Last edit: November 12, 2023
If you develop ABAP applications in the SAP BTP, ABAP environment and want to establish quality assurance for your developments, then you can use ABAP test cockpit.
Beyond this you can also use ABAP test cockpit in the SAP BTP, ABAP environment as a central check system to establish quality assurance for your ABAP custom code in SAP Business Suite or SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition (or SAP S/4HANA on-premise) systems.
Over and above that you can also use ABAP test cockpit in the SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition to check your developments for quality issues.
This blog provides an overview, how to use ABAP test cockpit (ATC) in the cloud for different scenarios.
Usage of ABAP Test Cockpit for developments in SAP BTP ABAP Environment
For quality assurance of ABAP developments in SAP BTP, ABAP environment we deliver the default ATC check variant ABAP_CLOUD_DEVELOPMENT_DEFAULT. If needed you can create your own ATC check variants, or even implement your own ATC checks. The execution of ATC checks over your ABAP code in the cloud, maintenance of ATC check variants and exemptions handling take place in the ABAP development tools for Eclipse. For ATC configuration the ATC Configurator app is to be used. It is also possible to integrate ATC checks in your CI/CD processes.
More detailed information is provided in the blog Usage of ABAP Test Cockpit (ATC) for developments in SAP BTP ABAP Environment.
Usage of ABAP Test Cockpit in the cloud for on-premise (or private cloud) developments
Central ATC in the cloud for quality assurance of SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition (or SAP S/4HANA on-premise) landscapes is available in SAP BTP, ABAP environment. Central ATC in the cloud is a combination of SAP Fiori- and Eclipse-based tools like Custom Code Migration app, ATC Configurator app, Approve ATC Exemptions app and ATC in ABAP development tools for Eclipse.
More information is provided in the blog Usage of ABAP Test Cockpit (ATC) in the cloud for on-premise developments.
Usage of ABAP Test Cockpit in the SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition
In SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition it is possible to create development projects in a 3-system landscape using Developer Extensibility. For quality assurance of ABAP developments in SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition we deliver the default ATC check variant ABAP_CLOUD_DEVELOPMENT_DEFAULT. If needed you can create your own ATC check variants, or even implement your own ATC checks. The execution of ATC checks over your ABAP code in the cloud, maintenance of ATC check variants and exemptions handling take place in the ABAP development tools for Eclipse. For ATC configuration the ATC Configurator app is to be used.
More information is provided in the blog Usage of ABAP Test Cockpit in the SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition.
