SAP workflow architect with 9 years, newbie to OpenText VIM

Hi,
I understand that unlike SAP workflow, most of the out of the box requests which clients come up in OpenText, are to be done by the use of ABAP classes and configuration. Please let me know a suitable place, where I could learn this or let me know, what exactly is to be done here.
Thanks!
Varges.

Hello Vargesh,
Please feel free to ask any queries. I will try to answer your queries. You can even email me too if you a too many questions.
Thanks,
Kolusu

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