sap abap development tools - introduction in productive environments (exp17795, d-code 2014)

SAP ABAP Development ToolsFROM SANDBOX TO REAL PROJECTS

So we have a new development environment…

… why should I as an ABAP developer have a closer look?

Martin Steinberg | EXP17795 | SAP d-code 2014

Technical varietyis increasing

So much for the developers –

… but why should a company enable those tooling?


Making your developers happy


Sounds good -

… but how do to start?



Developer-driven

Curiousearly

adopters

Co-operateswith SAP

Basis guys

Uses ADT beside the

ABAP Workbench

Shows others

Trys out the new

stuff

- daily work- projects


Developer-driven

trying

showing, feedback

teaching

A good startingpoint for creating a culture ofknowledgeexchange

Learning byteaching

e.g. concept oflectures and hands-on-sessions


Organization-driven

• Developer base willingto use ADT will growcontinously as they seethe advantages andother colleagues using it

• Risk of uncontrolledgrowth

Increasingattention

• Authorizations (e.g. AMDP)

• Architecture (e.g. codepushdown) rules & guides

• „best-fit“ into your technologystrategy (e.g. SAPUI5, BOPF, SAP HANA…)

• training

• hardware requirements (RAM)

Formalizationneeded

• Desktop infrastructure(e.g. VDI, local install…)

• Pre-configured Eclipse, e.g. integration of otherplugins like MyLyn orown ones

• Local update site

Roll-out planning

But consider these two rules:


Do not force anyone to use ABAP in Eclipse


Do not prevent anyone to use ABAP in Eclipse


Co-existence and respect are important.


A short summary

• Enable your developers

• co-existence is important

• allow innovation and new approaches

• Be well prepared

• Eclipse strategy by your company (e.g. non-SAP depts, SAPUI5, SAP HANA Studio…)

• Pre-configured Eclipse with local update-site

• authorizations and OSS-notes

• Slightly integrate

• Adjust your development and architecture guidelines (e.g. for ABAP Doc, code-pushdown,etc.)

• Integrate ADT into your development process by using ADT SDK, or 3rd party tools

Some links

SCN-space ABAP in Eclipse

http://scn.sap.com/community/abap/eclipse

AiE plug-in for transport of copies

built with ADT SDK by Christian Drumm

available on github

blog on scn: http://bit.ly/1xnFE2T

AiE plugin for SAPlink

by Uwe Fetzer, Gregor Wolf, Abdulbasit Gulsen, et al.

https://www.assembla.com/spaces/saplink-for-abap-in-eclipse/wiki

Related sessions

hands-on-sessions

DEV265: Building an End-to-End App from SAP HANA via ABAP to SAP Fiori

DEV165: Code Better with ABAP in Eclipse

DEV264: Custom ABAP Code – Get Ready for SAP HANA

lectures

DEV201: Overview of ABAP 7.4 Development for SAP HANA

DEV204: DEV264: Custom ABAP Code – Get Ready for SAP HANA

DEV202: Core Data Services - Next Generation Data Definition and Access on SAP HANA

mini-codejam

CJ626: ABAP in Eclipse

MARTIN STEINBERG | SAP MENTOR

Thank you very much for your attention and have a pleasantSAP TechEd && d-code


[email protected]

@SbgMartin

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