Introduction to ERP

Introduction to SAP & R/3 Architecture

Introduction to ABAP/4

• What is ABAP?
• Start and Stop SAPMMC
• Logon to SAP Environment
• Differences between Practice and Live Systems
• Different parts in the Initial Screen of SAP
• ABAP Work bench
• Transaction Codes
• Multitasking Commands
• Different Work bench tools
• Object Navigator
• Mandatory and Optional Fields
• System provided Help Documentations and Search helps
• Types of Objects and Packages

ABAP Dictionary (DDIC)

• ABAP Dictionary Introduction
• Definition and its usage
• Different types of DDIC Objects
• Data Dictionary Objects

Data Base Tables

• Different Types of Data Base Tables
• Different Approaches to create the Data Base Tables
• Reusability hierarchy of Domains, Data Elements and Tables
• Client dependent and Independent Tables
• Key and Initial Value Check Boxes
• Creation of the Data Base Tables
• Currency and Quantity Fields
• Creation of Table Entries
• Execution of the tables
• Change the selection fields
• Change from field names to Field Labels and Vice versa
• Change the Layout
• Hide and Appear the fields in the Table output
• Download the table data in different formats
• Table Maintenance Generator(TMG) and its uses
• Creation of TMG
• One step and Two step table Maintenance
• Creation of custom T-code for table Maintenance
• Copy, Delete and Change the table
• Need of delete TMG and Recreate again
• Table Adjustment
• Foreign key relation ship
• Importance of relationship between Value and text table
• Creation of the Data base table without using data elements
• Differences between the table with data elements and without data elements.
• Different ways to check the relation ship
• Value table
• Indexes-Primary and Secondary
• Differences between value table and Check table
• Technical properties of the table
• Identification of Different standard tables
• Special tables related to work bench tools
• Differences between Transparent, Pooled and Cluster Tables
• Open and Native SQL
• Table Events and Additional Functionalities to Table Maintenances

Data Types

• Data Elements with and without Domains
• Definition
• Creation of data element
• Parameters IDs and Change Documents
• Structures
• Definition
• Creation of Structure
• Include and Append Structures to the tables
• Differences between Include and Append Structures
• Append the structure in the standard tables

Table Types

Definition

Creation of Table Types and their usage

Domains

Definition

Creation of Domain

Lower case, value Range and Conversion Routines

Creation Value range using single values, Intervals and Value table

Lower case option

Decimal places importance

Output Length

Enhance fixed values of the Standard Domains

Sign

Search helps

Definition

Creation of Elementary Search help

Creation of Collective Search help

Different Types of Dialogues

Assign the Search Helps to the table

Search help exit and Hot Keys

Search help using the Help View

Different ways to provide the search help on the table field

Enhance standard collective Search Helps

Views

Database View

Maintenance view

Projection view

Help view

Usage of Each View

Type Groups

Definition

Creation of Type Groups

Usage

Lock objects

Definition

Types of Lock Modes

Creation of Lock Object

System Generated Functions for Lock Objects

Fundamentals in ABAP

Data Types, List Format, Different Operations and Functions:

ABAP Editor and different types of Programs

Usage of data types and different elementary data types

Local GUI, User Own, New Editor, Pretty Printer Settings and Copy screen values

REPORT statement and its additions

Color identification in the New Editor

Steps to rectify the syntax errors

Comments-Entire line and partial Line

WRITE statement and its useful additions

Execution and Rename the Program

Mathematical Operations- Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Division ,Reminder

Mathematical Functions-ABS, SIGN, CEIL, FLOOR, TRUNC, FRAC, SQRT, EXP, LOG..Etc.

Useful String Operation-STRLEN,CONCATENATE,SPLIT,FIND,SHIFT,CONDENSE

REPLACE, TRANSLATE, OVERLAY..etc.

DATA statement

Differences between LIKE and TYPE statements

MOVE statement

Importance of WRITE statement to Move the data

Useful System Fields

Text symbols and CONSTANTS

Differences between hard coded texts and Text Symbols

FORMAT statement and its useful additions

Translations

Help Documentation

ABAPDOCU Transaction code

PARAMETERS statement and its useful additions

Variants

Selection texts

Different Execution Modes-Fore Ground and Back Ground

Debugger

Usage of Debugger

Different Types of Break Points

Watch points

Set/Delete the break points in the debugger

Functions key to be used in the debugger

Change the data variable values in the debugger

Different desktops in the New Debugger

Useful functions in the new debugger-Go to statement and Source code

Switch to New debugger to Classic debugger and Vice versa

Differences between Classic and New Debugger

Change and Append the data into an Internal table in the debugger

Debug the Background Jobs

Debug modal dialogue boxes

Conditions

IF…...ENDIF

CASE…ENDCASE

Set Operators-AND, OR and BETWEEN

Differences between IF and CASE.

