Generating an Asset Central Foundation Extension Application

This topic describes how to generate an asset central foundation application.

Prerequisites

You have activated the SDK. For more information, see Activating the SDK.

Context

Asset Central Extensions is only supported for following applications:

  • Equipment

  • Models

  • Locations

  • Spare Parts

  • Systems

  • Failure Modes

  • Functional Locations

Once you have activated the SDK, you can generate an asset central foundation application by creating a project in SAP Web IDE based on the SDK templates.

Procedure

  1. In SAP Web IDE, create a new project by going to the home screen and choosing New Project from Template:

    A new dialog box with the template selection as a first screen is displayed.

  2. On the screen, fill in the following fields:
    Environment Select Cloud Foundry.
    Category Select All categories or AC Extension.
  3. Select the template that you want to use as the technology for the asset central foundation application. You can choose: AC Extensions in CF
  4. Choose Next.

    The screen for the basic information is displayed.

  5. On the screen, enter a project name.
  6. Choose Next.

    The screen for the template customization is displayed.

  7. On the screen, fill in the following fields:
    Application ID Enter an ID for the application.
    Application Version Enter a version for the application.
    Description Enter a description to provide additional information about the application.
    Original Application Select the application that you want to extend from the drop-down.
    Section Name Enter a view name for the new section.
    ASPM Enabled This is an optional field. Select the checkbox, only if you have subscribed to SAP Asset Strategy and Performance Management application.
  8. Choose Finish.

Results

The application is generated and the new project is displayed in the Files tab on the Development screen. The following graphic shows an example of a generated LocationTemplate project:

Within the project, also multiple folders and files are generated that make the asset central foundation application fully working and allow you to create own variants of the generated application. For more information about the generated folders and files, see Generated Folders and Files. You can later delete and customize the generated folders and files according to your business scenario and what content you want to include in the application.

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