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ABAPConf 2025 in Mannheim – Innovation Meets Community
On June 4 and 5, 2025, the MAFINEX Technology Center in Mannheim became the gathering place for the ABAP community: ABAPConf 2025 offered two days full of technical inspiration, hands-on sessions, and intensive exchange around SAP development.
As Location Sponsor, we had the pleasure of hosting this inspiring community event and, together with REV-TRAC as Local Sponsor, ensuring an all-around successful event on site – including networking, catering, and an open, collegial atmosphere.
Day 1
After the opening by Tobias Hofmann and Sören Schlegel, there were plenty of keynotes before the rest of the agenda:
- ABAPConf 2025 Keynote: Capabilites by Tobias and Paul Peitz
- Location Keynote Mannheim: Why isn't there an S/4HANA Readiness Check for employees? by Jörg Brandeis
- Ask the experts: Upskilling - Björn Schulz, Jörg Brandeis, Frank Engert
- Optimized Tools for Building and Adapting SAP Fiori Elements Apps - Christoph Gollmick and Sebastian Werner
- Navigating the Clean Core Journey at SBB: Building Modern Fiori Elements Applications with RAP and ABAP Cloud Model for SAP S/4HANA On-Premise - Archisch Ruppa
- Behind XCO and much further - Björn Schulz
- Food for thought: Do we have to do it, or do we also want to? - Sascha Wächter
Day 2
The second day began with the SAP keynote The ABAP strategy towards ABAP Cloud development accelerated by ABAP AI by Boris Gebhardt and Fabian Fellhauer from SAP. It included, of course, the latest updates on ABAP Cloud and AI in ABAP development.
- Full steam ahead: e-invoicing with CDS, RAP and Fiori Elements – progress or just hot air? Frank Engert shows how Softway developed an innovative e-invoicing solution on the BTP platform.
- Joule's ABAP developer capabilities in ABAP Developer Tools - Sevdiye Linnhoff, Leon Knorr, and Manuel Berning show how Joule can provide support in the ADT
- Extending an API via BTP, ABAP environment - Clément Ringot
- The last Overview you need on how to Extend S/4HANA On-Premise (as a developer) - Joshua Heisler
- SAP Fiori Elements V4 & RAP: The Latest Innovations of V4 and the Evolution of the FPM Explorer - This demo by Markus Königstein was my personal highlight. Fiori Elements keeps evolving further and further.
Our Conclusion
ABAPConf 2025 was a complete success – technically inspiring and personally connecting. We thank all attendees, speakers, and sponsors for two great days dedicated to the ABAP community.
We're already looking forward to ABAPConf 2026 – maybe in Mannheim again!
