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MINS298c ABAP/4 Programming: CSU Chico

This document summarizes chapters 1-3 of an ABAP/4 programming textbook. It discusses key features of ABAP like its interpretive and reusable nature. It also covers the repository concept for storing objects like programs, data models and users. Basic language constructs are explained, like data types, records, and syntax. The document provides examples of basic ABAP code and keywords. It describes the development environment for checking, saving and executing programs. Finally, it lists two programming assignments practicing these concepts.

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MINS298c ABAP/4 Programming: CSU Chico

This document summarizes chapters 1-3 of an ABAP/4 programming textbook. It discusses key features of ABAP like its interpretive and reusable nature. It also covers the repository concept for storing objects like programs, data models and users. Basic language constructs are explained, like data types, records, and syntax. The document provides examples of basic ABAP code and keywords. It describes the development environment for checking, saving and executing programs. Finally, it lists two programming assignments practicing these concepts.

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MINS298c

ABAP/4 Programming

Gail Corbitt
Fall 1998
Chapter 1-3

CSU Chico

 SAP AG
Chapters 1-3

 Some Key Features


 Repository Concept
 (development workbench)
 Beginning Program

CSU Chico

 SAP AG
Key Features

 Advanced Business Application Program


 Multi language
 Interpretive Language
 Event Driven
 Reusability
 Data Objects
 Subroutines (which are called ??? in ABAP)

CSU Chico

 SAP AG
Multi-Language

 Documentation
 Titles & Headers
 Text Symbols
 Selection Text
 Text Fields
 Message Texts

CSU Chico

 SAP AG
Re-usability

 Patterns
 Subroutines
 Data Objects
 Structures

CSU Chico

 SAP AG
Repository Concept

Data Models
Dictionary Types
Table Structures Users
Developers
Programs
Screens
Functions
Patterns
More...

CSU Chico

 SAP AG
Repository Concept

Developer
Group 1 Users

Developer
Group 2

CSU Chico

 SAP AG
Program
 A Program has:
 Source code
 Text elements
 title
 selection text
 text symbols
 Variants
 Attribute
 Documentation

CSU Chico

 SAP AG
A Program
Text elements
Variants
Repository

Attributes
Source Code Type
Status
Application

Title
Dev. Class

CSU Chico

 SAP AG
Attributes (For now)
 Program Name Convention
 ZZ##EX**
 ## is your assigned number
 ** is assignment number
 Program Type
 1 (one) : Interactive
 Development Class
 $TMP
 Local Object

CSU Chico

 SAP AG
Editor for Source Code

 Two ways to get there


 editor
 Object Browser
 Three editor modes
 command
 pc
 pc with line numbering

CSU Chico

 SAP AG
Basic Language Constructs

 Reserved or Key words such as MOVE, WRITE, DATA


 Elementary Data Types:
 Character -- C Floating Point -- F
 Integer -- I Numeric Text -- N
 Date -- D Packed Decimal -- P
 Time -- T Hexadecimal -- X
 Construction Concept
 Record - fixed number of related fields/data objects
 Internal Table - variable number of related records

CSU Chico

 SAP AG
Basic Language Constructs Cont

 Non-Elementary Data Types (User Defined)


 Example: Types t_phone (20) type C.
 Data customer_phone type t-phone.
 Data Object: (not defined explicitly) attributes and
entities
 References: uses key word LIKE copies attributes of
one data object into another

CSU Chico

 SAP AG
Basic Syntax for Source Code

 Statements
 not case sensitive
 Keyword + series of space delimited words
 ends with period
 can span multiple lines
 Literals are identified between single quotes
 Comments
 * in first column of line
 inline after double quote
CSU Chico

 SAP AG
Basic Syntax for Source Code

 Colon notation
 implies “repeat verb/ABAP reserved word”
 Example 1:
Write var-1. Write var-2. Write var-3.
Write: var-1, var-2, var-3.
 Example 2:
Write ‘The answer is: ‘. Write var-1.
Write: ‘The answer is: ‘, var-1.

CSU Chico

 SAP AG
Some Verbs
 REPORT program name
 REPORT ZZ99DB01
 DATA var(length) TYPE
 Curr_date(20) TYPE C
 Curr_date LIKE sy-datum
 Assignment
 MOVE ‘XYZ’ to Curr_date.
 Curr_date = ‘XYZ’.
 Write
 WRITE / column position(length) dataname
CSU Chico

 SAP AG
Basic Compile Environment

 Check = Syntax check


 Save = records current version of source code
 Generate = Compiles and generates object code
 Execute (does NOT save) = Runs or if does not exist
generates and runs
 Drill Down
 X Y Z editor buffers
 Help

CSU Chico

 SAP AG
Assignment #1

 Create a program to display the following information


on the screen when executed
 Current Date Current Time
 Client Number Username
 Language Key System ID
 R/3 Release Database System
 Operating System
>>> 1 item per line <<<

CSU Chico

 SAP AG
Assignment #2

 Copy the program ZZ99DB01 (Debug 01) to your own


program name.
 Edit and fix the compile error(s).
 Include the PATTERN DEMO_PATTERN in the
program.
 Change the title to include your name

CSU Chico

 SAP AG

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