ABAPer Waking Up After 10 Years In a Coma

Hey bro, glad you made it! Welcome back. You missed a bit there but let me fill you in real quick. Remember Hasso talking about HANA database? So, that’s kind of a big deal right now.

There is a new ERP version called S/4HANA. Cloud? Yeah, so there is a legit SaaS ERP called S/4HANA Public Cloud. Is there a non-SaaS one? For sure, it’s called S/4HANA… Cloud. Private edition. Many customers are still on ECC though, so you’ll fit right in, no worries.

Do you remember WM module? Well, that’s replaced by new one, EWM. Do you know what it uses? RF screens! Hahahaha! I know, right? And SAP Script? Still exists! Hahaha!

And you slept through two different ABAP models, the latest one is called ABAP RAP. No, wait, ABAP Cloud? I don’t know anymore. Doesn’t matter though, everything gets renamed every year. So, check this out, ABAPers are doing OData development now. What’s OData? Well, do you remember SQL? Yeah, so someone looked at it and was like “I want that but change all the syntax and make it run on the web”.

What else… Oh, there is SAP BTP. SAP Cloud Platform? HANA Cloud Platform? Doesn’t ring a bell? Well, it’s due for a new name anyway. Then there is RPA. No wait, that’s now SAP Build. One of them. And CDS views and EML. And bro, wait till you find out about AI! Bro?.. Nurse!!! JP