Create Sales Order App with SAP RAD by Mendix
- How to create an SAP blank application in SAP BTP Rapid Application Development.
- How to create the application data model using the SAP OData Model Creator.
- How to consume an OData service using the SAP OData Connector.
- How to deploy the application to SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP).
Prerequisites
- You are using a Windows desktop (or a Windows VM on a Mac).
- You have access to an SAP BTP account. If not, you can open a trial account. See the Get a Free Account on SAP BTP Trial tutorial or the documentation.
- You have completed the Get Started with SAP Rapid Application Development by Mendix tutorial. Name your app SAP Sales Orders.
- You have completed the Create an Account on the SAP Gateway Demo System tutorial.
You can build business applications for the SAP BTP, Cloud Foundry environment using SAP BTP Rapid Application Development by Mendix, without needing to write code.
This tutorial takes you through the basics of development in the Mendix Desktop Modeler and teaches you how to build a simple sales order application consuming the GWSAMPLE_BASIC service
from the SAP Gateway Demo System (ES5).
This tutorial also showcases the SAP OData Model Creator and SAP OData Connector, available in the Mendix App Store.
Before starting this tutorial, make sure you have followed the prerequisites.
This tutorial assumes that you are using a trial Cloud Foundry environment, but it is applicable also to productive CF environment with minor changes.
The Mendix Desktop Modeler, for building your application, is available for Windows platforms only.
Additional Information
- Read more about using Mendix at https://docs.mendix.com/howto/.