SAP Insider: Turbocharge Your ABAP Development with Innovation from Eclipse
With SAP NetWeaver 7.31, support package stack 4, SAP introduces ABAP development tools for SAP NetWeaver, also known as "ABAP in Eclipse," which brings Eclipse capabilities to ABAP Workbench (SE80) functionality. In this SAP Insider article, you'll learn more about ABAP in Eclipse and how it moves ABAP, which is ripe for productivity and usability improvements, into a complementary alignment with SAP's other Eclipse-based development environments. November 26, 2012
Crossing the Great Divide - Procedural vs. OO ABAP Programming
Indulge in this blog by Paul Hardy from Hanson Australia Pty Ltd, as he takes us through his journey from the “old school” (he started procedural programming at age 14) to modern programming techniques. November 6, 2012
A Call to Arms for ABAP Developers
SAP Mentor Graham Robinson shares his concerns for those who have not kept in touch with contemporary development trends including ABAP skills. Read his “call to arms.” October 26, 2012
ABAP Development Tools Tutorials - Learn how to use ABAP in Eclipse
Want to learn fast all new features and capabilities of the ABAP in Eclipse IDE? Just step through the short ABAP Development Tools video tutorials online.October 16, 2012
ABAP Technology @ SAP TechEd 2012
Are you interested in the latest ABAP technology news and visiting one of the upcoming SAP TechEd 2012 events? This blog post gives a brief overview of sessions that might be of interest for you. September 25, 2012
ABAP Test Cockpit – SAP’s new quality assurance tool
Bugs in your custom ABAP code can be quite expensive when they impact critical business processes. Thus, SAP invested in the ABAP Test Cockpit (ATC), SAP’s new quality assurance tool for ABAP. Read this document to learn more about ATC. September 21, 2012
Free Trial on SCN for ABAP in Eclipse
Want to check out ABAP in Eclipse? Simply download the SCN trial version following the ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver - Trial Version document orvisit the new space focusing on the Eclipse-based ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver. July 5, 2012
SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP for HANA
ABAP in Eclipse is Here!
ABAP in Eclipse was shipped on 25 June with SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP 7.03/7.31 SP4. Visit the new space focusing on the Eclipse-based ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver, or “ABAP in Eclipse.” Check out Get Started with ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver, Working with ABAP Development Tools, and Download and Installation Instructions (SMP login required). June 26, 2012
"Light" Tricks for Building More "Robust" ABAP Code
SAP Mentor Otto Gold shares some thoughts on ABAP coding and general development, and sparks another robust discussion following his blog. Otto offers up more useful tricks in another recent blog, All you need to know about HR-PD Qualifications from the development perspective. June 12, 2012
Modernizing ABAP Development
Questions about code modernization and skills development tend to leave a big footprint on SCN. In this blog, Brian O'Neill of IGT asks how and whether to modernize. June 12, 2012
Customer Feedback on the Pilot Version of the ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver
Also known as "ABAP in Eclipse," ABAP Development Tools for SAP NetWeaver were part of a customer engagement initiative to evaluate the pilot version. Olga Dolinskaja summarizes the results. May 3, 2012
Developer's Journal: ABAP/HANA Connectivity via Secondary Database Connection
Interested in how to access HANA from your ABAP systems? In his edition of the HANA Developer's Journal Thomas Jung expains how much can be done today when HANA runs as a secondary database for your current ABAP based systems and what development options within the ABAP environment support this scenario. April 23, 2012
The quality of an answer depends significantly on the quality of the question (or: how to ask good questions)
In his post Hermann Gahmgives some useful hints how to ask 'good' questions and especially correct questions regarding ABAP code in order to get an answer of a good quality. April 23, 2012
ABAP Objects: Performance Analysis (SAT) with ABAP Unit
Posted by Bjorn-Henrik Zink. February 2, 2012
How to Do ABAP Nugget Based Code Migration
SAPlink is a project that aims to make it easier to share ABAP developments between programmers. It provides the ability to easily distribute and package custom objects. This article covers ABAP basis versions compatible with SAPlink and how to install the latest version of SAPlink. January 26, 2012
ABAP Keyword Documentation 7.03/7.31
The ABAP Keyword Documentation for Release 7.31 aka 7.03 is online. January 14, 2012
Coding and Performance Tips for New ABAP Programmers
In this blog, SAP Technology Analyst, Nabheet Madan, offers tips for new ABAP programmers who have just developed a few objects. Nabheet looks at fundamentals including documentation and reusable code, naming conventions, maintainability and performance optimization. January 3, 2012
2011
ABAP Trilemma
The ABAP development triangle is a model that describes the trilemma of ABAP development. In this blog, Elvez describes how the ABAP development triangle - performance, security and design - can be used as an agreement between developers on how to prioritize development efforts. December 13, 2011