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Career and Scope of SAP ABAP.

In this tutorial, we’ll be learning about how you can use your SAP ABAP knowledge to make a career out of it. ABAP was developed in the 1980s and remains one of the most used languages in the world for software systems.

It continues to top usage charts, and here we will learn how wide the scope of ABAP is.

Prerequisites to learn SAP ABAP

• Pretty much the only prerequisite to using ABAP itself is having access to the SAP system.

• To learn ABAP, however, there is no prerequisite as such.

• Knowledge of basic programming would help but is not required.

• Knowledge of object-oriented programming is also an added advantage, but again, not required.

• If you have learned about database management systems, especially Structured Query Language (SQL), this would help. SAP is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)/Cloud company, in which databases are of utmost importance.

• Professional qualification: usually a person with a degree in technology/engineering/IT (for example- Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech), Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA), Master of Computer Application (MCA), Bachelor of Science (B. Sc) etc. in Computer Science/Information Technology) shall go for an ABAP career.

• However, it is not required and depends from company to company

• You can also get into ABAP from a non-technical background by self-learning, completing a few courses and doing a few projects based on the language.

Roles for freshers in ABAP and SAP ABAP career path.

Various roles can be pursued after you get knowledge and apply them in the form of a project in ABAP. Let's discuss some of these career paths:

1. SAP ABAP Developer/Expert

• You can develop your technical skills in ABAP to the level you get directly on SAP SE/SAP Labs, which is a parent company for all things SAP and ABAP.

• You can work on one of several SAP systems used by their clients, depending on the company you choose.

• You can slowly develop your skills and grow as a developer, move up the ladder to a senior developer and maybe eventually, an expert.

2. ABAP Consultant

• As mentioned previously, around 80% of companies worldwide use SAP.

• Consultants are knowledgeable in the configuration and setup of niche SAP software.

• They have excellent communication skills and are not expected to do hands-on programming.

• Consultant jobs help clients to promote their business.

• They usually involve travel, meeting, negotiating with clients to use specific software and advising them on how to do the same.

• Some consultants are expected to code themselves, but that depends on specific role requirements.

• ABAP consultants is a varied job that has a wide scope, and you can choose how technical you want it to be.

3. S/4HANA Developer

• SAP S / 4HANA is the main software system and is used by most companies around the world.

• S / 4Hana requires knowledge of SAP ABAP.

• Your job is designing and developing features under the ERP system.

• You will work on the cloud management system and database as Hana's developer.

• This is again a technical role, hence you can move up the ladder as a senior developer, development expert, and so on.

4. S/4HANA Consultant:

• Similar to the ABAP consultant, as a S/4HANA consultant you are expected to work on the business side of the system.

• You will be expected to learn and practice information privacy, and data security guidelines and follow procedures related to software security for the company as well.

• As a consultant S / 4hana, you are expected to deal with clients who want to use ERP / Cloud services provided by SAP Solutions.

• Consultants can switch to specific business roles such as senior consultants, quality managers, testers etc.

5. SAP Application Engineer

• This role usually requires a technical degree in computer science/information technology, and certain levels of expertise.

• An application engineer can also require knowledge of web services, client-server applications, microservices and general service-oriented architecture.

• They also have to understand the process of making applications, testing and integration end to end.

• This is a slightly higher level of the technical role that requires a deeper understanding of cloud architecture and/or ERP systems.

6. SAP Analyst

• An analyst must understand the design, engineering requirements and business requirements.

• They may be expected to design, develop and integrate cloud solutions with software.

• An analyst must know SAP software from a technical and business perspective.

• They must know the problem and find solutions in architecture and apply solutions to software.

• Analysts can move to the role of business analysis, product management and other technology management roles.

Future of ABAP

• A lot of people have the fear that ABAP will no longer be in use in the future due to its dependency on SAP.

• Some people also think that learning and working only in ABAP will narrow down their job opportunities.

• However, ABAP has been around for a few decades.

• It is an object-oriented programming language, a concept that many of today’s languages e.g. Java, Python, and C++ are dependent on as well.

• ABAP also has frameworks for integration with these other languages, especially Java, hence learning ABAP would actually open up opportunities for you.

• While technological shifts will happen, as it is a constantly changing world, it is the skill of any developer that helps them to adjust to this world.

• Hence, if we talk about uncertainty in ABAP, it is no more than the uncertainty in anything else in the technological world.

Summary

Thus, we have learned how someone can build a career at ABAP. There are various choices to choose from, and SAP ABAP is a booming career now. You can follow the Tutorial SAP ConVista Asia TUTORIAL and start your career in this active area.