Exercise: SAP API Management
Unit 3 – Create your first API Proxy
UNIT 3 – CREATE YOUR FIRST API PROXY
SCENARIO
In this scenario we will create a very simple first API Proxy. This proxy will not leverage any of the multiple
features from SAP API Management, but is mainly intended to set the stage, e.g.
• Get an account on HCP Trial
• Ensure access to a public SAP Gateway OData service
• Get a first glance at SAP API Management
Prerequisites
None
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Register and log on to SAP HANA Cloud Portal Trial
PART 1
1. Go to
[Link]
[Link]/cockpit
2. If you already have a user, click
on “Log on” and continue with
Step #5, if not click on
“Register”
3. Enter the required information
and click on “Register”
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Explanation Screenshot
4. After some time you should
receive an email with an
Activation link
5. Before logging on to the HCP
Cockpit, register to the SAP
Gateway system ES4. Go to
[Link]
nts/docs/DOC-40986 and click
on “Sign up here!”
6. You might need to authenticate
again
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Explanation Screenshot
7. And click through a few Sign-up
and legal forms / confirmations
8. In the final step you will be
informed about another
confirmation email that is sent
to your email address and your
temporary password is shown.
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9. In this email you will see your
P-user and the new password
for the SAP Gateway ES4
system which we will need later
on.
10. Now log on to the HCP Cockpit,
[Link]
.com/cockpit with your P-user
and the HCP password!
Note: this is not the password
of the SAP Gateway ES4 user
which was created in the
previous setup, but the
password from step #3.
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Explanation Screenshot
11. In the HCP Cockpit, select
“Services” on the left hand side
12. On the right hand side, scroll
down to the “Integration”
section and click on the SAP
API Management tile
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13. In the SAP API Management
view click on “Enable” and wait
until the status changes to
“Enabled”
Note: If activation fails, click on
Enable again. Repeat this several
time. Please also create a ticket
under OPU-API-OD-DT
14. Now click on the “Access SAP
API Management API Portal”
link to open the API Portal
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15. In the API Portal click on the
Hamburger Menu and select
“Develop”
16. In the Manage screen, click on
the “Create” button in the top
left corner.
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17. Enter
[Link]
m/sap/opu/odata/iwbep/GWSA
MPLE_BASIC as the URL for
the API Proxy.
18. For Name, Title and API Base
Path choose
GWSAMPLE_BASIC_Simple
19. Then click on “Create”
20. In the final step click on “Save
And Deploy”
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21. Now the API Proxy has been
created. You can copy the API
Proxy URL
22. And open it in a new browser
window
23. When prompted for a username
and password, enter the P-user
and the SAP Gateway ES4
password from step #10. You
may be asked to enter the
credentials twice.
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