SAP Community - Mamikee Kanneh

Re: 🟢 Overview of ABAP Cloud

2023-09-18T10:12:24.134000+02:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApZSn_t_WSo

Re: 🟢 Overview of ABAP Cloud

2023-09-18T10:12:46.886000+02:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApZSn_t_WSo here is the link

Re: 🟢 Overview of ABAP Cloud

2023-09-18T12:54:28.993000+02:00

Validation tutorial for this session is now available : https://developers.sap.com/tutorials/devtoberfest2023-week1-abap-cap-overview.html

Re: 🟢 Making SAP Extensibility Real with CAP in 60 minutes

2023-09-18T14:33:57.916000+02:00

Validation Tutorial is now live: https://developers.sap.com/tutorials/devtoberfest2023-week1-abap-cap-extensibility.html

Re: 🟢 ABAP Cloud for Classic ABAP Developers

2023-09-18T18:09:54.344000+02:00

Validation Tutorial is now live: https://developers.sap.com/tutorials/devtoberfest2023-week1-abap-cap-abapcloud.html

Re: 🟢 Capire: Introduction, Enhancements, and Facilitating the Development Process

2023-09-18T19:18:57.673000+02:00

Validation Tutorial: https://developers.sap.com/tutorials/devtoberfest2023-week1-abap-cap-capire.html

Re: 🟢 SAP BTP ABAP Environment – How to Build a Multitenancy SaaS Application

2023-09-19T12:07:15.135000+02:00

Validation Tutorial: https://developers.sap.com/tutorials/devtoberfest2023-week1-abap-cap-multitenancysaasapp.html

Re: 🟢 Overview of ABAP Cloud

2023-09-19T14:50:26.835000+02:00

Yes, you can find the presentation here: https://www.sap.com/documents/2023/09/0c15a0e2-8c7e-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html

🟢 Boost your Developer Experience for CAP Java Development

2023-09-20T19:09:07.396000+02:00

In this session we will show you how to efficiently develop applications with CAP Java. Starting from the IDE setup with IntelliJ Idea and VS Code we’ll continue with basic debugging workflow inside the IDE. From there we showcase the optimized development turnaround using Spring Boot developer tools and Testcontainers.

Speaker:

Robin de Silva Jayasinghe, SAP

Link to the validation tutorial : https://developers.sap.com/tutorials/devtoberfest2023-week2-abap-capjava.html

Re: 🟢 SAP CAP in Flight: BTP Cloud Foundry Automated Deployments with Azure DevOps

2023-09-25T17:27:03.438000+02:00

After watching the session, be sure to complete the validation tutorial to earn points for Devtoberfest!: https://developers.sap.com/tutorials/devtoberfest2023-week1-abap-cap-capinflight.html#ccaf380f-d8d1-4213-9207-b5ec99b21cf2

Re: 🟢 SAP BTP ABAP Environment – How to Build a Multitenancy SaaS Application

2023-09-28T16:28:07.290000+02:00

Hi! You can find the deck here: https://d.dam.sap.com/a/J3jDrza/SAP%20BTP%20ABAP%20Environment%20%E2%80%93%20How%20to%20Build%20a%20Multitenancy%20SaaS%20Application%20%28Devtoberfest%202023%29.pdf?rc=10

Re: 🟢 Cloud API Enablement on SAP S/4HANA and SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private editions

2023-10-09T13:34:41.249000+02:00

The presentation link is available here: https://d.dam.sap.com/a/4E56M5N?rc=10

ABAP Cloud Developer Trial 2022: My Experience

2024-06-11T19:40:00.027000+02:00

As many of you may have heard, the ABAP Cloud Developer Trial 2022 is now available on Docker. Consequently, the ABAP Cloud Developer Trial 1909 from Docker will be withdrawn. Check out Julie Plummer's blog post for all the details about what’s included, highlights of the release, and additional reading about ABAP Cloud and extensibility: ABAP Cloud Developer Trial 2022 Available Now | Blog Post

In this blog post, I want to share my personal experiences installing the new ABAP developer edition on my MacBook with an Intel processor, especially since the older version is set to disappear from Docker. On the newest MacOS version, you can no longer run ABAP Cloud Developer Trial on Docker Desktop for MacBooks with an M-series processor. Thankfully, my MacBook with its Intel processor meant I dodged the compatibility issues—no need for workarounds or additional setups. If you are working with an M-series processor, I recommend checking out this blog post from our community member @dylan-drummond, who has written an exhaustive guide.

