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Tips for a beginner (ABAP )

Former Member — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:21:21 GMT

Hi,

I am very fresh in programming (no project experience) as a whole and specifically ABAP, which i am supposed to learn asap. What tips could you like experienced programmers give me to take me to the next level? I have to visit the BC400 course next week and hoping I get a good foundation on ABAP. What do you suggest?

Cheers....!

ps: I have spent the last 2 months familiarizing with the SAP user interface & transactions like se38.

Re: Tips for a beginner (ABAP )

Former Member — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:23:28 GMT

Hi,

Go through the links:

Start with this.Refer this

http://www.sapbrain.com/FAQs/TECHNICAL/SAP_ABAP_DATADICTIONARY_FAQ.html

http://www.saptechnical.com/InterviewQ/interviewQ.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/en/35/2cd77bd7705394e10000009b387c12/frameset.htm

Reports

http://www.sapgenie.com/abap/reports.htm

http://www.allsaplinks.com/material.html

http://www.sapdevelopment.co.uk/reporting/reportinghome.htm

http://www.sapfans.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=58286

http://www.sapfans.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=76490

http://www.sapfans.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=20591

http://www.sapfans.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=66305 - this one discusses which way should you use - ABAP Objects calls or simple function modules.

ALE/ IDOC

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2004/helpdata/en/dc/6b835943d711d1893e0000e8323c4f/content.htm

http://www.sapgenie.com/sapgenie/docs/ale_scenario_development_procedure.doc

http://edocs.bea.com/elink/adapter/r3/userhtm/ale.htm#1008419

http://www.netweaverguru.com/EDI/HTML/IDocBook.htm

http://www.sapgenie.com/sapedi/index.htm

http://www.sappoint.com/abap/ale.pdf

http://www.sappoint.com/abap/ale2.pdf

http://www.sapgenie.com/sapedi/idoc_abap.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/0b/2a60bb507d11d18ee90000e8366fc2/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/78/217da751ce11d189570000e829fbbd/frameset.htm

http://www.allsaplinks.com/idoc_sample.html

http://www.sappoint.com/abap.html

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2004/helpdata/en/dc/6b835943d711d1893e0000e8323c4f/content.htm

http://www.sapgenie.com/sapgenie/docs/ale_scenario_development_procedure.doc

http://edocs.bea.com/elink/adapter/r3/userhtm/ale.htm#1008419

http://www.netweaverguru.com/EDI/HTML/IDocBook.htm

http://www.sapgenie.com/sapedi/index.htm

http://www.allsaplinks.com/idoc_sample.html

Check these step-by-step links

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/uuid/ccab6730-0501-0010-ee84-de050a6cc287

https://sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/uuid/8fd773b3-0301-0010-eabe-82149bcc292e

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/uuid/3c5d9ae3-0501-0010-0090-bdfb2d458985

for Smartforms material

http://www.sap-basis-abap.com/sapsf001.htm

http://www.sap-press.com/downloads/h955_preview.pdf

http://www.ossincorp.com/Black_Box/Black_Box_2.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/smartforms/sap-smart-forms.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/smartforms/smartform-tutorial.htm

http://www.sapgenie.com/abap/smartforms.htm

How to trace smartform

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/49/c3d8a4a05b11d5b6ef006094192fe3/frameset.htm

http://www.help.sap.com/bp_presmartformsv1500/DOCU/OVIEW_EN.PDF

http://www.sap-img.com/smartforms/smart-006.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/smartforms/smartforms-faq-part-two.htm

check most imp link

http://www.sapbrain.com/ARTICLES/TECHNICAL/SMARTFORMS/smartforms.html

step by step good ex link is....

http://smoschid.tripod.com/How_to_do_things_in_SAP/How_To_Build_SMARTFORMS/How_To_Build_SMARTFORMS.html

