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ABAP Development Tools for Eclipse
This guide describes the tool set and functionality of ABAP development tools for Eclipse:
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Joule for developers, ABAP AI capabilities supports you in the end-to-end development using generative AI and can be integrated into ABAP development tools for Eclipse. It's currently only available for customers using SAP BTP ABAP environment or SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition. To leverage Joule for developers, ABAP AI capabilities, you need to purchase an additional license. See Getting Started.
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Within the ABAP core development scenario: In particular, it focuses on use cases for creating, editing, testing, debugging, and profiling development objects like ABAP classes, ABAP Dictionary objects, function modules and so forth.
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For Core Data Services (CDS) in ABAP development for SAP HANA scenarios: In particular, it focuses on use cases for creating, editing, testing, and analyzing ABAP CDS entities like data definitions and so forth.
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When developing all types of SAP Fiori applications as well as publishing Web APIs in the context of the Joule for developers, ABAP AI capabilities (RAP).
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When creating lifecycle-stable and cloud-ready business apps, services, and extensions in the context of the ABAP Cloud development model.
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For the integration of native SAP HANA objects (in the context of SAP HANA repository content) within the ABAP layer.
This guide describes how generative AI supports you in the end-to-end development for ABAP Cloud.