The ABAP Cloud Developer Trial is a free, downloadable ABAP Platform on SAP HANA 2.0 for trying out the ABAP language and toolset. It comes pre-configured with SAP Fiori launchpad, SAP Cloud Connector, backend/frontend connections, roles, and sample applications. This is the new name for ABAP Platform Trial, highlighting that you can now develop in the new ABAP Language Version, ABAP for Cloud Development.

Docker Desktop for MacBook

Understanding Docker container technology fundamentals is crucial, as the trial runs on a Docker platform. I suggest starting with the Setup Instructions available on the Docker Hub page: ABAP Cloud Developer Trial 2022. This contains a lot of useful information needed to set up the container. This will save you time and help avoid the mistake I made by skimming through briefly.

When you open Docker Desktop for the first time, you need to accept the Docker Subscription Service Agreement. If you are using Docker Desktop for work purposes, you need to discuss with your employer whether you need a paid subscription.

In the settings screen, I recommend adjusting the resources settings. Make sure you have assigned enough disk space to your Docker setup. The image is around 50GB when compressed. It would be frustrating to spend time downloading the image only to find out Docker does not have enough disk space to unpack it.

- CPU limit: 6

- Memory limit: 28 GB (you might get away with less)

- Swap limit: 2 GB

- Virtual disk limit: 248 GB

You can probably get by with a slightly smaller disk size, but the image takes up over 50GB on disk.

Installation Tips

One major tip during installation is to read the entire section of the documentation first. Don’t just cut and paste the command from the documentation without understanding them.

There are two ways to do this: using the command line (Docker Engine, which you installed as part of Docker Desktop setup) or using the GUI app (Docker Desktop, which in the background uses Docker Engine). The GUI app method is to search in the top bar of Docker Desktop for the image, then press Pull. The command line method is:

sudo docker pull sapse/abap-cloud-developer-trial

The pull operation will take some time because there is over 20 GB of data to download, extract, and write to the local image repo of the Docker. Be patient. If the process fails, start it again (either from the GUI app or command line). Eventually, the image will be viewable in Docker Desktop’s Images tab and via the command.

Next, start up the a4h container. I’ll suggest doing this from the command line to specify all the options we want and immediately follow the command’s progress. Ensure Docker Desktop is running. The command is:

sudo docker run --stop-timeout 3600 -it --name a4h -h vhcala4hci -p 3200:3200 -p 3300:3300 -p 3601:3601 -p 8443:8443 -p 30213:30213 -p 50000:50000 -p 50001:50001 sapse/abap-cloud-developer-trial:ABAPTRIAL_2022 -skip-limits-check -agree-to-sap-license

Anyone running on Mac or Windows needs to add the "-skip-limits-check" to the run command. You also probably want to add the "agree-to-sap-license" switch to the run command to avoid having to start the container in interactive mode to accept the agreement.You can follow the Terminal window output and the progress in Docker Desktop.

You will now be able to set up the SAP GUI connection. The ABAP Cloud Developer Trial 2022 has a new password: ABAPtr2022#00. The username is DEVELOPER and the client is either 001 for development or 000 for admin tasks.

The system should be up and running, and you can see it is also visible in Eclipse

Wrapping Up

Overall, installing and using the ABAP Cloud Developer Trial 2022 on Docker was quite easy. The new version is packed with features and pre-configured tools, making it easy to dive into ABAP development. Intel MacBook users will find the process straightforward, while those with M-series processors might need some extra steps for compatibility.

All that I've detailed here is additional background and exploration information for those who want to learn more. The most important thing is just to get started!

For a deeper dive into the specifics, including the features and release highlights, check out Julie Plummer’s blog post. This post also provides links to further information on ABAP Cloud and its extensibility.

If you need advice on any of the steps I mentioned, like logging into the SAP System or getting an A4H license, refer to the official advice from SAP on the ABAP Cloud Developer trial site

🇺🇸 SAP CodeJam ABAP: SAP BTP, ABAP Environment & RAP (Denver, CO, USA)

2025-05-26T16:34:07.209000+02:00

This SAP CodeJam event is on the topic of the ABAP Cloud, and specifically introduces attendees to ABAP Cloud and the ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model. ABAP Cloud is the ABAP-based development model for S/4HANA Cloud, S/4HANA on-premise, and SAP BTP, ABAP environment.

