ABAP on Cloud Exception Handling

Exceptions are way to communicate that something went wrong. An exception is a problem that arises during the execution of a program. When an exception occurs the normal flow of the program is disrupted and the program application terminates abnormally, which is not recommended, therefore these exceptions are to be handled. ABAP exception handling is built upon … Continue reading ABAP on Cloud Exception Handling

Instance vs Class Constructors: ABAP Explained

What is a constructor? Constructor is a special type of method for initializing the attributes of the class.It gets triggered automatically when an object is created.It never returns any value.It can be declared in the Public Section only. Instance Constructor An instance constructor in ABAP is specific to each object, meaning it is automatically executed … Continue reading Instance vs Class Constructors: ABAP Explained

Understanding ‘me’ Variable in OO ABAP

Often times you might have come across me variable in OO ABAP today with an small example we will see how it is being used in the programs *&---------------------------------------------------------------------**& Report y_class_basics*&---------------------------------------------------------------------**&*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*report y_class_basics.class abap_basics definition.public section. data : num type i value '10'. methods display.endclass.class abap_basics implementation. method display. data : num type i value '200'. … Continue reading Understanding ‘me’ Variable in OO ABAP

Understanding Steampunk: An Overview of ABAP PaaS

What is steampunk ? Steampunk is nothing but ABAP Platform-as-a-Service or ABAP PaaS. The main Steampunk properties are:1. A dedicated stable public interface between platform and solutions on top, ensuring upgrades without hiccups. 2. An enterprise-ready environment for Cloud development, including a new ABAP language version and the ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP),3. A … Continue reading Understanding Steampunk: An Overview of ABAP PaaS

ABAP Git Integration: Download and Activation Steps

There are 2 versions of Git that we can use with ABAP standalone version and developer Downloading the standalone program   we are going to see the implement the standalone version version. First we need to download the standalone program You can download the latest report by clicking on the link –> ABAP CODE Instructions for creating the program … Continue reading ABAP Git Integration: Download and Activation Steps

Git Commands Every ABAP Developer Should Know

What is GIT ? Git is a version control system Basically there are 3 stages in Git Committed , Modified and Staged as shown below How to use Git in your system ? Install Git - Search and download it or install it via command prompt Choose a folder where you are going to do … Continue reading Git Commands Every ABAP Developer Should Know

ABAP Casting: Narrow vs Widening Explained

When we assign the instance of the Subclass back to the instance of the Superclass, than it is called the “Narrow Casting”, because we are switching from a “More Specific view of an object” to “less specific view”. When we assign the instance of the Superclass to the Subclass, than it is called the Widening … Continue reading ABAP Casting: Narrow vs Widening Explained

Understanding FI Integration in SAP

FI-MM Integration FI MM settings are maintained in transaction code OBYC. Within these there are various transaction keys to be maintained like BSX, WRX, GBB, PRD etc. In each of these transaction keys we specify the GL account which gets automatically passed at the time of entry. Few examples could be: BSX- Stands for Inventory … Continue reading Understanding FI Integration in SAP

Unlocking Regex Power in ABAP Programming

There are lot of blogs out there which tells about regex but the main aim of this blog is to tell others the powers of regex specially in ABAP where we are obsessed with keywords like loop endloop and operations like CS EQ etc. Example : Lets say you have string where you find a … Continue reading Unlocking Regex Power in ABAP Programming