Category: ABAP Differences

2 Introduction SAP has always been all about data. Since its evolution, SAP has deployed so many ways to play around data. It is also important for any business to access, transfer and store its data from internal and external sources. Keeping these things in mind, SAP has introduced (in different timelines) different ways to […]

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3 Introduction Every year SAP provides a new update to its platform. All the SAP standard programs are designed in such a way that it meets almost all the requirements of a user of a particular sector. But sometimes, there comes a requirement that user wants something else that SAP program is providing. In this […]

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3 Introduction SAP OOABAP provides different types of classes to handle different types of scenarios. Some of the classes are the part of SAP Design patterns to perform a specific type of workflow, whereas others are there to perform core functions. In this article we will compare two of them. Let us discuss the difference […]

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4 Introduction Every year SAP provides a new update to its platform. All the SAP standard programs are designed in such a way that it meets almost all the requirements of a user of a particular sector. But sometimes, there comes a requirement that user wants something else that SAP program is providing. In this […]

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3 Introduction In previous article we have discussed the difference between Cursor and Select Statements. In this article we will focus upon the differences between Open Cursor and Fetch Cursor. Both Open Cursor and Fetch statements are part of SQL queries. Interestingly, both statements are dependent upon each other and are used to extract data […]

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9 Introduction Before discussing the differences between a Singleton method and Static method, let’ have a quick introduction. A method is a block of codes that defines behaviour of an object of the class. The method can access all the attributes of the class and can change the object data content. Static and Singleton methods […]

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8 Introduction We have already discussed Work Area and Structure in SAP ABAP. We already know how they are created and used within the ABAP Report programs. Structure and Work Area in ABAP coding are almost same. It is hard to specify any difference. In this article we will discuss the difference between Structure and […]

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10 Before discussing the difference between BAPI and RFC, let’s have a short introduction of the two. BAPI BAPI stands for Business Application Programming Interface. BAPIs are the specific methods that are stored in BOR (Business Object Repository) of the SAP system to carry out a specific business task. It enables the exchange of business […]

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9 Before discussing the difference between Exception handler and Event handler, let’s have a short introduction of the two. Exception handler Exceptions are events that interrupt the flow of executions and make the program to execute further impossible. So, the exceptions need to be handled. Exception situations can be detected and raised by either the […]

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5 Before discussing the difference between SAP Smart Forms and SAP Script, let’s have a short introduction of the two. SAP Smart Forms SAP Smart Forms is a tool to create and maintain forms for mass printing and sending documents. This tool is also used for developing PDF files, e-mails, and documents. It provides an […]

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