If you’ve also completed the tutorial Create a destination for the Northwind OData services you’ll find this one similar, but for another type of OData server endpoint. This time, the endpoint is the SAP Gateway Demo server you may have already signed up for access to in the tutorial Create an account on the Gateway Demo system.
The SAP Gateway Demo system contains a set of EPM OData services, including the one you may have already explored by hand in the tutorial Continue your OData exploration with EPM.
The current incarnation of the SAP Gateway Demo server is known as ES5
.
Destinations are key building blocks in the SAP Cloud Platform Connectivity service, and are used to define connections for outbound communication from your application to remote systems. These remote systems can be on-premises or in the cloud.
A destination has a name, a URL, authentication details, and some other configuration details.
Step 1: Log into SAP Cloud Platform
Step 2: Create new destination
In the left-hand navigation bar, open up Connectivity > Destinations, and then select New Destination.
Step 3: Confirm data
Enter the field values as listed below:
Field Name |
Value |
Name |
SAP_Gateway |
Type |
HTTP |
Description |
SAP Gateway ES5 |
URL |
https://sapes5.sapdevcenter.com |
Proxy Type |
Internet |
Authentication |
BasicAuthentication |
User |
Your ES5 Gateway user (e.g. p123456789 ) |
Password |
Your ES5 Gateway password |
Leave the Use default JDK truststore checked.
Step 4: Specify additional properties and save
Add the following Additional Properties fields by clicking on the New Property button once for each property.
Field Name |
Value |
WebIDEEnabled |
true |
WebIDESystem |
gateway |
WebIDEUsage |
odata_gen, odata_abap, bsp_execute_abap |
sap-client |
002 |
Values for the WebIDEUsage
property determine how the SAP Web IDE interprets the destination definition and presents it to you for connection and consumption. For example, the value odata_abap
signifies that the destination represents an SAP Gateway system hosting OData services, and that provides a special catalog service for finding and selecting available OData services. OData services from this destination are to be selected via the Service Catalog data connection source in the SAP Web IDE New Project wizard.
Find out more about the possible values for the WebIDEUsage
property in the SAP Help Portal, in the Connect to ABAP Systems section.
When you’re done, finish by saving the destination with Save.