Create a Service Instance and Bind It to Your App
November 17, 2020
Beginner
10 min.
Create an instance of the Application Logging service and bind it to your app, as a way to explore how SAP Cloud Platform Cloud Foundry services and apps are connected.
You will learn
- How apps and services are related
- How to bind a service to an app
In the Cloud Foundry environment there are apps and there are services. In many cases, apps are what you write, and services are what are available for your app to make use of.
The Application Logging service enables the central capture and analysis of log messages from applications that are bound to it. You can manage the availability of services, and the instances thereof, in the SAP Cloud Platform cockpit.
Step 1: Open service bindings for your app
Step 2: Bind an instance of the Application Logging service to your app
Step 3: Explore your binding