The best way to learn ABAP

[Former Member]

Hi experts,

I would like to learn some ABAP programmign, preferibly oriented to CRM systems (BSPs, class, methods ... ) but I'm not sure which it's the best way to get it.

I'd like to ear your opinions repect this process. Documents, links or so are welcome.

Thanks in advance

[Former Member]

Hi,

Use the help in

WWW.HELP.SAP.COM

WWW.SDN.SAP.COM

Bye..

All The Best.

[abdul_hakim]

Hi

For BSP you read the book by Thomas Jung which is available in the SAP Press

For ABAP OBJECTS please read the book by Horst Keller which is available in the SAP Press.

Check the below links for ABAP Documents.

Some useful ABAP Links for learning:

http://cma.zdnet.com/book/abap/index.htm

http://www.sapdevelopment.co.uk/

http://www.sap-img.com/

http://juliet.stfx.ca/people/fac/infosys/abap.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/en/d3/2e974d35c511d1829f0000e829fbfe/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/en/d6/0db357494511d182b70000e829fbfe/frameset.htm

http://www.henrikfrank.dk/abapexamples/SapScript/sapscript.htm

http://www.sapgenie.com/abap/example_code.htm

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Campus/6345/abapindx.htm

http://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/Print46c/en/Data/Index_en.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_40b/helpdata/en/4f/991f82446d11d189700000e8322d00/applet.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/abap-function.htm

http://www.sapgenie.com/abap/code/abap19.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/more-than-100-abap-interview-faqs.htm

http://www.planetsap.com/Tips_and_Tricks.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_40b/helpdata/ru/d6/0dc169494511d182b70000e829fbfe/applet.htm

http://www.henrikfrank.dk/abapexamples/SapScript/symbols.htm

http://www.henrikfrank.dk/abapexamples/index.html

http://sap.ittoolbox.com/documents/document.asp?i=752

http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/skarkada/sap/

http://sappoint.com/abap/

http://members.tripod.com/abap4/SAP_Functions.html

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~anmari/sap/index.html

http://www.planetsap.com/Userexit_List.htm

http://www.planetsap.com/Tips_and_Tricks.htm

http://www.kabai.com/abaps/q.htm

http://www.planetsap.com/Userexit_List.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_bw21c/helpdata/en/c4/3a8090505211d189550000e829fbbd/frameset.htm

http://www.sapgenie.com/abap/bapi/example.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_45b/helpdata/en/65/897415dc4ad111950d0060b03c6b76/content.htm

http://www.sap-basis-abap.com/index.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_40b/helpdata/en/fc/eb2c46358411d1829f0000e829fbfe/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/en/aa/aeb23789e95378e10000009b38f8cf/frameset.htm

http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/1635/system.html

http://www.sapdesignguild.org/resources/MiniSG/3_Managing/3_Functions_Table_Control.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_45b/helpdata/en/d1/801bdf454211d189710000e8322d00/content.htm

http://www.sapfans.com/sapfans/repos/saprep.htm

http://www.planetsap.com/howdo_a.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_util464/helpdata/en/69/c2516e4ba111d189750000e8322d00/content.htm

http://www.sapgenie.com/abap/smartforms_detail.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/abap.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/en/fc/eb2d67358411d1829f0000e829fbfe/content.htm

http://www.geocities.com/victorav15/sapr3/abap.html

http://www.henrikfrank.dk/abapexamples/SapScript/sapscript.htm

http://abap4.tripod.com/Other_Useful_Tips.html

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_45b/helpdata/en/cf/21ee2b446011d189700000e8322d00/content.htm

http://www.sap-basis-abap.com/sapmm.htm

http://sap.ittoolbox.com/nav/t.asp?t=303&p=448&h1=303&h2=322&h3=448

http://sapfans.com/

http://cma.zdnet.com/book/abap/ch03/ch03.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_40b/helpdata/en/4f/991f82446d11d189700000e8322d00/applet.htm

http://sappoint.com/abap/

http://www.henrikfrank.dk/abapuk.html

http://www.sts.tu-harburg.de/teaching/sap_r3/ABAP4/abapindx.htm

http://www.sapgenie.com/abap/index.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/abap.htm

http://www.sapdevelopment.co.uk/tips/tipshome.htm

http://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/Print46c/en/Data/Index_en.htm

http://sap.ittoolbox.com/nav/t.asp?t=322&p=322&h1=322

http://sap.ittoolbox.com/nav/t.asp?t=448&p=448&h1=448

http://www.thespot4sap.com/

http://www.kabai.com/abaps/q.htm

http://www.geocities.com/mpioud/Abap_programs.html

http://www.sapgenie.com/abap/tips_and_tricks.htm

http://www.sapassist.com/code/d.asp?whichpage=1&pagesize=10&i=10&a=c&o=&t=&q=&qt=

