Create Your First ABAP Console Application

Open the ADT and change to the ABAP perspective, using the menu.

And select ABAP and click Open.

Or select the icon.

1. In the ADT, select the menu path File > New > Other.

   

2. Search for ABAP Cloud Project, select it and click Next.

   

3. Select Use Cloud Foundry Environment in section SAP BTP Cloud Foundry Environment and click Next >

   

4. Enter your connection settings:

   • Region: choose your SAP BTP Cloud Foundry Environment region, for e.g. Europe (Frankfurt)
   • Email: your email address
   • Password: your password
   
   Click Next >.

5. Set your service instance details:

   • Organization: <your_organization>
   • Space: dev
   • Service instance: <your_service_instance>
   

   Click Next >.

   HINT: Your service instance is default_abap-trial when you use the ABAP trial booster on SAP BTP. If you create a manual instance, use your own instance name.

6. Click Open Logon Page in Browser.

   

7. Now you’ve been authenticated automatically. Provide your credentials if requested. The credentials are the same you used to create your trial account on SAP BTP.

   Go back to ADT.

   

   Click Finish.

1. Right-click on the ZLOCAL and select New > ABAP Package from the context menu.

   

2. Provide the required information and move on with Next.

   • Name: ZPACKAGE_XXX
   • Description: My Package XXX
   • Check Add to favorite packages.
   
   Click Next >.

3. Create a new request and click Finish.

   

   The ABAP package is now created.

1. Add a new ABAP class to your package.

   

2. Maintain the required information and click Next to move on:

   • Name: Z_CLASS_XXX
   • Description: My class XXX
   
   Click Next >.

3. Click Finish.

   

4. Your class is now created.

   

1. In the class definition, specify the interface IF_OO_ADT_CLASSRUN in the public section as shown on the screenshot. Now go to the class implementation and provide the implementation of the method IF_OO_ADT_CLASSRUN~MAIN. As shown on the screenshot, it should output the text Hello World! using the code line below
   out->write('Hello World!').

   ABAP

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   CLASS z_class_xxx DEFINITION
     PUBLIC
     FINAL
     CREATE PUBLIC .
   
     PUBLIC SECTION.
       INTERFACES if_oo_adt_classrun.
     PROTECTED SECTION.
     PRIVATE SECTION.
   ENDCLASS.
   
   CLASS z_class_xxx IMPLEMENTATION.
     METHOD if_oo_adt_classrun~main.
       out->write( 'Hello world!' ).
     ENDMETHOD.
   ENDCLASS.
   

2. Save and activate your changes.

   

1. Right-click your class and select Run As > ABAP Application (Console) or select your class and press F9.

   

2. Check your result.