.52SP04 developer edition is worth mentioning

Re: System access for practicing ABAP

Sandra_Rossi — Sat, 07 May 2022 08:04:16 GMT

This question has been asked again and again, just search a little bit in all the answers.