For FAQ

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/more-than-100-abap-interview-faqs.htm

http://www.sapgenie.com/faq/abap.htm

BAPI-step by step

http://www.sapgenie.com/abap/bapi/example.htm

Weblog for receive email and processing it through ABAP

/people/thomas.jung3/blog/2004/09/09/receiving-e-mail-and-processing-it-with-abap--version-610-and-higher

For Logical database

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/en/9f/db9bed35c111d1829f0000e829fbfe/frameset.htm

very useful

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/EN/35/2cd77bd7705394e10000009b387c12/frameset.htm

Useful link to websites

http://www.hernangn.com.ar/sap.htm

Useful for background

http://www.sappoint.com/basis/bckprsng.pdf

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/6f/08703713bf277ee10000009b38f8cf/frameset.htm

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wbihelp/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.wbix_adapters.doc/doc/mysa...

Table control in BDC

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/bdc-example-using-table-control-in-bdc.htm

For posting weblog,

/people/sap.user72/blog/2005/06/28/sdn-weblogs-making-it-easier

Dynamic Internal table -weblog in sdn

/people/subramanian.venkateswaran2/blog/2004/11/19/dynamic-internal-table

Smartforms

http://www.sap-basis-abap.com/sapsf001.htm

http://www.sap-press.com/downloads/h955_preview.pdf

http://www.ossincorp.com/Black_Box/Black_Box_2.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/smartforms/sap-smart-forms.htm

How to trace smartform

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/49/c3d8a4a05b11d5b6ef006094192fe3/frameset.htm

Workflow

http://www.sap-img.com/workflow/sap-workflow.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/a5/172437130e0d09e10000009b38f839/frameset.htm

For examples on WorkFlow...check the below link..

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/3d/6a9b3c874da309e10000000a114027/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/Print46c/en/data/pdf/PSWFL/PSWFL.pdf

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/4a/dac507002f11d295340000e82dec10/frameset.htm

http://www.workflowing.com/id18.htm

http://www.e-workflow.org/

http://web.mit.edu/sapr3/dev/newdevstand.html

ALV

http://www.geocities.com/mpioud/Abap_programs.html

Mail

http://www.geocities.com/mpioud/Z_EMAIL_ABAP_REPORT.html

http://www.thespot4sap.com/Articles/SAP_Mail_SO_Object_Send.asp

http://www.sapdevelopment.co.uk/reporting/email/attach_xls.htm

BOM Explosion

/people/prakash.singh4/blog/2005/05/15/explode-boms-in-enterprise-portal-using-htmlb-tree--part-1-abap

BOM

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/ea/e9b7234c7211d189520000e829fbbd/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/d1/2e4114a61711d2b423006094b9d648/frameset.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/sap-sd/sales-bom-implementation.htm

http://www.sap-basis-abap.com/sappp007.htm

OLE

http://www.sapgenie.com/abap/ole.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/en/59/ae3f2e488f11d189490000e829fbbd/frameset.htm

ALVGRID with refresh

http://www.geocities.com/mpioud/Z_DEMO_ALV_REFRESH_BUTTON.html

For language setting and decimal separator

/people/horst.keller/blog/2004/11/16/abap-geek-7-150-babylonian-confusion

Oracle queries

http://sqlzoo.net/

To format SQL

http://www.sqlinform.com/

SCOT settings

http://www.sap-img.com/basis/basis-faq.htm

Status Icon [ALV,Table Control,Tab Strip]

http://www.sapdesignguild.org/resources/MiniSG-old/from_develop/norm_status_icons.htm#positioning_4

ALV Group Heading

http://www.sap-img.com/fu037.htm

For multiMedia

/people/thomas.jung3/blog/2005/05/11/using-classic-activex-controls-in-the-abap-control-framework

Uploading LOGO in SAP

http://www.sap-img.com/ts001.htm

LSMW

http://www.sap-img.com/sap-data-migration.htm

http://www.sapgenie.com/saptech/lsmw.htm

http://sapabap.iespana.es/sapabap/manuales/pdf/lsmw.pdf

http://www.sap.info/public/INT/int/glossary/int/glossaryletter/Word-17643ed1d6d658821_glossary/L#Wor...

