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- 1. You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks – My Journey From an ABAP Developer to a Fiori Developer Mike Berg Mindset
- 2. About Mindset Minneapolis-Based SAP Partner Fifty+ Fiori Delivery Experts on Staff UX / Design Thinking Driven Staffing :: Solutions :: Products Mindset delivers remarkable for the digital enterprise
- 3. • SAP developer since 1999 • Worked in SAP versions from 3.1i to ECC 6.0 • Past experience in C, Cobol, and Visual Basic About Me
- 4. Why Did Mindset Hire Me?
- 5. • My Fiori Journey • What skills are required? • What is the timeline? • Challenges • Tips and Tricks • Resources • Q & A Agenda
- 6. • Worked on SAP Screen Personas • Developed OData services in SAP Gateway • Created OData services in HANA XS • Jumped right into SAPUI5 My Fiori Journey
- 7. What Skills are Required? • What is your background? • What is your goal? • Assess your skill level honestly
- 8. Required Skills - OData • OData is the interface used for CRUD operations initiated by an external source • HTTP based • Skill level required – moderate trending toward expert
- 9. Required Skills – MVC • Model – View – Controller • Software Design Pattern • Skill level required – basic understanding Controller Model View Update UpdateNotify User Action
- 10. Required Skills - JavaScript • Start your UI learning journey here • By far the most important skill in SAPUI5 • The basis of Fiori front-end development • Used in Model and Controller components in SAPUI5 applications • Skill level required – Moderate to start in SAPUI5
- 11. Required Skills - XML • eXtensible Markup Language • Self-descriptive format used to store and exchange data • Used in View component of SAPUI5 applications
- 12. Example in SAPUI5 XML in View JavaScript in Controller
- 13. Required Skills - JSON • File format used for transmitting text objects • Consists of key/value pairs • Skill level required – basic understanding progressing to moderate
- 14. JSON Example
- 15. Tying It All Together SAPGateway SAP BackendUser Interface MVC JavaScript XML JSON JSON / XML RFC JSON / XML OData
- 16. What is the Timeline? • Everyone’s favorite answer – “It depends” • While working on learning SAPUI5, ABAPers can do productive work in the Gateway and backend systems
- 17. Challenges • Dedicating the time • Training cost • Willingness to learn • Support
- 18. Tips and Tricks • Move forward at the correct pace • Do the work manually • Get an experienced mentor • Challenge yourself • You can do it!
- 19. • SAP Cloud Platform (https://account.hanatrial.ondemand.com) • Free to try! • SAPUI5 SDK – Demo Kit (https://sapui5.hana.ondemand.com) • Documentation, examples, code samples Resources
- 20. Resources • W3 Schools (https://www.w3schools.com/default.asp) • Free tutorials for JavaScript, HTML, CSS, XML, JSON • References for commands, tags, properties, etc. • Codecademy (https://www.codecademy.com) • Free tutorials for JavaScript, HTML, CSS • OpenSAP Courses • Multiple free online classes in SAPUI5 • Books • “A Smarter Way to Learn JavaScript” by Mark Myers
- 21. Contact Us Gavin Quinn Founder & Chief Architect gavin@mindsetconsulting.com Luke Van Epern Director of Operations luke@mindsetconsulting.com mindsetconsulting.com/blog www.linkedin.com/company/mindset- consulting-llc @mindsetERP Alex Jones Director of Consulting alex@mindsetconsulting.com Mike Berg Senior SAP Developer mike@mindsetconsulting.com
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