SAP ABAP

SAP ABAP (Advanced Business Application Programming) is a popular enterprise programming language created by SAP and is used by most of the leading global organizations to run and manage their business systems. It is the main language in which most of the SAP software and its customisations are written. The execution of all the ABAP programs is taken care by the SAP kernel. All the ABAP programs reside within the SAP system itself. ABAP is used for developing business applications for the SAP NetWeaver platform and SAP application server. SAP ABAP has a wide range of applications in an enterprise and is a reliable language for the development, testing and debugging of SAP based solutions. SAP ABAP consists of the following elements: a) ABAP Transactions: ABAP transactions are used to modify pre-defined applications based on the requirements of an organization; b) BDC (Batch Data Conversion): Batch data conversion helps in transferring the data from SAP system to another SAP system, or transfer from non-SAP system to SAP system; SAP Scripts : SAP scripts and smart forms maintain communication with the business partners; ABAP Reports: ABAP reports are used to design and generate reports in SAP, with help of reports an organization can check daily sales and turnover.