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ABAP for HANA

• What you need for ABAP Custom Programs when you migrate to HANA?

ABAP Objects

• ABAP 740 – Is CONSTANT not a Static Attribute anymore?
• ABAP Factory Method Using SWITCH
• OO ABAP – Selection Criteria Object using RS_REFRESH_FROM_SELECT OPTIONS
• OO ABAP – Selection Object with Direct Access
• Object Oriented Approach for Reports with multiple Datasource
• ABAP Unit Test Class Wizard
• ABAP MVC – Model View Controller Discussion
• ABAP Abstract methods or Normal methods?
• ABAP Objects Events – SENDER, know who raised the event
• ABAP Objects Events – Raising and Handling
• ABAP Unit Test Global class usage
• ABAP Unit Test Fixture Methods
• ABAP Unit Test Driven Development – Basics
• ABAP Unit Test Driven Development – Basic Example
• ABAP Objects Design Patterns Singleton Usage
• ABAP Objects Design Patterns – Builder
• ABAP Object Oriented Approach for Reports – Redesign
• ABAP Object Oriented Approach for Reports – Initial Design
• ABAP Static vs Instance method – Which to use when?
• ABAP Protected Section – Is it really Protected?
• ABAP Objects Case Study – Usage for More Design Flexibility
• Poll – Are Text Symbols Private or Public in OO ABAP?
• ABAP Objects – Access Text from Super Class Text Symbols
• Utility to build HTML within ABAP
• ABAP Objects – Achieve Multiple Inheritance using Interfaces
• ABAP Objects Design Patterns – Singleton Factory
• ABAP Objects Design Patterns – Prototype
• ABAP Objects Design Patterns – Proxy
• Iterator Design Pattern to access Linked List in ABAP Objects
• Become a JAVAPER – “overriding” an attribute
• ABAP Objects Design Patterns – Iterator
• ABAP Objects Design Patterns – Composite
• ABAP Objects Design Patterns – Adapter
• ABAP Objects Design Patterns – Facade
• When to use Local Class and when not to!
• Abstract Class vs Interface – Which to use when?
• Override (Redefine) Static Method?
• Become a JAVAPER – is overloading possible in ABAP?
• Class based Exceptions IV – CLEANUP
• Class based Exceptions III – Runtime flow
• Class-based Exceptions II – Design Time consideration
• Class-based Exceptions I – Basics
• OO Design Pattern Decorator – Why do we need to use helper variable?
• ABAP Objects Concepts – Friends
• ABAP Objects Design Patterns – Abstract Factory
• Case Study: Observer Design Pattern Usage
• ABAP Objects Design Patterns – Observer
• ABAP Objects Design Patterns – Factory Method
• ABAP Objects Design Patterns – Decorator
• Class Editor – Refactoring Assistant – II
• Class Editor – Refactoring Assistant – I
• Class Editor – Convert Local Classes to Global Classes
• READ-ONLY attribute vs GETTER methods
• CLASS_CONSTRUCTOR and CONSTRUCTOR: Who comes before whom?
• Object Oriented Design Principles (OODP): Open-Closed Principle(OCP)
• Persistent Object Service – Example
• Persistent Object Services – Basics
• ABAP Objects Design Patterns – Model View Controller (MVC) Part 3
• ABAP Objects Design Patterns – Model View Controller (MVC) Part 2
• ABAP Objects Design Patterns – Model View Controller (MVC) Part 1
• ABAP Objects
• ABAP Object Design Patterns – Singleton
• ABAP Objects: Widening Cast
• ABAP Objects: Narrowing Cast
• ABAP Objects: Overriding (Redefinition)

ABAP Unit Test

• ABAP Unit Test Class Wizard
• ABAP Unit Test Global class usage
• ABAP Unit Test Fixture Methods
• ABAP Unit Test Driven Development – Basics
• ABAP Unit Test Driven Development – Basic Example

Announcement

• Celebrating 5 years
• Announcement – Tools on Zevolving.com
• Announcement – Reached 1M Page Views
• 2011 in Numbers
• Introducing Forums..!
• Moved to Own domain..!
• Chrome Extension for SAP ABAP Blog
• SAP ABAP Help – Survey

