- Create an ABAP Cloud Project in ADT
- Helpful Information
- Find/Replace
- ABAP Pretty Printer
- Modern ABAP Syntax
- Useful ADT Shortcuts
- Summary
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The screenshots in this document have been taken using the suffix or assigned suffix810
and the systemD23
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We do not recommend using assigned suffix810
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.Please note that ADT dialogs and views as well as SAP Fiori UIs may change in upcoming releases.
If not done already, you will first create an ABAP Cloud Project in your ADT installation to create a connection to the SAP BTP ABAP environment system.
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If not done already, open the ABAP perspective as shown in the screenshot below.
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If not done already, now create the ABAP Cloud Project as shown in the screenshots below.
For step 4 in the screenshot below, you will either import or copy and paste the 🔑 service key of the SAP BTP ABAP environment system on which you'll be performing the exercises. Then click Next to continue.
For step 7 in the screenshot below, use the email and password of your ABAP user to log in to the system.
You can keep the default Project name and click Finish to create the new ABAP Cloud Project in the Project Explorer view.
This section contains some helpful information for the exercises: Find/Replace functionality, modern ABAP syntax, and useful ADT shortcuts.
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In the course of these exercises you will frequently see the task to "replace the placeholder ###
with your assigned suffix", where ### is your assigned suffix.
For this it's recommended to make use of the Find/Replace feature of the Eclipse Editor. It can be opened either via the menu (Edit -> Find/Replace...) or via Ctrl+F.
Choosing Replace All allows you to replace all ocurrences of ###
with your assigned suffix.
For this make use of the shortcut Shift + F1
The modern, declarative, and expression-oriented ABAP language syntax will be used in the different exercises. It allows developers to write more simple and concise source code using new language features like inline declarations, constructor expressions.
Find more information in the ABAP Keyword Documentation: ABAP - Programming Language
Here are some useful ADT keyboard shortcuts for the ABAP development in Eclipse.
More useful ADT shortcuts can be found here: Link.
Info: You can display the full list of available shortcuts in the Show Key Assit in ADT by pressing Ctrl+Shift+L.
You can continue with the next exercise - Exercise 1: Inspect your Exercise Package - RAP BO & Business Service