Background In a previous blog, I introduced an approach to simplify the use of a custom UI5 library on SAP BTP: bundling the library directly into the consuming application at build time. This elimina...

The Problem When building Fiori Elements apps, you sometimes need to add XML annotations on the UI side. The usual approach is to search for examples in the UI5 Demo Kit. For instance, you might find something like this: Disabling the Search filter<Annotations Target="SAP__self.Container/SalesOrder"...

Introduction In Fiori elements, custom filters are used when standard filter fields are not sufficient. This is typically the case when you need to use a different control than the standard filter con...

Background: Reusing UI5 Libraries on SAP BTP When using a custom UI5 library on SAP BTP, the most common approach is to deploy the library source first and then consume it from other applications. Bas...

Introduction When you start learning CAP, running cds add tiny-sample generates all the necessary sample artifacts, including a CSV file inside the db/data folder. Once deployed, the data from this CS...

Setting default values when creating a new entity is a common requirement in RAP-based application development. Currently, there are three options available: Default Values Function, Default Factory A...

UI5 has recently introduced Virtual Endpoints, eliminating the need for sandbox files and reducing maintenance effort in local previews. For details, please read the blog post below: https://community...

Introduction Application Frontend Service (AFS) was introduced in May this year (see blog). It is a single point of entry for hosting, serving and operating frontend applications. It shares some funct...

Introduction In the ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP), there's a method to create screens that allow simultaneous editing of multiple rows. Such applications are commonly used to mainta...