SAPUI5 Getting Started (SAP HANA)

This page contains basic knowledge on how to start with SAPUI5 development on SAP HANA development stack.

SAPUI5 Micro Service

SAPUI5 libraries can be used from the public SAPUI5 libraries.

Since SAP HANA 2.0 SPS 03 XS Advanced is capable of providing a micro service itself for local consumption.

A local micro service can be created either in XS Advanced Cockpit at

• HANAExpress -> development space -> Services -> Service Marketplace -> sapui5_sb

or via command line with:

xs create-service sapui5_sb sapui5-1.52 openSAPHANA_00-ui5

The service has to be added in:

App root
|- mta.yaml -> Create new resource and add it to modules
|- web
   |- xs-app.json -> Use replace capability of app router to insert UI5 service URL dynamically
   |- index.html

Listings:

1. https://github.com/mattxdev/opensap-hana7/blob/master/mta.yaml
2. https://github.com/mattxdev/opensap-hana7/blob/master/web/xs-app.json
3. https://github.com/mattxdev/opensap-hana7/blob/master/web/resources/index.html

Text Bundles

• Create base language and 2nc language file:

App root
|- web/resources/i18n
   |- messagebundle.properties
   |- messagebundle_de.properties

Add code:

/* Language Resource Loader */
jQuery.sap.require("jquery.sap.resources");
var sLocale = sap.ui.getCore().getConfiguration().getLanguage();
var oBundle = jQuery.sap.resources({url: "./i18n/messagebundle.properties", locale: sLocale});

// create the button instance
var myButton = new sap.m.Button("btn");

// set properties, e.g. the text (there is also a shorter way of setting several properties)
// myButton.setText("Hello World!");
myButton.setText(oBundle.getText("helloworld"));

Listing: https://github.com/mattxdev/opensap-hana7/blob/master/web/resources/index.html

SAPUI5 App Structure

/web/resources/odataView
|- index.html
|- Component.js

File	Function
index.html	Load SAPUI5 bootstrap and initialize shell and component
Component.js	Initialize SAPUI5 component and create instance of JSON configuration model and also load first view