SAP Build
No-Code Development, Centralized Access, and Process Automation
1st Edition
Published on 26. June 2024
Book
Hardback
801 pages
978-1-4932-2481-4 (ISBN)
Description
The new SAP Build is here-dive into its tools for low-code and no-code development! Looking for a new development environment to create full stack applications? Learn how to implement SAP Build Apps! Need better tools to design and build a central access point-like SAP Fiori launchpad-for business applications? Get SAP Build Work Zone up and running! Want to create, maintain, and automate business processes? Look no further than SAP Build Process Automation! With practical guidance on the whole SAP Build suite, you'll be developing in no time.
Highlights include:
1) SAP Build Apps
2) SAP Build Work Zone
3) SAP Build Process Automation
4) SAP Cloud Transport Management
5) Low-code/no-code (LCNC)
6) Application development
7) Visual cloud functions
8) UI integration
9) Process development
10) Rules, decisions, and actions
11) Automation
12) Administration
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Persons
Rene Glavanovits is an SAP consultant and developer at CloudDNA GmbH, an SAP partner in Austria. He specializes in the latest SAP technologies, specifically in the development of full-stack applications with SAP Fiori, SAPUI5, OData, core data services (CDS), and SAP Cloud Application Programming Model.
Content
... Preface ... 17
... Who This Book Is For ... 17
... How This Book Is Organized ... 17
... Text Boxes ... 18
... Conclusion ... 19
PART I ... Introduction ... 21
1 ... Introduction to Low-Code and No-Code Development ... 23
1.1 ... Challenges in IT ... 26
1.2 ... Pro-Code versus Low-Code versus No-Code ... 30
1.3 ... No-Code Use Cases ... 33
1.4 ... SAP Build ... 39
1.5 ... Summary ... 49
2 ... SAP Business Technology Platform ... 51
2.1 ... Overview ... 52
2.2 ... Security ... 65
2.3 ... Cloud Connector ... 78
2.4 ... Summary ... 88
PART II ... SAP Build Apps ... 89
3 ... Installing and Configuring SAP Build Apps ... 91
3.1 ... Installation ... 91
3.2 ... Configuration ... 99
3.3 ... Security ... 105
3.4 ... Summary ... 110
4 ... No-Code Development Environment ... 111
4.1 ... Launching SAP Build Apps Composer ... 112
4.2 ... Managing Development Projects ... 116
4.3 ... SAP Build Apps Composer User Interface ... 117
4.4 ... SAP Build Apps Administration ... 128
4.5 ... Help and Documentation ... 131
4.6 ... Summary ... 134
5 ... Developing Applications ... 135
5.1 ... Developing a Basic App ... 135
5.2 ... Theming ... 145
5.3 ... Building and Testing ... 149
5.4 ... App Logic, Variables, and Data Binding ... 154
5.5 ... Lifecycle Management and Team Collaboration ... 161
5.6 ... Summary ... 163
6 ... Data Integration and Authentication ... 165
6.1 ... User Authentication ... 166
6.2 ... Using Data from SAP Systems ... 168
6.3 ... Non-SAP Systems ... 194
6.4 ... Local Data Storage ... 201
6.5 ... Summary ... 214
7 ... Visual Cloud Functions ... 217
7.1 ... Introduction ... 217
7.2 ... Entity Modeling ... 220
7.3 ... Functions ... 231
7.4 ... Deployment ... 238
7.5 ... Summary ... 242
8 ... Developing Extensions ... 243
8.1 ... SAP SuccessFactors ... 244
8.2 ... SAP S/4HANA and SAP S/4HANA Cloud ... 265
8.3 ... Summary ... 279
9 ... Deploying Applications ... 281
9.1 ... Build Configuration ... 282
9.2 ... SAP Business Technology Platform ... 283
9.3 ... Mobile Deployment ... 292
9.4 ... Summary ... 306
PART III ... SAP Build Work Zone ... 309
10 ... Introduction to SAP Build Work Zone ... 311
10.1 ... SAP Build Work Zone ... 311
10.2 ... Standard Edition ... 315
10.3 ... Advanced Edition ... 327
10.4 ... Summary ... 336
11 ... Installing and Configuring SAP Build Work Zone ... 337
11.1 ... Installation ... 337
11.2 ... Configuration ... 344
11.3 ... Summary ... 371
12 ... UI Integration ... 373
12.1 ... Content Packages ... 373
12.2 ... UI Integration Cards ... 384
