Training course · Vibe Coding · SAP & ABAP

Vibe Coding for SAP ABAP Developers

Build software in natural language: from prompt to app, rapid iteration, quality and security checks, and turning prototypes into production.

Duration
2 days (14 hrs)
Format
Online or on-site
Language
German or English
Participants
open dates or exclusive for your team
Certificate
Certificate of attendance

Overview

“Vibe Coding for SAP ABAP Developers” is a hands-on course for roles such as ABAP developers in in-house IT and SAP consultancies, SAP technical consultants and development architects and Teams working on S/4HANA conversion and clean core projects. Rather than learning Vibe Coding in the abstract, you work on tasks from your daily routine – with examples, exercises and templates from SAP & ABAP.

Vibe coding is a new style of software development: you describe in natural language what an application should do, and AI tools generate the code for it. Instead of writing every line yourself, you steer through descriptions, examples and feedback, test the result and refine it in short loops. This dramatically speeds up prototypes, internal tools and experiments. This vendor-neutral course shows you how to use vibe coding productively with tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot or browser-based app builders.

Knowing the limits matters just as much as speed. Uncontrolled generated code can be unmaintainable, insecure or simply wrong. You will therefore learn to state requirements precisely, safeguard results with tests and reviews, spot typical security flaws and steer the architecture deliberately. Finally, you will map out a clear path from quick prototype to production-ready application, covering version control, deployment, documentation and a clean handover to the team that will run and maintain the solution over the long term.

Few development landscapes carry as much accumulated logic as SAP. Custom reports, user exits, BAdIs and Z programmes built up over many years must be assessed, adapted or replaced with clean core extensions for S/4HANA. AI coding assistants and agents help you make sense of undocumented ABAP, resolve ABAP Test Cockpit findings, move classic ABAP to modern ABAP with CDS views and the RESTful Application Programming Model, and retrofit unit tests. Because ABAP is tightly woven into dictionary objects, customising and business processes, precise context and disciplined reviews are essential. In this course you learn to apply AI to analysis, refactoring and new development in SAP, aligned with your transport system, namespaces and the quality standards of your SAP operations.

The course is delivered live – either online in a virtual classroom or on-site in our training rooms in Munich, Salzburg, Berlin, Augsburg, Hanover, Bremen, Stuttgart and Kaiserslautern. We can also run it exclusively for your team.

Who is this course for?

  • ABAP developers in in-house IT and SAP consultancies
  • SAP technical consultants and development architects
  • Teams working on S/4HANA conversion and clean core projects
  • SAP Basis and integration specialists who also write code
  • Fiori and RAP developers

Typical challenges we address

  • Large volumes of poorly documented Z code with unclear usage and many dependencies
  • Heavy adaptation effort for simplification items and data model changes during S/4HANA migration
  • Low test coverage because ABAP Unit was rarely used in legacy code
  • Skills shortages and knowledge loss when experienced developers leave

What you will be able to do

  • You build working applications in natural language with a suitable AI tool.
  • You phrase requirements and constraints so that generated results meet your expectations.
  • You iterate purposefully, fix errors efficiently and stay in control of the project state.
  • You safeguard generated code with tests, reviews and security checks.
  • Use AI agents to systematically analyse, document and assess existing ABAP for S/4HANA.
  • Modernise classic ABAP in line with clean core principles and secure refactoring with generated ABAP Unit tests.
  • Integrate AI tools with ADT, abapGit and your transport and review process.

Course outline

Day 1

Module 1 Vibe coding fundamentals
  • What vibe coding is and how it differs from traditional and agentic development
  • The tool landscape: AI editors, coding agents and browser-based app builders
  • Good use cases: prototypes, internal tools, experiments, learning projects
  • Roles: you as product owner, the AI as the one doing the typing
Module 2 From prompt to app
  • Describing requirements as a short spec covering users, features and boundaries
  • Choosing the tech stack and project structure deliberately rather than leaving it to the AI
  • Generating user interfaces from descriptions, sketches and reference examples
  • Adding data, APIs and persistence step by step
Module 3 Iterating and fixing problems
  • Working in small, verifiable steps and committing regularly
  • Feeding error messages, logs and screenshots back to the AI
  • Recognising stuck sessions, rolling back and restarting with fresh context
  • Creating project rules and context files to avoid repeating yourself
Module 4 Securing quality and safety
  • Having the AI generate tests and critically assessing what they actually prove
  • Reviewing generated changes for readability, duplication and needless complexity
  • Spotting typical security flaws: secrets in code, missing validation, exposed endpoints
  • Assessing dependencies, licences and data protection in generated solutions

Day 2

Module 5 From prototype to production
  • Setting criteria for evolving a prototype versus rebuilding it
  • Refactoring, cleaning up architecture and documenting with AI support
  • Setting up version control, CI and deployment for generated applications
  • Planning operations, monitoring and handover to a team or IT
Module 6 Practice lab: SAP & ABAP
  • Analysing ABAP for S/4HANA
  • Documenting legacy code
  • Moving towards clean core
  • Retrofitting ABAP Unit
  • Resolving ATC findings
  • Building RAP and OData services
Module 7 Data protection, quality & transfer to daily work
  • ABAP code often contains business logic, pricing conditions and personal data structures: you learn to assess source code before sharing it with AI services, respect the licence and usage terms of your SAP contracts and comply with GDPR rules for test data.
  • Ground rules for safe AI use in your team
  • Checking results: facts, sources, tests and the four-eyes principle
  • Personal action plan for the next 30 days
  • Open questions, outlook and resources for further learning

Practical scenarios from your field

Analysing ABAP for S/4HANA

Scan Z programmes for access to obsolete tables, changed data models and unreleased APIs, group findings by simplification item and generate concrete remediation proposals with effort estimates.

