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rajniy0
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Authors: Jaipal Reddy Bommadi , Rajinder Pal Singh and Rajni Yadav

SAP Build helps us to create Apps with Low Code - No Code and has simplified the development efforts to build an app. There are few steps to create an application with a capability to save and read data also.

This blog talks about steps to create the backend entities which will store the data.

To create the backend entity in SAP Build, follow the below steps. Each step is followed by a screenshot. This blog also includes steps to create Functions which can be used to create and read records.

  1. To access the SAP Build App, use below link



Build Home Page


https://ic-2023-q2.eu10.build.cloud.sap/lobby

  1. Click on Create button and select Build an Application



Create Node




  1. Select Application Backend



Application Backend Node


 

  1. Click on ‘Create’ to Create a project, like in below screenshot we created ‘Employees’


 


Create a Project


 

  1. Select the created project and select ‘Entities’ and click on ‘Create New’


 


Create Entity


 


Entity Details


 

  1. After entering Entity details, click on ADD, Entity is created

  2. Select the entity and Add fields to the entity be selecting ‘Add New’ in above screenshot and click on ‘Add’



Entity Fields


 

 

  1. Entities are created with their respective fields



Entities


 

 

Create Functions to set data in the entities

 

  1. Select Functions Node, like in below screenshot



Function




  1. Click on ‘Create New’ to create a Function


 


Create New


 

  1. Click on ‘Input parameters’ to add input parameters to the function


 


Input Parameters


 

 

  1. Add Parameters, additionally , we can select parameter type and can set if it’s a required field or not


 


Add New Parameter



Parameters


 

  1. In the central node of the function, we need to select the logic/nature for the function


 


Nature of Function




  1. Click on Create Record and select the entity for which data needs to be Set



Create


 

 

  1. To map entity fields with importing parameters to create a new record, click on ‘Function Inputs’ in below screenshot . In the placeholder for the mapping field, put the cursor and from below function inputs select the respective importing parameter and click on ‘Enter +’, like in below screenshot.


 


Mapping




  1. Once all set, click on ‘Confirm’


 


Confirm




  1. In the Output, if any message needs to be passed, that can be added



Output Message


 

 

Create Functions to set data in the entities

 

  1. Create a new Function and in the middle node, select ‘List Records’



Get List


 

  1. Select the Entity, for which we need to Get data from


 


Select Entity


 

 

  1. Select the ‘End execution’ node



End Execution


 

  1. Click on Add value on above screen and click on ‘Confirm’.



Map Parameters


 

 

Deployment of Entities and Functions

 


Deployment


 

 

Data can be checked in ‘Entities’, using ‘Browse Data’


Browse Data


Records can be created Manually also using ‘New Record’

 


New Record