ABAP Strategy

CAA100
PUBLIC
Speakers

Las Vegas
September 24–27, 2019

Karl Kessler

Barcelona
October 8-10, 2019

Boris Gebhardt

Bangalore
November 13-15, 2019

Srinivasa GV

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Agenda

ABAP Platform: SAP S/4HANA

transformation, stakeholder, release strategy

What changes for ABAP developers?

 ABAP custom code and extensions in the
SAP S/4HANA and Cloud world
 Must learn topics for ABAP developers

What is the role of SAP Cloud Platform

ABAP Environment?

How to transform your custom ABAP code?

Summary

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ABAP Platform – SAP S/4HANA
transformation, stakeholder, release strategy
ABAP Platform: Transformation to SAP S/4HANA
High innovation speed because of SAP HANA and SAP S/4HANA

SAP
SAP S/4HANA
BUSINESS SUITE

SAP NETWEAVER ABAP

AS ABAP PLATFORM

SAP HANA
Major
ABAP Platform SAP FIORI UX
innovations needed
for SAP S/4HANA
CLOUD

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ABAP Platform: Versions and consumers

on premise on premise cloud

SAP Business Suite1 SAP S/4HANA On Premise SAP S/4HANA Cloud ABAP-based SaaS solutions
SAP NetWeaver hubs Extensions for SAP S/4HANA
SAP NetWeaver add-ons Custom cloud apps
Custom applications

SAP NETWEAVER ABAP PLATFORM 1909 ABAP PLATFORM CLOUD 1908 SAP Cloud Platform
AS FOR ABAP 7.5x 2 (indirect shipment only) (indirect shipment only) ABAP Environment 1908

WHITELISTED APIs
CLASSIC ABA LAYER NEW ABA LAYER NEW ABA LAYER NEW ABA LAYER
ANY DB & SAP HANA SAP HANA ONLY SAP HANA ONLY SAP HANA ONLY

Improvements ONE COMMON ABAP PLATFORM INNOVATION CODELINE

1 2
(7.50) (7.50, 7.51 and 7.52)

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What changes for
ABAP developers?
Extensions I - On premise custom code versus in-app cloud extensions

on premise cloud

Custom In-app extensions

code

Strict Interface
SaaS APIs

SaaS
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
SAP Business system

DDIC Appends, BAdIs,

Modifications
Enhancements

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Extensions II - Side by side extensions using SAP Cloud Platform

on premise cloud

Custom Side-by-side extensions In-app extensions

code

Strict Interface Strict Interface

PaaS APIs SaaS APIs
Call Call
remote APIs remote APIs

PaaS
SaaS
SAP Cloud Platform
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
(ABAP, Java, Node.js)
SAP Business system

DDIC Appends, BAdIs,

Modifications
Enhancements

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ABAP Development: Must learn topics
UX, SAP HANA, state of the art development, Cloud

Focus on User Utilize SAP HANA

Efficient development Cloud
Experience capabilities

On any device ABAP Managed Code Secure app development, Stable Cloud extensions
Pushdown high code quality
Role based In-app and side by side
Agile & test driven
Device switch and Whitelisted APIs
collaboration Customer code
Cloud ready apps
management
Browser based

SAP Fiori and SAPUI5 ABAP SQL, Core Data

ABAP tools, In-App extensibility,
ABAP RESTful Services and code
Development-methodology SAP Cloud Platform
Programming model pushdown in SAP HANA

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Evolution of the ABAP programming model for Fiori apps

ABAP Platform ≤ 7.5 ABAP Platform ≥ 7.5 SAP Cloud Platform ABAP Environment ≥ 1808 *

CLASSIC ABAP PROGRAMMING MODEL ABAP RESTful

ABAP PROGRAMMING FOR SAP FIORI PROGRAMMING MODEL

SEGW / @OData
Business Service
Referenced Data Source
Best practice freestyle
ABAP programming
Core Data CDS-based Core Data Behavior Definition
Services (CDS) BOPF Services & Implementation

