What Is SAP ABAP | Introduction to ABAP Workbench?

 To begin with, ABAP stands for (Advanced Business Application Programming). In addition, it is a programming language that runs in the SAP ABAP runtime environment. It

Types OF ABAP Programs

• Executable Programs (ABAP Reports)- These are type I programs with the keyword REPORT.

• INCLUDE Program- They are type I programs with the Keyword INCLUDE.

• Module Pool/Dialogue programs- These are type M programs with the keyword PROGRAM.

• Sub-Routine Pool- They are type S programs with the keyword PROGRAM.

• Interface Pool- These are type J programs with the keyword INTERFACE-POOL.

• Class Pool- These type K programs are represented with the keyword CLASS-POOL.

• Function Group- - They are type F programs with the keyword FUNCTION-POOL.

ABAP Workbench

Above all, ABAP workbench is graphic programming that supports the development of standard and custom application software. In addition, it comes with various tools for the development of ABAP programs and also helps in creating dictionary objects. To further learn about its functions, one can visit SAP ABAP Training Institute in Gurgaon. Given below are the components of this workbench.

• ABAP Editor helps in maintaining programs.

• ABAP Dictionary helps in maintaining dictionary objects.

• Repository Browser displays a hierarchical structure of components.

• Menu Painter develops GUI interfaces.

• Screen Painter maintains screen components.

• Repository Information System stores info about development & runtime objects.

• Test and Analysis Tools provide tools like Syntax Check and the Debugger.

• Function Builder allows the creation and maintenance of functional groups.

• Data Modeler helps in graphical modeling.

• Above all, the Workbench Organizer maintains development projects.

Features Of SAP ABAP

ABAP provides logical database connections that ensure abstracting of code from a particular database. In addition, it allows the same code to be used in various environments as the actual database configuring takes place outside of the ABAP code. Moreover, it comes with an abstraction of SQL as a part of the ABAP Language. It further integrates with SAP NetWeaver's security infrastructure to make it a secure platform. Above all, there are many SAP ABAP Training Institute in Delhi and one can enroll in them to learn the tool. Apart from these, given below are some of the features of SAP ABAP.

• Internal Tables- It stores objects that are accessed using special language keywords or Open SQL.

• Data Dictionary- In addition, this provides the business logic for all ABAP programs in a system.

• Change and Transport System (CTS)- It tracks the changes in development objects and manages their promotion.

• Shared development system- This allows developers working on the same objects to work together at the same time.

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