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ABAP Cloud: Data Modeling with CDS

A hands-on guide, from the first entity to the Universal Journal.

Model enterprise data with SAP's semantic layer, from views to the analytical model, verified on S/4HANA.

Level: Intermediate Prerequisites: Basic ABAP and SQL notions.

PDF + EPUB · 16 chapters · 1st edition · ES · EN

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Who this book is for
  • ABAP developers who model data on S/4HANA
  • Data modelers who want to master CDS in ABAP Cloud
  • Fiori and analytics teams consuming services over CDS
What you will learn
  • Create view entities and projections
  • Navigate with associations and path expressions
  • Aggregate and compute with CDS expressions and functions
  • Add UI and metadata annotations
  • Control access with DCL and custom policies
  • Use table functions, scalar functions, and entity buffers
  • Model for analytical scenarios
Table of contents
  1. 01 Introduction to Data Modeling with CDS
  2. 02 Fundamentals of Data Modeling
  3. 03 Associations and Expressions
  4. 04 Entity Types and Services
  5. 05 Analytical CDS
  6. 06 Access Control
  7. 07 Custom Access Policies
  8. 08 Metadata Extensions
  9. 09 Entity Buffers
  10. 10 Table Functions
  11. 11 Search Functionality
  12. 12 CDS Scalar Functions
  13. 13 Element Virtualization in CDS
  14. 14 Types and Enumerations in CDS
  15. 15 Appendix A. Real-World Case: The Universal Journal
  16. 16 Appendix B. Preparing the Data Model
About the author

Gheorghe Valer Scurtu — 20+ years on SAP projects in industry, banking, retail, and the public sector. Founder of Logali Tech. He writes the collection he wished he had found.

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