Combine your skills in ABAP, SAP Fiori, core data services, and more to master the end-to-end development process for SAP S/4HANA applications. Learn to use the ABAP programming model for SAP Fiori to build applications from scratch, or use SAP Fiori elements to get a head start! Then, deploy your applications to SAP Fiori launchpad and get the best practices you need to operate applications post-development, including Git version control, application tests, and setting up an integration pipeline. a. Getting StartedGet the development foundation you need and master SAP S/4HANA architecture, SAP Fiori, design-led development strategies, and the ABAP programming model for SAP Fiori.b. End-to-End DevelopmentUse step-by-step instructions to develop in SAP S/4HANA using core data services, SAP Gateway, OData, service adaptation description language, and BOPF. Create list reports and object pages, overview pages, analytical list pages, freestyle applications, and more. c. Operating ApplicationsOnce your applications are developed and exported, get the best practices you need to operate them: Git version control, automated backend and frontend testing, and continuous integration for SAPUI5 and ABAP. 1) ABAP programming model for SAP Fiori2) SAP Fiori3) Git4) SAP Web IDE5) ABAP Test Cockpit6) Core data services (CDS)7) Business Object Processing Framework (BOPF)8) Service Adaptation Description Language (SADL)9) OData services10) SAP S/4HANA Cloud SDK

... Purpose of This Book ... 15 ... Target Audience ... 16 ... Structure of This Book ... 16 ... Acknowledgments ... 18 1.1 ... Core Architecture ... 23 1.2 ... Backend ... 29 1.3 ... User Experience ... 41 1.4 ... SAP S/4HANA Editions ... 42 1.5 ... SAP Cloud Platform ... 46 1.6 ... Summary ... 47 2.1 ... What Is SAP Fiori? ... 49 2.2 ... Design-Led Development Process ... 62 2.3 ... Different SAP Fiori App Types ... 64 2.4 ... Prototyping Tools ... 77 2.5 ... Summary ... 94 3.1 ... Core Data Services ... 95 3.2 ... SAP Gateway ... 97 3.3 ... OData ... 99 3.4 ... Service Adaptation Description Language ... 109 3.5 ... Business Object Processing Framework ... 113 3.6 ... SAP Fiori ... 116 3.7 ... Summary ... 117 4.1 ... Core Data Services Views ... 121 4.2 ... Transactional Processing with the Business Object Processing Framework ... 150 4.3 ... Virtual Elements in Core Data Services ... 160 4.4 ... Creating an OData Service ... 161 4.5 ... Adding User Interface Annotations ... 164 4.6 ... Generating a List Report Template in SAP Web IDE Full-Stack ... 177 4.7 ... Extending the User Interface ... 181 4.8 ... List Report Application versus Worklist Application ... 187 4.9 ... Summary ... 187 5.1 ... Core Data Services Views ... 189 5.2 ... Adding User Interface Annotations ... 199 5.3 ... Creating an OData Service ... 206 5.4 ... Exposing CDS Views as an OData Service ... 208 5.5 ... Generating an Overview Page Template Project in SAP Web IDE ... 210 5.6 ... Summary ... 225 6.1 ... Introduction ... 227 6.2 ... Building the Required CDS Views ... 227 6.3 ... Configuring the Title Area ... 232 6.4 ... Configuring the Filter Area ... 236 6.5 ... Configuring the Content Area ... 239 6.6 ... Combining All the UI Annotations in the Metadata Extension View ... 243 6.7 ... Generating an Analytical List Page from SAP Web IDE ... 247 6.8 ... Summary ... 259 7.1 ... Smart Controls ... 261 7.2 ... Application Development with the SAP Web IDE Full-Stack ... 270 7.3 ... Summary ... 295 8.1 ... Uploading a User Interface to the ABAP Frontend Server ... 297 8.2 ... SAP Fiori Launchpad Admin Page ... 304 8.3 ... Creating the Technical Catalog and Business Catalog ... 307 8.4 ... Creating the Application Tiles ... 309 8.5 ... Creating Groups for Application Tiles ... 320 8.6 ... Creating and Assigning a Transaction PFCG Role to Users ... 322 8.7 ... Setting Up Intent-Based Cross-Application Navigation from OVP to LRP ... 329 8.8 ... Summary ... 331 9.1 ... Git Introduction ... 335 9.2 ... Git Basics ... 335 9.3 ... Summary ... 360 10.1 ... Backend Test Automation ... 363 10.2 ... Frontend Test Automation ... 380 10.3 ... End-to-End Test Automation Tools ... 386 10.4 ... Summary ... 390 11.1 ... Introduction ... 394 11.2 ... Setting Up a Continuous Integration Pipeline for SAPUI5 on the ABAP Server ... 397 11.3 ... Continuous Integration on the ABAP Server ... 414 11.4 ... Summary ... 421 A ... Developing Applications on the SAP Cloud Platform ... 423 B ... The Authors ... 453