SAP CAP Product Service

Welcome to the SAP CAP Product Service repository. This project is a reference implementation using SAP Cloud Application Programming (CAP) model.

Project Structure

The repository contains the following folders and files:

File or Folder	Purpose
app/	Contains content for UI frontends.
db/	Contains domain models and data.
srv/	Contains service models and code.
package.json	Contains project metadata and configuration.
readme.md	This getting started guide.

Getting Started

To set up and run the project locally, follow these steps:

1. Download or Clone the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/wguedex/sap-cap-productservice.git
   cd sap-cap-productservice

2. Install Dependencies

   npm install

3. Run the Application

   • Open a new terminal and run:

     cds watch

   • Alternatively, in VS Code, choose: Terminal > Run Task > cds watch

4. Start Adding Content

   • You can start by adding a new schema file, for example: db/schema.cds.

Project Description

This project includes the following features and functionalities:

1. Project Initialization

   • Initial commit to start the project.
   • Created persistent entities and loaded mock data.

2. Data and Service Modeling

   • Entities:
     • Defined various domain entities including Products, Orders, and Customers.
     • Added facets, data points, and selection fields to enrich the data models.
     • Included types defined by reference and user-defined types to extend flexibility.
   • Services:
     • Created service definitions to expose the entities.
     • Integrated external services to enhance functionality.
     • Implemented CRUD operations for entities.
     • Added virtual elements to the services for dynamic data handling.
     • Included restrictions and assigned default values to ensure data integrity.

3. User Interface and Fiori Elements

   • Added an application with Fiori Elements for a standardized and efficient UI.
   • Included capabilities, criticality, and communication contacts for enhanced user interaction.

4. Improvements and Additional Features

   • Added pictures, search helps, and other visual elements to improve usability.
   • Enhanced system capabilities by integrating data points into the rating column and adding restrictions and default values.

Database Setup

The db/ folder contains scripts for setting up the database schema. You can find multiple DDL scripts (DDL_Script1 to DDL_Script8) that define various parts of the database.

Development

For development, you can use the VS Code setup provided in the .vscode folder.

Configuration

Project-specific configurations are stored in the following files:

• .cdsrc.json
• .eslintrc
• package.json

Learn More

To learn more about the SAP CAP model, visit the official documentation.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.