SAP ABAP Fundamentals for SAP S/4HANA Development (Beginner Level) Overview

The SAP ABAP Fundamentals for SAP S/4HANA Development training course is a beginner-level program designed to build strong foundational skills in ABAP (Advanced Business Application Programming) within the SAP ecosystem.

This course introduces participants to the SAP environment, core ABAP syntax, development tools, and essential programming concepts required to develop reports and basic applications in SAP S/4HANA.

Participants will gain hands-on experience using the ABAP Workbench, understand SAP Data Dictionary objects, and develop structured ABAP programs—preparing them for advanced S/4HANA ABAP development topics such as CDS Views, OData, and Fiori integration.

Duration 5 Days – 40 Hours

 

Objectives 

• Understand the architecture of SAP ERP and SAP S/4HANA
• Navigate the SAP system and ABAP development environment
• Write basic ABAP programs using correct syntax
• Create and manage Data Dictionary objects
• Develop simple reports and modularized programs
• Use internal tables and control structures effectively
• Perform debugging and basic error handling
• Prepare for advanced S/4HANA ABAP development training

 

Target Audience 

• Beginner SAP Developers
• IT Professionals transitioning into SAP Development
• Functional Consultants wanting technical ABAP knowledge
• Computer Science / IT Graduates entering SAP careers
• Junior Developers preparing for SAP S/4HANA projects

 

Prerequisites 

• Basic understanding of programming logic (any language preferred but not mandatory)
• Familiarity with databases and relational concepts (helpful but not required)
• Basic understanding of ERP concepts is an advantage

 

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to SAP & SAP S/4HANA 

• Overview of SAP ecosystem
• SAP ERP vs SAP S/4HANA
• SAP system architecture (Application, Database, Presentation layers)
• Introduction to SAP GUI
• SAP development landscape (DEV, QAS, PRD)

Module 2: ABAP Development Environment (ABAP Workbench) 

• Introduction to ABAP language
• Transaction codes (SE80, SE38, SE11)
• ABAP Editor basics
• Program types
• Naming conventions and development standards

       Hands-on Lab:  Create your first ABAP program (“Hello SAP”)

Module 3: ABAP Syntax and Basic Programming Concepts 

• Data types (Elementary & Structured)
• Variables and constants
• Operators
• Control statements:
  • IF / ELSE
  • CASE
  • DO / WHILE
• Comments and formatting best practices

      Hands-on Lab: Create conditional and loop-based programs

Module 4: SAP Data Dictionary (DDIC) 

• Introduction to Data Dictionary
• Tables (Transparent tables)
• Data elements
• Domains
• Structures
• Table relationships

     Hands-on Lab: Create a custom table and link it to a program

Module 5: Internal Tables and Data Processing 

• Types of internal tables:
  • Standard
  • Sorted
  • Hashed
• Work areas
• LOOP statements
• READ TABLE
• APPEND / MODIFY / DELETE

     Hands-on Lab: Process and display data using internal tables

 

 

 

 

 

 

Module 6: Basic Reports and Modularization

 

• Types of ABAP reports
• SELECT statements (Open SQL basics)
• Output techniques (WRITE statement)
• Introduction to ALV concepts (basic overview)
• Modularization techniques:
  • FORM routines
  • Function modules (overview)
  • Includes

Hands-on Lab: Build a basic database-driven report

 

Module 7: Debugging Fundamentals

 

• Debugging tools overview
• Breakpoints
• Watchpoints
• Step execution
• Analyzing variable values
• Error handling basics

Hands-on Lab: Debug a faulty program and resolve issues

 

Module 8: Preparing for SAP S/4HANA Development

 

• Differences between ECC ABAP and S/4HANA ABAP
• Introduction to HANA-optimized coding concepts
• Code pushdown concept (overview)
• Overview of:
  • CDS Views (intro only)
  • OData services (conceptual)
  • SAP Fiori integration (high-level)