Beginner
Create Your First ABAP Console Application
2019-10-17
5 min.
Create an ABAP package and an ABAP class in the SAP Cloud Platform ABAP Environment with the ABAP Development Tools (ADT) in Eclipse.
You will learn
- How to create an ABAP Cloud Project in ADT
- How to create an ABAP package
- How to create an ABAP class
- How to execute the application console
Prerequisites
- You have purchased an entitlement to SAP Cloud Platform, ABAP environment
- You have set up your ABAP environment as described in Getting Started with a Customer Account: Workflow in the ABAP Environment
- You have a user in the ABAP Environment Connect to the ABAP System
- You have downloaded the ABAP Development Tools (ADT). SAP recommends the latest version of ADT, available from ABAP Development Tools
In this tutorial, wherever XXX appears, use a number (e.g. 000) or your initials.
For more information, see:
- SAP Help Portal: What is SAP Cloud Platform
Step 1: Open the ABAP Development Tools (ADT)
Open the ADT and change to the ABAP perspective, using the menu:
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or the icon:
Step 2: Create an ABAP Cloud project
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In the ADT, select the menu path File > New > Other.
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Search for ABAP Cloud Project, select it and click Next.
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In the next wizard screen, select SAP Cloud Platform Cloud Foundry Environment and click Next.
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Maintain the SAP Cloud Platform Foundry connection information and click Next:
- Region:
<your_region> - Email:
<your_email_address> - Password:
<your_password>
- Region:
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Maintain the required Service Instance details by selecting the appropriate values from the drop-down lists and move on with Next.
- Organization:
<your_organization> - Space:
<your_space> - Service Instance:
<your_service_instance>
- Organization:
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Now provide your login credentials of the SAP Cloud Platform Identity Authentication Service (IAS) tenant to connect to the system and press Log On.
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Connect to service instance by selecting Next.
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At this stage you may add your favorite packages and click Finish to complete your setup.
Step 3: Create ABAP package
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Right-click on the
ZLocalpackage and select New > ABAP Package from the context menu.
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Provide the required information and move on with Next.
- Name:
ZPackage_XXX - Description: My Package
- Name:
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Move on with Next.
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Provide a description for the transport request and click Finish.
The ABAP package is now created.
Step 4: Create new ABAP class
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Add a new ABAP class to your package.
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Maintain the required information and click Next to move on:
- Name:
Z_Class_XXX - Description: My Class
- Name:
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Provide a transport request and click Finish.
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Your class is now created.
Step 5: Implement Interface
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In the class definition, specify the interface
IF_OO_ADT_CLASSRUNin the public section as shown on the screenshot. Now go to the class implementation and provide the implementation of the methodIF_OO_ADT_CLASSRUN~MAIN. As shown on the screenshot, it should output the text Hello World! using the code line belowout->write('Hello World!').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. -
Save and activate your changes.
Step 6: Execute ABAP application
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Right-click your class and select Run As > ABAP Application (Console) or select your class and press
F9.
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Check your result.
Step 7: Test yourself