This episode covers SAP BTP Innobytes July edition, August Developer Challenge, SAP TechEd Virtual Registration is Open, and Major UX Update of Joule in SAP Build Code.

Welcome to the Developer Challenge for the month of August. This month we are going to focus on ABAP. We thought it would be good to prioritize a simple and popular topic among ABAP developers.

Yes you guessed it right! – ABAP Core Data Services.

ABAP Core Data Services (CDS ) is an extension of the ABAP Dictionary that allows you to define semantically rich data models in the database and to use these data models in your ABAP programs. CDS is a central part of enabling code push-down in ABAP applications. CDS simplifies and harmonizes the way you define and consume your data models, regardless of the consumption technology.

You can find more information about ABAP CDS in this video and also in this help document :  https://help.sap.com/docs/abap-cloud/abap-data-models/abap-data-models?locale=en-US 

The Challenge:

 The challenge is very simple and can be finished during your coffee break!

Each week, you will explore specific features of CDS and by the end of Week 4, you would have built a full stack Fiori application. Please don’t forget to check this blog post every week to know more about the next week's challenge. We will also make sure to provide all required information to help you finish this challenge.

Noteworthy challenge entries may be showcased in future posts, videos, or live streams by the Developer Advocates and will certainly be appreciated by the SAP Community members.

Sounds interesting…right? So let’s grab a cup of coffee and dig into the world of ABAP Core Data Services.

How to Participate:

To participate in and complete this challenge, simply follow these steps:

• Complete the assigned challenge for each week.
• Submit a screenshot, as specified in the validation section of each challenge, to confirm your successful completion of that week’s task.
• Post the submission on the respective discussion thread corresponding to each week’s challenge.

Quick Links

Please use this separate thread to ask your questions and discuss issues. 

Challenge Timeline

The challenge will span for 4 weeks. To count towards the overall monthly challenge, you must complete and submit each week's task. Make sure to revisit this blog post to discover the upcoming week's challenge!

Prerequisites

Please note Task 0 is just to prepare everyone for the next 4 weeks and hence we are not maintaining any validations for the task to be completed this week.

Rewards

Upon submitting all required entries by the end of the challenge, you'll earn an SAP Community badge for participating in the SAP Developer Challenge for August. Please ensure to follow all the instructions mentioned in this blogpost or the respective challenge discussions before posting your submissions.

We are very much excited to see your submissions ! 🙂 We hope all of you will enjoy this learning  journey of ABAP Core Data Services along with us. All the Best !!

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