on 2022 Dec 17 2:55 PM
We are transitioning from Web IDE to BAS for Fiori programming, and find it unreasonably difficult to work with.
Running, deploying, committing to Git were just a menu option in WebIDE. In BAS, each of these tasks include many terminal commands. Even if you get the commands right, half the time it doesn't do what you want it to do. Why? ....
Why would we want to go backwards in development productivity?... After weeks, none of our developers have figured out how to properly create an Adaptation project in BAS and deploy successfully to Abap system without issues.
And there seems to be no documentation, blogs or answers in the community, unlike the vast amount of questions/answers about Neo environment.
Just wondering, does every development team find it hard to work BAS or is it just us? Is there a hidden community where we can find answers about BAS?
Thanks.
Hi,
One of the innovations coming with SAP Business Application Studio environment is being based on standards.
Meaning, SAP developer tools are now basing on Standard IDE (MS Code OSS), with standard tools as basis (command lines and others).
BUT, we also work towards offering a set of productivity tools (basing behind the scenes on the standard tools), allowing both high end technical pro developers to work with CLIs and standard tools, and also, allowing SAP developers to get the highest productivity with minimal technical interaction.
So, CLIs should never be mandatory, it should be an option to get more flexibility, or in case you prefer working with that.
We are not there yet on all areas, but this is the focus of the team, and we are constantly investing it that.
Examples of these are:
- Project Wizard
- Run configuration tool
- Service center
- Task explorer (for deployment tasks)
- Guided development
- Project explorer
- CI/CD monitor
- CF targets
Soon to come:
- Simplified GIT panel
You can also have a look at the demo presented lately to see the overall direction - https://youtu.be/zTcJ9dcY7Io
Would be great to follow up on your feedback , via a feedback session , please email us at SAPBusinessApplicationStudio@sap.com
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Thank you Yuval, I appreciate your help and interest in feedback.
I may be wrong of course, but I don't think we're the only team that finds it a challenge to transition. I don't believe a typical SAP developer is (or has any interest to become) a linux hacker, who can spend the whole day trouble-shooting environment and deployment problems for every slightly different scenario. We need our developers to focus on building enterprise-grade applications and user requirements, and give them the tools that hide the complexities from them. I understand it will take time to get there.
We will definitely connect via the feedback email you provided.
Thanks again.
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