Dos and Don’ts Current best practice in SAP S/4HANA

Future direction
Be prepared for the new Recording from SAP TechEd 2017
Documentation
programming models Documentation

Safe investments! Integration planned for 2020

* Reduced scope available on-premise as of SAP S/4HANA 1909

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ABAP RESTful Programming Model – The big picture
SERVICE SAP Fiori UI Web API
CONSUMPTION Consume OData UI services Consume OData Web APIs

SERVICE BINDING - Bind to protocol version and scenario

SERVICE DEFINITION - Define scope to be exposed

BUSINESS
SERVICES
BUSINESS OBJECT PROJECTION
PROVISIONING
CDS: Projection Views

BDEF: Behavior Projection

ABAP: Behavior implementation

BUSINESS OBJECTS QUERIES

DATA MODELING & CDS: Data modeling
BEHAVIOR
BDEF: Behavior definition CDS: Data modeling

ABAP: Behavior implementation

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Evolution of Core Data Services (CDS) and Open / ABAP SQL
CLASSIC OPTIMIZED ACCESS OPTIMIZED and SPECIALIZED ACCESS
ACCESS for SAP HANA for SAP HANA

CLOUD QUALITIES

(Key User) Extensibility

CDS / OPEN SQL CDS / OPEN SQL CDS / ABAP SQL
Whitelisting-support for
CDS & AMDPs
DB Administration

BREAKOUTS * BREAKOUTS * Supportability

ABAP RESTful
Programming Model support

SQL SQL SQL Extensions Specialized Engines SQL

SQL SQL SQL
Script Script
Windowing Hierarchies Graph
CTE GEO Spatial Support
DB Tuning Objects
(view caches)

ANYDB ANYDB SAP HANA SAP HANA

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* ABAP Managed Database Procedures (AMDP) / CDS Table Functions 15
SAP Cloud Platform
ABAP Environment
Motivation

Customer Base Enterprise Readiness Transition to Cloud

Huge customer and partner base ABAP as proven environment for Growing market adoption of
running ABAP based solutions with enterprise ready business SAP S/4HANA Cloud with
custom code applications with competitive cost tailored extensibility for customers
of development and partners

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 Vital parts of SAP Cloud Platform ABAP Environment

SAP CLOUD PLATFORM ABAP SAP Cloud

ENVIRONMENT Platform
Services

ABAP PLATFORM AS A SERVICE IoT

CLOUD User Mgmnt.

COCKPIT HTTP SERVICES AND
NEW ABAP RESTful … CLOUD
PROGRAMMING MODEL
utilizing Analytics
Core Data Services
Cloud optimized ABAP
ABAP language WEB
WEB API
API
WEB
WEBAPI
API
DEVELOPMENT
TOOLS IN ECLIPSE
CLOUD

connectivity

SAP S/4HANA
SAP HANA
GIT CODE SAP System
MANAGEMENT SAP CLOUD
PLATFORM SAP CLOUD ON PREMISE Non SAP System
CONNECTOR

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Transformation of existing custom code to SAP Cloud Platform ABAP
Environment
DECOUPLE
USE
CUSTOM CODE FROM SAP APPLICATION CODE
SAP CLOUD PLATFORM SERVICES
Side by Side setup
e.g. Destination Service, SAP Fiori services, portal,
Always read and write from
integration, machine learning
business system via remote APIs
Use only whitelisted APIs of ABAP Environment

ADOPT
NEW ABAP RESTFUL PROGRAMMING MODEL MANAGE
and ABAP managed code pushdown DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND DEPLOYMENT
Exploits SAP HANA, Use Git to exchange ABAP code with the community and
Core Data Services exploit Git for versioning
and SAP Fiori

UTILIZE
ELIMINATE PARTNER ECOSYSTEM
USE OF NOT SUPPORTED ABAP SAP Cloud Platform offers commercialization infrastructure
FUNCTIONALITY for partners