Learn how to use proven and new technologies, such as Core Data Services (CDS) and behavior definition and implementation languages, to build SAP Fiori apps and OData services on any of the ABAP Cloud options. In this hands-on experience, developers will create their first ABAP applications using ABAP Cloud, expose and consume services via HTTP, and explore the ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model.

This is an in-person event only (not virtual) and is planned for Friday 13th June 2025 in Denver, Colorado from 9:00 – 17:00 MDT.

Location: St. Cajetan’s Church at Metropolitan State University, 101 Lawrence St., Denver, CO 80204 US

This event is to coincide with the ASUG Colorado Chapter Meeting, thank you! If you wish to attend, register via the ASUG website here: ASUG Colorado Chapter Summer Meeting - June 2025 . Please note that spaces are limited - we can only accommodate 25 attendees.

The instructor is Developer Advocate Mamikee Kanneh

There are essential prerequisites that must be completed by every attendee, before arriving at the event location. They are documented here: abap-exercises-codejam/prerequisites.md at main · SAP-samples/abap-exercises-codejam (github.com).

For more information on SAP CodeJam events, to ask questions, and to chat with your fellow attendees, head over to the SAP CodeJam group.

🟢 Boost Your Developer Satisfaction with SAP Joule for Developers, ABAP AI Capabilities

2025-08-18T19:52:14.012000+02:00

In what ways can AI support ABAP developers in their day-to-day activities? Find out more on the supported use cases, the generative AI road map, and insights on SAP Joule for developers, ABAP AI capabilities.

Speakers : Jasmin Gruschke and Sebastian Baskovich

Link to presentation

Validation Tutorial

🟢 Updates on Embedded Analytics in ABAP Cloud

2025-08-18T20:06:14.048000+02:00

ABAP Core Data Services (CDS) based embedded analytics provides easy-to-use analytical tooling and allows you to drill down, aggregate, and display data from your core solution modeled with ABAP CDS.

In this session, we present the latest additions to embedded analytics in ABAP Cloud. You will experience the new review booklet app generator for building native, SAP Fiori apps on top of an analytical service exposure and will get to know the analytical modeling examples on GitHub that act as showcases for the latest features of CDS-based analytical queries

Speakers: Andreas Riehl, Timo Schaaf

Link to Presentation

Validation Tutorial

🟢 Exploring the Path to SAP Certification

2025-08-20T17:21:26.702000+02:00

This session will offer developers insights around navigating SAP learning offerings and the certification programs based on my own ABAP journey. Attendees will learn the most important steps toward SAP certifications, understand the differences between certification types (associate, specialist, professional), and how to choose the ideal certification based on your role and skill-set. We’ll also review preparation strategies, tips, and tricks to help you along your way.

Speaker: Sandra Solis

Link to Presentation

Validation Tutorial

🟢 Discover the Latest Innovations in the ABAP Language

2025-08-22T15:33:46.013000+02:00

In this session, we'll provide an overview of the latest features introduced to the ABAP language. Highlights include support for spatial data in ABAP SQL, enhanced JSON and Geo-JSON processing capabilities, Buffer Delegation in ABAP SQL, and new functionalities for probability distributions and advanced random number generation. We'll also share insights into the ABAP language roadmap.

Speakers: Kilian Kilger , Stefan Bresch, Gerd Forstmann

Link to Presentation

Validation Tutorial

🟢 Boost Your Developer Efficiency with IDE Actions

2025-08-28T14:59:48.074000+02:00

In this session, you'll gain insights into developing IDE Actions with ABAP and how they can improve your efficiency in daily development. We'll focus on various areas of the ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model and optimize our workflows there.

Speaker : Björn Schulz

Link to Presentation

Validation Tutorial

The 2025 Developer Insights Survey: The Report

2026-02-10T22:24:13.580000+01:00

Role Overlaps for external SAP developers

Part I: Introduction and General Information

Welcome to the 2025 SAP Developer Insights Survey report. This annual survey targets SAP’s existing external developer audience. It is used to track demographics, usage patterns, and trends within that population. 2025 is the fifth year we have conducted the survey. The survey program is led by the SAP Ecosystem and Community team. Key support is provided by the SAP Global Experience Management Office (XMO). Several other SAP teams provide advice and inputs to survey content. Those teams are listed at the end of this report.

