SAP ABAP Programming

CMIS 495 / CIS 588 Section 074

Spring 2001

Your instructor and fearless leader: Jo Ellen Moore, Ph.D.

joemoor@siue.edu

618-650-5816 (voice)

618-650-3979 (fax)

Founders Hall 2310

http://www.siue.edu/~joemoor

Prerequisites

(1) Proficiency in another programming language (e.g., C++, Cobol)

(2) Understanding of relational database concepts and basic SQL coding

Course Objectives

+ To understand what SAP R/3 is, why companies are adopting it, and the role of ABAP programmers.

+ To differentiate between the two types of ABAP programs (list and dialog) and develop expertise in coding list programs.

+ To develop knowledge and skills needed to work in the SAP R/3 development environment, including the ABAP Data Dictionary and the ABAP Workbench.

+ To write ABAP applications commonly needed by SAP R/3 shops, including basic, detail and interactive lists.

+ To effectively utilize sophisticated selection screens, internal tables, subroutines, and other advanced features in ABAP list programming.

Course Materials

Text: Introduction to ABAP/4 Programming for SAP

by Gareth M. de Bruyn & Robert Lyfareff

Prima Tech Publishers (1998)

Hardcopies of Jo Ellen’s slides will be distributed at the end of each class period.

Additional handouts will be distributed in class.

Access to SAP R/3

Access to SAP R/3 and our training database is available in both Founders Hall labs (FH 0301 and FH 2301). We also hope to make dial-up access to the SIUE SAP server available to students in this class.

Grading

The following scale will be used to assign grades. No curves will be applied.

Percent of Total Possible Points Grade

90% or higher A

80 to 89% B

70 to 79% C

60 to 69% D

Less than 60% E

The following assessments will determine the total points you earn in the class. The total possible points in the class are 700.

Assessment Possible Points

Exam 1 (Feb 15) 100

Exam 2 (Mar 8) 100

Exam 3 (Apr 19) 100

Exam 4 (May 3) 60

Project 1 10

Project 2 40

Project 3 50

Project 4 50

Project 5 50

Project 6 50

Panel Discussion Contribution 10

Research Paper 80

Total Possible Points: 700

IMPORTANT Course Policies!

DO YOUR OWN WORK.

All projects (except the research paper) are to be done individually. If it is determined that you copied someone else’s work, you will receive a failing grade for the course. This determination is established solely by the instructor.

Don’t even think about copying someone else’s work. You are here to learn. Doing your own work on the programming projects is the most important part of the learning process. Exams will be designed to “unmask” students who may not be doing their own work on the projects.

KEEP UP.

Let’s face it – in a programming class there’s no time to fall behind AND RECOVER. So you need to NOT fall behind. Each assignment will carry an explicit due date, nearly always a class meeting date. The assignment is due AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS that night.

An assignment submitted after the due date/time will receive a deduction of 10% for each day it is late (including weekends and holidays). After one full week has passed, the assignment will receive no credit. In other words, if a project was due at the beginning of class on Thursday and by the following Thursday you still cannot submit it, hang it up baby. It’s too late. You would likely want to make an appointment with the instructor to discuss the probability that you could still pass the class without the chunk of knowledge associated with the project you were unable to complete.

Week-by-Week Plan

Week 1 (Jan 11)

Topics: Course overview

Overview of ERP concept

Overview of SAP R/3 product

Role of ABAP programmers

Basics of SAP environment

Projects: Project 1 - SAP R/3 Navigation (due Jan 18)

Week 2 (Jan 18)

Topics: Overview of SAP Basis architecture

Basics of ABAP Workbench

Due: Project 1

Projects: Research Paper (topic proposal due Feb 1)

Week 3 (Jan 25)

Topics: ABAP Data Dictionary concepts

ABAP Select statement

Data definitions in ABAP

Projects: Project 2 - Basic List Programming (due Feb 8)

Week 4 (Feb 1)

Topics: Principle ABAP statements

Basic list programming

Some advanced list techniques

Due: Research Paper topic proposal

Week 5 (Feb 8)

Topics: Overview of program level events

Internal tables

Due: Project 2

Week 6 (Feb 15)

Exam 1 (up to but not including Internal Tables)

Week 7 (Feb 22)

Topics: Review of internal tables

Filling an internal table from a database table

Control level processing

Projects: Project 3 - Control Processing with Internal Tables (due Mar 8)

Week 8 (Mar 1)

Topics: Advanced selection screen techniques

Due: Panel Discussion questions

Projects: Project 4 - Advanced Basic Lists (due Mar 22)

Week 9 (Mar 8)

Exam 2

Panel Discussion planning

Due: Project 3

Week 10 (Mar 15 – SPRING BREAK)

Week 11 (Mar 22)

Topics: Interactive list programming (drill-down reports)

Due: Project 4

Research Paper

Projects: Project 5 - Single-Level Interactive List (due Mar 29)

Week 12 (Mar 29)

Topics: Multiple detail lists

Subroutines

Due: Project 5

Projects: Project 6 - Multiple-Level Interactive List (due Apr 5)

Week 13 (Apr 5)

Topics: ABAP user messages

A few extra ABAP tricks

SAP R/3 tech support lessons learned (Wanda Mailman)

Panel Discussion final planning

Due: Project 6

Week 14 (Apr 12)

Panel Discussion

Distribute Research Papers

Week 15 (Apr 19)

Exam 3

Week 16 (Apr 26)

Research Paper presentations

FINAL EXAM (Thursday, May 3^rd, 6:30 - 8:10 pm)

Will cover ONLY material from panel discussion and research papers