connect-to-the-abap-system-7379dbd.md

Connect to the ABAP System

Set up your ABAP cloud project to connect to the ABAP system.

Prerequisites

• You are assigned the developer role. See Assigning the ABAP Developer User to the ABAP Developer Role and Creating Service Keys.

• You have downloaded and installed the front-end components of ABAP Development Tools (ADT). See Video Tutorial: Configure ABAP Development Tools.

• You are a member of the relevant space in the Cloud Foundry environment, see Add Space Members Using the Cockpit, or you have a service key in JSON format, see Creating Service Keys.

Procedure

1. Open Eclipse and select File > New > ABAP Cloud Project from the menu.

2. To establish a service instance connection, you have the following options:

   1. [Default] Service key provided by Cloud Foundry environment:

      In the New ABAP Cloud Project wizard, on the System Connection to SAP BTP ABAP Environment page, select the SAP BTP Cloud Foundry Environment radio button, and choose Next.

      On the Connection Settings page, select Europe (Frankfurt) as your region, enter your email address and password, and confirm with Next.

      On the Connection Settings to SAP BTP Cloud Foundry Environment page, select your service instance details.

   2. Service key in JSON format:

      In the New ABAP Cloud Project wizard, on the System Connection to SAP BTP ABAP Environment page, select the Service Key radio button, and choose Next.

      On the System Connection Using a Service Key page, paste your existing service key from the clipboard into the Service Key in JSON Format text box, or choose Import to import a text file containing your service key.

      Note:

      If you're an SAP Universal ID user, you can only use this option to establish a service instance connection.

3. Select Next.

4. To log on to the service instance on the System Connection Using a Service Key page, you have the following options:

   1. Using the integrated browser: Enter your email address and password.

      Note:

      Authentication is performed in the integrated browser. Single Sign On is not supported. Tools, such as password managers, are not supported for this logon option.

   2. Using the default browser: Select the Log on with Browser button.

   3. Using another browser: Choose the Copy Logon URL button.

      The URL is copied to the clipboard of your computer.

5. To connect to your service instance, select Log On.

   On the Service Instance Connection page, the following connection settings are displayed:

   • Service Instance URL: URL of the server instance where the ABAP system is operated

   • Email: ID of the user who is authorized in the configured identity provider for accessing the ABAP system

   • User ID: ID of the user who is assigned to the email

   • SAP System ID: Name of the ABAP system

   • Client: ID of the logon client

   • Language: Abbreviation of the logon language

     Note:

     Currently, English is the only logon language.

6. Select Next.

   The Project Name and Favorite Packages page is opened.

7. [Optional:] If you want to change the name of the project, enter a new name in the Project Name field.

   Note:

   When you create the project, the ZLOCAL ABAP package is added by default to your Favorite Packages. This ABAP package including all subpackages contains all local objects from every user of the ABAP system.

   To add further ABAP packages to your Favorite Packages, choose Add... and enter the name of the package in the corresponding input field. Note that this package must be available in the system.

   To group your projects, you can add working sets. To do so, choose New... in the Working sets section and select the relevant projects.

8. To create your ABAP cloud project, select Finish.

Results

You have created an ABAP cloud project that is added to the Project Explorer.

Note:

To verify your result, expand the first level of the project structure. Make sure that the following nodes are included:

• Favorite Packages: Contains the local packages and the packages that you have added to your Favorites.

• Released Objects: Contains all released SAP objects that are available to (re)use.

Related Information

Video Tutorial: Create ABAP Cloud Project

Video Tutorial: Create Package & Persistence

Tutorial: Create Your First ABAP Console Application

ABAP Cloud Projects