The 2025 survey was open for six weeks - from January 22nd through March 7th.

Using social media announcements, SAP's Developer News show, and a web-popup on Community web sites, we invited all technical professionals in the SAP ecosystem to participate in the survey.

Each year's survey is composed of a mix of new topic questions and repeat select questions from past years to track trends.

Key Findings from the 2025 Survey

Generative AI is Positively Affecting our Developer Ecosystem - While these tools are not exclusively Joule-based, roughly half of our respondents report evaluating Gen AI developer tooling and, among those using it, over half report that these tools have a "profound positive impact" in their real world use.
Low Code Use is Increasing - SAP Build low code tools lead in this space. Overall use of Low Code products on production projects continues to increase.
BTP Guidance Framework - limited awareness -- this important guidance document was announced at TechEd this past November, but - as with BTP Developers Guide in 2024 - barely half of respondents were aware of this document's existence.
Work-from-Home Continues Trending Down - we have been tracking these numbers since 2021. 6% fewer folks used their home as their primary workplace when compared to last year.

These topics will be covered in more detail in the rest of the report.

General Topics

We included a number of general questions in the survey covering such topics as age, work location and status, as well as role.

Employment Status and Relation to SAP

Employment

"What is your current employment status?"

SAP Developer Community Composition

We have seen no significant change in these breakdowns from year to year.

SAP Developer Community Age Distribution

This shows increases in both the oldest age buckets for 2025. This was accompanied by similar decreases in the middle two age buckets ( ranging from 25 - 44 years of age). This merits deeper research as it potentially indicates either a gap in hiring younger employees to cover the normal aging of our community, or an outright loss of qualified younger staff. The two year trend in the 25-34 group reinforces that idea.

Where are the Developers?

We asked, "Which country are you based in?"

By country, India has the largest number of respondents and probably the densest geographic concentration, followed by Germany, and then the USA. When grouped by SAP region, however, EMEA North is largest.

The proportions remain essentially unchanged from 2024.

Part II. Narrowing the Response Set

A primary objective of our survey is to build a model of our community's usage patterns. It helps us build more effective programs. With that goal in mind, in the remainder of the report we will narrow the data we'll consider in these ways:

External Developers Only - we exclude responses from SAP employees, and others (students, analysts, etc.)
Recent Development Experience - we only include responses from those who stated that they had been part of an SAP extension or integration project within the past year

When we filter the data set in this way, we are left with a set of 628 responses that we'll work with for the remainder of the report.

Workplace and Trends

Office Location

"As of right now, where do you primarily physically work from?"

Year-to-year trend in Workplace

This shows a slowing trend of employees moving back to conventional offices from home. From a past Developer Survey, 29% of respondents reported they had primarily worked at home prior to the pandemic.

Recent SAP Project Experience?

"Have you developed integrations or extensions for any SAP products or technologies in the past 12 months?"

Extension and Integration are key scenarios for developers working with SAP applications. We wanted to focus on developers with recent experience in these areas. Roughly 70% of developers answered "Yes" here.

Popular Programming Languages

"Which programming languages have you used in your development work over the past 12 months? Please select all that apply."

This was posed as a multiple response question. ABAP dominates, as it has in every year of our survey. JavaScript is very popular as well, which could be attributed to its use in both SAPUI5 and CAP. Java and Python are roughly tied for third place. The relative positions of these top four languages hasn't changed much, year to year.

We extended our survey beyond just language use to ask about popular frameworks.

Popular Programming Frameworks

We asked respondents who are Developers to pick which common front and back-end frameworks they have worked with in the past year.

Front-Ends

Back-Ends

Application and Business Technology Platform Architectures

SAP applications can be extended using any one of several architectural approaches. These can be grouped into two major classes: on-stack (in-app) and side-by-side (essentially, BTP-based).

We were wondering which approaches are most popular.

Popular Extension Architectures

"For the most recent extension project that you were part of, what was the principal runtime architecture of the back-end elements?"

We don't distinguish between newer and older SAP applications (e.g., S/4HANA vs. ECC) -- this likely explains the dominance of "on-stack ABAP". Aside from the obvious dominance of ABAP, we can also see that CAP is relatively popular. As with last year's results on this question, we see Low Code products like Build Apps and Build Process Automation are popular -- this question is asking about real production projects, and seeing those two account for roughly 10% of all extension projects highlights the value of these tools.

