Building Business Applications with ABAP RAP and Extensions

Modern enterprise development demands scalable, cloud-ready architectures that simplify how business data is managed and exposed. Understanding the ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP) is essential for building robust services that power modern user interfaces. This text-based course guides you from the fundamental architecture of RAP to implementing transactional behavior and modern extensions. You will gain a solid understanding of how to define data models, control business logic, and expose services for enterprise-grade applications. What you'll learn: - Understand the core architecture of the ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP) and its key components. - Define structured data models using Core Data Services (CDS) views and modern modeling practices. - Implement business logic and transactional behavior using Behavior Definitions and Entity Manipulation Language (EML). - Configure service definitions and service bindings to expose data securely to SAP Fiori Elements. - Apply modern developer extensibility patterns to adapt and extend standard business applications. - Practice clean code principles within the Eclipse development environment for maintainable application design. You will start with foundational concepts, exploring the architecture and basic terminology of modern business application development. From there, the written guides walk you through defining data structures, implementing business logic, and extending applications step-by-step. This course is designed for beginners new to RAP as well as developers transitioning from classical ABAP development, requiring no prior experience with the RESTful programming model. Start reading today to build modern, cloud-ready business applications with confidence.