Here are the two links which contains lots of PDFS:

http://www.easymarketplace.de/online-pdfs-q-s.php

http://www.consolut.de/saphelp/sap_online_help.html

Regards,

Abdul

[sreemsft]

Hi,

Check this links

<a href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_me21sp2/helpdata/en/e2/a1793a0190cf32e10000000a11402f/frameset.htm">BSP Help</a>

<a href="http://www.sapdesignguild.org/resources/htmlb_guidance/index.html">HTMLB Help</a>

BSP's are very easy. You need to have an idea of HTML, JavaScript and ABAP Objects Concepts to learn it.

Thanks,

Sreekanth

[Former Member]

HI,

I had to post my question in this one. Because iam did not get the proper answer. I installed 4.7ee in my PC.

But BSP applications is not working. When ever i run it it giving http server not found. Can anybody solve this problem. I will appreciate and give full points.

rgds

p.kp

[former_member181962]

Hi,

Welcome to SDN!!!!!!!!!!

Look at the following links they r very usefull..........

ABAP in 21 days

http://cma.zdnet.com/book/abap/ch03/ch03.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_40b/helpdata/en/4f/991f82446d11d189700000e8322d00/applet.htm SAP Online Help For Dictionary.

http://sappoint.com/abap/

for SAPscripts

For follg., refer http://www.henrikfrank.dk/abapuk.html

Please note that I do not offer any support for the examples !

ABAP objects and control technology

IDOC

SapScript

Performance tuning

BAPI Programming

Visual Basic Integration - Using the DCOM Connector and BAPI OCX (Only available in Danish)

JAVA and the SAP java connector

http://www.sts.tu-harburg.de/teaching/sap_r3/ABAP4/abapindx.htm

for keywords

very useful link for all

http://www.sapgenie.com/abap/index.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/abap.htm

http://www.sapdevelopment.co.uk/tips/tipshome.htm

http://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/Print46c/en/Data/Index_en.htm

http://sap.ittoolbox.com/nav/t.asp?t=322&p=322&h1=322

http://sap.ittoolbox.com/nav/t.asp?t=448&p=448&h1=448

http://www.thespot4sap.com/

http://www.kabai.com/abaps/q.htm

http://www.geocities.com/mpioud/Abap_programs.html

http://www.sapgenie.com/abap/tips_and_tricks.htm

http://www.sapassist.com/code/d.asp?whichpage=1&pagesize=10&i=10&a=c&o=&t=&q=&qt=

For FAQ

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/more-than-100-abap-interview-faqs.htm

http://www.sapgenie.com/faq/abap.htm

BAPI-step by step

http://www.sapgenie.com/abap/bapi/example.htm

http://www.sapgenie.com/abap/bapi/example.htm

Weblog for receive email and processing it through ABAP

/people/thomas.jung3/blog/2004/09/09/receiving-e-mail-and-processing-it-with-abap--version-610-and-higher

For Logical database

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/en/9f/db9bed35c111d1829f0000e829fbfe/frameset.htm

very useful

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/EN/35/2cd77bd7705394e10000009b387c12/frameset.htm

Useful link to websites

http://www.hernangn.com.ar/sap.htm

Useful for background

http://www.sappoint.com/basis/bckprsng.pdf

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/6f/08703713bf277ee10000009b38f8cf/frameset.htm

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wbihelp/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.wbix_adapters.doc/doc/mysa...

Table control in BDC

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/bdc-example-using-table-control-in-bdc.htm

For posting weblog,

/people/sap.user72/blog/2005/06/28/sdn-weblogs-making-it-easier

Dynamic Internal table -weblog in sdn

/people/subramanian.venkateswaran2/blog/2004/11/19/dynamic-internal-table

Smartforms

http://www.sap-basis-abap.com/sapsf001.htm

http://www.sap-press.com/downloads/h955_preview.pdf

http://www.ossincorp.com/Black_Box/Black_Box_2.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/smartforms/sap-smart-forms.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/smartforms/smartform-tutorial.htm

http://www.sapgenie.com/abap/smartforms.htm

How to trace smartform

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/49/c3d8a4a05b11d5b6ef006094192fe3/frameset.htm

For step-by-step explanations,check here.

