Tutorial

A short hands-on tutorial to get apm running in your SAP system to install and publish your first packages.

Three steps to your first package

01

Download the apm client and implement it in your ABAP sandbox system.

Get the source code from zabappm_standalone.prog.abap (right-click, save as)
Create SAP package $ABAPPM in your system
Create program ZABAPPM_STANDALONE in package $ABAPPM, upload the code, and activate
Create transaction ZAPM in package $ABAPPM for program ZABAPPM_STANDALONE

02

Run the apm client and install a package from the registry.

Run transaction ZAPM in SAP GUI
The apm client opens and shows a welcome screen. Just follow the instructions.
apm displays the package list (which will be empty at this point)
Check that the registry is pointing to https://playground.abappm.com. If not, set it accordingly in your personal settings
Select "Install" from the toolbar
Enter the name url, version 1.0.2, and SAP package /APMG/URL. Then click "Install..."
The url package has a dependency on the exceptions package. apm will detect and install it automatically when you click "Install"
Congratulations! You have installed your first package from the registry.

03

Initialize a package in your system and publish it to the playground registry.

Create package $APM-TEST and add program ZAPM_TEST to it
Go back to apm, and select "Init" from the toolbar
Enter the name test-<your-name>, version 1.0.0, and SAP package $APM-TEST. Then click "Initialize"
Select test-<your-name> from the package list and click it
Feel free to edit the readme and manifest
Select "Publish" from the toolbar, confirm the version number, and click "Publish"
Go to playground.abappm.com and search for your package
Excellent! You have published your first package to the playground registry.

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