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Hi all,

As some of you might already know, the cloud developer trial 2023 docker has been removed the the promised version 2025 still not shipped, since it has been said this February. I don’t wanna wait anymore.

I already work in a consulting firm but systems we have are kinda old or clients having newer releases don’t allow to use their system, so wanna have my own playground. (I am based in Europe)

Question is: how can we get an SAP system access in which I can play freely with RAP, OData, Gateway, fiori stuff etc.? Any ideas on this? Paid options checked already but the trusted ones are demanding almost 100 euros a month which I would not wanna pay. I also checked Indian providers with lower prices but have heard some bad stories so it seems not be trusted. Would be good if the sandbox system also has some modules inside.

Thanks in advance.

I'm an information system freshgaduate. Is SAP ABAP the right choice If I want to learn SAP? I have no experience at all.

Right now I have a free attempt in certification so which one should I choose?

Want to know salary progression in ABAP

Hello, i am currently living in Germany and switching my career from Mechanical Eng. to SAP... Are there people from Germany in here? I need some advice :)

Hi guys, what is the best way to pass on a Select-options range to a CDS View and a Table function? I read about the apply_filter method but it seems you‘re restricted to a where clause with maximum length 1333.

I’m about 2 months into my first full-time SWE role at a large enterprise company, on a team doing SAP BRIM with barely any knowledge of it. I came in expecting more general software engineering work, not SAP-specific development.

I have prior internship experience within fullstack with Typescript/Python and CI/CD exposure, but this current role isn’t giving me any modern tooling exposure at all, and I don’t want to stay in the SAP ecosystem long-term.

My questions are:

- how much does SAP ABAP developer as a title hurt outside of the SAP world?
- for anyone who’s been in SAP and pivoted out, how long does that take and what’s a general roadmap to do so?

Did anyone recently attempt the SAP Certified - Backend Developer - ABAP Cloud (Beta Version) exam. pls connect

Hi everyone

I'm an SAP technical consultant with 5 years in ABAP and Fiori, I've applied to a lot of jobs in Europe and the US and same answer every time: we don't sponsor visas

So I'm thinking about doing a 1 year Master's, and looking for a job from inside the country instead of from here.

Two things I can't decide
Which country? And in which subject that can match with consultant skills?

Please any advice can be very help full for me

Thanks

I have recently started at a big service based company as an abap dev. I can't seem to find any good resources to learn in a structured way that are not hidden behind a paywall. Sharing pdfs and links would be highly appreciated.

I can share the pdf of C_TS462 taken recently. Also the main topics of C_TS452 are useful. Feel free to DM me

I’m a SAP ABAP Consultant with 3+ years of experience in Classical and Modern ABAP (RAP, CDS Views, AMDP, Fiori), looking for remote opportunities in the USA.
I’m an Argentine citizen but I can handle myself very well in English daily.

Any help? Also I can let you my resume If you want.
Thanks in advance,

Iam a recent graduate looking for career options. The one career that stood out to me that includes programming is SAP ABAP S/4 HANA. ( I don't really want to go down the route of web developer or software engineer ) I always see mixed opinions regarding whether its good or bad. My question is, if i go down this route, would i ever come to regret choosing this? I would like to hear the honest opinions of you guys who are in abap.

Hello people. I am from India. I have close to 3 years of experience in software development (not in SAP). I am looking for a role as a technical SAP consultant (ABAP).

Is this transition possible?

If yes, how can I make it happen? What are the steps I must take in order to make it happen?

I'm planning on taking the certification exam for the ABAP Cloud Backend Developer and I was hoping for some advice.

The main thing is that I was reading this post here by someone who also took the exam and he says he was able tot ake 24 hours before the actual exam time started to implement the exam tasks in a practice system. I wanted to confirm if anyone else had this experience and and mroe details like what practice system to use, and does that practice system have the same code ready as the exam system.

Another question is will I have to write my own unit tests or does the practice system come with unit tests I need to pass?

Hey guys,

I’m starting my career in SAP BTP and want to skip the endless theoretical tutorials to work on actual project tasks.

If you're an SAP consultant or team with too much on your plate, I’d love to take off some of your small tasks for free in exchange for real-world practice and feedback.

Drop me a DM if you have any small sandbox/dev tasks I can help you with!

I have created a custom fiori tile to display analytical charts. Now I want to have navigation by clicking this tile to the a webGUI application passing the paramets/conditions. I added one of my key field as an semantic object in cds by using

@consumption.semanticobject : “fieldname”

And in metadata extension I am writing

@UI.Identification: [{
type: #For_intent_based_navigation,
semanticObject: ‘fieldname’
semanticObjectAction: ‘displayList’
label: ‘WebGUI AppName’
}]

It does navigate to the webGUI application but It does not pass any fields/ parameters.

Can somebody help with this !!!

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Hi everyone,

I really need some honest advice because I'm feeling completely lost.

I'm a fresher working as an SAP ABAP developer at an MNC. I have only around 6 months of experience, and honestly, I still don't know a lot. I'm constantly getting support tickets, debugging tasks, and enhancement work. Most of the time I struggle to solve them on my own.

The biggest issue is that my teammates are also overloaded with work, so I can't really expect much guidance from them. I don't blame them they're genuinely busy. I spend a lot of time trying to learn through YouTube, documentation, and even AI tools, but it still feels like I'm always one step behind.

Lately, they've been assigning more and more tickets, and I've reached a point where I don't even feel like opening my laptop. I've started questioning whether I even like ABAP anymore, or if I'm just overwhelmed because I'm still a beginner.

Recently, a friend who works in AI/ML told me there's an opening at his company and said he could refer me. The salary is better than what I'm earning now, although he also mentioned the work pressure is high there.

Now I'm really confused.

Should I stay in SAP and give myself more time since I have only 6 months of experience? Is what I'm feeling normal for a fresher, and does it get better after a few months? Or should I take this opportunity and switch to AI before I get too deep into SAP?

I'm not looking for people to tell me that one field is better than the other. I just want honest opinions from people who have been in a similar situation.

Has anyone here switched domains this early in their career? Do you regret staying or leaving?

I'm honestly confused as hell and would really appreciate any advice.

Hi everyone,

I’m looking to connect with people preparing for the SAP ABAP Backend Certification.

I can help with:

Exam preparation and study planning

ABAP/CDS/RAP concepts

Practice questions and mock tests

Doubt-solving and revision

Guidance on exam strategy

If you’re preparing for the certification and want study support, feel free to comment or DM me.