Numeric Comparison Operations-EQ,LT,LE,GT,GE and NE

String Comparison Operations-CA,NA,CO,CN,CS,NS,CP and NP

LOOP Statements, Work Areas, Internal tables and SELECT-OPTIONS

• DO…ENDDO
• Loop Termination Statements-EXIT,STOP,CONTINUE and CHECK
• WHILE and ENDWHILE
• Differences between DO and WHILE Loops
• SELECT….ENDSELECT
• Functionality of SELECT and ENDSELECT Loop
• Work areas
• Field symbols
• Differences between Work area and Field Symbol
• Field strings
• Types

• LOOP…ENDLOOP
• Internal Tables-Standard, Sorted and Hashed
• Different ways to declare the Internal tables
• Obsolete ways of declaring the Internal tables
• Functionality of an Internal table with and without header line
• CLEAR,REFRESH and FREE statements

Differences between Normal Search and Pointer Search

Differences between Work area and Internal table

APPEND,APPEND LINES, INSERT, INSERT LINES and MODIFY statements

Efficient way to copy and delete the Internal tables

SELECT-OPTION, its properties and its useful additions

TABLES statement

Defining SELECT-OPTIONS without using TABLES statement

Differences between PARAMETERS and SELECT-OPTIONS

SELECTION-SCREEN and its useful additions

Where used and Find and Replace functions

Modularization Techniques

Modularization Techniques Introduction and Different Modularization Techniques

Includes

*TOP,*SEL and *FORMS Includes

Different ways to create an Include Program

Reusability of an existing Include program

Subroutines

Internal and External sub routines

Restrictions to sub routines

Different methods to pass the parameters

Creation of a sub routine

Passing Tables to Subroutines

Global and Local data

Development standards and Naming conventions in Projects

Macros

Definition

Limitations to Macros

Function Groups & Function Modules

Different types of Function Modules

Function Group

Different Include programs in the Function Group

Creation of Normal function Modules with all the parameters-IMPORT,EXPORT,CHANGING,TABLES and EXCEPTIONS

Make use of the Import parameters as Select options

Limitations in the source code of the Function Module

Execution of the Function Module Independently

Ways to find the Function Modules

Sequence execution of Function Modules

Precautions while calling functions

Differences between routines and functions

Message Classes

Usage of Messages

Different Types of Messages

Messages without using the Message class

Message Class Introduction

Different ways to create a message class

Different ways to call the message class

Short dumps analysis

Constants, Text Symbols and Selection Texts

Usage of constants, Text Symbols and Selection texts

Translations

Reports

Reports Introduction

Different types of Reports

ABAP Queries

Definition

User Group, Info sets and Queries

Change the selection screen fields position in the queries

Location to write the ABAP code in ABAP Queries

Limitations to ABAP Queries

Classical Reports

Definition

Event definition

Events associated with Classical Reports-LOAD-OF-PROGRAM,INITIALIZATION, AT SELECTION-SCREEN with all the useful additions (OUTPUT,ON VALUE-REQUEST,ON HELP-REQUEST,ON and etc.),START-OF-SELECTION,END-OF-SELECTION,TOP-OF-PAGE and END-OF-PAGE

INNER JOIN and FOR ALL ENTRIES statements

Pre requisite to use FOR ALL ENTRIES statement

READ TABLE, DESCRIBE TABLE, SORT, DELETE ADJACENT DUPLICATES statements

SELECT SINGLE and SELECT UP TO 1 ROW statements

Differences between SELECT SINGLE and UP TO 1 ROWS

Control Break statements-AT FIRST,AT NEW, AT END OF and AT LAST

Pre requisite to use BINARY SEARCH, DELETE ADJACENT DUPLICATE S and AT NEW statements

ON CHANGE OF statement

Differences between AT NEW and ON CHANGE OF

Conversion routines

Read input field values in the selection screen dynamically

Performance Tips

Performance Tools-Extended Program check, Code Inspector, Run time analysis and SQL Tracer

Standard Tables related to the developments

Version management function

Where used list function

Interactive Reports

Definition

Events associated with Interactive Reports-AT LINE-SELECTION, TOP-OF-PAGE DURING LINE-SELECTION, AT PF and AT USER-COMMAND

Limitations to Interactive Reports

HIDE statement

Interactive report with GET CURSOR statement

How to call T-codes, Programs, Screens, Forms..etc

System fields associated with Interactive Reports

Menu painter-Creation, Different function Keys

SET PF-STATUS, CALL TRANSACTION and SUBMIT statements

ALV Reports

Using the standard ALV function Modules- Normal ALV

ALV Reports Introduction

Different type of ALVs

ALV List

ALV Grid

Hierarchical ALV

Blocked ALV

Useful types in type group SLIS

Columns, Rowsand pert cell in different colors

Different ways to populate the field catalogue

Different ways to populate ALV events

Useful ALV events

SAP and ABAP Memory

Most of the useful functionalities Interactive, customs push buttons,selected rows, Headings, Logos and etc.

