This is the first edition of mini-tutorial about SAP ABAP. We can define it as an “Abstract post”.
The main subjects that will be discussed from now on will be:
What do you need to know to begin with SAP;
How this work ( SAP architecture ) ;
What do you need to install for self-study ( I will talk about this subject in this post );
Where you can go to find good documentations.
Before include definitions and concepts, I will talk about some tips that I have learned during my “Abaper” life.
If you already work with Softwares development, you must not make comparatives between SAP ABAP language and your current language. Believe, it will create more confusion than clarification.
The higher difficulty for new SAP students is where to find an environment for coding and test your programs and exercises. SAP ( the company ) has a demo environment that you can install at your PC – SAP NetWeaver 7.0 ABAP Trial Version. Unfortunately, require a very good machine and the installation process is very hard, some times frustrating, but if you have a good machine and will not use for any other propose, yes I recommend it ! In the next few posts, I am going to post some exercises that you can use Word processor to do it. The main Idea is to post a program template, ask for reader analysis to get what is the propose and then ask for small changes or find where is the syntax error. Ok, I agree, it is not the best way, but this is the only way that I had until now.
Another good thing, but not mandatory, for beginners is to chose a functional area that you already have knowlogment or experience and study it deeply. It will provide future helps making you less generic. ( I will comment more about functional areas in another post ).
At last but not lest, search for SAP training but it is expensive, I know.
The main objective of these posts is to pass an idea about world SAP and how some things works making you more excited or forget about SAP once and for all. :-)
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