Set Up and Generate a New SAP Fiori App Project

SAP Fiori tools includes an Application Generator that provides a wizard-style approach for creating applications based on SAP Fiori elements page types. You are going to use it to create your List Report Object Page app.

In Visual Studio Code, open the Command Palette using CMD/CTRL + Shift + P, type Application Generator, and select SAP Fiori tools - Application Generator: Launch.

In Visual Studio Code, the Command Palette provides convenient access to a variety of commands. These commands give you access to certain functionality in Visual Studio Code, including the custom commands that are part of SAP Fiori tools.

The Command Palette will then close and a new tab will open. Select the SAP Fiori tools - Application Generator tile and press Next.

You need to select the page type to create. Since this tutorial involves a list report, select List Report Object Page, and then click Next.

With the page type selected, it is time to connect a data source. You will use the OData service mentioned in the prerequisite section of this tutorial.

Select Connect to an OData Service from the dropdown menu. A field to enter the OData service URL will appear. Copy and paste the service URL:

https://sapes5.sapdevcenter.com/sap/opu/odata/sap/SEPMRA_PROD_MAN/

You may be prompted to enter credentials to access the service. Enter your username and password, and click the Next button.

These credentials were the ones you created if you had to request access to the OData service.

After successfully connecting to the supplied OData service, click Next to customize the template.

Two more fields will appear. One for the Main Entity and another for the Navigation Entity. Since this list report is intended to display products, select SEPMRA_C_PD_Product for Main Entity. The application is simply meant to display a list of products, so set the Navigation Entity to None.

Click Next.

With the page type and data source defined, the next step is to configure the main project attributes:

Click Finish.

At this point, your application folder will be generated based on the input from above.

Once your project has been generated, you will have the option to add it to your existing workspace. Verify that your project has been created and it looks similar to this:

Since the given OData service came with pre-configured backend annotations, you can preview your app right away.

From the Visual Studio Code Explorer on your left, right-click your project and select Preview Application.

From the options, you will need to select a npm script. Select start and press Enter to preview your app with backend data. A new browser window will open with your List Report Object Page application running.

During your app development, you may face a slow internet connection or an unavailable backend system. SAP Fiori tools provides the option to run your application with mock data.

From the Visual Studio Code Explorer on your left, right-click your project and select Preview Application.

From the options, you would need to select a npm script. Select start-mock and press Enter to preview your app with mock data.

A new browser window opens with your List Report Object Page application running with mock data. You may now close this browser tab since you have another tab from the previous step which is running your application with real data.

For the remainder of this tutorial group, if the backend service becomes unavailable at any point, you can preview your application with mock data.

At this point, you should have the following:

• A List Report Object Page Fiori elements project generated by the SAP Fiori tools Application Generator

• A running application using real backend data

Good job! In the next tutorial, you will enhance the functionality of this application by configuring the List Report Page using SAP Fiori tools.