ABAP and CAP both have style or language variants in their respective frameworks. ABAP can be programmed as "ABAP for Cloud Development" or "ABAP Standard". CAP is available in JavaScript or Java language variants. Where the respondent selected ABAP or CAP, we asked about the variant used on the project:

ABAP Variants

CAP Variants

The rough 50-50 breakdown of ABAP styles is consistent with responses elsewhere in the survey. It reflects that roughly half of the ABAP projects are ECC or very early forms of S/4HANA. Importantly, the group that didn't understand the difference is considerably smaller than last year (2% versus 5% in 2024).

CAP/JavaScript is plainly most popular for CAP projects. Unlike last year, we do have respondents reporting the use of CAP/Java projects, although the percentage is modest - 5%.

Popular IDEs

We are always curious about general work patterns of developers. We asked about developer's most commonly used editors. While it would be difficult in such a survey of all developers to add many questions, we were particularly curious about most popular IDE or editor.

Preferred IDE or Editor

"Which IDE or text editor do you most commonly use for development tasks?"

Consistent with past year's results, the editor of choice will depend on the language. SAP GUI and -- arguably -- Eclipse are the primary editors for ABAP, so it's maybe no surprise that they are reflected as most popular. This is the first year that SAP Build Code appeared in the survey. We maintained separate choices for BAS and Build Code to see where folks might say that they have been using BAS, but have not yet transitioned to the broader capabilities offered by SAP Build Code.

Potential / Use of Generative AI for Developers

Beginning with the 2024 survey, we asked developers about their thoughts and use of several major capabilities of Generative AI as it applies to software development.

Generative AI for Developers

"Which of these GenAI capabilities has your team explored or used? Select the choice that best describes your use of each capability. "

An brief explanation of each category was included in the survey and is shown below:

Code Generation and Autocompletion: GenAI tools can generate code snippets, complete lines of code, or suggest entire functions based on the context provided by the developer.

Bug Detection and Code Review: AI models can be trained to identify potential bugs and vulnerabilities in the code. They can also suggest improvements in code quality, best practices, and code consistency.

Automated Testing and Test Data Generation: GenAI can be used to create test cases, which can help in thoroughly testing software applications. This includes generating test data that covers edge cases, potentially reducing the time and effort in manual testing.

Documentation Generation: AI can assist in generating and updating technical documentation. It can interpret the code and create comprehensive documentation, which is crucial for maintaining and scaling software projects.

Natural Language Processing (NLP) for Code: AI models can translate natural language queries into code, allowing developers to express their intent in plain language. This can be particularly helpful for novice developers working with unfamiliar frameworks.

Customized User Experience Design: AI can help generate user interface designs to enhance user experience.

AI-Powered Development Tools: Integration of AI in IDEs for real-time assistance, such as suggesting optimizations, refactoring code, or even predicting the next steps in development.

Automated Code Refactoring: AI can assist in code refactoring by suggesting or even implementing improvements in code structure.

Software Design and Architecture: AI can help in generating software design patterns or architectural models based on specified requirements. This can speed up the initial stages of development and ensure adherence to best practices.

Enhanced Security Protocols: Generative AI can be used to develop advanced security protocols and encryption methods, providing robust security solutions in software applications.

We also believed that Generative AI has been on the scene long enough for folks to being to experiment with putting it to use in meaningful ways. So, we included a couple of questions to gauge their perceptions of its utility to to their teams.

Current Gen AI Use

"How would you characterize your team’s current use of Generative AI tools or LLMs in your day-to-day work? Consider tools from any vendor or open source. Examples might include Joule, SAP Generative AI Hub, GitHub Copilot, or open source LLMs. (select the most applicable statement)"

Gen AI Effectiveness for Developers

"Looking back on the past year, what is your own sense of how the use of Generative AI based tools or LLMs impacted the effectiveness or efficiency of your team?"

Joule in SAP Build Code

Several Joule features were introduced into SAP Build Code prior to the survey. We asked respondents about their awareness or use of these features.

Joule for CDS Modeling

Joule for Test Data Set Generation

Joule Code Generation

Development Job Roles

We asked respondents which common development-related roles they perform.