12.3 ... Widgets ... 398
12.4 ... Summary ... 402
13 ... External Integrations and Content Federation ... 403
13.1 ... Business Content ... 403
13.2 ... Microsoft Teams ... 416
13.3 ... Summary ... 423
14 ... Content Transport ... 425
14.1 ... Manual Transport ... 427
14.2 ... SAP Cloud Transport Management ... 438
14.3 ... Summary ... 453
15 ... Advanced Topics ... 455
15.1 ... Notifications ... 455
15.2 ... SAP HANA Enterprise Search ... 462
15.3 ... SAP Task Center Integration ... 468
15.4 ... SAP Mobile Start ... 474
15.5 ... Summary ... 480
16 ... Administration ... 481
16.1 ... Feature Management ... 481
16.2 ... User Management ... 486
16.3 ... Compliance ... 488
16.4 ... Error Logs ... 499
16.5 ... Summary ... 504
PART IV ... SAP Build Process Automation ... 505
17 ... Introduction to SAP Build Process Automation ... 507
17.1 ... Subscribing to SAP Build Process Automation ... 507
17.2 ... Features and Components ... 508
17.3 ... The Lobby ... 514
17.4 ... Lifecycle Management ... 519
17.5 ... Collaboration ... 521
17.6 ... Roadmap ... 524
17.7 ... Summary ... 525
18 ... Installing and Configuring SAP Build Process Automation ... 527
18.1 ... Installation ... 527
18.2 ... Configuration ... 536
18.3 ... Security ... 543
18.4 ... Summary ... 547
19 ... Processes ... 549
19.1 ... Creating a Project with a Business Process ... 549
19.2 ... Triggers ... 555
19.3 ... Forms ... 585
19.4 ... Conditions and Branches ... 613
19.5 ... Actions ... 623
19.6 ... Summary ... 625
20 ... Rules and Decisions ... 627
20.1 ... Decision Editor ... 627
20.2 ... Creating a Decision Artifact ... 629
20.3 ... Creating a Data Type ... 632
20.4 ... Creating a Text Rule ... 635
20.5 ... Using a Text Rule in a Process ... 642
20.6 ... Creating a Decision Table ... 646
20.7 ... Summary ... 653
21 ... Action Projects ... 655
21.1 ... Create an Action Project ... 655
21.2 ... Using the Action within a Process ... 674
21.3 ... Summary ... 685
22 ... Visibility Scenarios ... 687
22.1 ... Creating a Visibility Scenario ... 687
22.2 ... Configuring a Visibility Scenario ... 690
22.3 ... Summary ... 714
23 ... Automation ... 715
23.1 ... Desktop Agent ... 716
23.2 ... Capture Applications ... 722
23.3 ... Files ... 734
23.4 ... Environment Variables ... 745
23.5 ... Deployment ... 750
23.6 ... Summary ... 754
24 ... My Inbox ... 755
24.1 ... Using My Inbox ... 755
24.2 ... Substitution ... 761
24.3 ... My Inbox and SAP Build Process Automation ... 764
24.4 ... Summary ... 764
25 ... Monitoring and Administration ... 765
25.1 ... Monitoring ... 765
25.2 ... Administration via the Control Tower ... 774
25.3 ... Summary ... 789
... The Authors ... 791
... Index ... 793
... Who This Book Is For ... 17
... How This Book Is Organized ... 17
... Text Boxes ... 18
... Conclusion ... 19
PART I ... Introduction ... 21
1 ... Introduction to Low-Code and No-Code Development ... 23
1.1 ... Challenges in IT ... 26
1.2 ... Pro-Code versus Low-Code versus No-Code ... 30
1.3 ... No-Code Use Cases ... 33
1.4 ... SAP Build ... 39
1.5 ... Summary ... 49
2 ... SAP Business Technology Platform ... 51
2.1 ... Overview ... 52
2.2 ... Security ... 65
2.3 ... Cloud Connector ... 78
2.4 ... Summary ... 88
PART II ... SAP Build Apps ... 89
3 ... Installing and Configuring SAP Build Apps ... 91
3.1 ... Installation ... 91
3.2 ... Configuration ... 99
3.3 ... Security ... 105
3.4 ... Summary ... 110
4 ... No-Code Development Environment ... 111
4.1 ... Launching SAP Build Apps Composer ... 112
4.2 ... Managing Development Projects ... 116
4.3 ... SAP Build Apps Composer User Interface ... 117
4.4 ... SAP Build Apps Administration ... 128
4.5 ... Help and Documentation ... 131
4.6 ... Summary ... 134
5 ... Developing Applications ... 135
5.1 ... Developing a Basic App ... 135
5.2 ... Theming ... 145
5.3 ... Building and Testing ... 149
5.4 ... App Logic, Variables, and Data Binding ... 154
5.5 ... Lifecycle Management and Team Collaboration ... 161