Documenting legacy code

Have undocumented reports, function modules and user exits explained, summarise programme logic in business terms and produce technical documentation and flow diagrams for knowledge transfer and audits.

Moving towards clean core

Convert classic modifications and SELECT loops into modern ABAP with inline declarations, CDS views and released APIs, and identify candidates for RAP-based side-by-side or developer extensibility.

Retrofitting ABAP Unit

Extract testable interfaces from existing classes, prepare test doubles for database access using the SQL test double framework and generate meaningful unit tests as a safety net for refactoring.

Resolving ATC findings

Prioritise messages from ABAP Test Cockpit and Code Inspector, detect performance issues such as nested SELECTs and propose compliant corrections with an explanation for code review.

Building RAP and OData services

Design CDS data models, behaviour definitions and service bindings from business requirements, implement validations and determinations and generate suitable Fiori elements annotations. The agent follows your naming conventions and package structure.

Possible hands-on projects

Z code inventory

A script that processes exported ABAP sources, classifies objects by usage, complexity and migration relevance and produces a prioritised overview for project planning.

Custom code explainer

A small web app where you paste a report and receive a business-level summary, its table dependencies and migration risks.

RAP scaffolder

A generator that creates CDS views, a behaviour definition and a service skeleton from a table definition, following your naming conventions.

Prerequisites

Basic programming knowledge and some Git experience are helpful; you should be able to read simple code and make sense of error messages. You develop in ABAP on a regular basis and are familiar with ABAP Development Tools in Eclipse or the classic ABAP Workbench.

Technical requirements

Your own laptop with an up-to-date browser, Git and an AI coding tool of your choice, such as an AI editor or coding agent with an active account.

Data protection & compliance

ABAP code often contains business logic, pricing conditions and personal data structures: you learn to assess source code before sharing it with AI services, respect the licence and usage terms of your SAP contracts and comply with GDPR rules for test data.

Suggested dates

All dates are suggestions – your preferred date is always possible.

  • Thu, 26 November 2026 – Fri, 27 November 2026 Online Request
  • Thu, 10 December 2026 – Fri, 11 December 2026 Berlin Request
  • Tue, 15 December 2026 – Wed, 16 December 2026 Online Request
  • Wed, 20 January 2027 – Thu, 21 January 2027 Stuttgart Request
  • Tue, 2 February 2027 – Wed, 3 February 2027 Online Request
  • Wed, 17 February 2027 – Thu, 18 February 2027 Hanover Request

Frequently asked questions

Is vibe coding only suitable for quick prototypes?

Vibe coding shines with prototypes, internal tools and experiments. With the right practices, namely clear specifications, tests, reviews and sound version control, results can also be turned into production-ready applications. The course teaches you to manage that transition deliberately and to recognise early on when rebuilding is the wiser option.

Which tools are used in the course?

The course is vendor-neutral. We work with the main tool categories: AI editors such as Cursor or Windsurf, coding agents such as Claude Code or Codex, and browser-based app builders. You are welcome to use your preferred tool, as the principles of specification, iteration, quality and security apply to all of them.

How should I deal with security risks in generated code?

Generated code often contains typical weaknesses such as hard-coded credentials, missing input validation or overly open interfaces. You learn to check specifically for these patterns, build security requirements into the specification from the start, use automated scanning and require a deliberate human sign-off before every deployment.

Do AI assistants really understand ABAP?

Current models read and write ABAP competently, but they know nothing about your custom tables, customising or namespaces. Quality improves markedly when you supply dictionary definitions, interfaces and conventions as targeted context. In the course you practise exactly that, for example with sources exported via abapGit and project-specific rule files for the agent.

How does AI-generated code get into the SAP system?

A proven route runs through ADT or abapGit: the assistant works on exported sources or directly in the IDE, changes are reviewed, validated with ATC and ABAP Unit and transported as usual. This preserves the transport system, the four-eyes principle and traceability, and no agent ever writes to production systems unchecked.

How much does “Vibe Coding for SAP ABAP Developers” cost?

The course costs a flat €949 plus VAT per participant – whether online or on-site. This includes 2 training day(s) with a live trainer, course materials, a lab environment and a certificate of attendance.

Can I suggest my own date?

Yes. Our suggested dates are just a guide. In the request form you can always describe your preferred date or period in free text – we check availability and confirm within one working day.

Is the course online or on-site?

Both are possible: live online in a virtual classroom or on-site in Munich, Salzburg, Berlin, Augsburg, Hanover, Bremen, Stuttgart or Kaiserslautern. We can also run the course exclusively for your team.

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