Add SAP HANA Cloud System in HANA Studio

In the article Free Access to SAP HANA Cloud we learnt how to get access to HANA Cloud trial instance and how to create instance.
The next step would be setup your HANA Studio to connect HANA Cloud and start development.
By default HANA Studio does not has Cloud Connectivity option. We need to install plugins for that. In this article we will learn how to do that.

Note: To know about HANA Studio download and installation, refer to

1. SAP HANA Studio Overview
2. Download and Install HANA Studio
3. Add HANA System to HANA Studio

Proxy Configuration:

In case you work behind a proxy or a firewall, you may have to configure proxy settings.
1. Go to Windows à Preferences (For Mac OS Eclipse à Preferences)
2. Go to General à Network Connections.
3. In the Active Provider dropdown menu, choose Manual.
4. Configure your <HTTP> and <HTTPS> connections and choose Apply.

Install SAP HANA Cloud Tools in HANA Studio:

1. Open HANA Studio.

2. Go to Help à Install New Software

3. Depending on Eclipse version, enter one of the following URLs:

For Eclipse Kepler (4.3) - https://tools.hana.ondemand.com/kepler

For Eclipse Luna (4.4) - https://tools.hana.ondemand.com/luna

4. Select “SAP HANA Tools” and “SAP HANA Cloud Platform Tools”.

5. Click Next….Next and finally Finish. You will need to restart the HANA Studio.

Connect HANA Studio to HANA Cloud Trial Instance:

1. Open HANA Studio.

2. In System view, right click and select “Add Cloud System”.

3. Enter Account Name, User Name and Password. To know more about Account Name and User Name, refer to the article Free Access to SAP HANA Cloud à Account Dashboard

4. Select the HANA Instance that you have created in step Free Access to SAP HANA Cloud à Create a trial SAP HANA Instance.

5. Click on Finish and HANA Cloud system will be added.

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