Learning & using new technology

Presented by Michelle Crapo

abap4fun@gmail.com

mcrapo@perrigo.com

Well you’re here

Contents Step by step from learning to using

Discussion

Benefits

Old Dog tricks used in a New world!

Closing

Step 1 – Make the time Normal work hours

Lull in projects

During project where can use the new technology

Something that you might use.

Presentations and demos to internal customers

Non-work hours

Prior to work

After work

During lunch break

Lull in projects Support work

Timelines

Level of priority

Waiting for a response when you are complete with your development

Usually it goes back and forth a couple of times

Project Work Question to ask yourself or know the answer if asked:

Why

Will it change any of the requirements

Extra time needed

What are you using differently

Describe benefits

Use the new tool without causing project issues or changes (Transparently)

Demo it!

Non-work hours Only when it is fun!

Learn things that excite you

Logistically

Prior to work

After work

Lunch

Only when family doesn’t need you for something else.

Groups What could you use at home?

How?

Something you might use Read it

Read case studies on it

Schedule a meeting – add your overview to the invite. What will they learn?

Demo it!

Step 2 - Learn SAP Teched – my #1 place

Local Events

Web Blogs

Websites

SCN E-Learning http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/elearn

Outside resources (people you’ve met, mentors, forums) Learn how the new technology was used.

SAP Teched Hands-on

High level overview of what is coming

Lecture on new technology

ASUG lectures – these add the tools that most of us can get to now.

Local Events Easy to get to

Less expensive (may be no cost to you except travel. SIT)

Network. Introduce or get introductions from many of the SAP type people in your local area

Examples

SAP Insider Track

ASUG Meetings

SCN E-learning Start the presentation have an open SAP Screen

Run the presentation pausing when you need to, create it on your system (if possible)

Web Google, YAHOO, SAPhoo

Articles

Blogs

Question / Answers

Free training - See some of them that I’ve found at the end of the presentation

Examples HTML, XML..

Tutorials

On your own system ABAPDOCU

SE30 – Tips and Tricks

SE38 - DEMO*

Outside Resources Send an e-mail to one of those people on your business

cards. (I’m one of many.)

Do they have time to show you something new they may have learned?

Have they used a new technology on a project.

Use social networking

Request Mentor Webinars

Step 3 - Implement WebDynpro

ABAP objects

Enhancement Framework

Quality tools inside ABAP

MII

Web UI

Floorplan Manager

Just do it!

And so.. What about my skills? Take an inventory

Most of the “new” stuff is based upon ABAP

You KNOW ABAP

Old Tricks Loop / exit / Endloop

Table for variables

Table Maintenance

KISS

Documentation in programs

Performance tuning

Stop – does it make sense?

Example Webdynpro for printing labels – combined with

SMARTFORMS

Webdynpro

Webdynpro

Dynpo

Webdynpro

Dynpro

Webdynpro

CodeOld New

PBO

Code

Discussion points Project time

Justification

Learning

Using

Project Timeline When you estimate, estimate for the new technology

During a project get permission to extend timelines based upon new technology.

Demo new technology for the project team.

Present slideshow with information for case studies for business that have already used the technology.

If possible get a phone call set up with one of those companies.

Justification Learning Share the information learned with co-workers

Create Demos

Be able to present new technology to the team and / or management

Once start doing it – get ready to show why it has helped.

User Satisfaction

Quicker ABAP programming with a good repository of reusable code.

Justification Using Customer Satisfaction

Reusable code

Personal Job Satisfaction

Keeping skills current – we support SAP code, we need to understand it.

More options for projects

Better design / testing leading to less maintenance work in the future.

Benefits! Endless.

You decide based upon the technology you choose.

Make sure you keep a log of lessons learned, and benefits after your project(s).

See justification above.

Closing Coding standards should gradually change to use new

coding techniques.

An example no longer used the ALV function module instead use the ALV class / methods

Learning / using is a great justification for going to training

Learning new things increase you as an asset of the company.

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ALV Object *&---------------------------------------------------------------------*

*& Report ZMC_NEW_ALV4*&---------------------------------------------------------------------**& Create ALV* - Change Attributes of a column*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*REPORT zmc_new_alv4.

DATA: i_kna1 TYPE TABLE OF kna1.

* Set up class referencesDATA: g_outtab TYPE REF TO cl_salv_table.DATA: g_functions TYPE REF TO cl_salv_functions.DATA: g_display TYPE REF TO cl_salv_display_settings.DATA: g_columns TYPE REF TO cl_salv_columns_table. "Version 4DATA: g_column TYPE REF TO cl_salv_column_table. "Version 4DATA: color TYPE lvc_s_colo. "Version 4

START-OF-SELECTION.

PERFORM get_data.PERFORM display_data.

END-OF-SELECTION.*&---------------------------------------------------------------------**& Form get_data*&---------------------------------------------------------------------** Retrieve the data*----------------------------------------------------------------------*FORM get_data.* Retrieve dataSELECT * INTO TABLE i_kna1 FROM kna1.

ENDFORM. "get_data

ALV Object Continued *&---------------------------------------------------------------------*

*& Form display_Data*&---------------------------------------------------------------------** Display the data*----------------------------------------------------------------------*FORM display_data.

* Set up an instance of the ALV class (Static method)cl_salv_table=>factory( IMPORTING r_salv_table = g_outtab

CHANGING t_table = i_kna1 ).

* Get the functions that can be used with an ALV.g_functions = g_outtab->get_functions( ).

* Set the functions to true. Display all functions.g_functions->set_all( abap_true ).

*Set up an istanance for g_displayg_display = g_outtab->get_display_settings( ).

* Add striped patterng_display->set_striped_pattern( cl_salv_display_settings=>true ).

ALV Object Continued * Add heading

g_display->set_list_header( 'This is the heading - METHOD SET_LIST_HEADER' ).

* Set up an instance of g_columnsg_columns = g_outtab->get_columns( ).

* Retrieve KUNNR column - Part of the KNA1 table* CL_SALV_COLUMNS_TABLE class ?= is variable objectg_column ?= g_columns->get_column( 'KUNNR' ).g_column->set_long_text( 'This is long text' ).g_column->set_short_text( 'This is sh' ).

* Same as above only retrieve NAME1 (This is a separate instance)g_column ?= g_columns->get_column( 'NAME1' ).color-col = '3'.color-int = '1'.color-inv = '0'.g_column->set_color( color ).

* Run the display method for the G_OUTTAB instance.g_outtab->display( ).

ENDFORM. "display_Data

Enhancement Points / Modification of Code (http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/11896)

Objects Use them! – use the ALV object

Create them similar to function modules

Start to evolve to use the interesting techniques

Global vs. local – Can make a strong argument on either side