Steampunk

Next generation ABAP development

Dietmar Steinbichler
Enterprise Innovation Architect, SAP

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 Steampunk

“Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction that

incorporates retrofuturistic technology and aesthetics inspired
by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery.
Steampunk works are often set in an alternative history of
the Victorian era or the American "Wild West", where steam
power remains in mainstream use, or in a fantasy world that
similarly employs steam power.

Steampunk most recognizably

features anachronistic technologies or retrofuturistic
inventions…”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk

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 Agenda
ABAP Environment in SAP S/4HANA
Cloud 2208
ERP extensibility
On-premise ERP extensibility today
SAP S/4HANA Cloud extensibility today

ERP extensibility w/2208 Release

SAP S/4HANA Cloud, ABAP environment

Outlook
Vision: One common extensibility model for all
SAP S/4HANA editions

Q&A

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Extensibility today & challenges
An ERP needs rich extensibility

Add scope Extend reach Optimize Innovate

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 User Interface Layer Application Layer Database Layer
SAP S/4HANA extensibility
Core solution Side-by-side
Extensions Extensions

Developer Refresh & mobilize

Adopt new
user interface Extensibility user experience

Create custom Cloud native for

analytics B2C & B2B

Secured Process
Expose data SAP S/4HANA connectivity
SAP BTP innovation

User Interface
Key user Rules / Workflow Side-by-side
Data marts &
Create forms / extensibility Process / Events extensibility analytics
email templates
Data Replication

Add Data science &

application intelligence
logic
Classic
Add database Extensibility IoT & big data
fields / objects

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 SAP S/4HANA Cloud extensibility - Key user extensibility

EXAMPLE: FIELD EXTENSIBILITY

Create and maintain custom fields that can be used to
In-app extensibility SAP
SAP S/4HANA
S/4HANA enhance applications and APIs
SAP
SAP S/4HANA
S/4HANA
Applications
Applications
Applications
Applications Choose different data types (e.g., Number, Text)
Finance,
Finance, Procure,
procure,
Finance,
Finance,
Produce, procure,
procure,
Sales
produce,
produce, sales Custom fields can be used in applications and their UIs,
produce,sales
sales
KEY-USER Reports, Email templates, Form Templates, OData APIs and
EXTENSIONS other
Low-/No code tools

ABAP Platform Cloud

SAP S/4HANA
CLOUD SYSTEM
SAP HANA

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Examples for key-user tools

UI adaptation mode – Adaptation mode with Custom fields, SAP Fiori app Custom business logic, SAP Fiori app
drag-and-drop configuration

Custom business objects, SAP Fiori app Custom CDS views, SAP Fiori app Custom analytical queries, SAP Fiori app

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2208 S/4HANA Cloud - SAP S/4HANA
Cloud ABAP Environment
SAP S/4HANA Cloud extensibility - SAP BTP ABAP Environment

SIDE-BY-SIDE
EXTENSIBILITY
In-app extensibility
SAP
SAP S/4HANA
S/4HANA
SAP
SAP S/4HANA
S/4HANA
Applications
Applications
Applications Custom code
Applications
Finance,
Finance, Procure,
procure,
Finance,
Finance,
Produce, procure,
procure,
Sales
produce,
produce, sales
KEY-USER
produce,sales
sales Partner extension
Remote API CUSTOM
EXTENSIONS
Low-/No ABAP
code tools DEVELOPMENT
(ADT)
Public interfaces

ABAP RESTful
application
programming model
(RAP)
Cloud-optimized
ABAP Platform Cloud ABAP language ABAP
(same codeline) Environment
Released APIs (“Steampunk”)

Further stacks
available
SAP S/4HANA
SAP BTP
CLOUD SYSTEM
SAP HANA SAP HANA ABAP Environment

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SAP S/4HANA Cloud extensibility – Add “Embedded Steampunk”
On-stack extensibility Side-by-side extensibility

