ABAP development

[Former Member]

Hi to everybody,

I want to know how the project starts in ABAP,From which phase the developer starts working on the Project.and whether the developer has to do the Testing also,if so,which tool we use either catt or QTP.

With Regards,

sakkar

[asarat]

ABAP Development work starts in conjuction or after Configuration starts. Usually requirements are identified during blue-printing and this starts ABAP development work.

Also the ABAP developer is expected to be responsible for unit testing. this is done manually (mostly except in special cases).

Hope this helps.

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[RichHeilman]

First the requirement must be gathered. A gap analysis must be done to determine what is provided and what is not provided and must be development. Functional specs are written for the gaps, then technical specs are written, and given to the ABAPer. The ABAPer then writes the programs to the technical spec and unit tests along the way. Once the ABAPer is comfortable, the program is then passed on to the functional lead for complete testing. Of course, this can vary from project to project.

Regards,

Rich Heilman

[Former Member]

Hi Rich,

Thanks for fast reply.

I want to know one thing, How exactly we forward the Build Application from development server to production server.

With Regards,

sakkar

[asarat]

After the oBjects are developed in the DEV Server, the transport request assigned to it is used for moving it to QAS system where it is tested.

Once it is found to be issue-free , then transports are moved to PRD system on a pre-defined schedule.

The above scenario would generally exist. Of course there are exceptions during production support etc where transports are mobed from DEV to QAS to PRD in a few minutes.

Hope this helps.

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[RichHeilman]

The technology layer gives a standard way of moving development objects from one system to another. This is called the TMS - Transport Management System.

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/44/b4a0137acc11d1899e0000e829fbbd/content.htm

Regards,

Rich Heilman