Layout, Search Help On layouts and Existence of Layouts

Using the classes and Methods – Object Oriented ALV (OOALV)

• Useful standard classes
• Useful standard methods
• Useful table types of OOALV
• Different types of containers
• Custom container
• Doc container
• Splitter container
• Generate columns dynamically
• Make Particular Cell as editable
• Most of the functionalities Interactive, customs push buttons, Headings and etc.
• Differences between ABAP Queries
• Differences between classical and Interactive reports
• Differences between classical and ALV Reports
• Differences between Normal ALVs and OOALV

Packages

Difference between local objects and transportable Objects

Definition and its usage

Transport Request

Different types of transport request

Creation of Work bench and Customizing request

Creation of Package

Transferring local objects to packages

Transport Organizer or Correction and transportation system (CTS)

Release the transport Requests

Change the Owner ship of TR and release

Multiple tasks under the same TR

Remove objects under TR and remove TR

Change the Description of TR

Standards to be followed to enter the TR descriptions in the real time

System land scape and Release Process

Definition

Different systems in the Land scape

Explanation about an each system and its client numbers

Import the client dependent changes into Unit test Client from the development Client

Dialog / Module Pool Programming/ Transactions

• MPP Introduction
• Different components in MPP
• Different screen elements in the screen painter
• Screen Attributes
• Relationship between Screen, Flow Logic and Program
• Flow Logic Events and usage in the screens
• Process Before Output (PBO)
• Process After Input (PAI)
• Process On Value Request (POV)
• Process On Help Request (POH)

• Include Programs in MPP
• Include TOP
• Include I01
• Include O01
• Include F01

• Dynamic Screens
• Leave Screen
• Leave to Screen
• Call Screen
• Set Screen

• Processing of List from Transaction and Vice Versa
• MODULE, CHAIN, FIELD statements
• Screen field validations
• Data base table Manipulations -MODIFY, UPDATE, DELETE and etc.
• Usage of Lock Objects
• Usage of Elements in Screen Layout
• Normal screens-Input/Output fields, Push Buttons with Icons
• Sub screens
• Tab strip control with and without wizard
• Table Controls with and without Wizard

File Handling Techniques/ File Interfaces

Introduction and functionality

Different type of File handling techniques

Presentation Server/Front End system

Functionality

Download and Upload Function Modules

Obsolete Function modules

Unicode conversion Importance

Search help to choose the file path

Limitations

Function Module to Upload excel file

Application Server (AL11)

Functionality

Importance of Application Server

Read the data into a program from AL11

Transfer the data from the program to AL11

Unicode additions for AL11

Direct download from AL11 into front end system

Direct Upload from front end system to AL11

Search help to choose directory in AL11

Logical and Physical file paths

Handle Files in Back Ground

Data Conversions/ Data Migrations

Usage and Functionality

Functional Transaction codes identification

Sales and Distribution(SD) functional flow with T-codes and Tables

Material Management(MM) functional flow with T-codes and Tables

Customer and Vendor T-codes and Tables

Different methods to migrate the data

LSMW

Usage and Functionality

Different Import methods

Location to write ABAP code

Batch Data Communication

Introduction and Usage

Different methods-Session and Call transaction

Explanation on each function module in session method

Process the session

Log file and session over view

Explanation on CALL TRANSACTION statement with all the additions

Different Process and Update Modes

BDCDATA and BDCMSGCOLL structures

Steps to handle the messages in call transaction method

Screen flow recording

Convert the screen flow recording into a program

Explanation on BDCRECX1 include program

Steps to handle table control in BDC

Steps to handle screen resolution and Page Down functionalities in BDC Table Control

Advantage of Parallel cursor method and usage

Differences between session and call transaction methods

Differences between LSMW and BDC

Data migration using standard BAPIs

Different ways to find the BAPIs

Check the BAPI independently

Steps to handle messages with BAPIs

SAP Script Forms

• SAP Scripts Introduction
• Functionality of SAP Script forms
• Print Program and Useful Functions
• Components of SAP Scripts
• Layout Set-Header, Pages, Windows, Page Windows, Paragraph Formats and Character Formats
• Print Program
• Function Modules associated with SAP script forms
• Useful commands such are PROTECT,BOTTOM,STYLE, INCLUDE,ADDRESS,DEFINE….etc
• Form routines
• Standard and Application texts
• Creation of TR for standard texts
• Useful standard programs associated with script forms
• Display or Print windows or pages dynamically
• Transaction codes associated with script forms
• Tables and Structures associated with SAP script forms
• Wrap the text in sap script forms
• Why sap script forms are client dependent

