Workshop: Parallel Development in the World of SAP

Are you looking for ways to effectively manage parallel development in the SAP environment? Our workshop Parallel Development in the World of SAP will show you how to manage multiple development streams simultaneously, minimize conflicts, and ensure smooth transport of changes to production. You will get familiar with proven practices for team synchronization, the use of tools such as gCTS, and modern methodologies that enable safe deployments without unnecessary delays. You will also gain practical tips to keep your SAP projects under control even when multiple development tracks are running in parallel.


Thursday, January 23, 2025, 09:30 – 14:30

Forget the chaos of simultaneous changes – discover how to keep parallel development in SAP under control. Join our workshop Parallel Development in the World of SAP.

At the workshop, we focused on the following topics:

  • What is DevOps and how these processes have transformed the SAP development space
  • What is GIT (Version Control System) and what platforms exist (GitHub, GitLab, BitBucket)
    • Commit, Push, Pull, Merge, Rebase, Conflict Resolution
  • What is abapGIT
    • How to implement abapGIT into the SAP system
    • abapGIT functions and an example use case
  • gCTS (Git-Enabled Change and Transport System)
    • How to implement gCTS into the SAP S/4HANA system
    • The difference between gCTS and abapGIT
    • gCTS functions and example use cases
  • What are CI (Continuous Integration)/CD (Continuous Delivery/Deployment) processes
    • How automation helps in SAP development – testing, deployment
    • Jenkins, Pipelines
    • Abaplint
    • SAP BTP services
    • Webhooks
  • Parallel development – Decentralization
    • What are the options for parallel development using GIT tools
    • One system with multiple clients
    • Multiple dedicated systems and Dockerization options
  • Use case for Fiori UI5 development (practical example using GitHub)
    • What is Visual Studio Code and the Fiori Tools extension
    • What the process from development to deployment looks like