ABAP 7.5 Certification Guide

Development Associate Exam

Puneet Asthana, David Haslam

• Publisher: SAP PRESS
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9781493216857
• eBook ISBN: 9781493216864
• Edition: 4
• Topic: Computer Science
• Subtopic: Computer Science General
• Index: Computer Science

Gearing up for your ABAP C_TAW12_750 certification? Make the grade with this guide to the SAP Certified Development Associate exam for ABAP 7.5. Refresh your knowledge with coverage of key concepts and important terminology, and then test yourself with practice questions, answers, and explanations. Study up on the latest in ABAP, like SQL statements, CDS views, ABAP classes, ABAP data types, and more.
a. Questions and Answers
Practice with questions and in-depth answers for each section of the exam and improve your test-taking skills. Solidify your knowledge with explanations and key concept refreshers.
b. Core Content
Focus only on what's important. Review exam subject areas like ABAP Workbench, Unicode, ABAP Dictionary, object-oriented programming, Web Dynpro for ABAP, and more.
c. New Topics for ABAP 7.5
Get the latest on new topics to ABAP 7.5 with expanded coverage of SQL expressions, SQL functions, and ON conditions. Explore new built-in data types like INT8, temporary global tables, and replacement objects.

Part I

General Introduction

1 ABAP Development Certification Track: Overview

Techniques You’ll Master:

• Understand the different levels of certification
• Identify the scoring in the exams
• Understand the portion of the certification exam associated with your skills
• Learn about further specifics of the ABAP Development Certification Track

Few credentials in the business world carry the value of an SAP certification. Those who hold it have honed their skills through rigorous study or direct experience. They have demonstrated their abilities by passing demanding, process-oriented exams. Regardless of whether you’re an SAP partner, customer, or user, an SAP certification can give you a distinct competitive advantage.

SAP Global Education portfolio management enhanced the value of the certification community for SAP-certified individuals, helping SAP customers and partners leverage certification as a benchmark for engaging, recruiting, or training properly skilled SAP resources. The roadmap outlines the required steps to introduce multitiered career-enabling certification tracks and advanced-level certifications to better address the needs of the markets.

Certification Exam Scoring Changes

To publish more job-task-oriented certification exams, and to provide certification at the advanced professional level, SAP has made several important changes to the test models. First, the test design blueprint is created based on a job-task analysis that is created and validated with the help of consultants actively involved in relevant projects.

SAP also changed the exam scoring models for all exams published after September 2007 to a dichotomous scoring model. The dichotomous scoring model scores multiple-response questions as either correct or incorrect and does not give partial grades for responses. This better reflects the need for SAP customers and partners to know whether a certified individual can perform a task to the complete satisfaction of all concerned. The consistency in the difficulty level of the exams is reinforced by thorough standard-setting processes, where the test content is rated by a panel of subject matter experts to determine the final cut score.

Every question should be answered. Leaving a question blank is equivalent to an incorrect response. All tests were migrated over to the new dichotomous scoring model.

Certification Levels

You can now obtain certifications at three levels of expertise—associate, professional, and master. These certifications can help you validate your skills and knowledge and gain the expertise and credentials you need to lead your organization’s efforts to implement SAP software, mature its technological capabilities, and transform its IT landscape. Figure 1.1 shows the progression of levels relative to your experience.

Figure 1.1 Certification Levels

• Associate certification
  This certification covers the fundamental knowledge requirements for an SAP consultant, ensuring the successful acquisition of broad SAP solution knowledge and skills. With associate-level certification, you can:
  • Gain an externally recognized mark of excellence that clients seek
  • Differentiate yourself in a crowded marketplace
  • Execute your tasks with confidence and skill
  • Access a community of SAP associate-level certified peers
• Professional certification
  This advanced certification requires proven project experience, business process knowledge, and a more detailed understanding of SAP solutions. With professional-level certification, you can:
  • Demonstrate both your experience and your expertise through a rigorous testing process
  • Promote a more globally applicable accreditation with higher billable rates
  • Lead and execute tasks and engagements
  • Access a community of SAP professional-level certified peers
• Master certification
  This certification involves demonstrating expert-level understanding of a specific area of SAP software and the ability to drive innovation and solution optimization through in-depth knowledge and vision. Certification at this level requires broad project experience, comprehensive SAP product know...

Table of contents

• Dear Reader
• Notes on Usage
• Table of Contents
•   Acknowledgments
•   Preface
• Part I   General Introduction
• 1   ABAP Development Certification Track: Overview
• 2   Courses and Experience
• Part II   Exam Preparation
• 3   SAP NetWeaver: Overview
• 4   ABAP Workbench Usage
• 5   ABAP Debugger Program Usage
• 6   ABAP Types and Data Objects
• 7   Internal Table Definition and Use
• 8   SQL Statements Including Update Strategies
• 9   Basic ABAP Programs and Interface Creation
• 10   ABAP Dictionary
• 11   Unicode
• 12   Classical Screens
• 13   Selection Screens
• 14   ABAP Object-Oriented Programming
• 15   ALV Grid Control
• 16   User Interfaces (Web Dynpro)
• 17   Class Identification Analysis and Design
• 18   Enhancements and Modifications
• 19   Table Relationships
• The Authors
• Index
• Service Pages
• Legal Notes