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    ITB258 - ABAP Programming

    Lecture 1b Introduction to the ABAP Workbench

    Objectives

    to introduce

    the ABAP integrated development environment the two main ABAP application types

    reporting dialog programming

    Order of Presentation

    Purpose and Function of the ABAP Workbench Workbench Tools:


    Object Navigator (Repository Browser) The ABAP Language The Repository Information System Test and Analysis Tools Menu & Screen Painter The Data Modeler ABAP Query The Workbench Organizer The Class Builder

    ABAP Workbench Purpose & Function

    SAPs Integrated Graphical Programming Development Environment:


    Used to create/change ABAP application programs Each ABAP application program is either a report or a transaction:

    Reports are applications that retrieve and display information from database with little or no user interaction Transactions accepts inputs/data from users and then perform one or more relevant actions, usually involving updating databases

    ABAP Workbench Purpose & Function

    The Workbench can be used to


    write ABAP code design dialogs/screens with a graphical editor create menus with a menu editor debug an application test an application for efficiency control access to objects under development create new or access predefined database information

    ABAP Workbench Purpose & Function

    Comprises the following tools


    The Object Navigator (a.k.a. Repository Browser) the ABAP Language

    the Screen and Menu Painters

    the Repository Information System the Data Modeler various test and analysis tools the ABAP Query the Workbench Organizer

    ABAP Workbench Architecture


    Transport System
    Reporting

    ABAP Dictionary

    R/3 Repository

    ABAP Processor
    Debugging Trace Test Tuning

    The Workbench Screen

    All R/3 screens have a similar look and feel screens consist of

    screen titlebar menu bar standard toolbar application toolbar screen body message line

    Menubar Standard toolbar Screen title-bar Application toolbar

    Message line

    Client

    Server

    The Object Navigator (The Repository Browser)

    central tool for organizing and managing your personal development objects used to navigate through development object lists

    where development objects are the components used to construct an application if you create a new data definition the browser calls the Data Dictionary, and then returns to the browser after the definition is created

    automatically calls other workbench tools

    The ABAP Language


    Advanced Business Application Programming developed by SAP for the interactive development of application programs 4th Generation Language (with some OO features) main uses for ABAP programs include

    creation of new reports development of new user dialog programs (transactions) customisation of R/3 to meet individual client needs

    Reporting

    uses ABAP Open SQL to extract data from the R/3 database

    Open SQL is a subset of ANSI SQL

    report consists of a [selection screen] and a list screen

    selection screen allows the user to enter selection criteria list screen displays the report data

    Report
    Selection Screen List Screen

    ABAP Open SQL

    R/3 Database

    * See ZADMS2001

    Dialog Programming

    Dialog Programs (Transactions) are used for both reading and changing the database Main Components of a Dialog Program are

    screen & menus processing logic defined in an ABAP program (module pool) for each screen, interaction and control flow from one module to another is defined in DYNPRO data structures defined in the ABAP dictionary

    Development Environment
    ABAP Dictionary Screen Painter Menu Painter

    ABAP

    Runtime Environment
    Dialog Processor
    ABAP Processor

    Dialog Programming Overview


    Transaction Code 0100

    Module Pool

    0200

    0300 Screen Flow Logic

    DIALOG

    Communication

    ABAP

    PROCESS BEFORE OUTPUT. MODULE INITIALISE.

    2 3

    MODULE INITIALISE Clear ITAB. ENDMODULE.

    MODULE READ-ITAB. Select * From ITAB Where... ENDMODULE.

    PROCESS AFTER INPUT. MODULE READ-ITAB. MODULE ....

    MODULE...... : : ENDMODULE.

    Graphical Screen Painter

    Currently Edited Field

    Graphical Elements Toolbar

    Menu Painter

    The Repository Information System

    The Repository Information System is used to search for objects in the R/3 system and provides

    list of all objects X with attribute/s Y the Where Used List which gives a list of every place that object X is used throughout the R/3 system information about foreign key relationships between tables display of data (all records in table X with attribute Y)

    Test and Analysis Tools

    ABAP Editor

    syntax checker

    tests for coding and syntactical correctness provides automatic correct facility in case of an error, provides a detailed (although sometimes obscure) reason for the error

    extended syntax check

    searches out situations that might possibly result in a runtime error (eg, inconsistent interface parameters) warns about use of literals instead of text elements

    Test and Analysis Tools

    Debugger

    finds logic errors provides ability to


    stop the program anywhere during runtime continue statement by statement skip over subroutines check or change the contents of variables and internal tables on the fly

    Test and Analysis Tools

    Runtime analysis

    used to determine the performance, (absolute and relative) of the various parts of an ABAP program can provide statistics on the efficiency of

    code database accesses R/3 system itself

    The Data Modeler

    graphical tool that utilises E-R modelling tightly coupled to the data dictionary

    possible to click on an object in the model (ie, an entity), and retrieve related data from the dictionary, (ie table - structure, contents) create the data model and the dictionary can create the table automatically

    ABAP Query

    Automated report generator

    user not required to know ABAP language

    can generate

    basic lists, statistics, ranked lists


    To define a report
    enter individual texts, such as titles select the fields and options which determine the report layout assign a particular sequence by numbering the fields.

    The system generates each query in the form of an ABAP program.

    Workbench Organizer

    records and controls changes to objects

    ABAP Programs, Dictionary Objects, Screens, User Interface Definitions,

    provides assistance for organizing development projects

    by allowing you to distribute project work for individual developers or teams among different change requests

    Workbench Organizer

    interface to the Transport mechanism

    movement of applications from development test production environments

    prevents parallel, uncoordinated changes to the same object, (version control)

    even when many copies of the object exist in several, connected SAP systems

    Summary & Conclusion

    this lecture provided an overview of the tools that comprise the ABAP Development Workbench of these the editor /syntax checker/debugger is the combination that we will use most frequently it is essential that you be able to use the tools to

    navigate around the workbench find, execute, change development objects

    Related Reading

    OnLine Help

    R/3 Library ... Basis Components ... ABAP Workbench

    BC ABAP Users Guide

    ABAP Basics Overview of the Components of Application Programs

    ABAP Workbench Tools

    Pre-Reading for Next Week

    Text Book

    Ch 3.2.2 Data Objects & Data Types 6674 Ch 3.2.4 Structures 85-88 Ch 4.1 Domains, Data Elements, Tables & Structures

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