ABAP 7.5 Certification Guide

. . . Acknowledgments . . . 17

. . . The Authors . . . 18

. . . Preface . . . 19

. . . Structure of This Book . . . 20

. . . Glimpse into the Exam Structure . . . 23

. . . Practice Questions . . . 24

PART I . . . General Introduction . . . 27

1 . . . ABAP Development Certification Track: Overview . . . 29

. . . Certification Exam Scoring Changes . . . 30

. . . Becoming an SAP Certified ABAP Development Associate: Overview . . . 33

2 . . . Courses and Experience . . . 37

. . . Training Courses for ABAP . . . 38

. . . Sources of Information . . . 39

. . . Strategic Understanding . . . 39

. . . SAP Examination Strategies . . . 41

. . . General Examination Strategies . . . 42

PART II . . . Exam Preparation . . . 45

3 . . . SAP NetWeaver: Overview . . . 47

. . . Objectives of This Portion of the Test . . . 48

. . . Key Concepts Refresher . . . 48

. . . Important Terminology . . . 68

. . . Practice Questions . . . 69

. . . Practice Question Answers and Explanations . . . 71

. . . Takeaway . . . 73

4 . . . ABAP Workbench Usage . . . 75

. . . Objectives of this Portion of the Test . . . 76

. . . Key Concepts Refresher . . . 77

. . . Practice Questions . . . 102

. . . Practice Question Answers and Explanations . . . 105

. . . Takeaway . . . 107

5 . . . ABAP Debugger Program Usage . . . 109

. . . Objectives of this Portion of the Test . . . 111

. . . Key Concepts Refresher . . . 111

. . . Important Terminology . . . 132

. . . Practice Questions . . . 133

. . . Practice Question Answers and Explanations . . . 136

. . . Takeaway . . . 138

6 . . . ABAP Types and Data Objects . . . 141

. . . Objectives of This Portion of the Test . . . 142

. . . Key Concepts Refresher . . . 143

. . . Important Terminology . . . 160

. . . Practice Questions . . . 161

. . . Practice Question Answers and Explanations . . . 164

. . . Takeaway . . . 166

7 . . . Internal Table Definition and Use . . . 169

. . . Objectives of this Portion of the Test . . . 170

. . . Key Concepts Refresher . . . 171

. . . Important Terminology . . . 201

. . . Practice Questions . . . 201

. . . Practice Question Answers and Explanations . . . 204

. . . Takeaway . . . 206

8 . . . SQL Statements Including Update Strategies . . . 209

. . . Objectives of This Portion of the Test . . . 211

. . . Key Concepts Refresher . . . 211

. . . Practice Questions . . . 241

. . . Practice Question Answers and Explanations . . . 246

. . . Takeaway . . . 249

9 . . . Basic ABAP Programs and Interface Creation . . . 251

. . . Objectives of this Portion of the Test . . . 253

. . . Key Concepts Refresher . . . 253

. . . Important Terminology . . . 289

. . . Practice Questions . . . 291

. . . Practice Question Answers and Explanations . . . 296

. . . Takeaway . . . 299

10 . . . ABAP Dictionary . . . 303

. . . Objectives of This Portion of the Test . . . 304

. . . Key Concepts Refresher . . . 305

. . . Important Terminology . . . 338

. . . Practice Questions . . . 338

. . . Practice Question Answers and Explanations . . . 342

. . . Takeaway . . . 344

11 . . . Unicode . . . 347

. . . Objectives of This Portion of the Test . . . 349

. . . Key Concepts Refresher . . . 350

. . . Important Terminology . . . 362

. . . Practice Questions . . . 362

. . . Practice Question Answers and Explanations . . . 365

. . . Takeaway . . . 366

12 . . . Classical Screens . . . 369

. . . Objectives of this Portion of the Test . . . 371

. . . Key Concepts Refresher . . . 371

. . . Important Terminology . . . 408

. . . Practice Questions . . . 408

. . . Practice Question Answers and Explanations . . . 411

. . . Takeaway . . . 413

13 . . . Selection Screens . . . 415

. . . Objectives of this Portion of the Test . . . 416

. . . Key Concepts Refresher . . . 416

. . . Important Terminology . . . 433

. . . Practice Questions . . . 434

. . . Practice Question Answers and Explanations . . . 436

. . . Takeaway . . . 438

14 . . . ABAP Object-Oriented Programming . . . 439

. . . Objectives of this Portion of the Test . . . 441

. . . Key Concepts Refresher . . . 441

. . . Practice Questions . . . 467

. . . Practice Question Answers and Explanations . . . 470

. . . Takeaway . . . 472

15 . . . ALV Grid Control . . . 475

. . . Objectives of this Portion of the Test . . . 476

. . . Key Concepts Refresher . . . 477

. . . Important Terminology . . . 498

. . . Practice Questions . . . 500

. . . Practice Question Answers and Explanations . . . 503

. . . Takeaway . . . 504

16 . . . User Interfaces (Web Dynpro) . . . 507

. . . Objectives of this Portion of the Test . . . 508

. . . Key Concepts Refresher . . . 509

. . . Important Terminology . . . 525

. . . Practice Questions . . . 526

. . . Practice Question Answers and Explanations . . . 530

. . . Takeaway . . . 531

17 . . . Class Identification Analysis and Design . . . 533

. . . Objectives of This Portion of the Test . . . 534

. . . Key Concepts Refresher . . . 535

. . . Important Terminology . . . 551

. . . Practice Questions . . . 552

. . . Practice Question Answers and Explanations . . . 556

. . . Takeaway . . . 558

18 . . . Enhancements and Modifications . . . 559

. . . Objectives of this Portion of the Test . . . 560

. . . Key Concepts Refresher . . . 561

. . . Practice Questions . . . 593

. . . Practice Question Answers and Explanations . . . 596

. . . Takeaway . . . 598

19 . . . Table Relationships . . . 601

. . . Objectives of this Portion of the Test . . . 602

. . . Key Concepts Refresher . . . 603

. . . Practice Questions . . . 615

. . . Practice Question Answers and Explanations . . . 618

. . . Takeaway . . . 620

. . . The Authors . . . 623

. . . Index . . . 625