NOW AVAILABLE:
SAP S/4HANA CUSTOM ABAP
Cloud
DEVELOPMENT
on SAP S/4HANA

public interface
Cloud

KEY-USER
EXTENSIONS remote API

Low-/No code tools

public interface public interface

SAP
BUSINESS CUSTOM
ABAP PLATFORM CLOUD TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT on BTP
ABAP
& PLATFORM
EMBEDDED CLOUD
STEAMPUNK PLATFORM (ABAP, Java, Node.js)

RICH AND FLEXIBLE CLOUD EXTENSIBILITY

Keep the popular In-App extensibility for business users
Use side-by-side extensibility for decoupled extension scenarios
ADD ON-STACK DEVELOPER EXTENSIBILITY WITH ABAP DEVELOPMENT TOOLS (ADT)

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 Key facts of SAP S/4HANA Cloud ABAP Environment (Embedded Steampunk)

ON-STACK EXTENSIONS
ENABLE CUSTOM ABAP DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTLY ON SAP S/4HANA CLOUD STACK
In-app extensibility

Public interfaces
SAP S/4HANA Custom
SAP
SAP S/4HANA
S/4HANA code
SAP S/4HANA
Applications
Applications
MODERN ABAP DEVELOPMENT
Applications
Applications
Finance, Procure, SAP, customers and partners use the same
Finance,
Finance, procure,
procure, Partner
Finance,
Produce, procure,
Sales development model
produce,
produce, sales extension
KEY-USER produce,sales
sales CUSTOM
High developer productivity
EXTENSIONS ABAP
Low-/No code tools DEVELOPMENT ABAP RESTful application programming model
ON SAP S/4HANA
CLOUD SYSTEM Ÿ Development of SAP HANA-optimized apps and
Public interfaces (ADT) services
Ÿ Eclipse-based ABAP development tools
ABAP RESTful application
programming model (RAP) SAP Fiori tools for UI Development
Cloud-optimized ABAP language Proven Lifecycle Management
Released Objects and APIs RULES OF THE GAME
BADIs ABAP Platform
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Ÿ Clear separation between SAP solutions and
Cloud
ABAP Environment extensions
Ÿ Only stable and reliable public interfaces and
released objects from both ABAP platform and SAP
S/4HANA Cloud applications can be used
SAP S/4HANA Ÿ No modifications
CLOUD SYSTEM
SAP HANA

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Extensibility options for SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Custom development on
Custom development integrated in SAP S/4HANA Cloud
SAP Business Technology Platform

Key User Extensibility Developer Extensibility Side-by-Side Extension

Smaller low-/no-code extensions of Tightly coupled

Scenario SAP solutions extensions and apps
Loosely coupled extensions and apps

Target
Fully integrated in SAP S/4HANA Cloud stack SAP Business Technology Platform
environment

UI field layout, custom forms and

ABAP based …
templates Custom or multitenant applications
custom app development
Custom analytics via CDS views ABAP and non-ABAP (Java, Node.js,) development
Use cases extensions of SAP S/4HANA
Custom Business Objects SaaS solutions developed by partners
Cloud solutions
Custom business logic using Cloud Apps for separate target groups
partner extensions
BADIs

Persona Key user ABAP developer Developer

Development of extensions inside

Fully managed and integrated in the SAP S/4HANA Cloud system
SAP S/4HANA Cloud No remote access and data Decoupled extensions independent of SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Benefits replication operation and lifecycle management
No or only very basic development
skills required Use and extend released
SAP S/4HANA Cloud objects
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Evolution of the ABAP Programming Model

ABAP Platform 7.4 & 7.5 ABAP Platform 7.51 SP02 SAP Cloud Platform ABAP Environment ≥ 1808 *

ABAP PROGRAMMING MODEL ABAP PROGRAMMING MODEL ABAP RESTful

FOR SAP FIORI with classic API’s FOR SAP FIORI with BOPF (and Draft) PROGRAMMING MODEL

