ABAP_to_the_Future

Introduction
Web Dynpro ABAP works with the model-view-controller (MVC) design pattern,
and then get an introduction to Floorplan Manager.
Chapter 13: SAPUI5
SAPUI5 is the latest and most successful attempt to cure SAP’s poor reputation in
the UI space. You’ll look at how SAPU I5 also uses the MVC pattern, enforced
much more than it is with Web Dynpro ABAP, and how it looks better and runs
faster as well. You’ll also see how to expose data that lives in SAP ERP via the use
of an SAP Gateway service and how to create an SAPUI5 application to consume
that data.
Part IV: Database Layer
Chapter 14: Shared Memory
For those of you not yet able to work with an SAP HANA database, it’s worth taking
a look at the shared memory framework to see if it can help prevent a whole
heap of unneeded database access.
Chapter 15: ABAP Programming for SAP HANA
People are often terrified of SAP HANA; it’s portrayed as so new and revolutionary
that ABAP programmers wonder if it will put them out of a job. In this chapter,
I’ll set everyone’s mind at rest and explain what code pushdown really is and
how your programming skills are going to be just as relevant as ever in this brave
new world.
The Example Application
In order to keep my feet (and yours) on the ground, I’m going to base the example
application used throughout this book on a real application I’ve worked on—
with the real subject matter hidden by ch anging all the class, method, and attribute
names via find and replace to protect the innocent and avoid giving away
trade secrets.
Given that I can’t say what I’m working onand that I’m not going to use the good
old SAP practice of using SFLIGHT, this book’s example is based on a project for
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