ABAP 7.52 - Overview and Product Highlights

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Overview and Product Highlights
Technology Core Platform Product Management, SAP SE
October 2017
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Agenda
ABAP Platform overview
ABAP 7.52 Product highlights

ABAP development tools
ABAP language today
SAP HANA-centric optimizations
ABAP Programming Model for SAP S/4HANA
ABAP code analysis tools
Custom code adaptation for SAP S/4HANA
Real-time events and Industrial IoT
SAP S/4HANA extensibility
Summary

ABAP Platform Overview
ABAP Platform
Product description
SAP NETWEAVER APPLICATION SERVER FOR ROCK SOLID AND SCALABLE SERVER
ABAP IS THE TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
UNDERLYING SAP’s DIGITAL CORE … built for mission critical business systems
EFFECTIVE PROGRAMMING ENVIRONMENT

SAP Business Suite,
SAP Business Warehouse,
Partner, … built for the complete life cycle of business apps
Custom Code,
…
SAP NW / ABAP Platform
CONTINUOUSLY EXTENDED
Database
… to serve new business scenarios

ABAP Platform
Major innovations through SAP HANA
SAP SAP
SAP SAP
Business Business
NetWeaver NetWeaver
Suite Suite
7.x 7.4
EHP x EHP 7
SAP NW Application Server SAP NW Application Server

for ABAP 7.x for ABAP 7.4
SAP HANA SAP S/4 HANA

SAP Fiori UX
Any DB and Cloud
Any DB
SAP HANA

ABAP Platform: Foundation for SAP S/4HANA 2015
SAP Business
SAP BusinessSuite
Suite code line
Codeline SAP S/4HANA Codeline
SAP
SAP SAP SAP
SAP S/4HANA
Business S/4HANA S/4HANA
NetWeaver on-premise
Suite Finance cloud
7.5 edition
EHP 8 3.0 edition
1511
SAP S/4HANA specific SAP_ABA component
SAP NW Application Server for ABAP 7.5 / 7.6x packages for Cloud
Any DB incl. SAP HANA

SAP HANA ONLY

ABAP Platform: Foundation for SAP S/4HANA 2016
SAP S/4HANA Codeline
SAP
SAP SAP
S/4HANA
NetWeaver S/4HANA
on-premise
AS for cloud
edition
ABAP 7.51 edition
1610
Any DB incl. SAP HANA FOCUS OF

SAP HANA ONLY
ABAP PLATFORM
DEVELOPMENT

ABAP Platform 7.52: Foundation for SAP S/4HANA Current Innovation
SAP
SAP SAP
S/4HANA
NetWeaver S/4HANA
on-premise
AS for cloud
edition
ABAP 7.52 edition
1709

SAP HANA ONLY
ABAP PLATFORM
DEVELOPMENT

ABAP Platform 7.52: Foundation for SAP S/4HANA Current Innovation
Main investment topics
SAP
SAP
Competitive ABAP platform cloud SAP
S/4HANA
NetWeaver S/4HANA
on-premise
AS for cloud
edition
ABAP 7.52 edition
1709
ABAP programming model for SAP NW Application Server

SAP HANA optimized SAP Fiori Apps for ABAP 7.52 / 7.6x packages for Cloud
Customer-specific code adaptation

for SAP HANA andSAPSAP S/4HANA
HANA ONLY
ABAP PLATFORM
DEVELOPMENT

ABAP Platform 7.52 at a glance
Further simplification and enrichment of the ABAP language
ABAP application development further optimized for SAP HANA
ABAP programming model for SAP Fiori apps in SAP S/4HANA
Increased developer efficiency in Eclipse©
Advanced quality assurance tools and custom code adaptation

for SAP S/4HANA
SAP S/4HANA extensibility

ABAP 7.52 Product Highlights
ABAP Development
Tools in Eclipse
ABAP development on the Eclipse platform
Powerful ABAP Development Tools
Advanced source code editing, search & navigation

Full ABAP for SAP HANA support
Tools for Floorplan Manager and Web Dynpro ABAP
Test, Quality Assurance, Troubleshooting
Toolset for Core Data Services development
Eclipse
Tooling
Platform
Various SAP development tools Central Eclipse update site
Increased developer SAPUI5 Easy installation and upgrade

productivity SAP Gateway Selective usage
Power of SAP HANA for SAP Cloud Platform Available in SAP Development Tools site *
ABAP developers SAP BW4/HANA and SAP BW
* https://tools.hana.ondemand.com
Easy integration of
custom or 3rd party tools

