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# RAP130 - Build SAP Fiori Apps with ABAP Cloud and SAP Joule for Developers in Visual Studio Code

## Description

This repository contains the material for the hands-on session **RAP130 - Build SAP Fiori Apps with ABAP Cloud and SAP Joule for Developers in Visual Studio Code** 💎

You will build a transactional SAP Fiori elements app for travel management using the **ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP)** — entirely from **Visual Studio Code**, powered by the **ADT MCP Server** to generate and enhance your application.

**Table of Content**
- [Requirements](#requirements)
- [Overview](#overview)
- [Exercises](#exercises)
- [Known Issues](#known-issues)
- [How to obtain support](#how-to-obtain-support)
- [Further Information](#further-information)

## Requirements

> To complete the practical exercises, you need:
> - **Visual Studio Code** — Download from [https://code.visualstudio.com/](https://code.visualstudio.com/)
> - **ADT for Visual Studio Code** — ADT for Visual Studio Code includes the built-in ADT MCP Server. Here is the [link](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=SAPSE.adt-vscode) to download the extension. 
> - **IMPORTANT!** ℹ️ 
  A **coding agent** extension in Visual Studio Code that supports Visual Studio Code's virtual workspace filesystem — required to call MCP tools and read/edit ABAP files. 
  **GitHub Copilot** is the primary tested agent and the one used and recommended for this tutorial.
> - Access to an **SAP BTP ABAP Environment** or **SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition** or **SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition** system that has the [ABAP Flight Reference Scenario](https://github.com/SAP-samples/abap-platform-refscen-flight) imported and SAP Joule for developers, ABAP AI capabilities enabled.
>
> (*) SAP BTP ABAP environment, SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private 2025 Edition are currently supported.
>
>> #### ⚠ Exception regarding SAP-led events, such as "ABAP Developer Day" and "SAP CodeJam"
>> → A dedicated ABAP system for the hands-on workshop participants will be provided.
>> → Access to the system details for the workshop will be provided by the SAP instructors during the session.


## Overview

> In this hands-on session, you will learn how to use the **ADT MCP Server** to build a transactional SAP Fiori elements app entirely from Visual Studio Code — using AI-powered generation, code enhancement, and unit test support — powered by ABAP Cloud and the ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP).

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  This hands-on workshop covers the full developer journey from Visual Studio Code environment setup to a fully functional, AI-enhanced transactional app:

  - Set up Visual Studio Code with the ADT for Visual Studio Code extension and connect to your ABAP Cloud system
  - Configure the built-in **ADT MCP Server** and connect it to **your coding agent**
  - Use ADT MCP tools to **generate a complete RAP business object** (Travel + Booking) and its OData UI service — all via natural language prompts
  - Explore and adjust the generated artifacts (CDS views, behavior definitions, metadata extensions) directly in Visual Studio Code
  - Publish the service binding and preview the **SAP Fiori elements app** in the browser
  - Add backend validations
  - Run ABAP unit tests from Visual Studio Code
  - Debug the SAP Fiori App from Visual Studio Code


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## Exercises

Follow these steps to build a SAP Fiori App using the ADT MCP Server and a coding agent (GitHub Copilot or compatible) in Visual Studio Code.

| Exercises | -- |
| ------------- | -- |
| [Getting Started](exercises/ex0/README.md)| -- | 
| [Exercise 1: Enable the ADT MCP Server](exercises/ex01/README.md) | -- | 
| [Exercise 2: Generate the SAP Fiori App via MCP Tools](exercises/ex02/README.md)| -- |
| [Exercise 3: Publish and Preview the Travel App](exercises/ex03/README.md)| -- |
| [Exercise 4: Add a Validation](exercises/ex04/README.md)| -- |
| [Exercise 5: Generate ABAP Unit Tests](exercises/ex05/README.md) | -- | 

#### Optional Exercises

| Exercises | -- |
| ------------- | -- | 
| [Exercise 6: Debug ABAP Code in Visual Studio Code](exercises/ex06/README.md) | -- | 
| [Exercise 7: Create a Custom Agent](exercises/ex07/README.md) | -- | 


## Known Issues
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## How to obtain support
[Create an issue](https://github.com/SAP-samples/abap-platform-rap130/issues) in this repository if you find a bug or have questions about the content.
 
For additional support, [ask a question in SAP Community](https://answers.sap.com/questions/ask.html).

## Further Information

You can find more information about ABAP AI, ABAP Cloud, RAP, and ADT for Visual Studio Code here:

- [AI in ABAP Cloud](https://help.sap.com/docs/abap-ai/generative-ai-in-abap-cloud/generative-ai-in-abap-cloud?locale=en-US)
- [Agentic AI for ABAP Development](https://help.sap.com/docs/abap-cloud/abap-development-tools-for-visual-studio-code/agentic-ai-development?locale=en-US)
- [ABAP Cloud Roadmap Information - GenAI](https://help.sap.com/docs/abap-cross-product/roadmap-info/genai?locale=en-US)
- [ABAP Development Tools for Visual Studio Code - Official Documentation](https://help.sap.com/docs/abap-cloud/abap-development-tools-for-visual-studio-code/abap-development-tools-for-visual-studio-code?locale=en-US)
- [ABAP Development Tools for Visual Studio Code: Everything You Need to Know](https://community.sap.com/t5/technology-blog-posts-by-sap/abap-development-tools-for-vs-code-everything-you-need-to-know/ba-p/14258129)
- [Behind the Design: How We Transformed the ABAP Development Tools Architecture to Support More IDEs](https://community.sap.com/t5/technology-blog-posts-by-sap/behind-the-design-how-we-transformed-the-abap-development-tools/ba-p/14258121)
- [Getting Started with ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP)](https://pages.community.sap.com/topics/abap/rap)


## Contributing
If you wish to contribute code, offer fixes or improvements, please send a pull request. Due to legal reasons, contributors will be asked to accept a DCO when they create the first pull request to this project. This happens in an automated fashion during the submission process. SAP uses [the standard DCO text of the Linux Foundation](https://developercertificate.org/).

## License

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