Course Summary

Modern applications need to provide instant business value to their customers. Therefore, application programming models need to provide new qualities: efficient and high-quality development, mobile and desktop availability, flexible adaptation, integration into existing landscapes as well as flexible deployment options in the cloud and on-premise. This is exactly where the ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP) comes into play.

See how RAP helps developers to efficiently build enterprise SAP Fiori apps and services on SAP S/4HANA and SAP Cloud Platform, ABAP environment.

Based on detailed hands-on exercises, you’ll learn how RAP combines and orchestrates proven SAP technologies like Core Data Services (CDS) and OData with new concepts, guidelines, and tools to offer a new programming model for ABAP development, regardless of whether you want to start from scratch or reuse existing business logic.

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• "Thanks for this course! I really appreciate the amount of time you spent to prepare what we now got here. The course gives an example of building similar applications and helps to clarify the concept in one's head. I'm sure I'll refer to it after some time as to a useful how-to. I've done several openSAP courses and this one is among my top ones. It's cool when you really can't wait for the next week. A nice example of a good MOOC. Thanks and return to us to show new exciting things!" Read the original post

• "I have to tell it :) this is One of the best OpenSAP courses ever!!! I am not even a ABAP programmer, but SAP BI consultant; who implements solutions in the manner set out in this course. WHY is this course (one of) the best?...." Read the original post

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Note that this course was first offered in 2020; consequently, all its assets were created before the branding changes related to SAP technology were announced in January 2021.

Course Characteristics

• Starting from: October 19, 2020, 09:00 UTC. (What does this mean?)
• Duration: 5 weeks (6-8 hours per week)
• Final exam: November 23, 2020, 9:00 UTC – December 1, 2020, 9:00 UTC
• Course language: English
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Course Content

Week 1: Introduction - ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model
Week 2: Developing a Read-Only List Report App
Week 3: Enabling the Transactional Behavior of an App
Week 4: Dealing with Existing Code
Week 5: Service Consumption and Web APIs
Week 6: Final Exam

Target Audience

• Application developers
• Application architects
• Application and technology consultants

Course Requirements

• Basic programming knowledge, preferably in ABAP
• The ability to install and run the Eclipse-based ABAP development tools

Development Systems

This course uses SAP Cloud Platform, ABAP environment for all hands-on exercises. Free registration for the necessary trial account is part of this course. No prior experience with SAP Cloud Platform is necessary for that.

Further Learning

• Visit the SAP Cloud Platform Learning Overview to find openSAP courses, structured in a role-based overview.
  
• For further learning, we recommend that you check out the SAP Cloud Platform: Enterprise Extensions – Certification Path.
  
• Check out our SAP Cloud Platform podcast series, available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and TuneIn.
  

About Further Content Experts

Marcel Hermanns

Marcel Hermanns is one of the main inventors and product owner of the ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP), and drives the strategy and high-level concepts of RAP.
Marcel has 12 years of experience in the area of ABAP programming models and a broad network to the SAP S/4HANA development teams. His task is to ensure a consistent programming model for SAP Cloud Platform, ABAP environment, and SAP S/4HANA Cloud and on-premise, with all the qualities modern applications need to cover. 
Marcel is a regular speaker at SAP TechEd and other tech conferences.

Volker Drees

Volker Drees works as a product expert for the ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP) in the Technology & Innovation, ABAP Platform Division. He began his SAP career more than 20 years ago in consulting. Volker has experience in several SAP technology areas, such as ABAP and SAP Gateway.  In the Integration Team for RAP, Volker is responsible for the end-to-end validation of the programming model, support of internal and external rollout activities, as well as the RAP reference scenarios.