5.6 ... Summary ... 163
6 ... Data Integration and Authentication ... 165
6.1 ... User Authentication ... 166
6.2 ... Using Data from SAP Systems ... 168
6.3 ... Non-SAP Systems ... 194
6.4 ... Local Data Storage ... 201
6.5 ... Summary ... 214
7 ... Visual Cloud Functions ... 217
7.1 ... Introduction ... 217
7.2 ... Entity Modeling ... 220
7.3 ... Functions ... 231
7.4 ... Deployment ... 238
7.5 ... Summary ... 242
8 ... Developing Extensions ... 243
8.1 ... SAP SuccessFactors ... 244
8.2 ... SAP S/4HANA and SAP S/4HANA Cloud ... 265
8.3 ... Summary ... 279
9 ... Deploying Applications ... 281
9.1 ... Build Configuration ... 282
9.2 ... SAP Business Technology Platform ... 283
9.3 ... Mobile Deployment ... 292
9.4 ... Summary ... 306
PART III ... SAP Build Work Zone ... 309
10 ... Introduction to SAP Build Work Zone ... 311
10.1 ... SAP Build Work Zone ... 311
10.2 ... Standard Edition ... 315
10.3 ... Advanced Edition ... 327
10.4 ... Summary ... 336
11 ... Installing and Configuring SAP Build Work Zone ... 337
11.1 ... Installation ... 337
11.2 ... Configuration ... 344
11.3 ... Summary ... 371
12 ... UI Integration ... 373
12.1 ... Content Packages ... 373
12.2 ... UI Integration Cards ... 384
12.3 ... Widgets ... 398
12.4 ... Summary ... 402
13 ... External Integrations and Content Federation ... 403
13.1 ... Business Content ... 403
13.2 ... Microsoft Teams ... 416
13.3 ... Summary ... 423
14 ... Content Transport ... 425
14.1 ... Manual Transport ... 427
14.2 ... SAP Cloud Transport Management ... 438
14.3 ... Summary ... 453
15 ... Advanced Topics ... 455
15.1 ... Notifications ... 455
15.2 ... SAP HANA Enterprise Search ... 462
15.3 ... SAP Task Center Integration ... 468
15.4 ... SAP Mobile Start ... 474
15.5 ... Summary ... 480
16 ... Administration ... 481
16.1 ... Feature Management ... 481
16.2 ... User Management ... 486
16.3 ... Compliance ... 488
16.4 ... Error Logs ... 499
16.5 ... Summary ... 504
PART IV ... SAP Build Process Automation ... 505
17 ... Introduction to SAP Build Process Automation ... 507
17.1 ... Subscribing to SAP Build Process Automation ... 507
17.2 ... Features and Components ... 508
17.3 ... The Lobby ... 514
17.4 ... Lifecycle Management ... 519
17.5 ... Collaboration ... 521
17.6 ... Roadmap ... 524
17.7 ... Summary ... 525
18 ... Installing and Configuring SAP Build Process Automation ... 527
18.1 ... Installation ... 527
18.2 ... Configuration ... 536
18.3 ... Security ... 543
18.4 ... Summary ... 547
19 ... Processes ... 549
19.1 ... Creating a Project with a Business Process ... 549
19.2 ... Triggers ... 555
19.3 ... Forms ... 585
19.4 ... Conditions and Branches ... 613
19.5 ... Actions ... 623
19.6 ... Summary ... 625
20 ... Rules and Decisions ... 627
20.1 ... Decision Editor ... 627
20.2 ... Creating a Decision Artifact ... 629
20.3 ... Creating a Data Type ... 632
20.4 ... Creating a Text Rule ... 635
20.5 ... Using a Text Rule in a Process ... 642
20.6 ... Creating a Decision Table ... 646
20.7 ... Summary ... 653
21 ... Action Projects ... 655
21.1 ... Create an Action Project ... 655
21.2 ... Using the Action within a Process ... 674
21.3 ... Summary ... 685
22 ... Visibility Scenarios ... 687
22.1 ... Creating a Visibility Scenario ... 687
22.2 ... Configuring a Visibility Scenario ... 690
22.3 ... Summary ... 714
23 ... Automation ... 715
23.1 ... Desktop Agent ... 716
23.2 ... Capture Applications ... 722
23.3 ... Files ... 734
23.4 ... Environment Variables ... 745
23.5 ... Deployment ... 750
23.6 ... Summary ... 754
24 ... My Inbox ... 755
24.1 ... Using My Inbox ... 755
24.2 ... Substitution ... 761
24.3 ... My Inbox and SAP Build Process Automation ... 764
24.4 ... Summary ... 764
25 ... Monitoring and Administration ... 765
25.1 ... Monitoring ... 765
25.2 ... Administration via the Control Tower ... 774
25.3 ... Summary ... 789
... The Authors ... 791
... Index ... 793