ABAP Development Tools in Eclipse
AS ABAP 7.52 features overview (1)
New source-based New form-based

Run ABAP program on console
Database Table editor ABAP package editor

ABAP Development Tools in Eclipse
AS ABAP 7.52 features overview (2)
Internal Tables in Debugger: change, filter and sort
ADT on the Open Eclipse 4.7 (Oxygen) Platform
CDS enhancements
Ensure quality of CDS code
Hierarchy tests using CDS Test Double Framework
Apply Quick Assist in ABAP Unit class editor
Make easier to write tests for CDS Views
Integration with SAP Translation Hub for language-
dependent CDS annotation values (SAP Note 2473699 )
Debugging enhancements Debugging Dynpro Flow Logic

Improved internal table analysis
Debugging dynpro flow logic
Debugging enhancement implementations
Further developer productivity enhancements

ABAP Language Today
Declarative modernization of the ABAP language
Simple and concise ABAP code thru new language features

like inline declarations, constructor expressions
Extensively expression-oriented syntax
Advanced table operations like CORRESPONDING( )

operator, grouping and filtering Modern
ABAP
Test seams and injections for ABAP unit testing
JSON support in sXML library, INT8 support
Inline code documentation with ABAP Doc

Support of enumerated types
Simple Handy
TYPES: TYPES:
BEGIN OF ENUM colors1, BEGIN OF ENUM colors2 STRUCTURE colors2_values,
black, red,
red, white,
gold, blue,
END OF ENUM colors1. END OF ENUM colors2 STRUCTURE colors2_values.
… …
DATA mycolor1 TYPE colors1. DATA mycolor2 TYPE colors2.
mycolor1 = black. mycolor2 = colors2_values-red.
Full support
TYPES:
BEGIN OF ENUM colors3 STRUCTURE colors3_values BASE TYPE int1,
red VALUE IS INITIAL,
green VALUE 42,
blue VALUE 255,
END OF ENUM colors3 STRUCTURE colors3_values.
…
DATA mycolor3 TYPE colors3.
mycolor3 = colors3_values-green.

Further language enhancements in ABAP 7.52
Implicit message specification in RAISE EXCEPTION MESSAGE Assignment of values
MESSAGE ID 'SABAPDEMOS' TYPE 'S' DATA(mapper) =

NUMBER '888' cl_abap_corresponding=>create_with_value
WITH 'Message'.
TRY. (
RAISE EXCEPTION TYPE cx_demo_dyn_t100 USING MESSAGE. source = struct|itab
CATCH cx_demo_dyn_t100 INTO DATA(oref). destination = struct|itab
cl_demo_output=>display( oref->get_text( ) && `, ` && oref->msgty). mapping = mapping_tab
ENDTRY. discarding_duplicates = flag
).
Virtual sorting of internal tables
cl_abap_itab_utilities=>virtual_sort(im_virtual_source = VALUE #(
( source = REF #( from_city_tab ) components = VALUE #( ( name = 'latitude' )( name = 'longitude' ) ) )
( source = REF #( to_city_tab ) components = VALUE #( ( name = 'latitude' )( name = 'longitude' ) ) )
( source = REF #( flight_tab ) components = VALUE #( ( name = 'carrid' ) ( name = 'connid' ) ) )
) )

SAP HANA-centric
Optimizations
ABAP optimizations for SAP HANA
Overview
MORE Exploit
SAP HANA native
features
ABAP managed
database procedures
Advanced SQL CDS table functions
programming
Effort for Quick wins with
reuse components Open SQL
code enhancements
pushdown ALV with integrated
Out-of-the-box data access Advanced view
transparent building with Core
Enhanced search help Data Services (CDS)
optimizations
Fast Data Access
For all entries
LESS
LOW Utilization of SAP HANA capabilities HIGH

ABAP optimizations for SAP HANA
Mainstream and code breakouts
MAINSTREAM
ABAP-managed code pushdown
ABAP Core Data Services (CDS)