SEGW SEGW
Modelled Data Source (MDS) & Referenced Data Source (RDS) & Service Definition & Service Binding
Referenced Data Source (RDS) OData.publish : true

Classic API’s CDS based

Core Data Core Data Core Data Behavior
(BAPI’s,
Services Services BOPF Services Definition
classes, …)

* RAP is available on-premise starting with SAP S/4HANA 1909

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ABAP RESTful Programming Model: Big Picture

SERVICE
SAP Fiori UI Web API
CONSUMPTION

SERVICE BINDING
BUSINESS Bind the service to OData protocol
SERVICES
PROVISIONING SERVICE DEFINITION
Define scope to be exposed

BUSINESS OBJECTS QUERIES

Data modeling with CDS

DATA MODELING & Data modeling with CDS
Behavior definition
BEHAVIOR

Behaviour implementation

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Outlook - SAP S/4HANA Cloud ABAP
Environment
Vision: One common extensibility model for cloud and on premise

On-stack extensibility Side-by-side extensibility

PLANNED:
SAP S/4HANA ABAP CLOUD
(Cloud)
DEVELOPMENT
on SAP S/4HANA

public interface
KEY-USER
EXTENSIONS remote API

Low-/No code tools

public interface public interface

CUSTOM
ABAP PLATFORM (CLOUD) DEVELOPMENT on BTP
ABAP
& PLATFORM
EMBEDDED CLOUD
STEAMPUNK SAP BTP ABAP Environment (ABAP, Java, Node.js)

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SAP S/4HANA, private cloud and on-premise editions
ABAP language version and public SAP APIs

ABAP cloud development in the private cloud and on-premise editions of SAP S/4HANA
§ Switch ABAP language version for development object or package
§ Inspect the “Release state” for used APIs and objects

Switch from classic ABAP extensibility (standard ABAP) to ABAP cloud (ABAP for SAP released the CDS view for ABAP cloud development
cloud development)

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Extensibility concept - Embedded Steampunk: The developer perspective

PUBLIC APIS /
RELEASED OBJECTS
Clean core
Modification-free extension
development

FEATURE RICH TOOL SUPPORT

Search and identification of public API by
browsing the application component tree

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 Demo

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 Local APIs – Current Status and Future Direction
Available APIs

§ Success of all Extension Projects

depends on a rich set of local APIs 4130 + 101 + 6975
Read APIs Write APIs Other artefacts

Upcoming New APIs

§ SAP continuously delivers § Customers can request APIs

new local APIs with high via dedicated Customer
priority Influence Session
Additional § Shipment of API via
Local APIs Continuous Feature Delivery
(CFD) or with next Release

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Guidance – Working with Local APIs
Existing Code
Investigate what needs to be
refactored
Custom Code Check for SAP
S/4HANA Cloud via ATC
(see Note 2923223)
- Identifies objects not released for
Cloud Development (e.g. tables,
function modules)
- Identifies object types not available
for Cloud Development (Screens,
Reports)
- Checks ABAP language Version 5
combability
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New development No API available
you know what you need You can’t find what you are
and look for what has looking for which needs to
changed be there
Identify local API for S/4HANA Cloud Request API released for Cloud
Development from SAP
(see Note 3088062) (see Note 3126893)
- Work with Released Object Tree of - Use Customer Influence Session to
ADT create innovation request
- Identify Object released for Cloud
Development
- CDS Views (DDLS), RAP Façade
(BDEF), Enhancement Spot (ENHS)
- Find successor Information for not to
be released objects (e.g. I_Product
for MARA)
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 Q&A
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 Thank You.
SAP Community Topic Pages link:
SAP S/4HANA: https://community.sap.com/topics/s4hana
ABAP: https://community.sap.com/topics/abap

SAP Community Q&A Tags:

SAP S/4HANA: https://answers.sap.com/tags/73554900100800000266
ABAP Development: https://answers.sap.com/tags/833755570260738661924709785639136

Connect with me:

dietmar.steinbichler@sap.com
@die_ste
https://se.linkedin.com/in/dieste

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