SAP Certified Development Associate

Puneet Asthana is a recognized expert in ABAP development and has 14 years of development experience. He has been working for SAP for over seven years, and he has worked on a number of projects as a technical lead. He is currently working as a technical architect for a global SAP Retail implementation for a major retailer. He also has extensive experience in integrating SAP and non-SAP systems and leveraging SAP Integration Technologies to deliver innovative technical solutions. David Haslam is a recognized expert in ABAP development, having worked for SAP for over 14 years; David has led or participated in over seven full lifecycle implementations of SAP, which include several multiple-phase projects and four large development projects. He was awarded the prestigious status of SAP Platinum Consultant more than eight years ago. He enjoys helping others through workshops and white papers, and sharing his knowledge and experience. In addition, David participates in development reviews, project estimates, and customer project issue escalations.

... Acknowledgments ... 15


... Preface ... 17
... ... Structure of This Book ... 18
... ... Glimpse into the Exam Structure ... 21
... ... Practice Questions ... 22
... ... Summary ... 24


... ABAP Development Certification Track -- Overview ... 27
... ... Certification Exam Scoring Changes ... 28
... ... Becoming an SAP Certified ABAP Development Associate -- Overview ... 32
... ... Becoming an SAP Certified ABAP Development Professional -- Overview ... 36
... ... Summary ... 43


... Courses and Experience ... 45
... ... Training Courses for ABAP ... 46
... ... Sources of Information ... 47
... ... Strategic Understanding ... 48
... ... SAP Examination Strategies ... 50
... ... General Examination Strategies ... 52
... ... Summary ... 52


... SAP NetWeaver -- Overview ... 55
... ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test ... 56
... ... Key Concepts Refresher ... 56
... ... Important Terminology ... 73
... ... Practice Questions ... 73
... ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 75
... ... Take Away ... 76
... ... Summary ... 78


... ABAP Workbench Usage ... 79
... ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test ... 80
... ... Key Concepts Refresher ... 81
... ... Practice Questions ... 104
... ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 107
... ... Take Away ... 109
... ... Summary ... 110


... ABAP Debugger Program Usage ... 111
... ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test ... 113
... ... Key Concepts Refresher ... 113
... ... Important Terminology ... 130
... ... Practice Questions ... 130
... ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 133
... ... Take Away ... 135
... ... Summary ... 136


... ABAP Types and Data Objects ... 137
... ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test ... 139
... ... Key Concepts Refresher ... 139
... ... Important Terminology ... 155
... ... Practice Questions ... 155
... ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 158
... ... Take Away ... 159
... ... Summary ... 160


... Internal Table Definition and Use ... 161
... ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test ... 162
... ... Key Concepts Refresher ... 163
... ... Important Terminology ... 189
... ... Practice Questions ... 189
... ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 192
... ... Take Away ... 194
... ... Summary ... 195


... SQL Statements Including Update Strategies ... 197
... ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test ... 199
... ... Key Concepts Refresher ... 199
... ... Practice Questions ... 222
... ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 226
... ... Take Away ... 229
... ... Summary ... 230


... Basic ABAP Programs and Interface Creation ... 231
... ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test ... 233
... ... Key Concepts Refresher ... 233
... ... Important Terminology ... 271
... ... Practice Questions ... 272
... ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 277
... ... Take Away ... 280
... ... Summary ... 282


... ABAP Dictionary ... 283
... ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test ... 284
... ... Key Concepts Refresher ... 285
... ... Important Terminology ... 315
... ... Practice Questions ... 316
... ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 318
... ... Take Away ... 320
... ... Summary ... 321


... Unicode ... 323
... ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test ... 325
... ... Key Concepts Refresher ... 325
... ... Important Terminology ... 339
... ... Practice Questions ... 339
... ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 340
... ... Take Away ... 341
... ... Summary ... 342


... Classical Screens ... 343
... ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test ... 345
... ... Key Concepts Refresher ... 345
... ... Important Terminology ... 383
... ... Practice Questions ... 383
... ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 386
... ... Take Away ... 387
... ... Summary ... 389


... Selection Screens ... 391
... ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test ... 392
... ... Key Concepts Refresher ... 392
... ... Important Terminology ... 410
... ... Practice Questions ... 410
... ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 412
... ... Take Away ... 414
... ... Summary ... 415


... ABAP Object-Oriented Programming ... 417
... ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test ... 419
... ... Key Concepts Refresher ... 419
... ... Practice Questions ... 447
... ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 449
... ... Take Away ... 451
... ... Summary ... 452


... ALV Grid Control ... 453
... ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test ... 454
... ... Key Concepts Refresher ... 455
... ... Important Terminology ... 477
... ... Practice Questions ... 480
... ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 482
... ... Take Away ... 483
... ... Summary ... 484


... User Interfaces (Web Dynpro) ... 485
... ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test ... 486
... ... Key Concepts Refresher ... 487
... ... Important Terminology ... 503
... ... Practice Questions ... 505
... ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 507
... ... Take Away ... 508
... ... Summary ... 509


... Class Identification Analysis and Design ... 511
... ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test ... 512
... ... Key Concepts Refresher ... 513
... ... Important Terminology ... 528
... ... Practice Questions ... 529
... ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 532
... ... Take Away ... 534
... ... Summary ... 535


... Enhancements and Modifications ... 537
... ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test ... 538
... ... Key Concepts Refresher ... 539
... ... Practice Questions ... 569
... ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 572
... ... Take Away ... 574
... ... Summary ... 575


... Table Relationships ... 577
... ... Objectives of this Portion of the Test ... 578
... ... Key Concepts Refresher ... 579
... ... Practice Questions ... 591
... ... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 594
... ... Take Away ... 595
... ... Summary ... 596


... The Authors ... 597