OO ABAP and design patterns - from novice to success
Hi! I haven't been on the SDN for a long time. In the meantime I changed job. In discussion on the Klaus Meffert's weblog "SAP Developer Network: Design Patterns: Boondoggle or State-of-the-Art?", I...
View ArticleOO ABAP and Design Patterns: itab lookup as Decorator pattern
IntroductionThere were many discussions on design patterns in OO ABAP and wether they're worth the learning effort of or not. I believe yes, but I won't discuss it here.I'll rather give a live example...
View ArticleSDN survey: change-request files or manual instructions?
Hello!Recently I made an experiment and it failed. I have posted a weblog Program Parameters vs hardcoding where I've explained the idea about an OO ABAP component, and I wanted to share the component...
View ArticleThe Standard Text Editor (OO ABAP CFW class)
*Introduction* If you want to enable users editing standard texts in extremely simple and straightforward UI, you can use the component described in this weblog. It's a class (OO ABAP) which pops...
View ArticleOO ABAP and Design Patterns 3: Docking Containers' Controller
h4. Introduction This weblog is about a class that produces and destroys docking containers (good old Controls Framework technology) on demand while arranging them on the screen. Although far from...
View ArticleOO ABAP contest with books giveaway!
SDN Success StoryHi! I have a very good reason to express my thanks to all of you folks, who helped me to do something incredible.A year or so ago, I was a silent ABAP-er minding my own business, when...
View ArticleOO ABAP Contest Results
The ContestHi, Everyone! I have finally returned from vacation (alright, alright… 3 weeks ago) and remembered that I promised to post the results of my OO ABAP contest which you have probably...
View Article1000 Crying Devils in ABAP Code
Hi, folks!Whoever thought that only robots write ABAP code in Walldorf may shut his mouth after this discovery. I found trace of human beings in ABAP code! Below is an include in SAP standard program...
View ArticleNaked HANA #1: Parent-Child Hierarchy: from "Each predecessor" error to...
I faced a problem related to Parent-Child hierarchy in HANA Attribute view. I searched for the solution, of course, and the only trace in Internet that I found was a SCN thread with no replies, which...
View ArticleProgram Parameters vs hardcoding
*Introduction* I've experienced many times the situation when users were absolutely 100% sure that some value (for example, tax code) will never ever change, not in a million years, for some...
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