sap-abap-cds

# SAP ABAP CDS (Core Data Services) ## Related Skills - **sap-abap**: Use for ABAP programming patterns used with CDS or when implementing EML statements in ABAP - **sap-btp-cloud-platform**: Use for CDS deployment scenarios on BTP or ABAP Environment configurations - **sap-fiori-tools**: Use when building Fiori Elements applications that consume CDS views or working with UI annotations - **sap-cap-capire**: Use for comparing CDS syntax between ABAP and CAP or when integrating ABAP CDS with CAP services - **sap-api-style**: Use when documenting CDS-based OData services or following API documentation standards ## When to Use This Skill Use this skill when creating ABAP CDS views or view entities, defining associations and cardinalities, adding UI or semantic annotations, implementing DCL access control, handling currency/unit fields, troubleshooting CDS compiler errors, or comparing classic CDS views with newer view entities. **Quick Reference**: [https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_cp_index_htm/CLOUD/en-US/abencds.html](https://help.sap.com/doc/abapdocu_cp_index_htm/CLOUD/en-US/abencds.html) | SAP Cheat Sheets: [https://github.com/SAP-samples/abap-cheat-sheets/blob/main/15_CDS_View_Entities.md](https://github.com/SAP-samples/abap-cheat-sheets/blob/main/15_CDS_View_Entities.md) ## Version Compatibility This skill covers CDS features from **7.40 SP8** through **ABAP Cloud**. Key version boundaries: | Feature | 7.40 SP8 | 7.50 | 7.51 | 7.55+ | |---------|:--------:|:----:|...