... Acknowledgments ... 17

... The Authors ... 18

... Preface ... 19

... Structure of This Book ... 20

... Glimpse into the Exam Structure ... 23

... Practice Questions ... 24

PART I ... General Introduction ... 27

1 ... ABAP Development Certification Track: Overview ... 29

... Certification Exam Scoring Changes ... 30

... Becoming an SAP Certified ABAP Development Associate: Overview ... 33

2 ... Courses and Experience ... 37

... Training Courses for ABAP ... 38

... Sources of Information ... 39

... Strategic Understanding ... 39

... SAP Examination Strategies ... 41

... General Examination Strategies ... 42

PART II ... Exam Preparation ... 45

3 ... SAP NetWeaver: Overview ... 47

... Objectives of This Portion of the Test ... 48

... Key Concepts Refresher ... 48

... Important Terminology ... 68

... Practice Questions ... 69

... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 71

... Takeaway ... 73

4 ... ABAP Workbench Usage ... 75

... Objectives of this Portion of the Test ... 76

... Key Concepts Refresher ... 77

... Practice Questions ... 102

... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 105

... Takeaway ... 107

5 ... ABAP Debugger Program Usage ... 109

... Objectives of this Portion of the Test ... 111

... Key Concepts Refresher ... 111

... Important Terminology ... 132

... Practice Questions ... 133

... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 136

... Takeaway ... 138

6 ... ABAP Types and Data Objects ... 141

... Objectives of This Portion of the Test ... 142

... Key Concepts Refresher ... 143

... Important Terminology ... 160

... Practice Questions ... 161

... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 164

... Takeaway ... 166

7 ... Internal Table Definition and Use ... 169

... Objectives of this Portion of the Test ... 170

... Key Concepts Refresher ... 171

... Important Terminology ... 201

... Practice Questions ... 201

... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 204

... Takeaway ... 206

8 ... SQL Statements Including Update Strategies ... 209

... Objectives of This Portion of the Test ... 211

... Key Concepts Refresher ... 211

... Practice Questions ... 241

... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 246

... Takeaway ... 249

9 ... Basic ABAP Programs and Interface Creation ... 251

... Objectives of this Portion of the Test ... 253

... Key Concepts Refresher ... 253

... Important Terminology ... 289

... Practice Questions ... 291

... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 296

... Takeaway ... 299

10 ... ABAP Dictionary ... 303

... Objectives of This Portion of the Test ... 304

... Key Concepts Refresher ... 305

... Important Terminology ... 338

... Practice Questions ... 338

... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 342

... Takeaway ... 344

11 ... Unicode ... 347

... Objectives of This Portion of the Test ... 349

... Key Concepts Refresher ... 350

... Important Terminology ... 362

... Practice Questions ... 362

... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 365

... Takeaway ... 366

12 ... Classical Screens ... 369

... Objectives of this Portion of the Test ... 371

... Key Concepts Refresher ... 371

... Important Terminology ... 408

... Practice Questions ... 408

... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 411

... Takeaway ... 413

13 ... Selection Screens ... 415

... Objectives of this Portion of the Test ... 416

... Key Concepts Refresher ... 416

... Important Terminology ... 433

... Practice Questions ... 434

... Practice Question Answers and Explanations ... 436

... Takeaway ... 438

14 ... ABAP Object-Oriented Programming ... 439

... Objectives of this Portion of the Test ... 441

... Key Concepts Refresher ... 441

... Practice Questions ... 467

... Practice Question Answers and Ex