Joule Capability Documentation Chat

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As use cases involving AI become increasingly intertwined with our lives, we have developed a documentation chat for ABAP developers. The documentation chat is available for you to ask questions and find solutions to any ABAP development problem you may have. The conversation with the documentation chat should help you solve your tasks and serve as your helpful guide.

In this blog, we explain the rationale behind the documentation chat, how to use it, and what it offers in SAP BTP ABAP Environment 2511.

Rationale

Our primary goal is to provide easy access to the ABAP Cloud product documentation and to enhance the accessibility and findability of our content. Finding documentation has always been an issue that’s often caused by missing semantics in the provided content. To address this issue, we employ retrieval-augmented generation to deliver relevant information in response to a query.

Using the Documentation Chat

The documentation chat is available as a Joule capability in ABAP development tools for Eclipse. For information about using Joule in ABAP development tools for Eclipse, refer to Opening the Joule Chat View.

To use the documentation chat, follow these steps:

1. In the Joule view, select the button /.
2. Choose docs.
   
   If you send the request without a prompt, you receive a description of the capability.
3. Enter your question in the text area.
   
   
   
4. Press Enter or select the Select message (Enter) button.
   
   You receive a response to your question. The answer can include text, bullet points, and code examples. Also, references are always provided, allowing you to view the source documentation and verify the given answer.

Supported Documentation

As of SAP BTP ABAP Environment 2511, the documentation chat includes the following documentation:

• ABAP Keyword Documentation
• ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model
• ABAP Data Models
• ABAP Cloud

When chatting with the documentation, you can expect assistance with the topics in the documentation above. It is also possible to ask follow-up questions after an initial question, as the chat history is respected.

In the coming releases, you can expect more to come. Feel free to leave a comment or a like.