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# Create a Dev Space for Business Applications
<!-- description --> A dev space is a pre-configured development environment with the required tools and extensions for a specific scenario.

## Prerequisites
 - You are subscribed to SAP Business Application Studio. See [Getting Started](https://help.sap.com/viewer/9d1db9835307451daa8c930fbd9ab264/Cloud/en-US/19611ddbe82f4bf2b493283e0ed602e5.html)

## You will learn
  - How to create a dev space in SAP Business Application Studio for developing business applications


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### Create your preconfigured dev space

1. Open **SAP Business Application Studio**.

2. Choose **Create Dev Space**.

    ![Create dev space](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sap-tutorials/btp-adai/main/tutorials/appstudio-devspace-create/step2-newicon-create-dev-space.png)

3. Choose a name for your dev space.

    ![Choose Name](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sap-tutorials/btp-adai/main/tutorials/appstudio-devspace-create/add-name.png)

4. Choose **Full-Stack Application Using Productivity Tools** as the application type.

    ![Choose SAP Cloud](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sap-tutorials/btp-adai/main/tutorials/appstudio-devspace-create/2.png)

    >Your dev space comes with several extensions out-of-the-box that you need to develop CAP applications. For example, CDS tools, Java Tools, and MTA Tools.

5. Choose **Create Dev Space**.

    ![Create Dev](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sap-tutorials/btp-adai/main/tutorials/appstudio-devspace-create/click-create-button.png)

    >The creation of the dev space takes a while. You see that the status for your dev space will change from **STARTING** to **RUNNING**.

6. Once the dev space is running, click the dev space name to open it.