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Describes how to set up Eclipse to synchronize with the SAPUI5 repository.

  • Make sure you install the SAPUI5 application development feature as well as the SAPUI5 ABAP repository team provider feature in you Eclipse installation.

  • Make sure that the software component SAP UI5 TEAM PROVIDER ON 731 (UI5_731) is installed on the SAP NetWeaver 7.3 EHP1 ABAP backend

  • Make sure that SAP Note 1684342 is applied in the SAP NetWeaver 7.3 EHP1 ABAP backend.

To use a SAPUI5 application as a Collaborative Human Interface Part (CHIP) in the page building service, you must register the application in the CHIP catalog on the server. Use report /UI2/CHIP/ for registration with the SAPUI5 Repository.

For more information, see the CHIP Administration section in the User Interface Add-On Administration Guide on the SAP Help Portal at Start of the navigation path http://help.sap.com/nw-uiaddon Next navigation step Application Help Next navigation step User Interface Add-On 1.0 SPS 04 for SAP NetWeaver Next navigation step SAP Library for User Interface Add-On for SAP NetWeaver Next navigation step User Interface Add-On Administration Guide End of the navigation path.

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  • Not all code pages (text file encoding) are supported.

    • To set the text file encoding for new files in Eclipse, choose Start of the navigation path Window Next navigation step Preferences Next navigation step General Next navigation step Workspace End of the navigation path and change Start of the navigation path Text file encoding Next navigation step Other: End of the navigation path to UTF-8.

    • To change the text file encoding in Eclipse for an existing project, go to project Start of the navigation path Resource Next navigation step Properties End of the navigation path and change Start of the navigation path Text file encoding Next navigation step Other: End of the navigation path to UTF-8.

    • To change the text file encoding in Eclipse for an existing file, go to file Start of the navigation path Resource Next navigation step Properties End of the navigation path and changeStart of the navigation path Text file encoding Next navigation step Other: End of the navigation path to UTF-8.

  • If you view the BSP pages on the ABAP server, the might look different to the version in Eclipse or at runtime:

    • Trailing spaces in text lines are escaped with " " in the respective BSP pages.

    • Lines longer than 254 are broken into several lines and have a + on position 255.