SAP SAP ABAP Syllabus

SAP ABAP syllabus — full chapter and topic list

Expand any chapter to see its topics and sub-topics. This is the whole examinable outline for SAP ABAP in SAP, not a summary of it.

1. 1

   Introduction to SAP ABAP

   2 topics

   • Overview of SAP
     • What is SAP?
     • SAP Modules
     • Role of ABAP in SAP
   • Introduction to ABAP
     • History of ABAP
     • ABAP Development Environment
     • ABAP Data Types
2. 2

   ABAP Programming Basics

   3 topics

   • Basic Syntax and Structure
     • ABAP Program Structure
     • Statements and Keywords
     • Comments
   • Data Types and Variables
     • Elementary Data Types
     • Complex Data Types
     • Constants and Literals
   • Operators and Control Structures
     • Arithmetic Operators
     • Logical Operators
     • Control Statements (IF, CASE, LOOP)
3. 3

   Advanced ABAP Programming

   3 topics

   • Modularization Techniques
     • Subroutines
     • Function Modules
     • Methods
   • Data Dictionary
     • Tables
     • Views
     • Data Elements and Domains
   • Internal Tables
     • Defining Internal Tables
     • Operations on Internal Tables
     • Sorting and Filtering
4. 4

   ABAP Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

   2 topics

   • OOP Basics
     • Classes and Objects
     • Inheritance
     • Polymorphism
   • Advanced OOP Concepts
     • Interfaces
     • Abstract Classes
     • Events and Exception Handling
5. 5

   ABAP Development Tools

   2 topics

   • ABAP Workbench
     • ABAP Editor
     • Data Dictionary
     • Function Builder
   • ABAP Development Tools (ADT) in Eclipse
     • Installation and Setup
     • Basic Navigation
     • Debugging and Testing
6. 6

   Database Access

   2 topics

   • Open SQL
     • SELECT Statements
     • INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE
     • Joins and Subqueries
   • Native SQL
     • When to Use Native SQL
     • Syntax Differences
     • Performance Considerations
7. 7

   Enhancements and Modifications

   3 topics

   • User Exits
     • Types of User Exits
     • Implementing User Exits
     • Best Practices
   • BADIs (Business Add-Ins)
     • Definition and Implementation
     • Filter BADIs
     • Multiple Use BADIs
   • Enhancement Framework
     • Implicit and Explicit Enhancements
     • Enhancement Spots
     • Enhancement Implementations
8. 8

   Web Technologies in ABAP

   2 topics

   • SAP Web Dynpro ABAP
     • Introduction to Web Dynpro
     • Components and Controllers
     • Context and Data Binding
   • SAP Fiori and OData
     • Overview of SAP Fiori
     • OData Services
     • Creating and Consuming OData Services
9. 9

   Performance Tuning and Best Practices

   2 topics

   • Performance Tuning
     • Code Inspector
     • Runtime Analysis
     • SQL Trace
   • Best Practices
     • Efficient Coding Techniques
     • Error Handling
     • Code Reviews
10. 10

    SAP ABAP Certification Preparation

    2 topics

    • Certification Overview
      • Types of Certifications
      • Exam Structure
      • Preparation Tips
    • Sample Questions and Mock Tests
      • Sample Questions
      • Mock Tests
      • Time Management

SAP ABAP flashcards for SAP

18 of 72 cards from the SAP ABAP deck — real questions with worked answers.

1. What is SAP, and what does the acronym stand for?

   SAP stands for Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing. It is a German multinational company whose ERP software integrates core business processes (finance, HR, sales, logistics, procurement) into a single real-time system.

2. What is the three-tier client-server architecture used by SAP systems?

   1) Presentation layer (SAP GUI / front-end), 2) Application layer (application servers running the business logic and ABAP work processes), and 3) Database layer (central database storing all data). The layers can run on separate hardware for scalability.

3. What is ABAP and what does the acronym stand for?

   ABAP stands for Advanced Business Application Programming. It is SAP's proprietary, high-level, fourth-generation programming language used to develop and customize applications in the SAP ecosystem (originally 'Allgemeiner Berichts-Aufbereitungs-Prozessor').

