3 Steps to Develop and Deploy your Mobile Apps - Everything on Cloud

[midhun_vp]

In this blog I am explaining an easiest way of developing your mobile app on the Cloud. SAP's tools in the cloud are made developer friendly, I hope you'll like it. This example takes you through 3 major steps.

1. Develop Fiori like application using Web IDE
2. Deploy it to HANA Cloud Platform
3. Deploy app to mobile device using Mobile Secure

Requirements

HANA Cloud Platform trial (HCP) - The application development is using SAP Web IDE and it is on HCP. Register for free trial of HCP.

SAP Web IDE (do steps till 4.2)- It is a development environment for web and hybrid apps.

SAP Mobile Secure - It is the mobile device management solution on the cloud.

Creating app using SAP Web IDE

1. Open Web IDE

2. Click on > New > Project Template.

3. Choose SAP Fiori Master Detail Application. Click Next.

4. On Project Name field enter "End2End". Click Next.

5. Select Gateway system "ES1" and choose Odata service ZPRODUCT_SRV[ZCL_ZPRODUCT_DPC_EXT].

    Note: To use ES1 system as your backend for your mobile app make sure you have defined a destination with SAP Gateway trial. This video could help you                 to do it.

6. Click Next.

7. On the new window opened provide below details.

8. Click Next, then click on Finish. Done!! You have created an app.

9. To run the app expand the project. Click on index.html, then click on Run.

10. It opens the app and asks for SAP Gateway credentials. Enter the credentials to see the app running on browser.

Deploy App to HCP

1. Right click on the project choose Deploy, then select Deploy to HANA Cloud Platform.

2. Provide HCP credentials. Click on Login.

3. Check Create version and enter 1.0. Check Activate, then click on Deploy.

4. You should get a Successfully Deployed message. Click on Close.

Deploy App to Mobile Device

1. Login to SAP Mobile Secure. Click on Applications tab, then click on New Application.

2. On Select Application Type window. Choose Fiori Application and click Next.

3. On Name field enter Products. Check Deploy to managed users only and Mark as featured app.

4. Click on Multimedia tab and set Application Icon and Banner image.

5. Click on Supported Platforms. Click on Get Started. A new window will appear.

6. Choose OS platform as Android and enter Base URL (application URL).

Note: Find your Base URL from HANA trial account - Login to https://account.hanatrial.ondemand.com/cockpit Click on HTML5 Applications > click on end2end.

7. Click on App Signing tab and browse android keystore and enter the password.

    Note: To create an android keystore follow the document: Creating a signed APK in Android Studio

              Use keystore of any application.

8. Click OK. It will deploy the app.

9. Click OK.

10. Click on workflow icon and select Set to production.

11. Click Save. We have successfully added the app to the enterprise app store (mobile place).

12. The enrolled user can go to Enterprise App Store and install the app in his device.

Note: when you run the app it asks for HCP credentials as well as backend credentials, to hide the HCP credentials add property "authenticationMethod": "none" to the file neo-app.json

Note: Watch this video to know how to enrol your device with SAP Mobile Secure.

What's happening during the build ?

Mobile secure is creating a Fiori Client app (Cordova based) with the Fiori application URL preconfigured with it. The Fiori Client is using the same Fiori web application which is hosted on HCP.

Regards, Midhun

SAP Technology RIG

[Former Member]

Hi Dhiman,

It is really a very good blog. I have followed all the steps but when i try to publish app in mobile secure, the Fiori app is disabled for me. Please find the screen shot and help.

OK ! But when can it be ACTIVE again.... any estimation of Date ?

[Former Member]

Same with me as well here....

[dhimantpatel]

Hi All, we are in process of updating Fiori Mobile capabilities which is to be released sometimes next month.  You will really like the new capabilities, stay tuned!

[former_member240541]

Hi Midhun,

I've a question regarding the installation of the App in the users device which was developed by using SMP and Fiori. Could you please have a look at the below URL .

https://answers.sap.com/questions/59496/deploying-smp-fiori-application-to-user-mobileandr.html

Thanks & Regards,

Mahesh

[former_member189845]

Bro, Video is private .. Can you tell us how do i configure my iphone 5s

[Former Member]

Hello Guys,

 

Any one can you help me the link for 30 Day trail SUP pls ?

 

Regards

hasi

 

[midhun_vp]

What is recommended is "SAP Cloud Platform Mobile Service development and operations service" on SAP Cloud Platform instead of SUP for devleoping mobile apps.