Application Development with SAP Business Technology Platform (Second edition) (SAP PRESS)

Create customized cloud applications! Master the basics of SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) and its development environments. Then get step-by-step instructions for developing your frontend and backend using Java, Node.js, Python, or ABAP and tools like SAP Business Application Studio, SAP Joule for Developers, and more. With detailed code examples throughout, this book is your complete guide to building cloud applications on SAP BTP!

• Build and deploy cloud applications on SAP BTP using Java, Node.js, Python, and ABAP
• Work with SAP Business Application Studio, SAP Cloud Application Programming Model, SAP Joule for Developers, SAP Build, and more
• Manage, monitor, and secure your applications

Environments, Programming Models, and Tools
Work with SAP BTP’s development environments, including the ABAP environment, Cloud Foundry, and the Kyma runtime. Use SAP Cloud Application Programming Model to simplify cloud development and set up your main tool: SAP Business Application Studio.

Application Development
Develop the backend of your applications using Java, Node.js, Python, and ABAP. For the frontend, explore SAPUI5 and SAP Fiori. Understand how tools like SAP Build Apps, Jupyter Notebook, and Joule can enhance the development process.

Operations and Support
Secure and monitor your applications and implement DevOps best practices. Explore the use of additional services like SAP Workflow Management, SAP Build Work Zone, SAP Build Process Automation, and SAP Business Data Cloud.

• Frontend and backend cloud development
• SAP Business Application Studio
• SAP Cloud Application Programming Model
• Java, Node.js, Python, ABAP
• SAP Fiori
• SAP Build Apps
• DevOps
• Security
• Monitoring
• SAP Build Work Zone
• Joule
• SAP Business Data Cloud

Govind Bajaj is an SAP business intelligence solution architect with more than 15 years of IT experience in managing and delivering complex business intelligence solutions. He has worked extensively with the design and development of analytical solutions on the SAP HANA platform, both on-premise and in the cloud. His areas of interest include machine learning, integration of SAP solutions with open source technologies, and big data. Govind can be found on Twitter @probajajand on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/govind-bajaj-a5a7589.

Arup Bhattacharya is currently an SAP Consultant at IBM Global Services.

Laboni Bhowmik is an SAP manufacturing consultant working at IBM since 2007. She has more than 15 years of experience with SAP solutions and technologies, including SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence, SAP Manufacturing Execution, SAP Overall Equipment Effectiveness Management, SAPUI5, and SAP Cloud Platform. Laboni has led several large-scale SAP manufacturing implementation projects for multiple global clients. She is also extensively involved in progressing IBM’s SAP Digital Manufacturing and SAP Cloud Platform competency, including designing cutting-edge industry solutions, development, publications, and mentoring.

Avijit Dhar is a senior consultant at IBM India. He has more than 15 years of experience with leading the design and implementation of large-scale implementations, especially in the SAP manufacturing domain, and with growing IBM’s SAP Internet of Things (IoT) and machine learning practice. He is a subject matter expert in user experience, IoT, machine learning, and other emerging technologies, and he has been involved in designing cutting-edge industry assets and solutions. Avijit has written two books with SAP PRESS: SAP Cloud Platform: Cloud-Native Development and Machine Learning with SAP. He has also written two E-Bites with SAP PRESS: Introducing Predictive Maintenance with SAP Predictive Asset Insights and Hands On with SAP AppGyver.

Dr. Anup Ghosh is an SAP chief technology officer at the IBM Services Europe and director of enterprise application for the IBM Cloud Solution Center. With more than 23 years of experience in helping several Fortune 500 clients globally with IT transformations, Anup is an IBM distinguished engineer. He's an active researcher with a number of patents and is a regular speaker at SAP TechEd and SAPPHIRE. Anup can be found on Twitter @itsAKG and on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/anupkghosh.