How to Create a CDS View in SAP ABAP? Step-by-Step Guide with Examples

PrafulAnand — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:29:03 +0000

I am new to ABAP CDS Views and want to learn how to create and use a CDS View in SAP S/4HANA.

I understand that CDS Views are widely used in modern ABAP development, but I am confused about the complete development process, required annotations, joins, associations, parameters, and authorization checks.

Please help with the following points:

What is an ABAP CDS View and why is it used in SAP S/4HANA?
What are the prerequisites for creating a CDS View in ADT/Eclipse?
How can we create a basic CDS View using define view entity?
How can we select fields from a database table and apply filters?
How can we use inner join, left outer join, and associations in a CDS View?
What is the difference between a join and an association?
How can we add annotations for labels, UI, analytics, and authorization checks?
How can we create CDS Views with parameters?
How can we consume a CDS View in an ABAP program using Open SQL?
How can we troubleshoot activation errors and performance issues?
Can someone share a complete working CDS View example with explanation?

A beginner-friendly step-by-step guide with code examples and real project scenarios would be very helpful.

How to use Case Statement in CDS View

basantbharti — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 09:29:20 +0000

Here in this example, We are going to create CDS view with Case statement, here new field “DocText” will be added and value will be calculated based on below.

    case vbtyp
        when 'A' then 'Inquiry'
        when 'B' then 'Quotation'
        when 'C' then  
            case netwr
                 when 0 then 'Not Paid Order'
                else 'Paid Order'
            end    
        else 'Unknown'
    end as DocText,

@AbapCatalog.viewEnhancementCategory: [#NONE]
@AccessControl.authorizationCheck: #NOT_REQUIRED
@EndUserText.label: 'CDS - Session Variables'
@Metadata.ignorePropagatedAnnotations: true
@ObjectModel.usageType:{
    serviceQuality: #X,
    sizeCategory: #S,
    dataClass: #MIXED
}
define view entity ZCDS_CASE 
as select from vbak
{
    key vbeln as SaleDoc,
    vbtyp as DocCatCode,
    vkorg as SalesOrg,
    vtweg as DistChannel,
    spart as Div,
    kunnr as CustNo,
    
    case vbtyp
        when 'A' then 'Inquiry'
        when 'B' then 'Quotation'
        when 'C' then  
            case netwr
                 when 0 then 'Not Paid Order'
                else 'Paid Order'
            end    
        else 'Unknown'
    end as DocText,     
}

ABAP CDS view – SAP EWM Help

How to Create a CDS View in SAP ABAP? Step-by-Step Guide with Examples

How to use Case Statement in CDS View