Use abapGit to Transfer Your On-Premise ABAP Source Code to the Cloud

1. Log in to your github.com account.

2. Create a new repository by clicking on New button.

   

3. Enter a name and description and choose Private, check the checkbox Add a README file under Initialize this repository with: and click Create repository.

   

4. Our repository is all set up for now.

   

As next you need to install abapGit on your on-premise system.

IMPORTANT Arrange with your system administrator before you install zabapgit.

1. Copy the content of the latest build from the program zabapgit, that you will find in the abapGit repository https://github.com/abapGit/abapGit.

![latest build](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sap-tutorials/abap-core-development/main/tutorials/abap-environment-abapgit/github4.png)

2. Open your on-premise system of your choice and create a new program like ZABAPGIT_STANDALONE via SE38 and paste the saved content into it. Activate and execute the program.

![create](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sap-tutorials/abap-core-development/main/tutorials/abap-environment-abapgit/abapgit16.png)

3. If you have installed abapGit before, you need to go to SE38, search for ZABAPGIT_STANDALONE program and press Execute.

   

4. Now abapGit is installed and opened.

   

You can find all installation information under https://github.com/abapGit/abapGit > Documentation/Guides.

IMPORTANT Logon with language EN to your on-premise system. SAP BTP ABAP Environment just supports EN at the moment. Otherwise you’ll get issues during import.

1. Back to your created repository and click Code and copy the URL of your repository.

   

2. Go to transaction ZABAPGIT_STANDALONE and press the New Online.

   

3. Paste the repository URL and click Create Package.

   

4. Enter a name and a Short Description. The Software Component should be LOCAL. You do not need a Super package. Click Continue icon.

   

5. In the new popup click Create Request icon on the left hand side of Own Requests, to create a new transport request.

   

6. Enter a Short Description and click the Save icon.

   

7. Click Continue icon.

   

8. Now you have a new package and you can see your created package. Click Clone Online Repository.

   

9. You will see the cloned Git repository in Repository List.

   

1. Open your on-premise system in ADT and add your created Package in the last step by right click in the Favorite Packages.

   

2. Add ABAP development objects to your package, for example an ABAP class. Save and activate your changes.

   

Not supported ABAP object types will be ignored during import.

1. Go back to the abapGit UI and click Refresh to see all developments objects that you created in ADT.

   

2. Press Stage.

   

3. Select single objects to add or Add all and commit.

   

4. Enter committer name, committer e-mail and a comment and press Commit.

   

5. You will be prompted with a credentials popup. Enter your Git repository server credentials and click Execute.

   

6. After everything went well, you can see the pushed ABAP objects in your Git repository.

   

1. In ADT choose in the menu bar Help > Install New Software.

   

2. Add the URL http://eclipse.abapgit.org/updatesite/and press enter to display the available features. Select abapGit for ABAP Development Tools (ADT) and install the plugin.

   

1. Select your cloud project system in the Project Explorer in ADT and open the abapGit repositories view by opening Window > Show View > Other ….

   

2. Expand the category ABAP and select abapGit Repositories and click Open

   

1. Click the clone button (green + button) in the abapGit repositories view.

   

2. Enter your Git repository URL and press Next.

   

3. Select Branch and a Package, where your Git repository should be cloned. (If you have no packages, you need to create a new one before) and click Next.

   

4. Select a transport request and click Finish.

   

5. Open abapGit Repositories tab, right-click your package and click pull. It takes some minutes to pull successfully.

   

6. Your imported sources are now available under your package.