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Create a Simple ABAP CDS View

in ADT

Table of Contents
Table of Contents 2

Overview 4

Create a CDS view 5

Enter the data source 7

Edit the SELECT statement 8

Use an existing CDS association 9

Add fields from existing associations 10

Add a CASE statement 11

Add a WHERE clause 12

Check your code and view your changes 13

Overview
CDS is an extension of the ABAP Dictionary that allows you to define
semantically rich data models in the database and to use these data models in

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your ABAP programs. CDS is a central part of enabling code push-down in ABAP
applications.

You can find more information about CDS in the ABAP keyword documentation
and the SAP Community.

In this documentation, you will learn how to create a CDS (Core Data Services)
view using ABAP Development Tools (ADT).

You will learn:

● How to use the new Core Data Services (CDS) tools in ABAP
Development Tools for Eclipse (ADT).
● How to use the following ABAP and SQL elements in a CDS view:
○ SELECT statement
○ CASE statement
○ WHERE clause
Throughout this tutorial, objects' names include the suffix XXX. Always replace
this with your group number or initials.

Create a CDS view


1. In the context menu of your package choose New and then choose Other
ABAP Repository Object.

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2. Select Data Definition, then choose Next.

3. Enter the following values, then choose Next:


○ Name = Z_INVOICE_ITEMS_XXX
○ Description = Invoice Items

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4. Accept the default transport request (local) by simply choosing Next again.

5. Select the entry Define View, then choose Finish

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Enter the data source
The new view appears in an editor. Ignore the error for now. In this editor, enter
the following values:

1. Enter Z_ITEMS_XXX as the SQL view name.


2. Enter the CDS view sepm_sddl_so_invoice_item as the data source for
your view. You can get proposals for the data source by entering a few
characters, then using code completion (keyboard shortcut
CTRL+SPACE).

The SQL view name is the internal/technical name of the view which will be
created in the database. Z_Invoice_Items is the name of the CDS view which
provides enhanced view-building capabilities in ABAP. You should always use
the CDS view name in your ABAP applications.

Edit the SELECT statement


You will now insert the fields currency_code and gross_amount into the SELECT
list as follows:

1. Trigger code completion in the SELECT list (by clicking on the SELECT list
and using keyboard shortcut CTRL+SPACE), then double click on the
entry Insert all elements - template. All the elements (fields and
associations) of the underlying data source are inserted into the SELECT
list.

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2. Remove all the elements in the SELECT list which were inserted by the
code completion apart from currency_code and gross_amount. Remember
to separate the elements in the SELECT statement with a comma.

Use an existing CDS association


You will now model the relationships between data sources by using some
existing CDS associations. You can use associations in path expressions to
access elements (fields and associations) in related data sources without
specifying JOIN conditions. You can now display the element info by positioning
the cursor on the data source name sepm_sddl_so_invoice_item and choosing
F2.

To see the related data sources that can be accessed using associations, scroll
down.To see details about the target data source of the association header,
choose the hyperlink sepm_sddl_so_invoice_header.

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Add fields from existing associations
You will now add fields of related data sources to the SELECT list of
Z_Invoice_Items, using the associations in path expressions. Each element in
the path expression must be separated by a period.

1. Add the association header to your selection list, preferably with a


comment, by adding the following the code. do not forget to add a comma
after the previous item, gross_amount:

2. You will get an error, “Field header must be included in the selection list
together with field
SEPM_SDDL_SO_INVOICE_ITEM.SALES_ORDER_INVOICE_KEY”.
Resolve this by adding the field
sepm_sddl_so_invoice_item.sales_order_invoice_key to the Select
statement.
3. Add the company_name of the business partner to the SELECT list using
the associations header and buyer in a path expression

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4. Add the payment_status from the invoice header to the SELECT list using
the association header

Add a CASE statement


If the invoice has been paid, you want to set the payment_status to X (true). Do
this by implementing a CASE expression, assigning the alias payment_status to
the CASE expression.

Remove the existing declaration, header.payment_status, and replace it with the


following code. Do not forget to separate payment_status and header with a
comma.

ABAP

case header.payment_status
when 'P' then 'X'
else ' '
end as payment_status,

You can check your code below.

Add a WHERE clause

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You will now filter the results so that only invoice items with currency_code =
'USD' are retrieved.

1. Add a WHERE clause:

ABAP
WHERE currency_code = 'USD'

2. Save and activate the data definition by choosing Save (Ctrl+S) and
Activate (Ctrl+F3).

Check your code and view your changes


Your CDS view code should look something like this:

ABAP

@AbapCatalog.sqlViewName: 'ZITEMS_XXX'

@AbapCatalog.compiler.compareFilter: true

@AccessControl.authorizationCheck: #NOT_REQUIRED @EndUserText.label:

'CDS View for "Use-cds-view" tutorial' define view Z_Invoice_Items_2

as select from sepm_sddl_so_invoice_item

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{

header.buyer.company_name,

sepm_sddl_so_invoice_item.sales_order_invoice_key,

sepm_sddl_so_invoice_item.currency_code,

sepm_sddl_so_invoice_item.gross_amount, case header.payment_status when

'P' then 'X' else ' ' end as payment_status, //* Associations *// header

where currency_code = 'USD'

Open the CDS View in the Data Preview by choosing F8. Your CDS View should
look like this:

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