How to become a good ABAPER

Question

Hi Friends ,
i want to become a String and very good ABAPER..
1) how to improve my ABAP SKILLS .
2) First how to analyze the Issue when issue comes  from Functional Consultant?
3) how do improve to writting ABAP coding??
pls advice.
Rgeards,
Sreenu

Answer 1

Hi Sreenu,
Let me take a simple example of a report program which displays the sales order data. If the functional consultant gives you an issue which says that the net price appearing in the output is incorrect. I would follow the following steps if given such an issue:
1) Identify which report program is an issue. In other words find which object is giving an issue
2) Understand the issue so that you can narrow your search further. Since the net price is incorrect, I will check the portion of the code where in, the net price (NETWR field in VBAP table) is being populated.
3) If the net price is being populated from the right table, check if it is being manipulated further down in the code.
4) if not, check if this is being changed before the display of the output.
This is only an example and once you get different kind of issues, you will become more used to fixing issues.
Before fixing any code, keep in mind the following:
Will there be any other impacts by fixing the code.
Look at performance considerations
Ensure proper unit testing is done by you and by the functional consultant before the code is transported
Thanks,
Sandeep