Application Log

• Application Log II – New FMs
• Generate Application Log

Case Study

• ABAP Objects Case Study – Usage for More Design Flexibility
• WITH HEADER LINE – should you use it anymore?
• Case Study: JavaScript in ABAP Usage
• Case Study: Observer Design Pattern Usage

Classical

• ABAP Dynamic Selection Screen using Tabbed Selection Screen
• Should you trust on System Fields (SY-*) ?
• Print Table Control data (with header)
• Radiobutton Values using CASE
• MM02 BDC – Select Specific Material Master View
• Remove Header on Last Page in Classical Report

Classical ALV

• Classical ALV: Change Subtotal – II for Print
• Classical ALV: Disable DELETE key on Keyboard in Grid
• Classical ALV: Change Subtotal
• Moving Cursor to Next row by pressing Enter in Classical ALV

Code Snippets

• CALL TRANSFORMATION to download Excel
• F4 for ALV Layout Variant
• SALV Default Column description as Column Name
• SALV Various ways to Access Columns
• Selection Screen – Expand Collapse Various Blocks
• Selection Screen – Disable Standard Toolbar Button
• Various Ways to implement F4 Value Request
• Various Ways to Check if ITAB has any record
• SUBMIT – Pass parameters to Program
• Various Ways to Build a String
• ABAP RTTS – Get Type of an Attribute from Class
• Copy Internal Table to another Internal Table
• ABAP RegEx to Validate Email
• Popup using SALV
• SALV Making All Columns Invisible from A Specific Type
• Dynamic ITAB migration from create_dynamic_table to RTTS
• Get Current Transaction Variant Name
• Put Data to Clipboard to Paste it anywhere
• Get Data from Clipboard
• Generate Subroutine Pool – Best way to concatenate Dynamic Internal table
• Upload Excel File using ALSM_EXCEL_TO_INTERNAL_TABLE
• ABAP Field Symbols usage – Advanced use
• Check for UPDATE Task
• ABAP Field Symbols usage
• Read CALL STACK to check on called Program
• Check Variable is Object Reference

Coding Disaster

• Coding Disaster – Change in parameter can stop the business
• Should you trust on System Fields (SY-*) ?

Concepts

• ABAP 740 – LOOP AT with GROUP BY
• ABAP 740 SWITCH – Conditional Operator
• ABAP 740 – FOR Iteration Expression
• ABAP 740 – Mesh Path – Forward and Inverse Association
• ABAP 740 – Meshes – A new complex type of Structures
• Why not to use ABAP Text Symbols instead of Constants
• ABAP 740 – LINE_EXISTS to check record in ITAB
• ABAP 740 – Table Expressions to Read & Modify ITAB line
• ABAP 740 – VALUE Operator to create ITAB entries
• ABAP 740 – NEW Operator to create ITAB entries
• ABAP 740 – NEW Operator to instantiate the objects
• Memory Allocation – Why extra 8 bytes!!
• ABAP RegEx – Regular Expressions
• Difference Between && (Chaining Operator) and & (Literal Operator)
• ABAP String Templates New Feature in ABAP 731
• ABAP Database Connectivity ADBC
• ABAP New Debugger Skip Breakpoints
• ABAP New Debugger Conditional Breakpoints
• ABAP New Debugger Keys in Table Tool from 7.0 EhP2
• ABAP Internal Table Secondary Keys, New in ABAP 7.0 EhP2
• ABAP Method Chaining New Feature in ABAP 7.0 EhP2
• SAP ABAP Pragmas in 7.02 EhP2, replacing SLIN Pseudo Comments
• What is New TYPE Category TYPE … BOXED in ABAP?

