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The all-new 2nd Edition of this bestselling book covers ABAP development with SAP NetWeaver. Whether you are new to ABAP programming, an experienced developer, or a consultant or project team member: this in-depth reference provides you with comprehensive knowledge of all facets of ABAP technology.
Based on ABAP Objects, this 1000+ page book describes all concepts of modern ABAP up to Release 7.0 (including a "sneak preview" of Release 7.10). Brand new topics found in the new edition include SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP, Regular Expressions, Shared Objects, class-based exception handling, assertions, Web Dynpro for ABAP, Object Services, dynamic programming, interface technologies (RFC, ICF, XML), and test tools, among others. Procedural techniques are also covered where necessary.
Highlights:
SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP
Development basics: ABAP Workbench, Object Navigator, Class Builder, etc.
Basic elements of ABAP Objects
Classic modularisation and program execution
Avoiding erros and error handling
GUI programming: dynpros, lists, selection screens, controls and Web Dynpro
Persistent data: DB access, Object Services, file interface, data clusters
Dynamic programming: field symbols, RTTS, dynamic tokens and procedure calls
Data und communication interfaces: RFC, ICF, web services, XML

The first comprehensive, English-language guide to the latest version of ABAP: SAP's ABAP Objects! -- Authoritative, systematic coverage of SAP R/3 Release 4.6 programming, straight from SAP: co-authored by a key member of the SAP ABAP language group! -- New object-oriented ABAP programming techniques: inheritance, interfaces, polymorphism, and more. -- 2 CD-ROMs contain a complete test version of a full-fledged SAP Basis system for Windows 2000/NT, plus all of the book's code examples! With ABAP Objects for SAP R/3 Release 4.6, SAP gives ABAP powerful new object-oriented features designed to support the new Internet applications SAP users are seeking to build. Co-authored by a member of SAP's ABAP Language Group, and approved by the entire group for technical accuracy, ABAP Objects presents definitive coverage of every aspect of development with this powerful new version of ABAP. ABAP Objects combines practical tutorials with an authoritative reference to the entire language. The authors begin with a fresh overview of the entire language, an introduction to the new ABAP Workbench for SAP Release 4.6, and the development of a complete sample application that displays database data inside a GUI control. After reviewing several essential ABAP concepts, they move on to an in-depth explanation of ABAP statements for working with data. The book contains in-depth coverage of object-oriented programming with ABAP, including inheritance, interfaces and polymorphism; and explains how "classical" concepts such as selection screens, lists and SQL programming relate to ABAP's new object-oriented approach. Coverage includes: the ABAP Type Concept, handling internal tables, programmingscreens with ABAP Objects and the Control Framework, and more.

In the last 50 years the world has been completely transformed through the use of IT. We have now reached a new inflection point. Here we present, for the first time, how in-memory computing is changing the way businesses are run. Today, enterprise data is split into separate databases for performance reasons. Analytical data resides in warehouses, synchronized periodically with transactional systems. This separation makes flexible, real-time reporting on current data impossible. Multi-core CPUs, large main memories, cloud computing and powerful mobile devices are serving as the foundation for the transition of enterprises away from this restrictive model. We describe techniques that allow analytical and transactional processing at the speed of thought and enable new ways of doing business. The book is intended for university students, IT-professionals and IT-managers, but also for senior management who wish to create new business processes by leveraging in-memory computing.

Sams Teach Yourself SAP in 24 Hours, Second Edition is the perfect tool for learning one of the most sophisticated enterprise solutions available today. Designed to being with the basics, you will become acquainted with the entire SAP system, from navigation to creating your own reports. You'll also cover:

Implementation tools and methodologies
NetWeaver
ECC 5.0
Designing Screens and menus
Reporting
Integration with Microsoft Office
And more Written by leading SAP consultants with over 20 years of combined experience, this easy-to-understand tutorial is ideal for getting up and running with SAP quickly and efficiently. </P>

In the last fifty years the world has been completely transformed through the use of IT. We have now reached a new inflection point. This book presents, for the first time, how in-memory data management is changing the way businesses are run. Today, enterprise data is split into separate databases for performance reasons. Multi-core CPUs, large main memories, cloud computing and powerful mobile devices are serving as the foundation for the transition of enterprises away from this restrictive model. This book provides the technical foundation for processing combined transactional and analytical operations in the same database. In the year since we published the first edition of this book, the performance gains enabled by the use of in-memory technology in enterprise applications has truly marked an inflection point in the market. The new content in this second edition focuses on the development of these in-memory enterprise applications, showing how they leverage the capabilities of in-memory technology.a a The book is intended for university students, IT-professionals and IT-managers, but also for senior management who wish to create new business processes.

《SAP程序设计》内容包括SAP系统开发实施过程中的各个环节及其设计方法，侧重于系统技术实现细节，深入浅出地介绍了SAP系统、ABAP语言以及ABAP工作台工具，同时涉及SAP系统结构知识。《SAP程序设计》是针对系统开发人员和程序设计人员而撰写的书籍，也可作为高校SAP（或ERP）课程教材和ABAP程序设计培训教程。

This supplement text bridges the gap between the fundamentals of how businesses operate (processes) and the tools that business people use to accomplish their tasks (systems). The authors have developed this text for an introductory MIS or general business course to establish a fundamental understanding of business processes. Business students, regardless of their functional discipline, will be able to apply the real-world concepts discussed in this text immediately upon entering the workforce.
As more and more businesses adopt enterprise systems globally, it becomes increasingly important for business schools to offer a process-based curriculum to better reflect the realities of modern business. Given the integration of business operations and enterprise systems, Magal and Word have designed this text to reflect, in a practical and accessible format, how real-world business processes are managed and executed.