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SAP Graph - Administrator | Hands-on Video Tutorials

dvankempen
Product and Topic Expert
Product and Topic Expert
‎05-05-2022 9:32 AM








philip.mugglestone from the SAP HANA Academy just released a new series of hands-on tutorial videos introducing SAP Graph.

In this blog post you will find the videos embedded with references and some additional information for the Administrator persona.

For the introduction article about SAP Graph, see

For how to get started with SAP Graph from the perspective of the different personas, see

For the article about Low-Code / No-Code, go to

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Hands-On Video Tutorials


In this article, you will find the videos embedded with some additional information and resources. The focus is on the Administrator persona.

For the introduction article, see

What You Will Learn


You can watch the 8 video tutorials in one hour and a bit covering initial setup and configuration.

What you will learn is

  • How to create and configure SAP Graph service instance(s)

  • How to work with SAP API Business Hub sandbox environments

  • How to configure access to SAP SuccessFactors

  • How to configure access to SAP Sales Cloud

  • How to configure access to SAP S/4HANA Cloud

  • How to use the BTP CLI

  • How to configure access to an OData Service as custom data source

  • How to configure access to SAP HANA Cloud as custom data source


YouTube Playlist


To bookmark or directly access the full playlist, go to



Initial Setup


Video Tutorial


In this video tutorial, Philip Mugglestone shows how the administrator can perform initial setup in BTP including creating destinations that access SAP API Business Hub sandboxes for relevant LoB systems.

https://youtu.be/azkHah2hapU?list=PLkzo92owKnVy6eAKxRAhVC5Vp_AjsZ23U

Markers


0:00 - Introduction

0:30 - Entitlements: SAP Graph free plan 

1:00 - Create subaccount

1:40 - Add service plan

3:15 - Destinations

4:30 - SAP API Business Hub

5:00 - Create new destination

6:00 - Clone destination

References


For a sandbox URL of an SAP cloud line of business system, visit the SAP API Business Hub


Create Service Instance


Video Tutorial


In this video tutorial, Philip Mugglestone shows how the administrator can create a SAP Graph service instance, obtain credentials and configure the SAP Graph Key User role.

https://youtu.be/zoRsKJUo4P0

Markers


0:00 - Introduction

0:50 - Create service instance

1:30 - Copy instance-parameters.json

4:20 - Create service binding

6:00 - Create role collections for key user

References


For the SAP HANA Academy SAP Graph repository, visit GitHub


SAP SuccessFactors


Video Tutorial


In this video tutorial, Philip Mugglestone shows how the administrator can set up access to the SAP Success Factors.

https://youtu.be/2ER8S0vedBY

Markers


0:00 – Introduction

0:30 – Delete Sandbox destination

1:15 – Destinations, Download Trust (X.509 certificate)

1:30 – SAP SuccessFactors Admin Center, Register OAuth2 Client Application

3:15 – SAP BTP, Destinations, Import

4:45 – SAP SuccessFactors documentation

References


For the SAP HANA Academy SAP Graph repository, visit GitHub

For the technical article, see

References


For the documentation on the SAP Help Portal, see


SAP Sales Cloud


Video Tutorial


In this video tutorial, Philip Mugglestone shows how the administrator can set up access to SAP Sales Cloud.

https://youtu.be/o1H-O_QB7pE

Markers


0:00 - Introduction

0:30 - SAP Sales Cloud

1:00 - Destinations, Download Trust (X.509 certificate)

1:45 - SAP Sales Cloud, Configure OAuth 2.0 Identity Provider

3:40 - SAP Sales Cloud, OAuth 2.0 Client Registration

5:00 - SAP BTP, Destinations, Import

References


For the SAP HANA Academy SAP Graph repository, visit GitHub

For the technical articles, see


SAP S/4HANA Cloud


Video Tutorial


In this video tutorial, Philip Mugglestone shows how the administrator can set up access to a SAP S/4HANA Cloud.

https://youtu.be/Rfn9RRgA8Ik

Markers


0:00 - Introduction

1:00 - Destinations, Download Trust (X.509 certificate)

1:15 - SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Communication Management: User and System

4:15 - Create Communication Arrangement(s)

8:30 - SAP BTP, Destinations, Import

11:30 - Clone destinations

References


For the SAP HANA Academy SAP Graph repository, visit GitHub

For the technical articles, see


BTP CLI


Video Tutorial


In this video tutorial, Philip Mugglestone shows how the administrator can use the SAP BTP Command Line Interface (btp CLI) to perform tasks as an alternative to using the BTP Cockpit UI. Philip shows how to install the btp CLI, login, create subaccounts, set entitlements, create service instances and create then assign role collections.

https://youtu.be/_jbZjtebL4w

Markers


0:00 - Introduction

0:45 - Installation

2:35 - Login

3:55 - Cheat sheet

5:15 - Create subaccount

7:20 - Target subaccount

7:40 - Entitlements

8:20 - Create service instance

11:15 - Get service binding

13:10 - Role collection

15:20 - Graphctl login

15:55 - Recap

16:40 - Additional commands

17:45 - Undo

Commands


Commands used in this video (initially, for the other commands, see the cheat sheet).
btp help

btp login --help

btp --info

btp login --url <url> --subdomain <name> --usr <user> --password

References


You can download the SAP BTP CLI from the SAP Development Tools website


For the documentation, visit

For the "cheat sheet", see



Custom Data Source - Northwind


Video Tutorial


In this video tutorial, Philip Mugglestone shows how the administrator can set up access to a custom data source - in this case the ubiquitous OData service Northwind.

https://youtu.be/JfNQD1grj7c?list=PLkzo92owKnVy6eAKxRAhVC5Vp_AjsZ23U

Markers


0:00 - Introduction

0:40 - Northwind

1:15 - Add destination using SAP BTP cockpit

1:45 - Build graph using graphctl 

3:05 - Activate

4:00 - Sample app

References


About OData and the Northwind test data source, see


Custom Data Source - SAP HANA Cloud


Video Tutorial


In this video tutorial, Philip Mugglestone shows how the administrator can set up access to a custom data source - in this case a classical database schema of SAP HANA Cloud. Philip shows how to create an OData service on top of the classical database schema which is then accessed from SAP Graph via a SAP BTP destination.

https://youtu.be/9CdVqb8Tv-c?list=PLkzo92owKnVy6eAKxRAhVC5Vp_AjsZ23U

Markers


0:00 - Introduction

1:10 - Prerequisites

1:45 - Create sample data set 

2:30 - Create an OData service using the SAP HANA Academy CAP generator

5:45 - Create a destination

6:30 - Create service key

8:20 - Generate and activate graph

10:00 - Access app



Command Line


Commands used in this video.
# Generate business data graph configuration

graphctl generate config -f <config>.json

# Activate 

graphctl activate config -f <config>.json



# List configuration

graphctl list config




References


For the source code, see


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