SAP HANA XS Advanced, Connecting to the WebIDE and cloning a Git Repository to begin development

By default, on SAP HANA, express edition, the hostname is hxehost.

Launch the SAP Web IDE for SAP HANA at the following URL in your web browser. The hostname of course is the hostname of the SAP HANA Developer Edition that you created in the previous tutorial. Remember for XSA you will need to use the hostname and not the IP address of the server, instructions are found on the server landing page itself.

http://<hostname>:53075/

User: XSA_DEV
Password: The password provided when you set up HANA Express

From a separate tab in the web browser, log into GitHub. If you do not have an account, proceed to create one by following the instructions to create and activate your account in the sign up button.

Whether you have just activated a newly-created account or have been using GitHub disconnected from a HANA workspace, you may wish to create a new repository for this tutorial. If you already have a GitHub repository you would like to use, continue to Step 3.

Follow the instructions in the New Repository option from the + menu in the upper right corner on GitHub.com

Complete the form, adding a name and description and click on Create Repository.

Form the GitHub page, copy the URL of the repository from the Clone or Download menu

Return to the SAP Web IDE for SAP HANA. Right click on the Workspace and choose Clone Repository from the Git menu.

SAP Web IDE for SAP HANA will request all the necessary information to access the Git repository:

URL: Paste the URL you copied from the GitHub page

Host and Repository Path will populate automatically by breaking down the URL.

Connection:
- Protocol: https
- Port: 443

Authentication:
- User:
- Password: <You’ve guessed: Your GitHub password!>

Tick the Remember me box.

If successful, you will see the repository folder in your workspace, which is now connected to the git repository.

Last, you need to configure the space for the repository you have just linked.

Introduced in SPS12, spaces enable applications to access shared resources that can be used to develop, deploy, and maintain applications.

Right-click on the folder for the repository and select Project Settings

Select DEV from the list of available spaces, or use the space setup by the System Administrator:

Click Save.