Here is video from Daniel Wroblewski showing how to install SAP Build Apps.
If you prefer, here are the step-by-step instructions.
Go to the trial account (not the subaccount). Your screen will look something like this:
Enter subaccount
From the left-side menu, click Boosters.
Search for the SAP Build Apps, and then click the tile for the Get Started with SAP Build Apps - Detailed Account Setup.
Booster
Click Start.
Start booster
After the system checks prerequisites, click Next.
Check prerequisites
Choose Select Subaccount, and click Next.
Select subaccount
Your trial account can have only one subaccount, so you must use the existing one.
On the Configure Subaccount page, just click Next.
Next
On the Add Users page, just click Next.
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On the Review page, click Finish.
Finish
The wizard will start to install all the needed components.
Installing
When the installation is complete, you will see the following.
Finished
Click Navigate to Subaccount, and then click Instances and Subscriptions to see that SAP Build Apps was installed.
Installed
But SAP Build Apps must run on a custom identity provider – the part of SAP BTP that defines all the users. And though the custom identity provider and your user in it are automatically created for you, you must create a password for your user.
An email has already been sent to the email you used to create your SAP BTP trial account.
Email
Click the blue button Click here to activate your account.
Enter a password (twice), and click Continue.
Continue
Your account in the new custom identity provider is activated.
The admin screen for the custom identity provider opens. You will not need this and you can close the window.
If you want to test, go back to the Instances and Subscriptions screen (it should be open on your previous tab).
Click the icon next to SAP Build Apps. The SAP Build lobby will open up, empty. This indicates you are logged in with your custom identity provider user and all is working OK.
Working
Step 3Install SAP Build Process Automation
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Here is video from Daniel Wroblewski showing how to install SAP Build Process Automation.
STOP the video at 1:10 mins. You do NOT have to install the Desktop Automation agent.
If you prefer, here are the step-by-step instructions.
In the Instances and Subscriptions, click Create.
Create
Set the following fields:
Field
Value
Service
SAP Build Process Automation
Plan
Standard
Instance Name
spa-service
Click Create.
Service
The wizard will run and you will see Creation in Progress (the service appears under Instances).
Creating
After a few minutes, it will turn green to Created.
Created
In the same Instances and Subscriptions, click Create again.
Enter the following:
Field
Value
Service
SAP Build Process Automation
Plan
Free
Click Create.
Free service
The wizard will run and you will see Processing.
Processing
IMPORTANT: It may take as long as a half-hour to complete the subscription to SAP Build Process Automation. If you are doing these prerequisites before the CodeJam, just continue.
But if you are doing these at the event (which we do NOT recommend), you do not have to wait and can skip the rest of step 3 for now (and move to Step 4) as you won’t be using SAP Build Process Automation until much later in tutorial 4 in this tutorial mission.
But when the subscription is complete, and you reach the point that you must use SAP Build Process Automation, remember to return to this step and finish it (we will remind you in Tutorial 4).
When the subscription for SAP Build Process Automation is complete, the status will turn green to Subscribed.
Subscribed
On the left-side menu, go to Security > Users.
Select your user for the custom identity provider.
That’s the user with your email and whose Identity Provider field says Custom IAS tenant.
User
Once your user is selected, click the 3 dots under Role Collections.
Select Assign Role Collections.
Role collection
In the dialog, enter process in the search box, select all the roles, and click Assign Role Collection.
Assign
If you want to test, go back to the Instances and Subscriptions screen. Click the icon next to SAP Build Process Automation, which will open the SAP Build lobby.
Click on Create and try to create Build an Automated Process > Business Process project – if you can save the new project, this indicates you are logged in with your custom identity provider user and all is working OK. You can delete the test project.
Working
Step 4Create a destination for our CAP service
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We will be using a CAP service created for you to maintain your shopping cart … we will talk more about that later.
In order to work with the CAP service, you need to create a destination in the SAP BTP cockpit, which you can then access from your SAP Build Apps project.
In the SAP BTP cockpit, click Connectivity > Destinations.
Open destinations
Click Import Destination, and then select the CodeJamOrdersService file you downloaded.
The draft destination will be filled in.
Skeleton destination
Click Save.
Test the connectivity to the new destination by clicking Check Connection.
Test destination
You should receive 200: OK.
Step 5Further study
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Congratulations, you are now ready for our SAP Build CodeJam. Have a safe journey and the SAP Advocates Team looks forward to seeing you on the day of your event.
In the meantime, here are some additional resources that provides more information about SAP Build low-code tooling.
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Steps
Step 1 of 5
1. Create SAP BTP trial account2. Install SAP Build Apps3. Install SAP Build Process Automation4. Create a destination for our CAP service5. Further study
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