About This Course

This intensive 9-day educational program equips developers with the practical skills to integrate Artificial Intelligence (SAP Joule) into the SAP environment. The curriculum transitions participants from classic on-premise development to the modern ABAP Cloud paradigm. All AI capabilities and hands-on exercises are executed exclusively within the SAP cloud (SAP Business Technology Platform), utilizing self-provisioned tenants and SAP-provided practice systems to ensure real-world cloud deployment readiness.
 

Audience Profile

This program is structured for enterprise IT professionals and developers focused on modernizing the SAP development lifecycle using AI tools. Target roles include:

• Senior & Mid-Level ABAP Developers: Seeking to leverage AI for automated testing, code generation, and legacy refactoring.
• SAP Development Consultants & Technical Architects: Designing secure, AI-assisted enterprise architectures within SAP BTP.
• Back-End Cloud Developers: Aiming to validate skills through official SAP certification while mastering generative AI productivity tools.

At Course Completion, You Will Be Able To

• Utilize and implement ABAP AI capabilities using Joule for Developers.
• Set up and configure SAP Joule across various Organizational System Landscapes.
• Independently prepare for and take the equivalent "SAP Certified Associate - Back-End Developer, ABAP Cloud" certification exam.
• Leverage Agent-Assisted Coding with the help of SAP AI Core to build multi-agent workflows and optimize custom BAPI integrations.

* The price includes lunch, snacks and beverages.
* Prices are free of VAT.
* No parking is included in the price.
* Education is not included in the NLT membership fee.

Course Outline

Track 1: AI in ABAP Development & Administration (3 Days)

This track bridges the gap between traditional development and AI-assisted engineering, focusing on
both the practical coding applications and the architectural deployment of SAP Joule.

Module 1.1: Joule for Developers – ABAP AI Capabilities

• Overview of Generative AI in SAP: Understanding the shift from classic AI to GenAI and how
• Joule fits into the SAP ecosystem.
• Navigating the AI Workspace: Integrating and accessing Joule directly within Eclipse and ABAP
• Development Tools (ADT).
• AI-Assisted Code Generation: Prompting Joule to automatically generate Core Data Services
• (CDS) views, Entity Manipulation Language (EML) scripts, and ABAP classes.
• Code Refactoring & Explanations: Using AI to analyze, explain, and optimize legacy custom
• code for the ABAP Cloud environment.
• Automated Testing: Accelerating quality assurance by generating unit tests (ABAP Unit) using
• natural language prompts.
• Debugging & Troubleshooting: Leveraging Joule as an intelligent assistant to identify syntax
• errors and logical flaws in real-time.

DURATION 2 Days
DELIVERY Intensive hands-on labs
ENVIRONMENT SAP Build Basic Trial (Joule-enabled) or a licensed BTP ABAP tenant (selfprovisioned)

Module 1.2: Setting up Joule across Organizational System Landscapes

• SAP BTP Architecture Fundamentals: Understanding global accounts, subaccounts, spaces,
• and entitlements required for AI services.
• Security & Identity Management: Configuring the SAP Identity Authentication Service (IAS),
• mapping role collections, and establishing Trust Configurations.
• Service Provisioning: Step-by-step enablement of the SAP Joule service and routing requests
• securely to the AI foundation.
• Landscape Integration: Connecting backend systems (like S/4HANA Cloud) to BTP to enable
• seamless AI data flows.
• Data Privacy & Compliance: Best practices for managing enterprise data boundaries and AI
• token metering.

DURATION 1 Day
DELIVERY Instructor-led live demo
ENVIRONMENT Productive BTP global account with admin rights (instructor-managed)

Track 2: Back-End Development & Official SAP Certification (5 Days)

A deep, rigorous immersion into the ABAP Cloud framework. This track not only builds enterprisegrade
development skills but is strictly aligned with the exam objectives for the official SAP Certified
Associate credential.

