Your step-by-step guide to data modeling with ABAP CDS!

Core Data Services for ABAP

written by Renzo Colle, Ralf Dentzer, Jan Hrastnik

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648 pages, 2nd, updated and revised edition 2022, Print edition hardcover
ISBN 978-1-4932-2109-7 648 pages, 2nd, updated and revised edition 2022
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ISBN 978-1-4932-2110-3 648 pages, 2nd, updated and revised edition 2022, Print edition hardcover
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The definitive CDS resource is back and bigger than ever, updated for SAP S/4HANA 2021! Begin with the basics: explore CDS syntax and model types. Then learn to define CDS entities and model SAP S/4HANA application data with step-by-step instructions. You’ll develop models for analytical and transactional applications, work with the SAP S/4HANA virtual data model, and get to know the ABAP RESTful application programming model. Round out your knowledge with details on extensibility, testing, and troubleshooting. Get on the cutting edge of data modeling!

Develop data models with ABAP core data services
Create and extend models for analytical and transactional applications
Define annotations and associations, implement access controls, work with hierarchies, and more
2nd edition, updated and expanded for SAP S/4HANA 2021

About the Book About the E-book 650 pages, hardcover, 1 in. Reference book format 7 x 10 in. Printed black and white on 60# offset paper from sustainable sources. Casebound for durability. Reader-friendly serif font (TheAntiquaB 9.5 Pt.). One-column layout. E-book in full color. PDF (41 MB), EPUB (34 MB), and MOBI (108 MB) file for download, DRM-free with personalized digital watermark. Copy and paste, bookmarks, and print-out permitted. Table of contents, in-text references, and index fully linked. Including online book edition in dedicated reader application.

In this book, you’ll learn about:

CDS Data Modeling

Get started with the CDS fundamentals. Model your first CDS view and understand how to work with entity types, associations, annotations, access controls, business services, and more. Explore all-new ABAP functionality and syntax.
ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model

Develop application models based on SAP S/4HANA’s new ABAP RESTful application programming model. Create behavior definitions, add advanced functions, and implement handlers.
Extending, Testing, and Troubleshooting

Customize your applications and ensure they’re running smoothly. Extend CDS views with CDS entity extensions, test them with the test double framework, and troubleshoot any issues.

Highlights include:

Data modeling
Associations
Annotations
Access controls
Business services
ABAP RESTful application programming model
Virtual data model (VDM)
Analytical and transactional applications
Hierarchies
Extensions
Automated testing
Troubleshooting

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Table of Contents

Renzo Colle is currently responsible for the programming model of SAP S/4HANA in the central architecture group.

Ralf Dentzer has been working for several years in the central architecture group of the SAP S/4HANA suite with a focus on the use of core data services in SAP S/4HANA.

Jan Hrastnik is a member of the SAP S/4HANA suite’s architecture team, where he focuses on the virtual data model and the use of core data services in ABAP applications.

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Core Data Services for ABAP

In this book, you’ll learn about:

CDS Data Modeling

ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model

Extending, Testing, and Troubleshooting

Highlights include:

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