Open SQL
ABAP Managed Database

Procedures
CDS Table Functions
CODE BREAKOUTS

Next generation data modelling and access with CDS
Capture Common Improved

business data programming
intend model model
Reduced complexity Semantically rich For all application domains

Extending SQL Declarative Rich set of build-in functions
Close to conceptual Code pushdown capabilities
thinking

CDS integration into the ABAP platform
ABAP platform
01 Leverage DDIC semantics
Open SQL
Lifecycle management
02 Highly reusable and extensible CDS artefacts ABAP CDS
03 Fully integrated into the ABAP infrastructure
04 Proven and consistent ABAP lifecycle management (S)QL engine
Database
05 Consumption in Open SQL and Gateway/SADL
SAP HANA

Built-in SQL functions and expressions in ABAP CDS
ARITHMETIC STRING
GENERIC /
AGGREGATION CONVERSION DATE / TIME

CDS associations FROM
CLAUSE
Capturing the relationships between entities in the

data model
INNER
JOIN
Used (!) associations are implicitly translated into
SQL joins
Reuse of generated joins when semantically WHERE PROJECTION HAVING GROUP BY

CLAUSE LIST CLAUSE CLAUSE
identical
Can be queried in CDS views and Open SQL

Navigate thru entity using path expressions
LEFT
OUTER
JOIN

Hierarchy of views and extensibility
Consumer Consumer Consumer Extensions

C1 C2 C3
Hierarchical view-on-view concept
Optimized result sets with minimum data

transfer
View on View View on View &
V1 V2
Append additional columns, arithmetic
expressions or literals to result set
Basic View

CDS annotations for domain-specific frameworks
Enrich meta model with consumer-specific

vocabularies
Analytics Planning OData
Reusable and unified view model for all use
CDS cases
ANNOTATION
Enabling flexible usage in different contexts
DOMAINS
Separation of concern using CDS metadata
extensions for UI-specific annotations
Business
BI-Tools Search
Logic Vital part of new SAP Fiori programming
model

CDS metadata extensions (MDE)
Keep view definition distinct

from UI-specific annotations Change UI-specific annotations
without modifying underlying
Use one view definition with
Separation of Simplified CDS view
various layers of metadata
(e.g. SAP, partner, customer concerns change No need to change original (SAP)
or industry specific) views when metadata changes
management
Simplified mass activation /
activation chain
Build
CDS in
SQL
METADATA
EXTENSIONS Wizard for extracting
functions Tool support existing metadata from CDS
view to CDS MDE

Declarative access control with CDS roles
PFCG PFCG
Declarative approach instead of
<Code> coded approach
<Code>
Thru CDS Data Control Language
CDS role
Based on CDS entities and PFCG
SQL data
Full access rules and roles inheritance
Authorization supported
SQL &
check
Authorizations pushed down to the
database
<Code> <Code>
CDS view
Defined once and automatically
used everywhere
Classical approach Declarative approach

CDS feature overview in AS ABAP 7.52
Various access control enhancements

Like roles for CDS table functions and higher
expressiveness in access conditions
Integration of CDS extensions

into the switch framework
Enhanced supportability with

transaction CDS_REPAIR
Easily find and repair inconsistencies
in CDS views

Broad SQL standard coverage
SQL-92 Standard
Higher expressiveness in Open SQL statements

Enhanced
Code pushdown support thru new language features Open SQL
(≥ ABAP 7.51)
Reduction of existing limitations Enhanced
Open SQL
(≥ ABAP 7.5)
Enhanced
Flexible consumption of CDS modelling entities and roles Open SQL Incl. CDS
Open SQL (≥ ABAP 7.4) Associations
(before
ABAP 7.4)

Advanced Open SQL capabilities
Extended Various SQL

UNION CDS
JOIN functions &
(ALL) consumption
support expressions
Increased Access to Access to

Common
number of Global cached
Table
allowed sub- Temporary views in
Expressions
queries Tables SAP HANA

Common Table Expression (CTE) in Open SQL
New WITH statement for defining one or

more common table expressions
Name of CTE begins with +
Comma-separated list
UNION supported
Each CTE is a kind of subquery

producing a tabular result
Can be used as a data source in

the same WITH statement
in all subsequent queries
in the main query

Open SQL feature overview in AS ABAP 7.52
New statement SELECT FROM @ITAB

With better semantics than FOR ALL ENTRIES
New and enhanced SQL
expressions and functions
BETWEEN, >, <, ≥, ≤, LIKE,
ESCAPE, BINTOHEX, HEXTOBIN
More flexible handling for Limitation of results of subqueries

