How to Generate a HANA CDS Wrapper View

To generate from command prompt, please complete the following:

◈ Download and install the js application.
◈ Open the js command prompt.
◈ Install the dependent packages from the command prompt npm install.
◈ Open the folder hana-cds-wrapper-generator-master/view-generator and execute js.

◈ Next, open localhost with port 3000 in the browser to view the application

To generate from WEBIDE, please complete the following:

◈ Clone the source code from the git repository to WEBIDE.

◈ Right click on the project hana-cds-wrapper-generator and select Project > Project Settings

◈ Enter the cloud foundry configuration details, including the API, organization, and the space where you want to build the project.

◈ Choose Save.

◈ Right click on the project and select Build > Build.

◈ Once you have successfully completed the build, select the view-generator folder to run the project

◈ The application URL will be generated once the run script has started.

The following options are available to generate the HANA CDS Wrapper View:

◈ XS Classic for HDBDD

◈ XS Advanced for HDBCDS

To generate the view from the app using XS Classic, please complete the following:

◈ Select XS Classic from the application.

◈ Enter the Namespace, Source Schema and Target Schema.

◈ Choose Generate & Download to download.

◈ The HANA CDS Wrapper View generator file will be downloaded.

To generate the view from the app using XS Advanced, please complete the following :

◈ Select XS Advanced from the application to generate the HANA 2.0 CDS view (.HDBCDS) file.

◈ Enter the input values for Namespace and Logical System.

◈ Check the Disable Type Cast box to ensure increased performance.

◈ Choose Generate & Download.

◈ The HANA CDS Wrapper View generator file will be downloaded.

Result: You have now successfully generated a HANA CDS Wrapper View.