Getting started with SAP Cloud Platform Rapid Application Development by Mendix

Go to https://account.hana.ondemand.com/cockpit and log into your SAP Cloud Platform account.

If you do not already have a Cloud Foundry environment, go to Home | Cloud Foundry Trial.

Choose a region for your Cloud Foundry environment, and then choose OK.

You will automatically be assigned a subaccount, an organization within your subaccount, and a space within your organization.

Then choose Go to Space.

For more information about creating a Cloud Foundry environment, see Get a Trial Space on the Cloud Foundry Instance.

Go back to your Neo account. In the trial landscape, choose Home | Neo Trial.

Choose Services (left-side navigation tree), and then find the SAP Cloud Platform RAD, by Mendix tile. You can filter the services by entering Mendix in the search field at the top right.

Choose the tile, and then from the SAP Cloud Platform RAD by Mendix service screen, choose Open Development Portal.

This opens the registration page.

Choose to Sign in.

Choose to sign in with SAP.

Choose your SAP Cloud Platform region from the drop-down and click Select region.

This will redirect you to SAP Cloud Platform’s login page. Enter your SAP Cloud Platform credentials and sign in.

Choose Authorize.

Choose Confirm.

Enter your name and a password, and choose Create.

Select an option or choose to Skip this step.

Now you’re in the Mendix development portal.

You need to set up an environment for your SAP app. An environment points to the Cloud Foundry environment that you want to deploy to.

You can do this now, or you can do this when you are ready to deploy. When you deploy, you will be prompted to create an environment. Environments are created for each project.

In the development portal home page, choose Create App.

If not already selected, choose SAP Apps to see the SAP-related templates.

Choose the Fiori Blank template, and choose View Details.

Choose Use this app.

Enter a name, and choose Create App.

Enter your SAP Cloud Platform credentials, select a region, and choose Sign In.

Choose the Cloud Foundry environment you want to deploy to, and choose Create.

The environment is created. To see it, go to Environments.

To start working on your app, choose Edit App.

You build apps using the Mendix Desktop Modeler, which is an application installed on your desktop. If you don’t have the modeler, install it by going to the app store.