Create a Basic Workflow in SAP Business Application Studio

You create your workspace where you will later build the workflow.

1. In your web browser, open the SAP BTP Trial cockpit.

2. Choose SAP Business Application Studio.

3. In the application studio, choose Create Dev Space.

   

4. Enter a name, for example, mydevspace, and make sure to select SAP Fiori kind and the Workflow Management extension. Then choose Create Dev Space again.

   

   Wait until the dev space is created and you see the RUNNING status.
   

5. Click the Dev Space to access the workspace.

   It takes 2-3 minutes to initialize your dev workspace for the first time. You will see a Welcome page once the dev space is initialized.

6. If you have never accessed the workspace before, choose File | Open Workspace.

7. Select the projects folder, and choose Open.

   

   The PROJECTS explorer is opened.

You need to create a multitarget application (MTA) project that contains a workflow module.

1. Open File | New Project from Template.

2. Choose Basic Multitarget Application, and then choose Start.

   

3. Enter a project name, for example, onboarding, and choose Finish.

   The IDE opens again with MTA as a workspace. It contains an mta.yaml file, which describes the application.

   

You now need to create a workflow module within the MTA project.

1. Right-click the mta.yaml file, and then choose Create MTA Module from Template.

2. Choose Workflow Module, and then choose Start.

   

3. Enter a path to the location where the module is to be generated. We recommend using the proposed one.

4. Enter a name for the workflow module, for example, approvals, then choose Next.

5. Enter a name for the workflow, for example, onboard, and a description, then choose Finish.

   

The workflow module together with a workflow is created and opens.