SAP Development Tools differences?

[Former Member]

Dear all

I am new to SAP.

I want to learn development tools.

Why?

• I want to create reports
• I want to make new screens inside SAP
• I want to make some validation on existing SAP screens
• I want to integrate SAP with Other running application
  • I want to Send data to SAP
  • I want to get data from SAP

From my reading the tools I found are:

• ABAP
• .Net
• Powerbuilder

May be there are other tools that I don’t know.

I need to know what are the limitation of ever tool in terms of the above points?

Thanks,

[Former Member]

Hi ,

In order to develop screen inside sap you should know ABAP .

There are few UI Types ( SAP GUI , ABAP Webdynpro and FPM ) but this UI is still built on top ABAP code.

If you whish to develop report you can use tools like SAP Query and POWL without using code or just write your own report inside SAP ( in ABAP ).

Validations inside standard transaction are written in ABAP in specific places that SAP left for customers so they can implement there own business logic . this "places" are called user exit \ BADI \ screen exit \ BTE .

So - if you whish to be a SAP developer you should consider learning ABAP.

Yarden

[Former Member]

thanks for your reply, but what can .NET SDK do for me with SAP?

thanks,

[Former Member]

Basically - call rfc functions in SAP systems.

You can update data and create documents ( e.g - purchase order ) via rfc function invocation .

I use it for rapid development of correction programs , mass update and data loading.

[Former Member]

how can i download SAP .Net Connector3 and where can i find the walkthrough's that can help me start wokring with it?

thanks,

[hynek_petrak]

Did you try to search for the answer first?

[hynek_petrak]

Hi,

why do you want to develop those things?

Hynek

[Former Member]

i didn't get your question, but i want to know tools that i can use to

1 - develop a new report

2 - make development inside SAP it self

3 - make some validation in existing SAP transactions (like PR ME51N).

this is what is on the top of my mind now.

please advise me, tell me if what i am thinking is right or wrong ?

thanks,