SAPScripts

http://esnips.com/doc/1ff9f8e8-0a4c-42a7-8819-6e3ff9e7ab44/sapscripts.pdf

http://esnips.com/doc/1e487f0c-8009-4ae1-9f9c-c07bd953dbfa/script-command.pdf

http://esnips.com/doc/64d4eccb-e09b-48e1-9be9-e2818d73f074/faqss.pdf

http://esnips.com/doc/cb7e39b4-3161-437f-bfc6-21e6a50e1b39/sscript.pdf

http://esnips.com/doc/fced4d36-ba52-4df9-ab35-b3d194830bbf/symbols-in-scripts.pdf

http://esnips.com/doc/b57e8989-ccf0-40d0-8992-8183be831030/sapscript-how-to-calculate-totals-and-subtotals.htm

SAP SCRIPT FIELDS

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005vp/helpdata/en/d1/8033ea454211d189710000e8322d00/content.htm

scripts easy material

http://www.allsaplinks.com/sap_script_made_easy.html

Debugging Document.

http://www.cba.nau.edu/haney-j/CIS497/Assignments/Debugging.doc

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/c6/617ca9e68c11d2b2ab080009b43351/content.htm

http://www.cba.nau.edu/haney-j/CIS497/Assignments/Debugging.doc

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/b3/d322540c3beb4ba53795784eebb680/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/84/1f624f4505144199e3d570cf7a9225/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_bw30b/helpdata/en/c6/617ca9e68c11d2b2ab080009b43351/content.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/b3/d322540c3beb4ba53795784eebb680/frameset.htm

Regards,

Anji

Re: Tips for a beginner (ABAP )

Former Member — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:27:39 GMT

chk this

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/d3/2e974d35c511d1829f0000e829fbfe/frameset.htm

**reward if helpful

regards,

madhu

Re: Tips for a beginner (ABAP )

Former Member — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:36:06 GMT

Hi ,

All you need to do is practice only.

You should practice many more number of times.

Then only you will become the perfect programmer in ABAP.

Don't neglect it.

Regards,

Balakrishna.N

Re: Tips for a beginner (ABAP )

Former Member — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:12:26 GMT

The BC400 is a good course.

Depending on what you want to do next - SAP is a big area. I found the BC430 a useful course - but my background is as a DBA so it was very helpfull to see how tables work in SAP. I have been advised that BC401 is also a good course to do after BC400. Your SAP tutor will be able to give you guidance on this next week

Someone has already said this, but make sure you use the training you are given. Practise practise practise - especially just after you have been on the courses

Best wishes,

Gavin

Re: Tips for a beginner (ABAP )

Former Member — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:43:47 GMT

SAPTechnical.COM has many tutorials,Tips,Certification questions,interview questions and many more. Apart from these, there are also functional/technical specifications available for practicing or projecting in the resume.

visit http://www.saptechnical.com

Re: Tips for a beginner (ABAP )

Former Member — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:06:53 GMT

hi,

As a fresher : if you are good at programming than go for ABAP,else choose any functional module.

2.When choosing ABAP course see to that they cover BAPI,BADI,USEREXISTS,WORKFLOW.(apart from sapscripts,smartforms,reports BDC,lsmw,ALV,ale,idoc,edi).

3. If you have noticed that ABAP is moving towards object oriented,netweavers,,,classes. (focus on these areas also).

4. Today ABAP is still doing good is because of BAPI,workflow.

5.Ultimately programming side means more practice....it will helpful to you.

Once you get job, no one will help you in coding,so you have to practice atleast 8 hrs a day.

6.ABAP with CRM is also doing good.

7.if you are in USA, (BAPI,workflow,CRM,netweavers,report objects) .

8.if your aare in INDIA,then (you can surive with BDC,ALV,LSMW,reports ,ale,idoc).

hope this will help you.

sri

Re: Tips for a beginner (ABAP )

kiran_k8 — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 03:49:06 GMT

Tabah,

Just keep going through SDN.

Simultaneously check what they are mentioning in each and every question and answer by logging into IDES.Both should be done concurrently so that those things will etched into your memory.

Wish you all the best,

K.Kiran

Re: Tips for a beginner (ABAP )

former_member196517 — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 04:15:29 GMT

Hi,

The most important is to learn ABAP objects and SAP systems for it you should have masters in SE11 and also keep reading framework PDF's. Let me know if you want them i will send you across.

Thanks

Anuj