CDS entities thru filter ORDER BY, UP TO n ROWS, OFFSET in
specification in paths subqueries

Why code breakouts make sense …
Unleash the full potential of your Restrictions

SAP HANA database
Some scenarios require Database specific

selective measure
SAP HANA only
Highest performance requirements
e.g. with complex calculations No automatic fallback for any-db
Use of database / analytical engine

specific functions required
Open SQL and CDS views are not
sufficient to solve problem efficiently

ABAP managed database procedures (AMDP)
Utilize Easy access to SAP

Integrated in
native SAP HANA advanced
ABAP
HANA engines / libraries
infrastructure
entities
Stored procedures and Development, runtime error Like predictive analysis, financials,
database functions analysis, enhancement, text mining, calculation engine
supported transport
Complex logic with SQLScript coding embedded
if / else… in ABAP classes
Parameterized requests Seamless integration with
and multiple result sets CDS

Seamless AMDP integration into CDS
CDS Table function definition Runtime for table function

Parameter list Runs stored SQLScript procedure
Return Parameter generated from AMDP on database
tables
Reference to implementing method
AMDP
class
SAP HANA
DDL Database
Source
AMDP function
Implementation
Includes SQLScript based
database function body
AMDP feature overview in AS ABAP 7.52
More flexibility in leveraging SAP HANA-

specific features within CDS data models
Arbitrary nesting of CDS views and CDS
table functions allowed
Improved interoperability
between CDS and AMDP
AMDP support for CDS views using
client handling algorithm
#SESSION_VARIABLE

Programming Model for
SAP S/4HANA
New types of apps intrinsically optimized for SAP HANA
SAP
Fiori
Development of state-of-
the-art web based apps
SAP Fiori user experience
on all devices drives the Gateway
model
Combining transactions,
search and analytics Core Data
Services
Optimized for SAP HANA
Common cloud qualities
(e.g. extensibility) SAP
HANA

Develop SAP HANA optimized SAP Fiori apps
The new ABAP programming model
Freestyle or templates based UI development

SAPUI5
SAPUI5 / SAP Fiori Elements
OData protocol infrastructure OData

SAP Gateway
SAP Gateway
Effective and efficient application development
Modern ABAP language and development tools
ABAP Application Core Data
Development Frameworks Services
Transaction, error and event handling services
Business Object Processing Framework (BOPF)
SAP NetWeaver
One common data modelling technology for all scenarios
Core Data Services (CDS) SQL
Exploit SAP HANA features and performance

SAP HANA
AMDP and CDS Table Functions

ABAP programming model for SAP S/4HANA apps
Major components and responsibilities
Client
REST
OData OData protocol implementation
ABAP platform Authorization, metering, …
SAP Gateway
Request dispatching
Query pushdown
Common data modelling SADL
Database artefacts CDS Write and draft handling

UI semantics Locking
BOPF
Authorization
Business logic exits
Open SQL
BOPF: Business Object Processing Framework
CDS: Core Data Services
SAP HANA REST: Representational State Transfer
SADL: Service Adaptation Description Language

Where to invest now to be prepared for the SAP S/4HANA programming model?
YOU SHOULD DO NOT

Follow the programming model and best practices and use… Implement things that are already solved
*Core Data Services (CDS) for database artefacts Manual implementation of read-only calls to DB
(≥ 7.40, Documentation)
Business logic mixed with technical aspects
*CDS Metadata Extensions for UI Annotations (e.g. locks, authority-check, LUW handling, persistency)
(≥ 7.51 SP2, Documentation)
Business logic mixed with protocol specific APIs
*DCL for read/query instance-based authority checks (e.g. PBO/PAI, Gateway classes: DPC_EXT)
( ≥ 7.50, Documentation)
BOPF stand-alone
(≥ 7.40, Documentation, newer releases: CDS/BOPF integration)
*BOPF and CDS integration including draft

