Next Generation ABAP Development

... Introduction ... 17

1 ... Workbench Tools and Package Hierarchy ... 29
... 1.1 ... Log on and Explore ... 30
... 1.2 ... Package Hierarchy for the Project ... 52

2 ... New Language Features in SAP NetWeaver 7.02 ... 57
... 2.1 ... Extended Expressions ... 59
... 2.2 ... String Processing ... 63
... 2.3 ... Boxed Components ... 68
... 2.4 ... Decimal Floating Point ... 71
... 2.5 ... Locators and Streams ... 72
... 2.6 ... Resumable Exceptions ... 79
... 2.7 ... Secondary Keys for Internal Tables ... 81

3 ... Data Dictionary Objects ... 85
... 3.1 ... Designing Data Relationships ... 85
... 3.2 ... Data Dictionary Fixed Value Domains ... 89
... 3.3 ... Data Dictionary Text Tables ... 92
... 3.4 ... Data Dictionary Data Tables ... 102
... 3.5 ... Search Helps ... 108

4 ... Data Persistence Layer ... 113
... 4.1 ... Persistent Objects ... 114
... 4.2 ... Exception Classes ... 123
... 4.3 ... Business Object Classes ... 131
... 4.4 ... Data Load Programs ... 152

5 ... Consuming a Web Service ... 163
... 5.1 ... Proxy Generation ... 165
... 5.2 ... Logical Ports ... 180
... 5.3 ... Extended Protocols ... 189

6 ... Shared Memory Objects ... 191
... 6.1 ... Getting Started ... 192
... 6.2 ... Automatic Preloading ... 203
... 6.3 ... Implementing into the Business Object Layer ... 206

7 ... Model Class ... 215
... 7.1 ... Class Overview ... 215
... 7.2 ... Transactional Methods ... 221
... 7.3 ... Utility Methods ... 229
... 7.4 ... Emailing ... 231
... 7.5 ... Regular Expressions ... 242

8 ... ABAP and SAP NetWeaver Master Data Management ... 245
... 8.1 ... What Is Master Data Management? ... 246
... 8.2 ... Configuring the SAP NetWeaver MDM ABAP API ... 254
... 8.3 ... Coding with the SAP NetWeaver MDM ABAP API ... 260

9 ... ABAP Troubleshooting ... 275
... 9.1 ... ABAP Unit ... 275
... 9.2 ... Runtime Analysis ... 290
... 9.3 ... Performance Analysis Tool ... 293
... 9.4 ... ABAP Debugger ... 295

10 ... Exposing a Model as a Web Service ... 305
... 10.1 ... Inside-Out Approach ... 306
... 10.2 ... Outside-In Approach ... 329

11 ... XML Processing and XSLT ... 357
... 11.1 ... Simple Transformations ... 358
... 11.2 ... XSL Transformations ... 363
... 11.3 ... iXML Library ... 368
... 11.4 ... Mini iXML Interface ... 375

12 ... Classic Dynpro UI/ALV Object Model ... 383
... 12.1 ... ALV Object Model Overview ... 383
... 12.2 ... Getting Started ... 386
... 12.3 ... Modifying the ALV Output ... 393
... 12.4 ... Making the ALV Interactive ... 399
... 12.5 ... Object Orientation with Classic Dynpro ... 405

13 ... Web Dynpro ABAP ... 415
... 13.1 ... Overview of the Components ... 416
... 13.2 ... Component Usage ... 421
... 13.3 ... General UI Features ... 424
... 13.4 ... ALV Component ... 433
... 13.5 ... Dialog Pop-Up Window ... 439
... 13.6 ... Table Popins ... 446
... 13.7 ... File Upload/Download ... 450
... 13.8 ... Web Dynpro Debugger ... 455

14 ... Advanced Web Dynpro ABAP ... 459
... 14.1 ... Drag and Drop ... 459
... 14.2 ... Threshold Slider and Rule Evaluation ... 470
... 14.3 ... Notification Service ... 484
... 14.4 ... POWL--Power List ... 487
... 14.5 ... FPM--Floorplan Manager ... 500

15 ... Business Server Pages ... 525
... 15.1 ... Internet-Facing BSP Application ... 526
... 15.2 ... BSP Extensions ... 544

16 ... Rich Islands ... 555
... 16.1 ... Islands Architecture ... 556
... 16.2 ... Building a Flex Component ... 560
... 16.3 ... Embedding the Island in Web Dynpro ... 567

17 ... Adobe Forms ... 573
... 17.1 ... Infrastructure and Setup ... 574
... 17.2 ... Function-Module-Based Forms ... 582
... 17.3 ... Web-Dynpro-Based Forms ... 597
... 17.4 ... Offline Forms ... 606

18 ... SAP NetWeaver Portal and SAP NetWeaver Business Client ... 609
... 18.1 ... Creating a System Configuration in SAP NetWeaver Portal ... 609
... 18.2 ... Creating SAP NetWeaver Portal Content ... 618
... 18.3 ... Portal Eventing ... 626
... 18.4 ... SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer ... 632
... 18.5 ... SAP NetWeaver Business Client ... 646

19 ... RSS Feed Using an ICF Service Node ... 663
... 19.1 ... What Is an ICF Service Node? ... 664
... 19.2 ... Handler RSS Feed ... 665

20 ... SAP BusinessObjects ... 679
... 20.1 ... SAP Crystal Reports Dashboard Design (Xcelsius) ... 680
... 20.2 ... SAP Crystal Reports ... 689
... 20.3 ... SAP BusinessObjects BI OnDemand ... 698

21 ... Closing ... 717

... Appendices ... 719
... A ... CD Contents ... 719
... B ... The Authors ... 723

... Index ... 725