Download or read book Practical Guide to SAP Core Data Services (CDS) written by Deepa Rawat and published by Espresso Tutorials GmbH. This book was released on 2019-12-09 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Core Data Services (CDS) is SAP’s method of defining persistent data models in the database layer. CDS is a key piece of the SAP HANA landscape, speeding up data retrieval by pushing database processing to the database engine. This books provides a practical introduction to the SQL-based functionality and methods. Learn how to use SAP HANA Studio to utilize perspectives to create objects in the SAP HANA database, including the SAP HANA development perspective. Use syntax to create non-CDS database artifacts via SAP HANA Studio development perspective using SAP HANA XS Classic. Explore CDS artifacts, how to use SAP HANA XS to define an artifact, and dive into a detailed example of how to create objects using a CDS concept. Learn how to create CDS objects using SAP HANA web-based development workbench, SAP Web IDE for SAP HANA, and SAP HANA Studio ABAP Workbench. Explore two methods to extract data from CDS views using ABAP. - Get an introduction to CDS and SAP HANA Studio - Create CDS views and code new structures in ABAP - Use templates, associations, and annotations - Explore select clauses and aggregate functions