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Create a No-Code Application with SAP Build Apps

In this section, you will create an SAP Build Apps application.

Persona: Citizen Developer

Abbreviation: SAP Business Technology Platform = SAP BTP

Open SAP Build Apps

Open SAP Build Apps Application Development link if you have it already bookmarked, otherwise open it via the SAP BTP Cockpit as described below.

  1. To open SAP Build Apps Application Development via SAP cockpit, navigate to your SAP BTP subaccount.

  2. From the left-side of your subaccount menu, navigate from Services → Instances and Subscriptions.

  3. In the tab Subscriptions, find SAP Build Apps and choose Go to Application to open the entry page for Application Development.

  4. You might be prompted with a log in screen of either default Identity Provider or custom Identity Provider depending on what you have configured.

  5. Log in to the Application using your custom Identity Provider credentials.

Create an Application Using SAP Build Apps

Create a Project

  1. On the Build, app dashboard choose Create

  2. Choose Build an Application to create a new business application.

  3. Select SAP Build Apps

  4. Choose Web & Mobile Application.

    <img src="./images/ba_chooseApp.png" width="80%"">

  5. Enter a Project Name, for example Business Partner

  6. Enter a Short Description.

  7. Choose Create.

  8. Your created project will be opened in App Builder which is the central page to build your application including a user interface, logic, as well as data integration.

  9. Choose Headline.

  10. Find the Properties tab in the menu on the right to change the content of the title. Choose Content and change the content from Headline to Extend UI Application.

<img src="./images/ba_title.png" width="80%"">

  1. Find the text field in the UI canvas in the center of your screen and choose the trash can icon to remove this component.

  1. Choose the blank page. On the right side under the Properties, choose Page name.

  2. Change the page name to Home.

Add a Data Source

To add a data source, you need to add the following steps to your project.

  1. Choose the tab Integration at the top of App builder.

  2. Find section No systems integrated and choose Add Integration.

  3. On the next screen SAP Systems, select BTP Destinations.

  4. Select the destination that you have created in the previous section from the list.

  5. Under the Data entities, select Search and enter A_BUSINESSPARTNER.

  6. Choose Install Integration.

  7. After installing integration, you'll see Enable Data Entity. Select Enable Data Entity to enable it.

  8. Now, search for A_BusinessPartnerAddress and choose Enable Data Entity.

  9. Confirm that both entities have the status Enabled

  10. Choose Save at top of the app builder. This adds the data source to your project. Choose UI Canvas to go back to the UI designer view.

  11. Now you have added a data source for your SAP Build Apps application.