Online Course
Classic ABAP: Foundational Skills for Developers and Consultants
with Pritam Saha
02/18/2026 – 03/18/2026
The course in detail:
Master the essentials of ABAP development! Expert Pritam Saha covers key programming concepts, testing, system enhancements, ABAP for HANA, and reporting. Begin with the fundamentals of procedural and object-oriented ABAP, then advance into techniques for improving app performance with ABAP Unit and static and dynamic code checks. See how ABAP is evolving in the SAP S/4HANA era with an intro to ABAP development for SAP HANA. Finally, gain practical insight into creating forms, reports, and interfaces using Smart Forms, PDF forms, IDocs, BAPIs, and more.
What you'll learn:
- Classic ABAP skills that you need to work with on-premise SAP S/4HANA and legacy SAP ERP systems
- Basic ABAP programming concepts (procedural and object-oriented)
- How to use unit tests and code checks
- How to make changes to the SAP system
- Database prograaming for SAP HANA
- How to create forms and interfaces
🕒 The courses start at 10 a.m. ET and end at 2:30 p.m. ET, breaks included.
Who is this Classic ABAP course suitable for?
- Developers
Prerequisite: While you don't need to have prior experience with ABAP to attend this course, you should have a basic understanding of general programming concepts and should know how to code. If you need more information about the learning level, please feel free to ask us.
These Classic ABAP topics will be covered in this course:
- Procedural ABAP
- ABAP Objects
- ABAP unit testing
- Static and dynamic code checks
- System modifications with ABAP
- User exits, customer exits, and BADIs
- ABAP programming for SAP HANA
- Smart Forms
- SAP Gateway and OData
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Note: Can’t join live? No problem! With your purchase, you’ll receive access to the session recordings and slide decks directly on the learning platform shortly after each session concludes. Learn at your own pace, revisit key concepts, and reinforce your understanding of the topic. Whether live or on demand, this course offers you the opportunity to learn directly from a top SAP expert. Don’t miss out!
Online Courses
The Basics of ABAP
Jump into the fundamentals of ABAP programming! Explore development environments, program flow, the data dictionary, event-based programming, modularization, and more.
Topics:
- Architecture of SAP systems
- Development environments (Eclipse vs SE38)
- Program flow
- Data types and data extraction
- ABAP data dictionary
- Program-level events
- Modularization
- Classic ABAP reporting
ABAP Objects
Get introduced to object-oriented programming with ABAP Objects! Understand key concepts, including inheritance, interfaces, events, design patterns, and ALV.
Topics:
- Classes
- Inheritance
- Polymorphism
- Casting
- Interfaces
- Events
- Class-based exceptions
- Design patterns
- ABAP List Viewer
ABAP Performance
Enhance ABAP performance by mastering static and dynamic checks, code inspection tools, unit testing, and runtime analysis to optimize SAP programs.
Topics:
- SAP Code Inspector
- ABAP Test Cockpit
- ABAP Unit
- ABAP Runtime Analysis
- Trace analysis tools
- SQL Trace
Making Changes to the SAP System and ABAP on SAP HANA
Customize standard systems with exits, BADIs, and other enhancements. See how ABAP programming is evolving with SAP HANA. Understand code pushdown, explore CDS views, and get to know AMDP techniques.
Topics:
- SSCR
- User exits
- Customer exits
- Modification assistant
- BADI
- ABAP programming for SAP HANA
- Open SQL
- CDS views
- AMDPs
Forms and Interfaces
Create professional SAP forms and reports using Smart Forms and PDF forms. Understand how to develop interfaces with IDocs, BAPIs, and OData services.
Topics:
- Smart Forms
- Adobe Forms
- IDocs and ALE
- BAPIs
- SAP Gateway and OData
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Your Experts
Pritam Saha is a technical consultant and trainer specializing in ABAP, SAP HANA, and SAP Fiori. He has more than 10 years of experience teaching ABAP courses.
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