ABAP RESTful Programming Model: ABAP Development for SAP S/4HANA

... Preface ... 15

... Purpose of This Book ... 15

... Target Audience ... 16

... Structure of This Book ... 16

... Acknowledgments ... 19

... Part I: SAP S/4HANA and SAP Fiori ... 21

1 ... SAP S/4HANA Architecture ... 23

1.1 ... Core Architecture ... 23

1.2 ... Backend ... 31

1.3 ... User Experience ... 47

1.4 ... SAP S/4HANA Editions ... 48

1.5 ... SAP Cloud Platform ... 51

1.6 ... Summary ... 53

2 ... SAP Fiori and the Design-Led Development Process ... 55

2.1 ... What Is SAP Fiori? ... 55

2.2 ... Design-Led Development Process ... 74

2.3 ... Different SAP Fiori App Types ... 76

2.4 ... Prototyping Tools ... 90

2.5 ... Summary ... 105

3 ... ABAP RESTful Programming Model ... 107

3.1 ... Core Data Services ... 108

3.2 ... SAP Gateway ... 110

3.3 ... OData ... 111

3.4 ... ABAP RESTful Programming Model ... 115

3.5 ... Summary ... 135

... Part II: Developing Applications for SAP S/4HANA ... 137

4 ... Developing an SAP Fiori Elements List Report and Object Page ... 139

4.1 ... Core Data Services Views ... 141

4.2 ... Developing an Unmanaged Transactional Application Using the ABAP RESTful Programming Model ... 170

4.3 ... Virtual Elements in Core Data Services ... 236

4.4 ... Adding User Interface Annotations to Projection Views ... 238

4.5 ... Generating a List Report Template in SAP Web IDE Full-Stack ... 256

4.6 ... Extending the User Interface ... 260

4.7 ... List Report Application versus Worklist Application ... 267

4.8 ... Summary ... 267

5 ... Developing an Overview Page ... 269

5.1 ... Core Data Services Views ... 269

5.2 ... Adding User Interface Annotations ... 279

5.3 ... Creating an OData Service Using the ABAP RESTful Programming Model ... 286

5.4 ... Generating an Overview Page Template Project in SAP Web IDE ... 291

5.5 ... Summary ... 307

6 ... Developing an Analytical List Page ... 309

6.1 ... Introduction ... 309

6.2 ... Building the Required CDS Views ... 309

6.3 ... Configuring the Title Area ... 315

6.4 ... Configuring the Filter Area ... 318

6.5 ... Configuring the Content Area ... 321

6.6 ... Combining All the UI Annotations in the Metadata Extension View ... 325

6.7 ... Generating an Analytical List Page from SAP Web IDE ... 329

6.8 ... Summary ... 341

7 ... Developing a Freestyle Application ... 343

7.1 ... Smart Controls ... 343

7.2 ... Application Development with the SAP Web IDE Full-Stack ... 352

7.3 ... Summary ... 378

8 ... Deploying Applications to the SAP Fiori Launchpad ... 379

8.1 ... Uploading a User Interface to the ABAP Frontend Server ... 379

8.2 ... SAP Fiori Launchpad Admin Page ... 386

8.3 ... Creating the Technical Catalog and Business Catalog ... 391

8.4 ... Creating the Application Tiles ... 392

8.5 ... Creating Groups for Application Tiles ... 405

8.6 ... Creating and Assigning a Transaction PFCG Role to Users ... 407

8.7 ... Setting Up Intent-Based Cross-Application Navigation from OVP to LRP ... 413

8.8 ... Summary ... 415

... Part III: Operating Applications ... 417

9 ... Version Control in SAP Web IDE Using Git ... 419

9.1 ... Git Introduction ... 419

9.2 ... Git Basics ... 419

9.3 ... Summary ... 444

10 ... Automated Testing ... 445

10.1 ... Backend Test Automation ... 448

10.2 ... Frontend Test Automation ... 465

10.3 ... End-to-End Test Automation Tools ... 471

10.4 ... Summary ... 475

11 ... Continuous Integration ... 477

11.1 ... Introduction ... 478

11.2 ... Setting Up a Continuous Integration Pipeline for SAPUI5 on the ABAP Server ... 481

11.3 ... Continuous Integration on the ABAP Server ... 498

11.4 ... Summary ... 505

12 ... ABAP on Git ... 507

12.1 ... Creating a Git Repository ... 507

12.2 ... Installation and Setup ... 509

12.3 ... Create New ABAP Objects in Eclipse ... 512

12.4 ... Staging and Committing ABAP Code to Git .