SAP Tech Bytes: CAP/HANA Tutorial Part 2 - Create Database Artifacts Using Core Data Services (CDS)

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Use SAP Cloud Application Programming Model (CAP) and Core Data Services (CDS) to generate SAP HANA Cloud basic database artifacts.
You will learn
- How to use SAP Cloud Application Programming Model (CAP) Core Data Services (CDS) to create simple database entities
- How to define database-agnostic artifacts in the persistence module

Summary
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[00:00] 🖥️ Introduction to Creating Database Artifacts Using Core Data Services for SAP HANA Cloud
- Introduction to the tutorial on creating database artifacts with Core Data Services for SAP HANA Cloud.
- Overview of using SAP Cloud Application Programming Model and Core Data Services syntax.
- Explanation of creating tables, views, and relationships in an abstract model approach.

[02:06] 📊 Database Agnosticism and HANA Cloud-specific Features
- Discussion on database agnosticism and avoiding HANA Cloud-specific features initially.
- Later integration of HANA Cloud-specific constructs into the data model.
- Creation of two tables with basic types in the DB module.

[04:11] 📝 Defining Entities and Relationships in the Data Model
- Definition of header and item entities representing database tables.
- Creation of relationships between tables, including composition and association.
- Automatic generation of database views for combined data access.

[05:12] 🌐 Creating and Configuring the Service Model
- Introduction to creating a service model in the SRV folder.
- Projection of header and item entities in the service definition.
- Explanation of how relationships in the data model are included in the service definition.

[06:57] 🔨 Compiling and Building the Project
- Compilation of the project using the 'CDS build' command.
- Generation of HANA-specific artifacts for deployment.
- Overview of the resulting SQL and database artifact generation.

[09:00] 🚀 Deploying to SAP HANA Database and Handling Errors
- Process of binding the project to a HANA database and creating an HDI container.
- Handling errors during database binding and deployment.
- Verification of successful service creation in Cloud Foundry.

[13:09] 📊 Viewing and Deploying Database Artifacts
- Deployment of database artifacts and exploration using SAP HANA Database Explorer.
- Creation and deployment of tables and views in the database.
- Importance of matching data model definitions with actual database structures.

[15:46] 🔄 Importing Data into Database Tables
- Demonstration of data import into tables via Database Explorer.
- Steps for importing CSV data and mapping columns to database tables.
- Verification of successful data import and data visualization.

[18:13] ✅ Completing the Tutorial and Preview of Next Steps
- Completion of the database setup and data import steps.
- Preview of testing the service layer in the next tutorial.
- Overview of the user interface for service testing.