Cross Platform

• An SAP View of EDI

Data to Life

• Google Map integration in SAP using RESTful Web Service – Bring Data to Life
• Bring Data to Life – Integrating D3.js in SAP via RESTful Web Service – Full Working Solution (Part III)
• Bring Data to Life – Integrating D3.js in SAP via RESTful Web Service – RESTful WS Step-by-Step (Part II)
• Bring Data to Life – Integrating D3.js in SAP via RESTful Web Service – Sneak Pick at d3.js (Part I)

Dynamic ITAB

• Dynamic Internal Table
• Dynamic Internal Table Creation using class CL_ALV_TABLE_CREATE
• Dynamic Internal Table with Deep structure
• Dynamic Internal Table Creation using RTTS

Enhancement Implementation

• Enhancement Framework – Fixed Value Append
• Enhancement Framework – Extension Index
• Enhancement Framework – Append Search Help
• Enhancement Framework – Table Enhancement – Append Structure
• Enhancement Framework – Table Enhancement Category
• Enhancement Framework – Function Module Enhancement
• Enhancement Framework – Class Enhancement – How designed
• Enhancement Framework – Class Enhancement
• Enhancement Framework – Implicit Enhancement Options
• Enhancement Framework – Explicit Enhancement-SECTION Implementation
• Enhancement Framework – Debugging Implementation
• Enhancement Framework – Explicit Enhancement-POINT Implementation
• Enhancement Framework – Introduction

Exceptions

• Why NOT to have a wrapper around Exception (RAISE) ?
• Exception class to use Messages from T100
• Class based Exceptions IV – CLEANUP
• Class based Exceptions III – Runtime flow
• Class-based Exceptions II – Design Time consideration
• Class-based Exceptions I – Basics
• Raising & Handling Non-class based exceptions – II
• Raising & Handling Non-class based exceptions – I
• Function Module Exception Handling

Formatting

• ABAP and Excel – Formatted Files with XML
• Preserve Downloaded data formatting in Excel
• SAPConnect: Email with Formatting

Forms

• SAP Smart Forms Best Practices
• SAPScript / SmartForms Custom Formatting
• SAPScript / SmartForms Formatting Options
• Smartforms: Breakpoints
• Dynamic Background Colors in Smartforms

Fun

• Marbles Game in ABAP
• Fun with ABAP

Function Module

• Raising & Handling Non-class based exceptions – II
• Raising & Handling Non-class based exceptions – I
• Finding Hidden Function Group Includes
• Function Module Pass by Value – Data Loss
• RFC Calls II – Solution to mandatory Parameters to FM
• RFC Calls: Function Module Parameter Passing
• Function Module Exception Handling

Generic Object Services (GOS)

• Generic Object Services (GOS) Toolbar Part 8 : Disable Delete Function
• Generic Object Services (GOS) Toolbar Part 7 : Relationship Browser
• Generic Object Services (GOS) Toolbar Part 6 : Copy Attachments between objects
• Generic Object Services (GOS) Toolbar Part 5 : Get Note attachment contents
• Generic Object Services (GOS) Toolbar Part 4 : Get Attachements
• Generic Object Services (GOS) Toolbar Part 3 : Add toolbar in Custom Program
• Generic Object Services (GOS) Toolbar Part 2 : Handle added Service in the Toolbar
• Generic Object Services (GOS) Toolbar Part 1 : Add New Option in the Toolbar

Guidelines

• Copying ABAP Programs Guidelines
• SAP Smart Forms Best Practices

HANA

• What you need for ABAP Custom Programs when you migrate to HANA?

JavaScript

• Case Study: JavaScript in ABAP Usage
• JavaScript in ABAP

OO ALV

• OO ALV: Disable DELETE key on Keyboard in ALV Grid
• Move Cursor to next Row by Pressing Enter in OO ALV