(≥ 7.51 SP2, Documentation)
Gateway integration of CDS or BOPF

(= 7.40, Documentation, newer releases: OData Exposure) BENEFITS
*OData Exposure of CDS / BOPF for Reuse / prepare your skillset and coding for the future
SAP Fiori and future development
(≥ 7.50 SP5, Documentation) Reuse CDS and DCL in SAP S/4HANA
Floorplan-Manager integration of CDS and BOPF Lower TCD for the future: Minimal investment on
(≥ 7.40, Documentation) technical protocol level
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ABAP Code Analysis
Tools
ABAP Code Analysis Tools
Advanced quality assurance
ABAP Test Cockpit for static quality checks and

unit tests on ABAP objects
SQL Monitor for runtime SQL performance

analysis in productive ABAP-based systems
Classic performance monitoring

and trace tools (SQL Trace, ABAP runtime
analysis/Profiler…)

ABAP Test Cockpit - One tool for all quality aspects
Standard Code Inspector checks incl. SLIN

Central infrastructure for functional,
performance and security code checks Security Checks (CVA)
Extensible infrastructure for customer specific ABAP
checks Test
ABAP Unit Tests
Cockpit
Uniform quality criteria for your whole system
(ATC)
landscape
based on SAP HANA Checks
New quality assurance processes minimize Code
Inspector
errors in productive systems (SCI)
Smooth migration of ABAP code to SAP HANA SAP S/4HANA Checks

and SAP S/4HANA
Customer specific checks
More about: ATC Introduction

Remote code analysis with ATC
Central Check System (SAP_BASIS ≥ 7.51)

One central ATC system (SAP_BASIS ≥ 7.51) for all static
checks in your system landscape ABAP Test Cockpit (ATC)
Remote stubs return a model from custom code
Check logic is executed on central system
Check variant is maintained in central system RFC
New checks are installed on central system

Exemptions are stored on central system
Integrated in the development system
Checked Checked Checked
System A System B System C
Minimized administration efforts (≥ 7.00) (≥ 7.00) (≥ 7.00)
Customer Customer Customer

One quality standard for your whole system landscape Code Code Code
Remote Stubs
More about Remote Code Analysis in ATC

Baseline in ATC – Focus on findings in new or recently changed code
Baseline concept
Take over individual ATC results into the baseline
Baseline management
Options
suppress all findings from the baseline (exclude from
the ATC result list)
indicate the findings from the baseline as exempted
assign the low priority to the findings from baseline
The baseline is effective as long as the related code
sections remain unchanged
Baseline activities Batman
Adding/Removing individual check results

Deleting baseline (reset the test system to original
state)
More about Working with Baseline in ATC

Local developer scenario for remote code analysis with ATC
Central Check System (SAP_BASIS ≥ 7.51)
All Remote Code Analysis activities during development ABAP Test Cockpit (ATC)
occur in the local development system
Execute ATC checks
View ATC checks results RFC
Check transports before release

Correct findings
Request exemptions
System A System B System C
(≥ 7.00) (≥ 7.00) (≥ 7.00)
Customer Customer Customer

Code Code Code
Remote Stubs
More about Remote Code Analysis in ATC for Developers

Performance tuning using SQL Monitor
Batman
SQL Monitor allows to get performance data for all SQLs Batman
executed in your productive system Batman
What are the most expensive and most frequently executed

SQLs?
dummy01
Which SQL reads/writes millions of records? dummy02
What is the SQL profile of my transaction VA01?
SQL Monitor allows to link the monitored SQL to the driving

business process
Available for SAP NetWeaver ≥ 7.00
SQL Monitor does not harm your business processes

(performance overhead < 3%)
More about SQL Monitor Guide and Best Practices

AS ABAP 7.52 features overview
ABAP Test Cockpit ATC findings in Modifications
Improve coverage of checked source code

Scan all custom code in enhancements,
modifications, customer EXITs, Smart Form
Ignore findings in SAP Includes, generated code
Additional information in ATC result list with filtering
and sorting capabilities
Display of simplification item information in ATC
result list, e.g. OSS note
SQL Monitor
Support for CDS entities and AMDPs
New default settings for Time Series

Custom code
adaptation for
SAP S/4HANA
SAP S/4HANA system conversion
Custom code related process
Prepare phase Realization phase
System Maintenance Simplification Custom Code Software Update Application specific

requirements planner Item-checks Migration Worklist Manager (SUM) follow-up activities
Unicode conversion Database migration
SIMPLIFICATION LIST Software update

