SAP RAP (ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model) has two main flavors: managed and unmanaged. Let’s focus on the unmanaged version. Unmanaged SAP RAP refers to a development approach where developers have more control over the data persistence and business logic compared to the managed approach. Here are some key aspects Overall, unmanaged SAP RAP provides […]
ABAP Connectivity
Lead & Lag : SQL Window Functions and a bit more …
In this blog, we will examine some of the SQL window functions available within ABAP-SQL and delve into their application through the use of examples. So, here’s the problem: We have a table called ZMOVIE_SEATS with two columns, SEAT_ID (Integer) and STATUS (Boolean). SEAT_ID is an auto increment primary key (this column will have values […]
Creation of bgRFC and calling in a program
1. What is bgRFC? The bgRFC allows application to record data that is received later by a called application. When the data is received, we must ensure that the data was transferred to the receiver either once only in any order (transactional) or once only in the order of creation(queued). 2. bgRFC Configuration? This is […]
How to expose CDS View using RAP in SAP S/4HANA
SAP BTP (Business Technology Platform) ABAP Environment is an all-inclusive ABAP platform that is cloud ready. PS: The reason I was inspired to write this blog was when I came across the term Steampunk which sounded so cool! But it has been brought to my attention that this term is now obsolete and so I […]
Simple Change Request Management Using JIRA Cloud/SAP CPI/ABAP Transports
Introduction For a whole SAP migration/implementation or even simple maintenance projects we do need a Change Request Management Tool. The best in the SAP context is to have ChaRM or Focused Build (on Top of SAP Solution Manager/ChaRM) which is natively integrated with SAP CTS/TMS. But what if you don’t dispose of those tools and […]
STEAMPUNK is not just sci-fi anymore!
Steampunk and RAP (ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model), and yes, we are still talking about SAP! SAP finally came up with a cool name for an even cooler product. Steampunk aka RAP aka SAP BTP (Business Technology Platform) ABAP Environment is an all-inclusive ABAP platform that is cloud ready. Some clients have huge ABAP Repositories, […]
Consuming CDS View Entities Using ODBC-Based Client Tools
In this blog post, we would like to show you how you can access CDS view entities in an ABAP system using SQL via ODBC. Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) is a standard API for accessing databases. Why an ODBC Driver for ABAP? There are situations where you would like to have external SQL read access […]
Zchat – ABAP based instant messaging
We usually connect to the client system using various combinations of Remote Desktop. For security reasons, the clipboard between Remote Desktop and the work computer is disabled. Also, we usually don’t have any Instant Messaging or even mail. Lack of communication turns ordinary actions (copy, past, send) into a whole quest – you need to […]
Calling custom developed Adobe Form from standard Transaction Code for Print Output in SAP ABAP
Introduction: Adobe Forms are used frequently in SAP to generate Portable Document Format(PDF) files of various business documents like Invoices, Order Confirmations, Account Statements etc. PDF files have got below advantages over other file formats. There are many cases we don’t want to display purchase order details in the format provided by standard Adobe Form […]