Module 2.1: Equivalent to SAP Certified Associate – Back-End Developer,
ABAP Cloud

• The "Clean Core" Paradigm: Transitioning from classic ABAP extensions to cloud-ready,
• upgrade-safe development.
• ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP): End-to-end building of modern
• business objects and Fiori-ready OData services.
• Advanced Data Modeling: Deep dive into advanced Core Data Services (CDS) concepts,
• including annotations and access controls.
• Business Logic Implementation: Utilizing Entity Manipulation Language (EML) for transactional
• behaviors (create, update, delete, actions).
• Extensibility Strategies: Mastering Key User Extensibility, Developer Extensibility, and Side-by-
• Side Extensibility on SAP BTP.
• Certification Readiness: Comprehensive review sessions, hands-on mock scenarios, and
• targeted drills within the SAP-provided exam practice systems.

DURATION 5 Days
DELIVERY Hands-on labs paired with certification prep
ENVIRONMENT Official practice systems directly provided and managed by SAP

Track 3: Advanced AI Coding Techniques (1 Day)

A forward-looking module focusing on the broader generative AI landscape within SAP, moving
beyond built-in tools to custom agent-assisted coding.

Module 3.1: Agent-Assisted Coding with AI Core

• SAP AI Core & Generative AI Hub: Navigating the infrastructure that powers custom AI and
• Large Language Model (LLM) integration.
• Prompt Engineering for Enterprise IT: Tailoring prompts specifically for complex SAP contexts,
• BAPI integrations, and enterprise architectures.
• Multi-Agent Workflows: Designing systems where multiple AI agents collaborate to solve
• complex business requirements and write multi-layered code.
• Cost & Resource Management: Understanding the commercial token-metered plans and
• optimizing AI query execution to control GenAI costs.

DURATION 1 Day
DELIVERY Watch-along and supervised guided labs (Live session)
ENVIRONMENT SAP AI Core (Labs managed in a guided environment under instructor
supervision)

 

Knowledge Prerequisites:

• Object-Oriented ABAP: Strong proficiency in Object-Oriented programming within the SAP environment.
• Modern ABAP Frameworks: Foundational understanding of Core Data Services (CDS) and the ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP).
• SAP Cloud Architecture: Basic familiarity with SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) concepts, cloud deployments, and OData service provisioning.
• Business Context: General understanding of standard SAP modules (e.g., FI, MM, SD) to contextualize AI-assisted code generation exercises.

Technical & Hardware Requirements (Bring-Your-Own):

• Hardware Access: A modern laptop with administrative privileges to allow software installations and network configurations.
• Development Environment: The latest version of Eclipse IDE pre-installed and configured with ABAP Development Tools (ADT). This is strictly mandatory for executing Joule-in-ADT functionalities.
• Account Credentials: An active, free SAP Universal ID to register for learning platforms and self-provision BTP trial tenants.
• Connectivity: A stable, high-speed internet connection, as all AI model executions, code generation, and practice systems operate exclusively in the cloud.

The program includes comprehensive preparation for the equivalent "SAP Certified Associate - Back-End Developer, ABAP Cloud" certification. Participants engage in targeted review sessions, hands-on mock scenarios, and drills utilizing official practice systems directly provided and managed by SAP. This dedicated track ensures developers build enterprise-grade proficiency in the ABAP Cloud framework and are fully equipped for official skill validation.

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Security: CISSP, CISA, CSSM, CEH, SSCP. Cyber Security Evangelist. Ethical Hacker. ECC Council.

SAP: HANA, SAP Cloud Platform, SAP CPI, SAP TM, SAP EWM, C4C, SAP LAMA, SAP EWM, SAP BW, ABAP, Basis, XI, PI, Solution Manager, TOGAF, BPM, Process Orchestration, BI, BO, Workflow, HR, Security NetWeaver, Adaptive Computing Controller, LVM, SAP NW Master Data Management, Visual Composer, CAF, C4C, SuccessFactors, BRF+, BRM, Decision Management, API Development

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