Not cloud ready ABAP statements

Deprecated ABAP statements
Not supported ABAP technologies like Dynpro/SAP GUI

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Extension scenario 1: Cloud ERP
Extend SAP S/4HANA Cloud or other SAP cloud offerings with cloud extensions
SAP CLOUD PLATFORM ABAP SAP Cloud
ENVIRONMENT Platform
Services

ABAP EXTENSION IoT

ML Use SAP Cloud Platform ABAP Environment

…
to extend SAP S/4HANA Cloud or other
SAP cloud solutions
connectivity Analytics

SAP Cloud solutions like SAP S/4HANA Cloud

provide in-app extensibility to extend SAP apps
SAP HANA and processes. But there is no support for
SAP CLOUD classic custom ABAP development on top of
PLATFORM SAP S/4HANA Cloud.
SAP Cloud Platform is the foundation to
develop and run custom cloud extensions. The
ABAP environment shall be used for ABAP
based cloud extensions.

CLOUD

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Extension scenario 2: Innovation Platform
Develop and run innovative ABAP apps on a PaaS in the Cloud
SAP CLOUD PLATFORM ABAP SAP Cloud
ENVIRONMENT Platform
Services

ABAP EXTENSION IoT

ML

… Benefit from the newest ABAP Platform and

SAP HANA database technologies independent
connectivity Analytics
from your existing on-premise system
landscape
Build your Fiori apps with the new future proof
SAP HANA
ABAP RESTful Programming Model
SAP CLOUD
Utilize SAP Cloud Platform services like IoT,
PLATFORM
machine learning etc. in your cloud extension
Delegate operation of the ABAP PaaS and new
SAP CLOUD
CONNECTOR
technologies to SAP

ON PREMISE ERP

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Extension scenario 3: Hub-like usage
Decouple ABAP implementations from your core business systems
SAP CLOUD PLATFORM ABAP SAP Cloud
ENVIRONMENT Platform
Services

ABAP EXTENSION IoT

ML
EXTERNAL USER GROUP
…
Make your cloud app available to a broader audience that does
connectivity Analytics not have access to your core business systems (e.g. consumer
apps)
INTEGRATION HUB
Integrate in your cloud extension multiple cloud/on-premise
SAP HANA systems with SAP/non-SAP cloud services
SAP CLOUD DATA INTEGRATION
PLATFORM Collect data from multiple sources in your cloud extension for
further processing and analysis
DECOUPLED EXTENSION
Cloud extensions use only well defined (remote) APIs of the
SAP CLOUD
CONNECTOR Business system. This reduces the risk and effort for business
system upgrades.

SAP S/4HANA
WEB
WEB API
API
SAP System WEB
WEBAPI
API
ON PREMISE Non SAP System CLOUD

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SAP Cloud Platform ABAP Environment
Product road map overview – Key innovations

Delivered with V1905 Delivered with V1908 V1911 – Planned Q4/20191 2020+ – Product Direction1