SAP S/4HANA on premise edition Code conversion
SCOPING ANALYSIS ADAPTATION OPTIMIZATION
More about
Custom Code
Adaptation
process

ANALYSIS
Setup the remote ATC checks for SAP S/4HANA
I. Setup remote ATC in central system and implement

Central Check System (SAP_BASIS >=7.51)
the SAP Note 2436688
II. Download the newest version of the Simplification ABAP Test Cockpit (ATC)
Database from SAP Service Marketplace
(SAP Note 2241080)
Simplification RFC
database
III. Install the Simplification Database on the central
check system (transaction SYCM)
IV. Run ATC with check variant

S4HANA_READINESS_REMOTE System A System B System C
(≥ 7.00) (≥ 7.00) (≥ 7.00)
V. Analyze the ATC result list Customer Customer Customer
Code Code Code
Remote Stubs
More about Technical setup of remote ATC

SAP S/4HANA readiness checks in AS ABAP 7.51/7.52
Simplification use cases SAP S/4HANA checks

Functionality not available anymore
Data model changes
Data type changes
SAP HANA use cases

Usage of DB vendor specifics (native SQL)
DB operations on pool / cluster tables SAP HANA checks
SELECT / OPEN CURSOR statements without
ORDER BY
Use check variant

S4HANA_READINESS_REMOTE
Check variant S4HANA_READINESS_REMOTE

includes SAP S/4HANA and SAP HANA checks

What you can do today in your SAP Business Suite landscape
Get your custom code prepared for SAP S/4HANA
YOU SHOULD YOU COULD
Collect productive usage and SQL execution data Start to adapt your code in your dev system
Switch on SCMON Convert to Unicode
Switch on SQL Monitor Fix SAP HANA ATC findings (e.g. NO ORDER)
Optimize performance critical SQLs found in SQL Monitor
Create new code already SAP S/4HANA ready
Setup remote ATC Estimate custom code adaptation efforts
Use SAP S/4HANA ATC checks in your dev system Run SAP S/4HANA ATC checks for all custom code
Educate your developers to be SAP S/4HANA ready

Gain practical skills in ADT in Eclipse
Get familiar with SAP S/4HANA must-have technologies
(e.g. SQL, CDS, BOPF, OData)

Real-time events and
Industrial IoT
Real-time user experience

Always up-to-date data on UI
Immediate reaction to events
ABAP Channels
ABAP Push Channel (APC)
ABAP Messaging Channel (AMC)
Collaboration, Industrial IoT scenarios
Recommended for productive use cases with
SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP 7.4 SP08
ABAP Daemons
Always available ABAP sessions to handle events
General availability: SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP 7.52

ABAP Channels
No polling. Collaboration. Industrial IoT.
SENSORS /
ABAP Push Channel – No polling USER INTERFACE MACHINES
WebSockets in ABAP
UI automatically updates when data changes
ABAP Messaging Channel – Collaboration

Pub/sub infrastructure to exchange messages ABAP Push Direct TCP/IP
between sessions Channel communication
Data changes are published to subscribed clients

immediately
ABAP Messaging
Industrial IoT User session Channel (pub/sub) User session
Direct communication with sensors/machines
Support native TCP/IP protocols
Application Application
Server Server
ABAP SYSTEM
More about: Introduction to ABAP Channels

ABAP Daemons in AS ABAP 7.52
Always available ABAP sessions to handle real-time events
Implement a daemon application

Features
Similar to Windows Services or Linux cron jobs
Long-lived: once started, there is no limit for the lifetime
Robust against errors (E/A/X messages)
Event-driven programing model, similar to ABAP
Channels
Supportability and Security

Monitor ABAP Daemons (SMDAEMON), standard
ABAP supportability tools for debugging, runtime
analysis (SAT), kernel statistical records (STAD,
STATS)
Monitor active daemons with SMDAEMON
Only client-specific and inside of an ABAP system,
daemon user account must have S_RFC authority
rights
More about ABAP Daemons

SAP S/4HANA
Extensibility
SAP S/4HANA Extensibility
In-app extensibility and side by side extensibility
Key user can do SAP Cloud Platform

easy changes directly for side by side extensions
in the app and cloud integration