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/uuid/ccab6730-0501...

https://sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/uuid/8fd773b3-0301-001...

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/uuid/3c5d9ae3-0501...

Workflow

http://www.sap-img.com/workflow/sap-workflow.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/a5/172437130e0d09e10000009b38f839/frameset.htm

For examples on WorkFlow...check the below link..

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/3d/6a9b3c874da309e10000000a114027/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/Print46c/en/data/pdf/PSWFL/PSWFL.pdf

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/4a/dac507002f11d295340000e82dec10/frameset.htm

http://www.workflowing.com/id18.htm

http://www.e-workflow.org/

http://web.mit.edu/sapr3/dev/newdevstand.html

ALV

http://www.geocities.com/mpioud/Abap_programs.html

Mail

http://www.geocities.com/mpioud/Z_EMAIL_ABAP_REPORT.html

http://www.thespot4sap.com/Articles/SAP_Mail_SO_Object_Send.asp

http://www.sapdevelopment.co.uk/reporting/email/attach_xls.htm

Rich Heilman has provided sample code for sending mail in html-format:

Sending mail in background or spool mail

http://www.sap-basis-abap.com/sapac018.htm

BOM Explosion

/people/prakash.singh4/blog/2005/05/15/explode-boms-in-enterprise-portal-using-htmlb-tree--part-1-abap

BOM

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/ea/e9b7234c7211d189520000e829fbbd/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/d1/2e4114a61711d2b423006094b9d648/frameset.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/sap-sd/sales-bom-implementation.htm

http://www.sap-basis-abap.com/sappp007.htm

OLE

http://www.sapgenie.com/abap/ole.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/en/59/ae3f2e488f11d189490000e829fbbd/frameset.htm

ALVGRID with refresh

http://www.geocities.com/mpioud/Z_DEMO_ALV_REFRESH_BUTTON.html

For language setting and decimal separator

/people/horst.keller/blog/2004/11/16/abap-geek-7-150-babylonian-confusion

Oracle queries

http://sqlzoo.net/

To format SQL

http://www.sqlinform.com/

SCOT settings

http://www.sap-img.com/basis/basis-faq.htm

Status Icon [ALV,Table Control,Tab Strip]

http://www.sapdesignguild.org/resources/MiniSG-old/from_develop/norm_status_icons.htm#positioning_4

ALV Group Heading

http://www.sap-img.com/fu037.htm

For multiMedia

/people/thomas.jung3/blog/2005/05/11/using-classic-activex-controls-in-the-abap-control-framework

Uploading LOGO in SAP

http://www.sap-img.com/ts001.htm

LSMW

http://www.sap-img.com/sap-data-migration.htm

http://www.sapgenie.com/saptech/lsmw.htm

http://sapabap.iespana.es/sapabap/manuales/pdf/lsmw.pdf

http://www.sap.info/public/INT/int/glossary/int/glossaryletter/Word-17643ed1d6d658821_glossary/L#Wor...

OOPS ALV

OOPS - Events.

Editable ALV

Tree

TabStrip

Multigrid

Check this for basic concepts of OOPS

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/webas/abap/abap code samples/abap objects/abap code sample to learn basic concept of object-oriented programming.doc

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/webas/abap/abap code samples/alv grid/abap code sample to display data in alv grid using object oriented programming.doc

Tabstrip

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/webas/abap/abap code samples/alv grid/abap code sample for tab strip in alv.pdf

Editable ALV

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/webas/abap/abap code samples/alv grid/abap code sample to edit alv grid.doc

Tree

http://www.sapdevelopment.co.uk/reporting/alv/alvtree/alvtree_usrint.htm

General Tutorial for OOPS

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/webas/abap/an easy reference for alv grid control.pdf

Function Module

http://www.geocities.com/victorav15/sapr3/abapfun.html

Smartforms

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/uuid/ccab6730-0501...

https://sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/uuid/8fd773b3-0301-001...

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/uuid/3c5d9ae3-0501...

Table Control

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/documents/a1-8-4/table control in abap.pdf

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/c8/1975cc43b111d1896f0000e8322d00/frameset.htm

1. Document on UserExits in FI/CO

http://www.ficoexpertonline.com/downloads/User%20ExitsWPedit.doc

2. Finding User Exits...

http://sap.ionelburlacu.ro/abap/sap2/Other_Useful_Tips.html#Finding_User_Exits

3. List of all User Exits...

http://www.planetsap.com/userexit_main_page.htm