"Which roles describe your day-to-day work? (Select all that apply)"

Respondents often "wear multiple hats" in their job. This question is asked in "select all that apply" form to capture that information.
The Venn diagram on the right depicts the relative overlaps of the top seven roles reported by respondents. The area of each overlapping region reflects the count respondents performing the overlapping roles. For example, from this we can seel that all (UX) "Designers" are also "Developers". Most but not quite all "Enterprise Architects" also are "Solution Architects".

These patterns of overlap are very similar to those in past years.

It is unsurprising that the "Developer" role leads. Architecture roles as a group have increased each year.

Development Domains

For respondents selecting "Developer" as one of their roles, we were interested in the specific application Domains they work in:

"Which of the following development domains describe your day-to-day work? (select all that apply)"

Year to year, Integration came in higher than we expected. Mobile web front-end development is more common than native mobile application development. This isn't completely unexpected, but worth noting.

Developer Satisfaction with SAP

SAP Development Satisfaction

"For your recent experience developing an integration or extension, how would you describe your overall satisfaction with SAP?"

Roughly 74% of respondents report they are “very satisfied” or “satisfied” with their development work with SAP. This is back near the 75% reported two years ago and also up from the 2024 figure, 70%.

We also gave all respondents a list of potential obstacles in their use of SAP tools and technologies and asked them to select the most significant pain points.

Obstacles in SAP tool us

"Which of these potential pain points are obstacles to your development when using SAP tools or frameworks? (select up to three most significant items)"

BTP Guidance Framework

Awareness and Use of the BTP Guidance Framework

"The SAP BTP Guidance Framework was announced at SAP’s TechEd this past November. Which statement best described your level of familiarity with this document?"

Nearly half of respondents were unaware of this document's release. Raising awareness for this and other related BTP framework documents would be a good goal for 2025.

Cloud Insights

We first asked respondents if they used any cloud providers for their projects. For those that answered, "yes", we asked about the use of several major providers, including SAP BTP. We also asked if their use included SAP or non-SAP projects. This information was condensed into a chart depicting the relative use of each cloud provider.

Similar to the earlier questions around BTP Environments, these numbers do not reflect a tally of projects for each platform - instead it reflects developer exposure to each.

Using Cloud Providers?

"Are you using any cloud providers for your development projects?"

We asked, "Which cloud providers are you using for development projects?" and we asked in a way to separate SAP-related projects from more general use.

SAP Business Technology Platform

Microsoft Azure

Amazon Web Services

Google Cloud Platform

Alibaba Cloud

Low / No Code Tools

This is the third consecutive year in which we've asked questions around Low Code and No Code (LCNC) products. The list was composed of leaders in the then current Gartner LCNC Magic Quadrant Report and select SAP products. SAP Process Automation -- now Build Process Automation -- was not yet announced at the time of the 2022 survey, so it only appears in the more recent data.

For each product, we asked respondents to select the most applicable category reflecting their awareness or use. These questions were organized as a single large matrix of boxes in Qualtrics - There is no "I am unfamiliar with this product" response. Instead, the respondent simply would skip checking one of the other boxes.

It is important to point out that we are depicting response counts in the following charts rather than percentages and that the difference in total annual response counts must be considered to compare between years. The raw respondent count for 2023 was 2.4 times larger than 2022. And 2024 responses were less than half of 2023. We'll normalize for that in a later table.

These depictions can be misleading: our number of respondents each year varies. But we can normalize for that annual variation; what does this look like then? If we extract the data for production use for all products, we can use that to calculate the proportion use of each product by year (in other words, the sum of each column below totals one hundred percent). We can then visualize the relative shift in popularity over time:

Productive use of Product	2022	2023	2024	2025
Vendor A	20%	48%	15%	27%
SAP Build family (Build Apps + BPA)	2%	32%	23%	35%
Vendor B	14%	28%	7%	18%
SAP Signavio	5%	14%	5%	9%
Vendor C	7%	12%	3%	3%
Vendor D	2%	2%	1%	3%
Vendor E	3%	4%	1%	2%
Vendor F	3%	4%	1%	2%

SAP Build low code products dominate in our SAP ecosystem.

Learning and Help Resources

We were interested in preferences in the format or media type of learning resources by respondents.

Preferred Learning Resources

"When learning new skills or technical subjects over the past 12 months, what resources did you tend use the most? Please select up to three resources."

