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New in S/4HANA development: Fiori Elements, RAP and ABAP

SAP S/4HANA continues to evolve with modern development capabilities that significantly improve how applications are built and experienced. It is now possible to create Fiori Elements apps faster with ABAP development tools and RAP. 

Dev updates in S/4HANA you should know about

There's a key shift toward metadata-driven development, where annotations automatically generate user interfaces and reduce manual effort. This approach accelerates delivery, ensures consistency, and simplifies maintenance.

  • Metadata-driven UI with RAP and annotations for fast, scalable Fiori Elements applications
  • Collaborative draft to allow multiple users to work simultaneously without locking conflicts
  • Background Processing Framework for asynchronous execution of long-running tasks
  • Event-driven side effects to keep the user interface consistent and automatically updated

These capabilities show how SAP S/4HANA is moving toward more efficient and user-centric development. By combining RAP, Fiori Elements, and asynchronous processing, organizations can build cloud-ready applications that are responsive, flexible, and ready for real business scenarios.

Rewatch the webinar

Want to see how we applied all of this in a use case? Rewatch the full webinar here:

Dev2Dev webinar: What's new in S/4HANA development

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Written by

Lobna Sabri

Lobna Sabri