SAP RAP Course Syllabus

🔹 Module 1: Introduction to SAP RAP

• What is SAP RAP (RESTful Application Programming Model)
• Evolution from Classic ABAP to RAP
• RAP Architecture Overview
• RAP vs OData vs CDS vs Fiori
• Real-world use cases of RAP

👉 RAP is used to build modern SAP Fiori apps and APIs on S/4HANA & BTP

🔹 Module 2: SAP BTP & Environment Setup

• Introduction to SAP BTP (Business Technology Platform)
• ABAP Environment Setup (Cloud & On-Premise)
• Eclipse (ADT) Installation & Configuration
• SAP Business Application Studio (BAS)
• System Landscape & Development Flow

🔹 Module 3: Core Concepts of RAP

• RAP Architecture (Design Time & Runtime)
• RAP Layers (Database → Business → Service → UI)
• RAP Building Blocks:
  • Business Objects (BO)
  • Behavior Definition
  • Projection Views
  • Service Definition & Binding

👉 RAP development follows a layered architecture from database to UI services

🔹 Module 4: ABAP CDS (Core Data Services)

• Introduction to CDS Views
• Data Modeling using CDS
• Associations & Annotations
• Virtual Data Model (VDM)
• CDS for Fiori Applications

🔹 Module 5: RAP Business Objects

• Understanding Business Object (BO)
• Managed vs Unmanaged Scenarios
• Behavior Definition & Implementation
• Actions, Determinations & Validations
• Draft Handling

👉 Business objects define data + behavior + logic in RAP apps

🔹 Module 6: Entity Manipulation Language (EML)

• Introduction to EML
• CRUD Operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete)
• Working with Transactions
• Local & External API Calls

👉 EML provides SQL-like syntax to control business logic in RAP

🔹 Module 7: OData Services in RAP

• Creating OData Services
• Service Definition
• Service Binding
• API Exposure & Integration

🔹 Module 8: SAP Fiori Elements with RAP

• Introduction to SAP Fiori UI
• Building Fiori Apps using RAP
• List Report & Object Page
• UI Annotations & Metadata Extensions

👉 RAP is mainly used to build Fiori-based enterprise apps

🔹 Module 9: Developing Applications in RAP

• Read-Only Applications
• Transactional Applications
• Managed Scenario Applications
• Unmanaged Scenario Applications

🔹 Module 10: Advanced RAP Concepts

• Side Effects & Late Numbering
• Business Events
• Authorization & Security
• Extensibility in RAP
• Performance Optimization

🔹 Module 11: Integration & Deployment

• RAP with SAP S/4HANA
• RAP with SAP BTP (Cloud)
• API Integration
• Deployment Process

🔹 Module 12: Real-Time Project (Most Important 💼)

• Build End-to-End SAP RAP Application
• Create CDS → BO → Service → Fiori App
• Hands-on Industry Use Case
• Interview Preparation