Your comprehensive guide to SAPUI5! From !DOCTYPE HTML to /html, get the know-how to develop MVC apps, use OData, create data bindings, debug and test code, and deploy apps. Learn the dos and donts of SAPUI5 and everything in between, whether youre implementing CRUD operations or writing your own controls. See whats new with SAP Cloud Platform, SAPUI5 support assistant, and more. Your best apps are yet to come. a. Build Your FoundationStart with an overview of the SAPUI5 architecture and a Hello, World example for a single page application. Get the details on the core building blocks, controls, and functionality of SAPUI5.b. Hands-On ApproachLearn about MVC applications, model types, and CRUD operations for connecting services. Then implement OData protocols, design application patterns, and apply advanced features to take your app to the next level.c. Enhance Your AppsAdd the finishing touches to your app, with details on enterprise-grade features for security, theming, performance, and accessibility. Debug and test your code for flawless deployment.Highlights Include: 1) Designing and building apps2) Model view controller concepts3) Models and data binding4) OData5) CRUD and REST6) Debugging and testing7) App deployment8) SAP Web IDE9) SAP Fiori10) SAP Cloud Platform

Christiane Kurz is a senior software developer at SAP. She joined her first web development project back in 2001, loved the experience, and has never looked back. She has worked on dozens of large and small web applications for SAP, SAP customers, and-at her own Internet startup from 2005 to 2010-for companies with no relationship to SAP at all. She rejoined SAP in 2012 as a member of the central team developing SAPUI5 in Walldorf, Germany. She is an experienced lecturer and trainer for SAPUI5 and OpenUI5 as well as other web-related topics.

... Target Audience ... 17 ... Objective ... 17 ... How to Read This Book ... 18 1.1 ... What It Is and Where to Get It ... 25 1.2 ... History and Evolution ... 26 1.3 ... Features ... 28 1.4 ... Use Cases ... 38 1.5 ... Product Comparison ... 42 1.6 ... SAPUI5 and OpenUI5 ... 42 1.7 ... Summary ... 43 2.1 ... The Libraries ... 45 2.2 ... Model-View-Controller Overview ... 48 2.3 ... Architecture of a Typical SAPUI5 Application ... 50 2.4 ... Class Hierarchy ... 53 2.5 ... Summary ... 59 3.1 ... SAP Web IDE ... 63 3.2 ... WebStorm ... 79 3.3 ... Visual Studio Code with UI5 Command-Line Tools ... 87 3.4 ... Summary ... 89 4.1 ... Coding Guidelines ... 91 4.2 ... Setup ... 95 4.3 ... Adding a Simple Control ... 98 4.4 ... Defining an Event Handler ... 100 4.5 ... Complex Controls ... 105 4.6 ... Controls Application Programming Interface ... 109 4.7 ... Layouts ... 111 4.8 ... Summary ... 117 5.1 ... Models, Views, and Controllers ... 119 5.2 ... Structure ... 120 5.3 ... Building a Simple View ... 130 5.4 ... View Types ... 144 5.5 ... Components ... 163 5.6 ... Routing ... 174 5.7 ... Application Descriptor ... 183 5.8 ... Summary ... 189 6.1 ... Using Models: A JSON Sample ... 191 6.2 ... Property Binding ... 200 6.3 ... Using Formatters ... 214 6.4 ... Aggregation Binding ... 224 6.5 ... Element Binding ... 237 6.6 ... Expression Binding and Calculated Fields ... 239 6.7 ... Resource Models and Internationalization ... 243 6.8 ... View Models and the Device Model ... 250 6.9 ... Summary ... 258 7.1 ... REST and CRUD ... 259 7.2 ... Connecting to REST Services ... 260 7.3 ... Using CRUD Operations ... 267 7.4 ... Sorting, Filtering, and Grouping in JSON Models ... 291 7.5 ... Summary ... 307 8.1 ... OData at a Glance ... 309 8.2 ... OData Model at a Glance ... 320 8.3 ... Reading Data ... 328 8.4 ... Filter, Sort, Expand, and Group ... 346 8.5 ... Paging and Thresholds ... 361 8.6 ... Batch Mode ... 366 8.7 ... One-Way and Two-Way Bindings ... 368 8.8 ... Writing Data ... 374 8.9 ... Function Imports ... 388 8.10 ... Concurrency Control ... 392 8.11 ... Summary ... 395 9.1 ... Layouts ... 398 9.2 ... Floor Plans ... 414 9.3 ... Additional Application Features ... 445 9.4 ... Running Applications in SAP Fiori Launchpad ... 461 9.5 ... SAP Fiori Reference Applications ... 471 9.6 ... Summary ... 479 10.1 ... Writing Your Own Controls ... 481 10.2 ... Using Fragments ... 498 10.3 ... SAP OData Annotations ... 511 10.4 ... Smart Controls ... 515 10.5 ... SAP Fiori Elements ... 524 10.6 ... SAPUI5 Web Components ... 528 10.7 ... Drag and Drop ... 533 10.8 ... Summary ... 538 11.1 ... Theming ... 543 11.2 ... Security ... 554 11.3 ... Performance ... 557 11.4 ... Accessibility ... 575 11.5 ... Summary ... 583 12.1 ... Debugging ... 586 12.2 ... Writing Unit Tests ... 597 12.3 ... One-Page Acceptance Tests ... 614 12.4 ... Mocking Data: Using the Mock Server ... 634 12.5 ... Linting Code ... 640 12.6 ... Summary ... 642 13.1 ... Same-Origin Policy ... 643 13.2 ... Disable Web Security in Google Chrome ... 648 13.3 ... SAP Cloud Platform Destinations ... 650 13.4 ... Summary ... 658 14.1 ... SAP Cloud Platform ... 659 14.2 ... SAP Web IDE and Cloud Connector ... 669 14.3 ... ABAP Server ... 679 14.4 ... Other Web Servers ... 689 14.5 ... Summary ... 691 A ... Worst Practices ... 695 B ... Cheat Sheets ... 703 C ... Additional Resources ... 717 D ... The Authors ... 723