SAP BTP, ABAP environment requires specialized knowledge of language limits and development environment-let this book be your guide! Begin by provisioning a trial instance and setting up ABAP Development Tools in Eclipse. Then, walk step-by-step through building an app using the ABAP RESTful application programming model, developing backend services, and creating SAP Fiori apps. Connect your cloud-based ABAP applications to on-premise and cloud systems and learn how to manage and maintain those applications. ABAP's not dead, it's in the cloud!

Highlights include:

1. ABAP Development Tools in Eclipse
2. SAP BTP, Cloud Foundry environment
3. ABAP RESTful application programming model
4. Application development
5. Backend services
6. SAP Fiori
7. Consuming APIs
8. Identity and access management
9. Application lifecycle management
10. Monitoring and security

Connect to on-premise and cloud systems with external APIs

Autorentext
Gairik Acharya is a senior technical architect and associate partner at IBM with more than 22 years of IT experience. He is a recognized expert in ABAP, SAP HANA, OData, SAP Gateway, SAP S/4HANA, SAP Fiori, SAPUI5, and SAP Business Technology Platform. In his role as senior architect at the IBM SAP S/4HANA Center of Excellence group in North America, he has architected solutions for several global implementations for IBM's top-tier clients. He's a certified and recognized expert in SAP application consulting and is responsible for building new capabilities within the group. He's a frequent speaker at SAP TechEd, covering a variety of new technical areas.

Inhalt
... Preface ... 11

... Structure of the Book ... 11

... Acknowledgments ... 15

1 ... Getting Started ... 17

1.1 ... SAP BTP, Cloud Foundry Environment ... 18

1.2 ... SAP BTP, ABAP Environment ... 28

1.3 ... ABAP Development Tools for Eclipse ... 38

1.4 ... Identity and Access Management ... 48

1.5 ... Summary ... 55

2 ... Developing Applications ... 57

2.1 ... ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model ... 58

2.2 ... Working with the Development Environment ... 75

2.3 ... SAP Fiori Application Development in SAP Business Application Studio ... 80

2.4 ... Developing an Application: Managed Scenario ... 100

2.5 ... Developing an Application: Managed Scenario with Draft Support ... 120

2.6 ... Developing an Application: Unmanaged Scenario ... 130

2.7 ... Backend Service Development ... 145

2.8 ... Setting Up an API Release State ... 147

2.9 ... Deploying an Application to SAP BTP, ABAP Environment ... 149

2.10 ... Custom Entities in the ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model ... 155

2.11 ... Advanced Development Techniques ... 164

2.12 ... Summary ... 173

3 ... Consuming External APIs ... 175

3.1 ... Connecting to On-Premise SAP Systems ... 176

3.2 ... Connecting to Cloud Systems ... 213

3.3 ... SAP Business Technology Platform Services ... 222

3.4 ... Services on Non-SAP Platforms ... 228

3.5 ... Summary ... 250

4 ... Operating Applications ... 251

4.1 ... Application Lifecycle Management ... 251

4.2 ... Monitoring ... 273

4.3 ... Security Management ... 292

4.4 ... Application Jobs ... 296

4.5 ... Summary ... 302

5 ... Next Steps ... 303

5.1 ... Future Roadmap ... 303

5.2 ... Summary ... 305

... The Authors ... 307

... Index ... 309