OO Concepts

• ABAP 740 – Is CONSTANT not a Static Attribute anymore?
• ABAP Abstract methods or Normal methods?
• ABAP Objects Events – SENDER, know who raised the event
• ABAP Objects Events – Raising and Handling
• ABAP Static vs Instance method – Which to use when?
• ABAP Protected Section – Is it really Protected?
• ABAP Objects – Achieve Multiple Inheritance using Interfaces
• Become a JAVAPER – “overriding” an attribute
• When to use Local Class and when not to!
• Abstract Class vs Interface – Which to use when?
• Override (Redefine) Static Method?
• Become a JAVAPER – is overloading possible in ABAP?
• Class based Exceptions IV – CLEANUP
• Class based Exceptions III – Runtime flow
• Class-based Exceptions II – Design Time consideration
• Class-based Exceptions I – Basics
• ABAP Objects Concepts – Friends
• READ-ONLY attribute vs GETTER methods
• CLASS_CONSTRUCTOR and CONSTRUCTOR: Who comes before whom?
• Persistent Object Service – Example
• Persistent Object Services – Basics
• ABAP Objects: Widening Cast
• ABAP Objects: Narrowing Cast
• ABAP Objects: Overriding (Redefinition)

OO Design Patterns

• ABAP Factory Method Using SWITCH
• OO ABAP – Selection Criteria Object using RS_REFRESH_FROM_SELECT OPTIONS
• OO ABAP – Selection Object with Direct Access
• Object Oriented Approach for Reports with multiple Datasource
• ABAP MVC – Model View Controller Discussion
• ABAP Objects Design Patterns Singleton Usage
• ABAP Objects Design Patterns – Builder
• ABAP Object Oriented Approach for Reports – Redesign
• ABAP Object Oriented Approach for Reports – Initial Design
• ABAP Objects Design Patterns – Singleton Factory
• ABAP Objects Design Patterns – Prototype
• ABAP Objects Design Patterns – Proxy
• Iterator Design Pattern to access Linked List in ABAP Objects
• ABAP Objects Design Patterns – Iterator
• ABAP Objects Design Patterns – Composite
• ABAP Objects Design Patterns – Adapter
• ABAP Objects Design Patterns – Facade
• OO Design Pattern Decorator – Why do we need to use helper variable?
• ABAP Objects Design Patterns – Abstract Factory
• Case Study: Observer Design Pattern Usage
• ABAP Objects Design Patterns – Observer
• ABAP Objects Design Patterns – Factory Method
• ABAP Objects Design Patterns – Decorator
• ABAP Objects Design Patterns – Model View Controller (MVC) Part 3
• ABAP Objects Design Patterns – Model View Controller (MVC) Part 2
• ABAP Objects Design Patterns – Model View Controller (MVC) Part 1
• ABAP Object Design Patterns – Singleton

OO Design Principles

• Object Oriented Design Principles (OODP): Open-Closed Principle(OCP)

OO Editor tools

• Class Editor – Refactoring Assistant – II
• Class Editor – Refactoring Assistant – I
• Class Editor – Convert Local Classes to Global Classes

Performance

• Write Green Programs
• ABAP Performance for DELETE on ITAB
• FOR ALL ENTRIES – Why you need to include KEY fields
• Use of REFERENCE variable vs Workarea vs Field-Symbols
• ABAP Parallel Cursor – Things to Remember
• ABAP build a table with Unique Keys – Performance Comparison
• ABAP Internal Table Secondary Key Performance comparison
• ABAP Internal Table Performance for STANDARD, SORTED and HASHED Table
• Performance of Using Keys in SELECT with FOR ALL ENTRIES
• Performance of ITAB Copy
• READ-ONLY attribute vs GETTER methods
• Measure the Performance between Break-Points using SE30
• Use of Field-symbols vs Work area
• Parallel Cursor – 2: without using READ
• Parallel Cursor – To speed up performance of Nested LOOP

Polls

• New Poll – Do you like Quality Assurance QA on your Build/Design?
• Poll Wrap-up – What do you use to select one record from DB?
• New Poll – What do you use to select one record from DB?
• Poll Wrap-up – What do you feel about the term ABAPer?
• New Poll – What do you feel about the term ABAPer
• Poll Wrap-up – How much details you mention in TS?
• New Poll – Technical Specification – How much details you mention in TS?
• Poll Wrap-up – Your choice for ABAP Editor
• New Poll – Your choice for ABAP Editor
• Poll Wrap-up – Commenting your code
• New Poll – Commenting Your Code
• Poll Wrap-up: Preferred Technique for Code Modularization
• New Poll: Preferred Option for Code Modularization
• Poll – Are Text Symbols Private or Public in OO ABAP?
• New Poll: Your Preferred table kind for your ITAB

