SAP Certified Associate – Back-End Developer – ABAP Cloud
Overview
The “SAP Certified Associate – Back-End Developer – ABAP Cloud” certification exam validates that you possess ABAP programming language fundamentals based on ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model on SAP Business Technology Platform and principles of building custom extensions in SAP S/4HANA Cloud required of the back-end developer profile. This certification proves that you have an overall understanding and in‐depth skills to participate as a member of project team in a mentored role.
Topic areas
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ABAP core data services and data modeling 21% – 30%
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ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model 11% – 20%
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ABAP SQL and code pushdown ≤10%
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Core ABAP programming 31% – 40%
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Object-oriented design 11% – 20%
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SAP clean core extensibility and ABAP cloud 11% – 20%
How to prepare
Acquiring Core ABAP Skills
This learning journey will introduce you to the basics of ABAP programming on SAP Business Technology Platform.
Basic ABAP Programming
1 Getting Started
4 Data Modelling and ABAP SQL
| Investigating a Table Definition |
| Implementing Basic SELECT Statements |
| Working with CDS View |
| Quiz |
5 Structured Data Objects
| Declaring a Structured Data Object |
| Working with Structured Data Objects |
| Quiz |
6 Complex Internal Tables
| Declaring a Complex Internal Table |
| Working with Complex Internal Tables |
| Quiz |
7 Database Updates Using Business Objects
| Analyzing a Business Object |
| Using the Entity Manipulation Language |
| Quiz |
8 RESTful Application Programming
| Introducing the ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP) |
| Exploring the Architecture of RAP |
| Adding ABAP logic |
| Improving the User Experience |
| Quiz |
Intermediate ABAP Programming
1 Analyzing and Testing Code
| Improving Code Quality using ABAP Test Cockpit |
| Implementing Code Tests with ABAP Unit |
| Measuring Runtime Consumption with ABAP Profiling |
| Analyzing Database Access with SQL Trace |
| Quiz |
2 Using Data Types and Type Conversions Correctly
| Classifying Technical Data Types in ABAP |
| Avoiding the Pitfalls of Type Conversions |
| Calculating with Dates, Times, and Timestamps |
| Quiz |
3 Processing Character Fields
| Using Translatable Text in ABAP |
| Processing Strings Using Functions and Regular Expressions |
| Quiz |
6 Implementing Authorization Checks
| Describing the Authorization Concept in ABAP |
| Using CDS Access Controls |
| Using the AUTHORITY-CHECK Statement |
| Quiz |
7 Designing Effective Object-Oriented Code
| Implementing Inheritance |
| Using Inheritance |
| Defining Interfaces |
| Using Interfaces |
| Implementing Factory Methods |
| Quiz |
8 Defining and Working with Exception Classes
| Working with Exception Classes |
| Defining Your Own Exception Classes |
| Quiz |
9 Adding Documentation to ABAP Code
| Documenting ABAP Code |
| Quiz |
Modeling in ABAP Dict y CDS
1 Exploring Data Modeling in ABAP
| Exploring ABAP Dictionary |
| Exploring ABAP Core Data Services |
| Quiz |
2 Creating Database Tables
| Defining Domains and Data Elements |
| Creating Database Tables |
| Handling Changes to Database Tables |
| Quiz |
3 Defining Global Data Types
| Using Dictionary Objects as Data Types |
| Defining Dictionary Structures |
| Defining Dictionary Table Types |
| Quiz |
4 Defining Basic CDS Views
| Defining a Basic CDS View |
| Using ABAP Annotations in CDS Views |
| Building Views on Views |
| Quiz |
5 Defining Relationships and Associations
| Defining Relationships Between Database Tables |
| Defining Associations Between CDS Views |
| Using Associations in Path Expressions |
| Quiz |
7 Defining Meta Objects for Dictionary Objects and CDS Views
| Preventing Unauthorized Access to Data |
| Extending Dictionary Objects |
| Extending CDS Views |
| Quiz |