ABAP Platform
ABAP Programming
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Learn about the platform behind the ABAP language and its powerful cababilities. Get to know the wide range of technology highlights for modern application development of ABAP-based business applications.
Modern ABAP development
The modern ABAP language allows you to write simple and concise source code. You can efficiently create cloud-ready, SAP HANA-optimized business apps in SAP S/4HANA using the ABAP programming model for SAP Fiori, based on recent and proven technologies like Core Data Services, Business Object Processing Framework and OData.
Power of SAP HANA with ABAP-managed code pushdown
Transactional, analytical and search apps can be built based on a common optimized and standardized data model with ABAP Core Data Services (CDS). Broad coverage of SQL standard in Open SQL and SAP HANA code breakouts using ABAP Managed Database Procedures (AMDP) and CDS Table Functions allow to access the powerful native SAP HANA capabilities.
Developer efficiency and quality assurance
Superior open and extensible toolset for full-fledged ABAP development in Eclipse, advanced quality assurance tools and support for SAP HANA migration, SAP S/4HANA conversion, test, troubleshooting, test seams and injections, unit testing static code checks (CVA, ATC) and runtime monitoring (SQL Monitor, SQL Trace).
Real-time programming and industrial IoT
ABAP Channels and ABAP Daemons facilitate real-time user experience in ABAP especially for event-driven, interactive and collaborative use cases. Industrial IoT scenarios, based on direct communication between shop-floor devices and ABAP systems are ensured through native support of WebSockets and TCP/IP connectivity within ABAP Channels.
Extensibility
Broad spectrum of capabilities that allows SAP S/4HANA and SAP Business Suite customers and partners to adapt standard business software to their business needs. It ranges from business configuration, full-blown and key user in-app extensibility - like UI adaptation, custom fields and logic - to side-by-side extensibility through SAP Cloud Platform.
Under the hood
The ABAP platform is a complete application development and runtime platform.
The ABAP platform provides a rock solid and scalable server, an effective programming environment for modern ABAP development, built for the complete life cycle of business apps. The ABAP platform makes it easy to exploit SAP HANA and build SAP Fiori business apps and is continuously extended to serve new business scenarios.
Summary matrix
| Feature | Details |
| Application Server | Highly scalable and robust, multi-layer architecture, powerful transaction management, central server-based development and runtime environment, built-In vendor independent database support |
| Lifecycle Management | Integrated Source Code and Version Management, comprehensive Change and Transport Management (CTS) for the whole system landscape (with CTS+ even for ABAP and non-ABAP objects in one transport), support for time saving upgrade, and installation of Support Packages, Add-ons, and Enhancement Packages |
| User Centricity |
On every device, socially-oriented, highly interactive, browser based SAP Fiori, SAPUI5. Web Dynpro ABAP / FPM, and SAP GUI |
| Modern ABAP Programming | Simplified, expression-oriented, modern ABAP language with advanced table operations |
| Common Data Model |
One data model, ABAP managed Code Pushdown: SQL and Core Data Services (CDS), SAP HANA breakout scenarios |
| Developer Efficiency |
Secure, high code quality, agile and test-driven development: ABAP Development Tools in Eclipse, ABAP Unit, ABAP Workbench |
| Event-driven Programming |
Real-time processing, no more polling, collaboration: ABAP Channels |
| Application and UI services |
Efficient ABAP RESTful programming model for SAP HANA optimized SAP Fiori apps: CDS, BO programming, OData services and more |
| Quality Assurance |
Functional and formal correctness, robustness, troubleshooting: ABAP code analysis and test tools. ABAP Test Cockpit (ATC), SQL Monitor and more |
| Security |
SAP Single Sign-On, SAP Identity Management, Unified Connectivity (UCON), Code Vulnerability Analyzer (CVA), Read Access Logging and more |
| Extensibility |
API factored and surfaced in the cloud, full-blown and key user in-app extensibility, side-by-side extensions with SAP Cloud Platform |
| SAP S/4HANA conversion |
Effective custom code analysis and migration processes using ABAP tools |
| Industrial IoT |
Direct communication with sensors/machines: Support of native TCP/IP protocols using ABAP Push Channel |
