From web apps to user interfaces, get the skills you need to develop with SAPUI5! Master the fundamentals-design guidelines, IDEs, TypeScript, and more-and then dive into development. Create your first application and learn about SAPUI5's libraries, controls, layouts, and managed objects. Integrate data into your applications using RESTful and OData services, and then enhance them with SAP Fiori elements and custom controls. With information on deployment, debugging, security, and generative AI, this guide has everything you need to become an SAPUI5 expert!

Highlights include:

1. Infrastructure
2. TypeScript
3. Modules
4. Data binding
5. Navigation
6. RESTful services
7. OData services
8. Deployment
9. Security
10. SAP Fiori elements
11. SAP Build Code
12. Git

Create custom controls, debug your apps, and learn about generative AI enhancements

Inhalt
**... Preface ... 19**

... Aim and Structure of the Book ... 19

... Why This Book? ... 20

I ... Part I Basics ... 21

1 ... Introduction to SAPUI5 ... 23

1.1 ... History of SAPUI5 ... 23

1.2 ... Comparing SAPUI5, SAP Fiori, OpenUl5, and Ul5 Web Components ... 26

1.3 ... SAP Fiori Design Guidelines ... 31

1.4 ... SAP Fiori Launchpad ... 48

1.5 ... Documentation and Additional Resources ... 56

1.6 ... Summary ... 59

2 ... Infrastructure ... 61

2.1 ... SAP Business Technology Platform ... 62

2.2 ... Development Environments ... 94

2.3 ... Summary ... 108

3 ... TypeScript ... 109

3.1 ... Basics ... 109

3.2 ... Next-Generation TypeScript ... 115

3.3 ... Classes and Interfaces ... 119

3.4 ... Generics ... 129

3.5 ... Module Development ... 134

3.6 ... Summary ... 136

II ... Part II Development ... 137

4 ... First Steps in SAPUI5 Development ... 139

4.1 ... Create Your Application ... 139

4.2 ... Explore the Application Structure ... 147

4.3 ... Model View Controller Design Pattern ... 155

4.4 ... Application Launch ... 182

4.5 ... Summary ... 186

5 ... Modules ... 187

5.1 ... Define a Module ... 187

5.2 ... Libraries ... 189

5.3 ... Controls ... 198

5.4 ... Layouts ... 228

5.5 ... Managed Objects ... 247

5.6 ... Summary ... 248

6 ... Data Binding ... 251

6.1 ... Binding Modes ... 252

6.2 ... Property Binding ... 255

6.3 ... Aggregation Binding ... 263

6.4 ... Element Binding ... 269

6.5 ... Expression Binding ... 273

6.6 ... Summary ... 276

7 ... Routing and Navigation ... 277

7.1 ... Example Scenario ... 278

7.2 ... General Concepts ... 279

7.3 ... Patterns ... 281

7.4 ... Routing Events ... 329

7.5 ... App-to-App Navigation ... 330

7.6 ... Summary ... 337

III ... Part III Data Integration ... 339

8 ... REST Integration ... 341

8.1 ... JSON Model ... 342

8.2 ... Axios ... 356

8.3 ... Summary ... 368

9 ... OData Service Integration ... 369

9.1 ... The OData Protocol in SAP ... 369

9.2 ... Metadata Document ... 376

9.3 ... Testing OData Services ... 380

9.4 ... CRUD Operations ... 381

9.5 ... Query Options ... 384

9.6 ... Adding OData Services to SAPUI5 Projects ... 386

9.7 ... Summary ... 388

10 ... OData Version 2 Model ... 389

10.1 ... OData Model ... 390

10.2 ... CRUD Operations ... 399

10.3 ... Function Import ... 405

10.4 ... Summary ... 408

11 ... OData Version 4 Model ... 409

11.1 ... OData Model ... 410

11.2 ... Batch Groups ... 416

11.3 ... Binding Contexts ... 418

11.4 ... CRUD Operations ... 422

11.5 ... Side Effects ... 425

11.6 ... Actions ... 432

11.7 ... Summary ... 436

IV ... Part IV Advanced Development Techniques ... 437

12 ... Advanced SAPUI5 ... 439

12.1 ... Modularization ... 439

12.2 ... Localization ... 455

12.3 ... File Upload ... 459

12.4 ... Drag and Drop ... 474

12.5 ... Input and Form Validation ... 480

12.6 ... Error Handling ... 495

12.7 ... Smart Controls ... 497

12.8 ... Summary ... 507

13 ... Custom Control Development ... 509

13.1 ... Extending Controls ... 509

13.2 ... Implementing Custom Controls ... 516

13.3 ... Libraries ... 522

13.4 ... Summary ... 532

14 ... SAP Fiori Elements ... 533

14.1 ... Floorplans ... 534

14.2 ... Flexible Programming Model ... 547

14.3 ... Extensibility ... 562

14.4 ... Summary ... 584

V ... Part V Administration and Developer Productivity ... 585

15 ... Git ... 587

15.1 ... Local and Remote Repositories ... 589

15.2 ... Essential Git Commands ... 596

15.3 ... Working with the Git Command-Line Interface ... 611

15.4 ... Conflict Resolution ... 624

15.5 ... IDE and Git Integration ... 627

15.6 ... Summary ... 637

16 ... Deployment ... 639

16.1 ... Manual Deployment ... 640

16.2 ... Automated Deployment with the SAP Continuous Integration and Delivery Service ... 652

16.3 ... Summary ... 666

17 ... SAP Fiori Launchpad Configuration ... 667

17.1 ... General Concepts ... 668

17.2 ... On-Premise Configuration for SAP S/4HANA ... 672

17.3 ... SAP Build Work Zone, Standard Edition ... 684

17.4 ... Summary ... 698

18 ... Debugging and Code Quality ... 699

18.1 ... Browser Developer Tools ... 700

18.2 ... Support Assistant ... 708

18.3 ... UI5 Inspector ... 711

18.4 ... Diagnostics ... 714

18.5 ... Static Code Analysis ... 715

18.6 ... Testing ... 718

18.7 ... Summary ... 729

19 ... Security ... 731

19.1 ... Content Security ... 732

19.2 ... Browser Security ... 733

19.3 ... Transport Security ... 740

19.4 ... Server Security ... 740

19.5 ... Summary ... 741

20 ... SAP Build Code ... 743

20.1 ... Introduction to Generative AI ... 744

20.2 ... Installation and Configuration of SAP Build Code ... 746

20.3 ... Create a Basic Project ... 754

20.4 ... Use Cases in SAPUI5 Development ... 757

20.5 ... Summary ... 765

1 ... The Authors ... 767

... Index ... 769