These results seem relatively unchanged year-to-year. One point of interest is the large difference in popularity between tutorials and MOOCs (53% versus 16% here). Tutorials tend to be hands-on. They are also broken into substantially smaller time chunks. This reinforces our hypothesis that different content types and required time investment have an impact in some learning scenarios. This merits investigation.

On the topic of Help, we shifted in this next question from formats to specific web sites.

Top SAP Help Resource Sites

"What is your preferred resource if you need help, or have a challenge with the SAP technology / tool you are working with? "

Almost sixty percent of respondents say they use organic search or SAP Community as their primary source of SAP help. This is consistent with past years. This continues to demonstrate good visibility of the Community site overall and likely speaks well for the usefulness of the site content.

Satisfaction with SAP Learning Hub

SAP Learning Hub Awareness

"Which of the following best describes your exposure to the SAP Learning site?"

Overall Value of Learning Hub

"Overall how valuable are the resources on that site in helping you to understand SAP developer technologies?"

Technical Certifications

"How many technology-related certification programs have you completed within the past four years?"

Survey Methodology

This report is based on a Qualtrics web-based survey of 1,492 respondents from 58 countries. The survey ran for six calendar weeks between January 22 to March 7th, 2025. Ninety percent of the respondents invested ten minutes or less with the survey.

The survey was promoted via the SAP Community website and the SAP Developer Center, sap.com pop-up intercepts, social media posts.

Other References

The annual Stack Overflow Developer Survey is an excellent (and no-cost) reference for industry-wide habits of developers.

SAP Community - Mamikee Kanneh

Re: 🟢 Overview of ABAP Cloud

Re: 🟢 Overview of ABAP Cloud

Re: 🟢 Overview of ABAP Cloud

Re: 🟢 Making SAP Extensibility Real with CAP in 60 minutes

Re: 🟢 ABAP Cloud for Classic ABAP Developers

Re: 🟢 Capire: Introduction, Enhancements, and Facilitating the Development Process

Re: 🟢 SAP BTP ABAP Environment – How to Build a Multitenancy SaaS Application

Re: 🟢 Overview of ABAP Cloud

🟢 Boost your Developer Experience for CAP Java Development

Re: 🟢 SAP CAP in Flight: BTP Cloud Foundry Automated Deployments with Azure DevOps

Re: 🟢 SAP BTP ABAP Environment – How to Build a Multitenancy SaaS Application

Re: 🟢 Cloud API Enablement on SAP S/4HANA and SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private editions

ABAP Cloud Developer Trial 2022: My Experience

Docker Desktop for MacBook

Installation Tips

Wrapping Up

🇺🇸 SAP CodeJam ABAP: SAP BTP, ABAP Environment & RAP (Denver, CO, USA)

🟢 Boost Your Developer Satisfaction with SAP Joule for Developers, ABAP AI Capabilities

🟢 Updates on Embedded Analytics in ABAP Cloud

🟢 Exploring the Path to SAP Certification

🟢 Discover the Latest Innovations in the ABAP Language

🟢 Boost Your Developer Efficiency with IDE Actions

The 2025 Developer Insights Survey: The Report

Part I: Introduction and General Information​

Key Findings from the 2025 Survey​

General Topics​

Employment Status and Relation to SAP​

Employment

SAP Developer Community Age Distribution

Where are the Developers?​

Part II. Narrowing the Response Set

Workplace and Trends

Recent SAP Project Experience?​

Popular Programming Languages​

Popular Programming Frameworks​

Application and Business Technology Platform Architectures​

Popular IDEs​

Potential / Use of Generative AI for Developers​

Joule in SAP Build Code

Development Job Roles

Development Domains​

Developer Satisfaction with SAP​

BTP Guidance Framework

Cloud Insights​

Low / No Code Tools​

Learning and Help Resources​

Satisfaction with SAP Learning Hub

Survey Methodology

Other References​

Part I: Introduction and General Information

Key Findings from the 2025 Survey

General Topics

Employment Status and Relation to SAP

Where are the Developers?

Recent SAP Project Experience?

Popular Programming Languages

Popular Programming Frameworks

Application and Business Technology Platform Architectures

Popular IDEs

Potential / Use of Generative AI for Developers

Development Domains

Developer Satisfaction with SAP

Cloud Insights

Low / No Code Tools

Learning and Help Resources

Other References