SALV HS

• SALV Hierarchical Table 3 – Add Expand/Collapse Option
• SALV Hierarchical Table 2 – Adding Default PF Status
• SALV Hierarchical Table 1 – Simple table display

SALV IDA

• SALV IDA – Add and Handle Hotspot (Hyperlink)
• SALV IDA – Column Settings
• SALV IDA – New Calculated Fields
• SALV IDA – Selection Conditions
• SALV IDA (Integrated Data Access) – Introduction

SALV Limitation

• SALV OM Undocumented Limitations – Initial Lines in Details Screen
• SALV OM Undocumented Limitations – Separator in the Toolbar

SALV Table

• SALV Table 22 – Get Data Directly after SUBMIT
• SALV Table 21 – Editable with Single (custom) Method
• SALV Table 20 – Editable? Yes, as per this Standard SAP Application
• SALV Table 19 – Columns Specific Grouping
• SALV Table 18 – ICONs and Tooltips
• SALV Table 17 – Apply Styles to Cell
• SALV Table 16 – Static Filters
• SALV Table 15 – Show Count of Displayed Rows
• SALV Table 14 – Editable Checkbox
• SALV Table 13 – Apply Sorts
• SALV Table 12 – Apply Filters
• SALV Table 11 – Apply Aggregations
• SALV Table 10 – Editable SALV Model (Overcome the restriction of SALV Model)
• SALV Table 9 – Apply Colors
• SALV Table 8 – Add & Handle Hotspot
• SALV Table 7 – Changing Column settings
• SALV Table 6 – Display Settings
• SALV Table 5 – Add Header (Top of page) & Footer (End of Page)
• SALV Table 4 : Setting up Layout
• SALV Table 3 : Adding Custom PF STATUS in ALV
• SALV Table 2 : Adding Default PF STATUS in ALV
• SALV Table 1 : Normal ALV Table Display

SALV Tutorial

• SALV IDA – Add and Handle Hotspot (Hyperlink)
• SALV IDA – Column Settings
• SALV IDA – New Calculated Fields
• SALV IDA – Selection Conditions
• SALV IDA (Integrated Data Access) – Introduction
• SALV Table 22 – Get Data Directly after SUBMIT
• SALV Table 21 – Editable with Single (custom) Method
• SALV Table 20 – Editable? Yes, as per this Standard SAP Application
• SALV Table 19 – Columns Specific Grouping
• SALV Table 18 – ICONs and Tooltips
• SALV Table 17 – Apply Styles to Cell
• SALV Table 16 – Static Filters
• SALV Table 15 – Show Count of Displayed Rows
• SALV Table 14 – Editable Checkbox
• SALV Table 13 – Apply Sorts
• SALV Table 12 – Apply Filters
• SALV Table 11 – Apply Aggregations
• SALV Table 10 – Editable SALV Model (Overcome the restriction of SALV Model)
• SALV Hierarchical Table 3 – Add Expand/Collapse Option
• SALV Table 9 – Apply Colors
• SALV Hierarchical Table 2 – Adding Default PF Status
• SALV Hierarchical Table 1 – Simple table display
• SALV Table 8 – Add & Handle Hotspot
• SALV Table 7 – Changing Column settings
• SALV Table 6 – Display Settings
• SALV Table 5 – Add Header (Top of page) & Footer (End of Page)
• SALV Table 4 : Setting up Layout
• SALV Table 3 : Adding Custom PF STATUS in ALV
• SALV Table 2 : Adding Default PF STATUS in ALV
• SALV Table 1 : Normal ALV Table Display

Table Maintenance

• Why ABAP Table Controls Are Evil
• Call a New Standard Table Display (SE16N) from Report
• Call Standard Table Display (SE16) from Report
• Add Custom Button on Maintianence View (SM30)
• Capture Changed content after the FM VIEW_MAINTENANCE_CALL