In-app extensibility
Custom fields
Custom user interface

SAP S/4HANA
Custom Business Objects *
UI
In-app Custom business logic
Application
extensions
Database Custom reports / queries
Custom forms / reports
Extensibility cockpit *
Extensibility inventory *
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Side by side extensibility using SAP Cloud Platform
Building new applications
General IoT services and industry use-case support Partner services
Extending SAP solutions

Support additional SAP SuccessFactors modules, extensions for SAP Ariba
Build Extend
Try, explore and run SAP Fiori applications in the cloud
Extensions to SAP S/4HANA
SAP
Running applications CP
Enhanced monitoring
Improvements for business continuity and scalability
Platform APIs Run Enjoy
Developer experience
Deepen commitment to open source communities
Support additional runtimes and infrastructure services
Developer Portal / API Marketplace

Summary
Key takeaways
First class development experience in Eclipse using
01 enriched ABAP language
Common data model with CDS and various SAP HANA

optimizations
03 Efficient programming model for SAP Fiori applications
Best quality assurance with code analysis tools,

03 efficient custom code adaptation for SAP S/4HANA
SAP NetWeaver
Application Server for
ABAP 7.52 Extensible to the cloud with SAP Cloud Platform
Real-time events with ABAP Channels and ABAP

03 Daemons, and Industrial IoT support
Further Information
SAP Community
 Links collection about AS ABAP 7.52
 https://go.sap.com/community/topic/abap.html – ABAP Development Community
 https://go.sap.com/community/topic/abap-connectivity.html – ABAP Connectivity Community
 https://go.sap.com/community/topic/abap-extensibility.html – ABAP Extensibility Community
 https://go.sap.com/community/topic/abap-testing-and-analysis.html – ABAP Testing and Analysis Community
Developer on sap.com
 https://www.sap.com/developer/topics/abap-platform.html
SAP Help Portal

 https://help.sap.com/viewer/p/SAP_NETWEAVER_AS_ABAP_752

Thank you
Contact information:
Carine Tchoutouo Djomo
Product Management
Technology Core Platform, SAP SE
carine.tchoutouo.djomo@sap.com
Olga Dolinskaja
Product Management
Technology Core Platform, SAP SE
olga.dolinskaja@sap.com
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ABAP Platform overview

ABAP 7.52 Product highlights

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EFFECTIVE PROGRAMMING ENVIRONMENT

SAP NW / ABAP Platform

… to serve new business scenarios

SAP NW Application Server SAP NW Application Server

SAP HANA SAP S/4 HANA

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SAP S/4HANA specific SAP_ABA component

Any DB incl. SAP HANA

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SAP S/4HANA Codeline

SAP S/4HANA specific SAP_ABA component

Any DB incl. SAP HANA FOCUS OF

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SAP S/4HANA Codeline

SAP S/4HANA specific SAP_ABA component

Any DB incl. SAP HANA FOCUS OF

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SAP S/4HANA specific SAP_ABA component

ABAP programming model for SAP NW Application Server

Customer-specific code adaptation

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Further simplification and enrichment of the ABAP language

ABAP application development further optimized for SAP HANA

ABAP programming model for SAP Fiori apps in SAP S/4HANA

Increased developer efficiency in Eclipse©

Advanced quality assurance tools and custom code adaptation

SAP S/4HANA extensibility

Real-time events and Industrial IoT

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Powerful ABAP Development Tools

Advanced source code editing, search & navigation

Increased developer SAPUI5 Easy installation and upgrade

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New source-based New form-based

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Debugging enhancements Debugging Dynpro Flow Logic

Further developer productivity enhancements

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Simple and concise ABAP code thru new language features

Extensively expression-oriented syntax

Advanced table operations like CORRESPONDING( )

JSON support in sXML library, INT8 support

Inline code documentation with ABAP Doc

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Implicit message specification in RAISE EXCEPTION MESSAGE Assignment of values

MESSAGE ID 'SABAPDEMOS' TYPE 'S' DATA(mapper) =

Virtual sorting of internal tables

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LOW Utilization of SAP HANA capabilities HIGH

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ABAP Core Data Services (CDS)

ABAP Managed Database

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Capture Common Improved

Reduced complexity Semantically rich For all application domains

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03 Fully integrated into the ABAP infrastructure