Sams Teach Yourself ABAP/4 in 21 Days

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Week 2... At a Glance

In Week 2, you create fixed and variable data objects using both predefined and user-defined data types. You learn
the rules of ABAP/ 4 syntax, and the statements for controlling program flow, assignment statements, and
conversion rules. You also define internal tables, fill them using implicit and explicit work areas, perform control
break processing, and optimize select statements to directly and efficiently fill internal tables. Finally, you use the
formatting options of the write statement, experience the effects of data type on the output, employ conversion
exits, and detect their presence within domains.
In Day 8, "Defining Data in ABAP/4, Part 2," you use the tables statement to define
field strings, understand the types statement, and use it to define your own data
types.

Day 9, "Assignments, Conversions, and Calculations," teaches you to use common

system variables and be able to display or find any system variable, predict and
perform data conversions using assignment statements, and code mathematical
expressions.

In Day 10, "Common Control Statements," you learn to code the common control
statements if, case, do, and while; control program sequence using exit, continue,
and check; and code simple position and length specifications on the write
statement.

In Day 11, "Internal Tables," you learn to define an internal table with or without a
header line, fill an internal table using append via a header line or an explicit work
area, and sort internal tables and use the as text addition.

During Day 12, "Advanced Internal Tables, Part 1," you learn to recognize the table
body operator and use it to test for the existence of data in an internal table, and to
compare the contents of two internal tables for equality.

Day 13, "Advanced Internal Tables, Part 2," teaches you to fill an internal table from
a database table using the most efficient constructs; perform control break processing
on internal tables using at and on change of.

During Day 14, "The Write Statement," you learn to understand the effect of data
types on output, use the formatting options of the write statement, use conversion
exits, and detect their presence within domains.
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