Tricks

• Display ALV Grid on List Generated by WRITE
• Trick – ABAP New Editor – Activate autobrackets for angle brackets
• ABAP Call FM Dynamically with Mystery Parameters!
• Conversion Exit to format Amounts for Specific Currency in ALV
• Conversion Exit to format Amounts in ALV
• Trick to Find Any Node in Smartforms
• ABAP Bigger Button on Screen using HTML control
• ABAP Objects – Access Text from Super Class Text Symbols
• Google Map integration in SAP using RESTful Web Service – Bring Data to Life
• Bring Data to Life – Integrating D3.js in SAP via RESTful Web Service – Full Working Solution (Part III)
• Bring Data to Life – Integrating D3.js in SAP via RESTful Web Service – RESTful WS Step-by-Step (Part II)
• Bring Data to Life – Integrating D3.js in SAP via RESTful Web Service – Sneak Pick at d3.js (Part I)
• Think SAP is bug free? Not really
• Generalize the call to conversion exit functions
• Alternative to SAVE_LIST
• Become a JAVAPER – “overriding” an attribute
• Override (Redefine) Static Method?
• Become a JAVAPER – is overloading possible in ABAP?
• Case Study: JavaScript in ABAP Usage
• Why NOT to use Field-Symbols to access Global Memory?
• Dynamic Parameter Texts in Selection Screen – 2
• Dynamic Parameter Texts in Selection Screen
• Display ALV report output in the SAME Selection Screen
• Tricks
• Smartforms: Breakpoints
• Radiobutton Values using CASE
• Dynamic Background Colors in Smartforms

Tutorials

• ABAP Check Point Group Transaction SAAB – Making Troubleshooting easy
• Google Map integration in SAP using RESTful Web Service – Bring Data to Life
• Bring Data to Life – Integrating D3.js in SAP via RESTful Web Service – Full Working Solution (Part III)
• Bring Data to Life – Integrating D3.js in SAP via RESTful Web Service – RESTful WS Step-by-Step (Part II)
• Bring Data to Life – Integrating D3.js in SAP via RESTful Web Service – Sneak Pick at d3.js (Part I)
• SALV Table 16 – Static Filters
• SALV Table 15 – Show Count of Displayed Rows
• SALV Table 14 – Editable Checkbox
• SALV Table 13 – Apply Sorts
• SALV Table 12 – Apply Filters
• SALV Table 11 – Apply Aggregations
• SALV Table 10 – Editable SALV Model (Overcome the restriction of SALV Model)
• SALV Hierarchical Table 3 – Add Expand/Collapse Option
• SALV Table 9 – Apply Colors
• SALV Hierarchical Table 2 – Adding Default PF Status
• SALV Hierarchical Table 1 – Simple table display
• SALV Table 8 – Add & Handle Hotspot
• SALV Table 7 – Changing Column settings
• SALV Table 6 – Display Settings
• SALV Table 5 – Add Header (Top of page) & Footer (End of Page)
• SALV Table 4 : Setting up Layout
• Tutorials
• SALV Table 3 : Adding Custom PF STATUS in ALV
• SALV Table 2 : Adding Default PF STATUS in ALV
• SALV Table 1 : Normal ALV Table Display

Uncategorized

• Google Search Wiki – Suggestion & Comment about help-abap.blogspot.com
• Move Cursor to next Row by Pressing Enter in OO ALV

Upgrade

• SAP Upgrade and ALV Consistency check

Utilities

• ABAP Overcome Limitation of Long Text Links Handling using Custom Class
• Utility Class for ALV Legend on SALV Grid
• ABAP Transpose Internal Table
• ABAP Objects – Access Text from Super Class Text Symbols
• Utility to build HTML within ABAP
• Generalize the call to conversion exit functions
• List the environment variables used in a program
• Copying/Renaming a file in Application Server

Web Objects

• Encode and Decode URL in ABAP

WebDynpro ABAP

• ABAP WebDynpro – Upload Excel File using Class CL_FDT_XL_SPREADSHEET
• ABAP WebDynpro – Download Formatted Excel using XML