ABAP RESTful Programming Model ABAP RESTful Programming Model ABAP RESTful Programming Model Partner Development
 Simplified consumption of remote OData services by  Support for greenfield application development via  Support of metadata extensions  Partners can develop, offer and run applications for their
providing code snippets managed scenario without draft support customers
 Transport of business configuration content
 Test class wizard for writing OData integration tests
ABAP Language and Development Tools ABAP RESTful Programming Model
ABAP Language and Development Tools  Draft support
ABAP Language and Development Tools  Dynamic ABAP SQL  Release of runtime type information API  Support of business events
 Dynamic Programming: CREATE DATA, CREATE  Support new SAP HANA data types in ABAP and DDIC
 ADT editors for BAdI implementations  OData V4 support
OBJECT, CALL METHOD, ASSIGN  SQL Trace via ADT & Technical Monitoring Cockpit
 Enhanced supportability
 ADT support for Eclipse 2019-03 (4.11) Custom Code Transformation
 Extensibility and verticalization
 Mass enabled object deletion in ADT Custom Code Transformation
 SAP Fiori App: Custom code migration to SAP Cloud  Integration of draft-enabled BOPF business objects
 Support of deprecation status for released SAP  SAP Fiori App: Custom code migration to SAP Platform ABAP Environment
objects S/4HANA
ABAP Language and Development Tools
 Support of released objects handling for customer-  Quick fixes to adapt to ABAP language version and to Infrastructure
 Support for custom-developed ATC checks
defined objects adapt to released objects  Trial offering  abapGit: Push from cloud to cloud and to on-premise
 Conversion exit ALPHA for customer-defined domains  Support additional sizing options (SAP HANA memory)
Connectivity & Infrastructure
Custom Code Transformation
Connectivity / Integration  RFC support from on-premise via synchronous RFC Released reuse services  Migration support from CDS-based BOPF to the
 Simplified setup of SAP Web IDE integration (SAP delivered communication scenarios)
 Application Jobs ABAP RESTful Programming Model
 Support an AWS data center in US
 Change Documents Data Integration
Security
Certifications  Parallel Processing  Data replication between ABAP Environment system and
 Instance-based authorization checks using business
roles (w/o custom restriction types and fields)  ISO 27001 and SOC 1 compliance other SAP S/4HANA system, cloud and on-premise edition

Analytics / Enterprise search

 CDS-based reporting: KPIs & Reports via analytical engine
 SAP Analytics Cloud integration via analytical engine
 Enablement of CDS-based Enterprise Search

1. This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time without notice. Certifications
 SOC 2 compliance
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SAP Cloud Platform ABAP Environment – Trial offering

ACCESS TO TRIAL SYSTEM

SAP Cloud Platform trial access
https://account.hanatrial.ondemand.com/
ABAP Trial is part of Cloud Foundry trial
Access via SAP Cloud Platform Cockpit
After registration an email will be sent to trial user containing
instructions

RULES OF THE GAME

For educational purposes only 4 month lifetime

1 month onboarding
Shared minimum 3 months usage Lifetime
Trial Trial users share the same of a trial
Offering backend system system

No content separation between System will be deleted

different users after 4 months

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How to transform your custom
ABAP code
Transformation to S/4HANA and Cloud: Your custom ABAP code

on premise cloud

CUSTOM CODE ADAPTATION

SAP BUSINESS SUITE SAP S/4HANA SAP S/4HANA CLOUD

SAP NETWEAVER
ABAP PLATFORM 1909 ABAP PLATFORM CLOUD 1908
AS FOR ABAP 7.x
SAP Cloud Platform
extend extend extend supports SAP S/4HANA
and Cloud
transformation
JAVA or Node.js APPS &
EXTENSIONS Save harbor for loosely
coupled custom
extensions
ABAP APPS & EXTENSIONS

SAP CLOUD PLATFORM

ABAP ENVIRONMENT 1908

SAP CLOUD PLATFORM

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SAP S/4HANA system conversion
Custom code adaptation

Preparation phase Realization phase

Maintenance Software Update Application specific

Application specific
System requirements SI checks Custom code
Custom code preparation
preparation
planner Manager (SUM) follow-up activities
follow-up activities

Custom code Custom code Functional Custom code

scoping analysis adaptation optimization

Usage tracking of custom code Remote ATC to check for
in production
Find more about Custom Code
Adaptation process in the SAP
(SCMON/SUSG or UPL)
community
New SAP Fiori App to detect
unused code with automated
removal via SUM
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Adjust modifications in Performance tuning
SAP S/4HANA related SPDD/SPAU
Code pushdown
changes (Simplification DB) ADT for Eclipse
Simplification
New SAP Fiori App for Quick Fixes for semi-automated
efficient custom code analysis custom code adaptation User experience
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Summary
Summary

The ABAP application server is the proven

01 platform of thousands of critical ERP
systems

The ABAP Platform is the foundation of

02 SAP S/4HANA providing innovations for
SAP HANA, SAP Fiori and Cloud

ABAP Platform SAP Cloud Platform ABAP Environment offers

03 the ABAP Platform as a Service for innovative
cloud apps and extensions

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