Unable to create "Switch-Based Feature Toggles"

[IGNVDRON1]

Hello SAP Community!

I am currently investigating Switch-Based Feature Toggles.

However, I am unable to create the "Feature Toggle" development object using these steps in either an S/4HANA on-premise system or in the SAP Trial BTP Account ABAP Environment Training system (TRL). In Eclipse ADT, I receive the following error message: "No authorization to create objects of this object type in the selected project." This happens even when using SAP_ALL authorization.

I have two questions:

1. What are the prerequisites to create a "Feature Toggle" object?
2. Is the "Switch-Based Feature Toggles" the same as the "Switch Framework" (transactions SFW1, ..., SFW5), with the only difference being that one is used in Eclipse ADT and the other in the SAP GUI? Then why it is not available in BTP ABAP Environment? "Feature Toggle" lies below "Switch Framework" in Eclipse create screen:

Thank you in advance for your help!

Best regards,
Ignats

[IGNVDRON1 · Accepted solution]

I wrote my question to SAP Support and they replied that creation of Feature Toggles (object type FTG2) is not supported for SAP customers. SAP customers can only view Feature Toggles and toggle some Feature Toggles. Feature Toggles can be created only by SAP.

When trying to edit (not toggling) Feature Toggle below error appears:

And answering to my second question - Feature Toggles is different from Switch Framework (SFW* transactions). 

[thomas_decker · Accepted solution]

However, you can use the SFW to achieve the same as with feature toggles. In fact, feature toggles use the SFW at the end.

Differences are:

• SFW tools are available in OnPrem only.
• SFW does not allow to activate single business functions. Only the complete system setting can be activated which includes all changes to the switch states of business functions.
• SFW does not allow user-dependent switching.