4. What are the two main programming paradigms supported by ABAP?

   Procedural programming (using subroutines, function modules) and Object-Oriented programming (using ABAP Objects: classes, methods, interfaces). Modern ABAP encourages the object-oriented approach.

5. In ABAP, what is a client (Mandant) and why is it important?

   A client is a self-contained, logically separate business unit within an SAP system with its own master and transaction data, user records, and customizing. It is the highest organizational level; data belonging to one client is not accessible from another.

6. What character terminates every ABAP statement, and is ABAP case-sensitive?

   Every ABAP statement ends with a period ( . ). ABAP keywords and identifiers are NOT case-sensitive (though string literal contents are).

7. How do you write comments in ABAP?

   A full-line comment starts with an asterisk (*) in the first column. An inline (partial-line) comment starts with a double quotation mark (") after code on the same line.

8. What is the purpose of the ABAP chained statement using the colon operator?

   The colon (:) lets you combine consecutive statements that share the same keyword, separating the differing parts with commas. Example: DATA: a TYPE i, b TYPE c, c TYPE string.

9. List the elementary predefined ABAP data types and their default lengths.

   Numeric: I (integer, 4 bytes), F (float, 8 bytes), P (packed decimal), INT8, DECFLOAT16/34. Character: C (fixed char, default 1), N (numeric text), D (date, 8), T (time, 6), STRING. Byte: X (hex, default 1), XSTRING.

10. In ABAP, what is the difference between fixed-length and variable-length data types?

    Fixed-length types (C, N, D, T, I, F, P, X) have a defined length reserved at declaration. Variable-length (dynamic) types STRING and XSTRING grow and shrink at runtime as needed; they cannot be used as flat components in some legacy structures.

11. What is the default initial value of the ABAP types C, N, I, P, and D?

    C (character): spaces; N (numeric text): '0...0'; I (integer): 0; P (packed): 0; D (date): '00000000'. Generally, character-like fields initialize to spaces/zeros and numeric to 0.

12. What is the difference between DATA and CONSTANTS declarations in ABAP?

    DATA declares a variable whose value can change at runtime. CONSTANTS declares a named literal whose value is fixed at declaration with the VALUE addition and cannot be changed during execution.

13. What does the TYPE addition versus the LIKE addition do in an ABAP DATA statement?

    TYPE refers to a data type (built-in, Dictionary type, or a TYPES definition) to define the new variable. LIKE refers to an already existing data object, giving the new variable the same type as that object.

14. In ABAP, what is the difference between the assignment operators = , MOVE, and the arithmetic operators?

    = (or the obsolete MOVE) copies a value from a source into a target with automatic type conversion. Arithmetic operators + - * / and the whole-division operators DIV (integer quotient) and MOD (remainder) perform calculations; ** is exponentiation.

15. What is the result of the ABAP expressions 17 DIV 5 and 17 MOD 5?

    $17 \ \text{DIV} \ 5 = 3$ (integer quotient) and $17 \ \text{MOD} \ 5 = 2$ (remainder). DIV returns the integer part of the division; MOD returns the remainder.

16. Name the ABAP relational (comparison) operators including their word equivalents.

    = (EQ), <> or >< (NE), < (LT), > (GT), <= (LE), >= (GE). Additional: BETWEEN, IN (value ranges), CO/CN/CA/NA/CS/NS/CP/NP for character-pattern comparisons.

17. What are the three main conditional control structures in ABAP?

    1) IF ... ELSEIF ... ELSE ... ENDIF (for range/logical conditions), 2) CASE ... WHEN ... WHEN OTHERS ... ENDCASE (for comparing one field to discrete values), 3) COND/SWITCH constructor expressions (functional style).

18. List the loop constructs available in ABAP.

    DO ... ENDDO (unconditional/fixed count with TIMES), WHILE ... ENDWHILE (condition-controlled), LOOP AT ... ENDLOOP (iterate an internal table), and SELECT ... ENDSELECT (loop over a result set). CONTINUE, CHECK, and EXIT control flow within loops.

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