Description
Book SynopsisDevelopers, your guide to ABAP for SAP S/4HANA is here. Master the end-to-end development process for SAP S/4HANA applications using the new ABAP programming model. Build applications from scratch, or use SAP Fiori elements to get a head start! Then, deploy your applications to the SAP Fiori launchpad and get the best practices you need to operate applications post-development, including Git version control, application tests, and setting up an integration pipeline. a. Getting Started - Get the development foundation you need and master SAP S/4HANA architecture, SAP Fiori, design-led development strategies, and the new ABAP programming model. b. End-to-End Development - Use step-by-step instructions to develop in SAP S/4HANA using Core Data Services, SAP Gateway, OData, Service Adaptation Description Language, and BOPF. Create list reports and object pages, overview pages, analytical list pages, freestyle applications, and more. c. Operating Applications - Once your applications are de
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Purpose of This Book
- Target Audience
- Structure of This Book
- Acknowledgments
- SAP S/4HANA and SAP Fiori
- SAP S/4HANA Architecture
- Core Architecture
- Backend
- User Experience
- SAP S/4HANA Editions
- SAP Cloud Platform
- Summary
- SAP Fiori and the Design-Led Development Process
- What Is SAP Fiori?
- Design-Led Development Process
- Different SAP Fiori App Types
- Prototyping Tools
- Summary
- ABAP Programing Model for SAP Fiori
- Core Data Services
- SAP Gateway
- OData
- Service Adaptation Description Language
- Business Object Processing Framework
- SAP Fiori
- Summary
- Developing Applications for SAP S/4HANA
- Developing an SAP Fiori Elements List Report and Object Page
- Core Data Services Views
- Transactional Processing with the Business Object Processing Framework
- Virtual Elements in Core Data Services
- Creating an OData Service
- Adding User Interface Annotations
- Generating a List Report Template in SAP Web IDE Full-Stack
- Extending the User Interface
- List Report Application versus Worklist Application
- Summary
- Developing an Overview Page
- Core Data Services Views
- Adding User Interface Annotations
- Creating an OData Service
- Exposing CDS Views as an OData Service
- Generating an Overview Page Template Project in SAP Web IDE
- Summary
- Developing an Analytical List Page
- Introduction
- Building the Required CDS Views
- Configuring the Title Area
- Configuring the Filter Area
- Configuring the Content Area
- Combining All the UI Annotations in the Metadata Extension View
- Generating an Analytical List Page from SAP Web IDE
- Summary
- Developing a Freestyle Application
- Smart Controls
- Application Development with the SAP Web IDE Full-Stack
- Summary
- Deploying Applications to the SAP Fiori Launchpad
- Uploading a User Interface to the ABAP Frontend Server
- SAP Fiori Launchpad Admin Page
- Creating the Technical Catalog and Business Catalog
- Creating the Application Tiles
- Creating Groups for Application Tiles
- Creating and Assigning a Transaction PFCG Role to Users
- Setting Up Intent-Based Cross-Application Navigation from OVP to LRP
- Summary
- Operating Applications
- Version Control in SAP Web IDE Using Git
- Git Introduction
- Git Basics
- Summary
- Automated Testing
- Backend Test Automation
- Frontend Test Automation
- End-to-End Test Automation Tools
- Summary
- Continuous Integration
- Introduction
- Setting Up a Continuous Integration Pipeline for SAPUI5 on the ABAP Server
- Continuous Integration on the ABAP Server
- Summary
- Appendices
- Developing Applications on the SAP Cloud Platform
- The Authors
- Index
