Mapping ABAPer (WRICEF) into SAP BTP (Business Technology Platform)

Now-a-days.. when many customers wants to go for SAP BTP (Business Technology Platform), mainly to Keep-the-Core-Clean, many ABAPers are struggling to understand the mapping of the regular object developments which used to be done in onPrem ABAP environment.

So, in this short blog, let’s discuss how the ABAPers can map themselves into SAP BTP world.

And as an ABAPer we used to deal with W R I C E F object developments, let’s map in BTP with the same terminologies, which would help to understand the developments in BTP easily.

In the sequence..

📌1. Workflow 🖇

You might be using SWDD SWO1, SWUS or SBWP to build, test and manage your business workflows in OnPrem ECC or S/4 HANA.

In BTP, it’s Cloud Workflow with Business rules, you can have advanced level process visibility on top of that.
You can use workflow inbox application services for all workflow administrations at Central place.

📌2. Report 🧾

You are very much familiar with SE38, SE80, SE37, SE10 to write code, test and deploy for customer specific report and applications.

In BTP, you will be connecting to OnPrem ECC or S4 system using API or SDI.

Then Build business logics with CDS based data models and CAPM NodeJS services.

Then use, UI5 for analytical or list report.

Or even you can go for SAC.. for advanced level reporting and dashboards on top of those data models.

📌3. Interfaces 🔗

Which generally known for IDoc, Proxy, SOAP, RFC kind of developments in OnPrem ECC or S/4 HANA.

In BTP, we have various options…
And API business hub almost includes everything,..
OData, Rest API, SOAP all..

You can directly consume those from your CAPM NodeJS applications.

Or if you want low-code based process integration, use CPI, where you will be having options for lots of standard adapters.

Even you can use SDI for efficient data integration.

Or use event mesh for real-time integrations.

📌4. Conversions 🎭

When we have new SAP system, we generally load the data first, we use LSMW, BDC, AL11 file upload kind of solutions.

For standard data load, the process will be same.
At the same time, in BTP, when you build side-by-side Extensions you will need the data in HANA cloud, there you can go for SDI.

📌5. Enhancements 💨

You must have used User Exit, Customer Exit, BAdi to fulfill your customers, custom business requirements.

Of course, we will not have the same options for BTP, because here our main goal is to keep the core system clean.

So, we will do the side-by-side Extensions, mainly using CAP, RAP, HANA cloud, API, SDI and so on.

📌6. Forms 📰

In BTP, it’s Adobe form service, almost the same.
You can generate print and interactive forms using Adobe document services (ADS).
You can call this service from your application using REST APIs to render the documents and you can manage the form-template in template store.

These are the generic adoption types from regular SAP development perspectives.

But when you will come into BTP world, endless possibilities will be open for you, for your organization’s digital transformation.

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