ABAP Console Reloaded

You know the ABAP console of ADT that allows to use out->write in the main method of classes that implement interface if_oo_adt_classrun in order to write the content of ABAP data objects to a text console.

You might also know the interface if_demo_output implemented by class cl_demo_output that also offers a method write that does mostly the same.

What you might don’t know is the fact that the implementations of the ABAP console in ADT and of cl_demo_output are two sides of the same coin. When the ABAP console was introduced some years ago, its internal implementation was copied from cl_demo_output and cl_demo_output_stream (the latter produces an output-friendly XML). But since ADT used an early stage of cl_demo_output, it missed its continuous improvements that took place in the meantime. An example is the implicit retrieval of the data object’s name if no name is passed explicitly.

Comparison of Report Development in 3SL & 2SL in SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Public Edition – A customer use case study

Last year, SAP officially launched the 3SL in S/4HANA Cloud, public edition. This three-system setup offers scalability in ABAP development in ADT, allowing developers to create projects on SAP S/4HANA Cloud, and leverage the benefits of custom ABAP code for development extensions. From an analytical perspective, what are the advantages of report development under the three-system Landscape compared to the two-system Landscape only has key user extensibility? What limitations of the two-system embedded analytics can be overcome? This blog post will explore the differences in report development under these two using a customer use case.

S/4HANA Multi Level BOM Unboxed: Navigating BOM Hierarchy: A Recursive Adventure – Part1

Introduction

Greetings, fellow SAP enthusiasts! Today, we’re diving into the intricate world of Bill of Materials (BOM) and tackling a challenging yet fascinating user requirement. Our mission? To develop a Report that navigates through the recursive nature of BOM data, providing users with a comprehensive view of the hierarchy.

The Challenge

The provided scenario outlines a case requirement wherein the described approach can be employed whenever recursion is necessary, contingent upon external specifications.

Our user wants to start with a material and a specific field, the serial number, from the STPO table. The goal is to traverse through the BOM data, then explore related tables (STKO, EQST, EQUI) to finally present a detailed hierarchy of BOM and its related Composite Equipment’s info like materials and serial numbers.

Writing ABAP UNIT using test double framework(DOC)

Let’s begin with an example.Below method has one function module dependency and one method external method dependency.The Class having this method is CUT(Code Under Test).The aim of the ABAP unit is to validate the code residing in this method,not to validate the code of the dependent function module / other method.

SAP ABAP RAP: Custom Entities with compositions relationship in a Fiori Elements App

Introduction:

ABAP Restful Application Programming is an efficient and cloud-compatible development model that enables rapid creation of Fiori apps.

This programming model facilitates both Managed and Unmanaged Implementation approaches, although the core data source must originate from a CDS view or a table within the same system in both scenarios. However, the non-key fields can be calculated on the fly using virtual elements.

When retrieving data from a remote source through an API or performing complex calculations, managing CDS view entities becomes challenging. Further complexities arise when compositions  are involved.

Do not try this at home – performance improvement in the LIME engine

Disclaimer – this post is about changes in the customer namespace, which maybe belong in the standard and it is not a good idea to develop them in a customer project.

But, as we know, necessity is the mother of invention…

Recently within a customer project the customer was experiencing performance issues with the standard /scwm/pi_upload transaction.

The load of a .CSV file would end in a short dump, saying that the current work process was out of memory. And the system limit per WP was around 8G.

The file itself was not big, but even reducing it to a small number of lines, around 20-30, would not help solve the issue.

FSCM Workflow – Credit Limit Approval Alternative

Sometimes SAP standard does not meet all requirements and that’s where the “Custom Code” comes in…

MDG-S: MDG rule-based workflow

Introduction:

This blog post will describe in detail how to trigger email using using Rule Base Workflow(WS60800086)

Requirement:

• Bank data in vendor master data when changed (Account no., IBAN, A/C holder name, etc), or deleted, an email notification to be triggered to the vendor
• Email available in the general section of vendor (LFA1) to be used to send the notification.
• Email to be triggered to the SPU owners.