Getting Started with ABAP

Brian has a bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems from California State University, Chico and a master's degree in Information Systems from the University of Nevada, Reno. He has worked in various IT positions, from business analyst to ABAP developer, at International Game Technology in Reno, Nevada; currently, he is writing applications that can connect to an SAP backend using SAP Gateway. He is also an SCN blogger and was a finalist in the 2011 TechEd DemoJam. In his free time, Brian is also a successful background actor and an unsuccessful stand-up comedian.

Introduction
The History of SAP Technologies
From R/1 to S/4 HANA
Navigating an ABAP System
Overview of the ABAP Screen in SAP GUI
Overview of ABAP Screen in SAP NWBC
Overview of ABAP Screen in SAP Fiori
ABAP System Landscapes
Client/Server Architecture
Background Jobs
Sandbox, Dev, QA, PRD
Finding the Version of a System in SAP GUI
Summary
Creating Your First Program
Hello, World! .
Creating a New Program with Eclipse
Creating a New Program in Transaction SE80
Writing a 'Hello, World!' Program
Data Types
The Data Keyword
Numeric Data Types
Character Data Types
Inline Data Declarations
Arithmetic and Basic Math Functions
Arithmetic Operations
Math Functions
Flow Control
IF Statements
CASE Statements
DO Loops
WHILE Loops
Formatting Code
Comments
Common Commenting Mistakes
Using Comments while Programming
Classic Selection Screen Programming
SELECTION-SCREEN
BLOCK
PARAMETER .
SELECT-OPTIONS
Selection Texts
Program Lifecycle
AT SELECTION-SCREEN
START-OF-SELECTION
Debugging Basics
Program to Debug
Breakpoints in Eclipse
Breakpoints in the SAP GUI
Modern UI Technologies
Other Resources
The Author