Modifying Standard SAP Script Layouts

Including Logos

Different ways to debug SAP script forms

SAP Script Utilities - Upload / Download

Copy standard script form and change

Graphics Management

Insert hyper texts

Standard and Application texts

Add additional functionalities without changing Print Program

• Style and Font Maintenance
• Paragraph Formats
• Character Formats
• Character Formats

Smart Forms

Smart Forms Introduction

Functionality of Smart forms

Why smart forms are client independent

Different ways to debug smart forms

Smart forms execution with or without using the print program

Transaction codes, tables and structures associated with smart forms

Text Modules

Different nodes

Differences between template and table

Data extraction in the smart forms

Make template node as table

Different smart form events

Graphics Management

• Style Maintenance
• Paragraph Formats
• Character Formats

Download and Upload smart forms

Migrate Script form into smart form

Convert smart form as PDF and send it as an attachment through mail

Differences between script and smart forms

Text elements and text symbol translations

Forms (Script/smart form) execution through an output type using NACE

Enhancements

Customer Exits

User exits

Different types of customer exists-Field Exits, Function Exits, Menu Exits and Screen Exits

Different ways to find the Exits

Importance of SMOD and CMOD Transaction codes

Differences between User Exits and Customer Exits

BADIS:

Different types of BADIs-Classic, Kernel, Filter dependent, Single and Multiple Use BADIs

Uses of BADI

Different ways to find the BADIs

Usage of Fall back class

Differences between Classic and Kernel BADIs

Differences between Exits and BADIs

Enhancement Frame work or Enhancement Points:

Different types of frame works

Implicit Framework

Explicit frameworks

Business transaction Events-BTE:

Different ways to find BTES

Usage of BTEs

User Exit

Find User exits

Implement User Exits without using Access Key

VOFM Routines

Find VOFM Routines and Implement

OSS Notes

Find OSS Notes and Implement

OOABAP-Object Oriented ABAP

Uses of OOABAP

Features of OOABAP

Object and Class

Different types of classes-Local ,Global classes, Friend class and Final class

Differences between Local and Global class

Abstraction, Encapsulation, Polymorphism and Inheritance

Interfaces

Creation of T-code for OOABAP programs

Different types of visibility sections-Private, protected and Public

Differences between private, Protected and Public section attributes

Static and Instance attributes

Different types of methods-Normal, Function and Constructor

Up and down casting

OOALV with custom, doc and splitter containers

Differences between Normal and OO ALV Reports

Cross Applications

Introduction to Cross Applications and different CA components

Introduction to Distributed Environment

RFC

Introduction to RFC

Functionality of

Creating RFC Destination between 2 Systems

Creating Remote Enabled Function Modules

Creating program using Remote Enabled Function Modules

BAPIs

BAPI Overview

Differences between RFC and BAPI

Creation of custom BAPI

Different ways to find BAPIs

Check BAPIs

Data migration using standard BAPIS

Usage of standard BAPIS

ALE and IDOCs

ALE Basics

Uses of ALE and IDOC

Differences between ALE and EDI

Overview of Outbound & Inbound Process

IDOC Structure-Control, Data and Status Records

Different types of segments

Port and Partner profiles

Message types

Different types of RFCs

Configuration Steps

Define logical systems

Assign client to logical system

RFC destination

Customer distribution model

Creating Ports

Distribute the data between two clients using the standard IDOCs

Additional steps to distribute the data using Change Pointers

Extend the IDOCs

HR ABAP

Overview on HR ABAP

Why HR ABAP is different from standard ABAP

Most useful tables in HR

Useful transaction codes associated with HR ABAP

Logical data bases

Events associated with LDB

Different ways to extract the data from Info types

Identification of Standard and Custom Info types

Creation and enhancement of custom Info types

Function modules and BAPIs associated with HR ABAP

Over view Concepts

ABAP Webdynpro

Overview on web dynpro

Functionality of web dynpro

Uses of web dynpro

Different UI elements

Demo webdynpro application

Adobe Forms

Over view on Adobe forms

Uses of Adobe forms

Differences between normal and Interactive forms

Online and offline forms

ABAP Workflows

Overview on Work flows

Uses of Work flows

Define workflow

Highlights

Concept wise Assignments by integrating real time scenarios

Concept wise Interview Questions

Concept wise Mock Interviews

Allow in any number of batches

Real time objects for most of the concepts parallel to the course

Final assignment by integrating most of the concepts

Project with real documents

Final mock interview by covering all the concepts

Support until get offers

References

Project with real documents

Resume preparation

Support project work