SAP ABAP PLATFORM - Glossary



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ABAP_PLATFORM
An ABAP_PLATFORM is a technical platform for products such as ABAP_S4 or ABAP_SAP_BTP that is used to develop and run ABAP-based application programs. It is implemented mainly using ABAP systems , where the Application Server ABAP (AS ABAP) provides the ABAP runtime framework for the execution of applications. For development, the ABAP_PLATFORM provides an ABAP development environment . The following types of ABAP_PLATFORMS can be distinguished:
ABAP_PLATFORM_CLASSIC ABAP developments are done in classic ABAP that is unrestricted regarding ABAP language versions, usage of tools and access to other repository objects.
ABAP_PLATFORM_STRICT ABAP developments are done in strict ABAP that is restricted regarding ABAP language versions, usage of tools and access to other repository objects.
Different SAP products are based on variants of ABAP_PLATFORMS :
ABAP_S4 is based on ABAP_PLATFORM_CLASSIC .
ABAP_SAP_BTP_ENV is a standalone ABAP_PLATFORM_STRICT .
ABAP_S4_CLOUD is based on an ABAP_PLATFORM_STRICT named ABAP_PLATFORM_CLOUD .
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