SAP HANA Express: How to develop SAPUI5 applications?

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We imported the virtual SAP HANA Express image with WebIDE and XSA into a virtual machine and configured it successfully. Now I can call the WebIDE via "https://hxehost:53075/". Unfortunately all SAPUI5 templates are missing: If I choose "File > New > Project from template" there is no SAPUI5 template available. Do I have to install or configure something? Is the development of SAPUI5 applications even possible?

Thanks for any hint in advance! 🙂

[pfefferf · Accepted solution]

Hello Marius,

the UI5/Fiori templates as you know it from the SAP Web IDE (on HCP or in the Personal Edition) are not delivered with SAP Web IDE for SAP HANA so far (maybe they will be delivered somewhere in future, but no offical plans/dates so far that I know).

You can develop SAPUI5 applications/frontends in XSA using an HTML5 module (http://help.sap.com/saphelp_hanaplatform/helpdata/en/9a/296a1dc5f6453a8283a11c78f97f5d/content.htm), but w/o the support of that templates.

A workaround would be to use SAP Web IDE in HCP/Personal Edition to create the skeleton for your frontend and then import it into and HTML5 module of your XSA application. Of course some little adjustements will be necessary, but it is not so much.

You can also check the related blog post Custom MTA Fiori Worklist template.

Regards,

Florian

[Former Member]

Hi,

With the upcoming HANA 2.0 SPS 00 release (planned RTC on Nov 30), the UI5/Fiori templates will also be available in SAP Web IDE for SAP HANA. Check out Developing HTML5 Modules after that date.

Regards,

Anne Tarnoruder