This skill provides comprehensive guidance for SAP Business Application Studio (BAS), the cloud-based IDE on SAP BTP built on Code-OSS. Use when setting up BAS subscriptions, creating dev spaces, connecting to external systems, deploying MTA applications, troubleshooting connectivity issues, managing Git repositories, configuring runtime versions, or using the layout editor. Keywords: SAP Business Application Studio, BAS, SAP BTP, dev space, Cloud Foundry, MTA, multitarget application, SAP Fiori, CAP, HANA, destination, WebIDEEnabled, Cloud Connector, Service Center, Storyboard, Layout Editor, ABAP, OData, subscription, entitlements, role collection, Business_Application_Studio_Developer, Git, clone, push, pull, Gerrit, PAT, OAuth, asdf, runtime, Node.js, Java, Python, Task Explorer, CI/CD, Yeoman, generator, template wizard, mbt, mtar, debugging, breakpoint
SAP Business Application Studio is a cloud-based IDE on SAP BTP built on Code-OSS (VS Code foundation). It provides tailored dev spaces for SAP Fiori, CAP, HANA, and mobile development with pre-installed tools and runtimes.
Architecture: Multi-cloud SaaS (AWS, Azure, GCP) with isolated dev spaces functioning as Developer Virtual Appliances.
Setting up BAS? → See Setup Checklist
Creating a dev space? → See Dev Space Types
Connecting to external systems? → See Connectivity
Deploying applications? → See Build & Deploy
Working with Git? → See references/git-operations.md
Project creation/development? → See references/development-workflow.md
Service Center/Extensions? → See references/service-center-and-tools.md
Troubleshooting? → See references/connectivity-guide.md
Business_Application_Studio_Developer role collectionFor detailed setup: See references/setup-checklist.md
| Type | Purpose | Key Extensions |
|---|---|---|
| SAP Fiori | Fiori apps (CF, ABAP Cloud, on-prem) | SAP Fiori Tools, SAPUI5 Layout Editor, MTA Tools |
| Full Stack Cloud Application | CAP with Node.js/Java + Fiori | CAP Tools, CDS Graphical Modeler, Java Tools |
| Full-Stack Application Using Productivity Tools | Low-code development | Productivity Tools, CAP Tools, Mobile Services |
| SAP HANA Native Application | Native HANA apps, calculation views | HANA Tools, Calculation View Editor, SDI Tools |
| SAP Mobile Application | iOS/Android with MDK | Mobile Services Tools, HTML5 Runner |
| SAP SME Business Application | SME apps with Business Application Factory | SME programming model tools |
| Basic | Minimal environment | SAP Basic Tools only |
For extension details: See references/dev-space-types.md
| Plan | Dev Spaces | Running | Storage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 10 | 2 | 10 GB | Production development |
| Free | 2 | 1 | 4 GB | Community support only, 2 deployments max |
| Trial | 2 | 1 | 4 GB | 1-hour timeout, 30-day inactivity deletion |
| Build-Code | Varies | Varies | Varies | Requires SAP Build Code subscription |
For restrictions: See references/service-plans.md
WebIDEEnabled = true
HTML5.DynamicDestination = true
| System Type | WebIDEUsage Value |
|---|---|
| ABAP System | odata_abap,dev_abap |
| SAP Cloud for Customer | odata_c4c |
| Service URL | odata_gen |
| SAP Business Accelerator Hub | apihub_sandbox |
/sap/opu/odata/ (OData services)/sap/bc/ui5_ui5/ (UI5 resources)/sap/bc/adt/ (ABAP Development Tools)/sap/bc/ui2/app_index/ (App index)For troubleshooting: See references/connectivity-guide.md
# Build MTA archive
mbt build
# Deploy to Cloud Foundry
cf deploy mta_archives/<app>.mtar
mta.yamlcf commands for deployment.mtar files| Role | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Developer | Business_Application_Studio_Developer - Application development |
| Administrator | Export/delete user data, restart dev spaces |
| Extension Deployer | Create and deploy custom extensions |
Assign via: SAP BTP Cockpit → Security → Role Collections
curl localhost:8887/reload then curl $H2O_URL/api/listDestinations -o dests.jsondf -ih # Check inodes
df -h # Check disk space
Remove cache folders and unnecessary files.
Configure SAP HANA Cloud to allow BAS IP addresses. See Availability for region IPs.
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Command Palette | F1 or Cmd+Shift+P |
| Select parent control | Ctrl+Click |
| Move control up | Shift+Left Arrow |
| Move control down | Shift+Right Arrow |
references/dev-space-types.md - Detailed dev space extensions and capabilitiesreferences/connectivity-guide.md - Complete connectivity troubleshootingreferences/service-plans.md - Plan restrictions and meteringreferences/setup-checklist.md - Detailed setup proceduresreferences/git-operations.md - Git commands, stash, authentication, Gerritreferences/development-workflow.md - Project creation, UI development, debugging, CI/CDreferences/service-center-and-tools.md - Service providers, extensions, IDE featuresreferences/connectivity-guide.md - Complete connectivity setup guidereferences/dev-space-types.md - All dev space types and use casesreferences/git-operations.md - Git integration and operationsreferences/service-center-and-tools.md - Service Center and tool managementreferences/service-plans.md - Service plans comparison and selectionreferences/setup-checklist.md - Complete setup checklistreferences/development-workflow.md - Development workflow and best practicestemplates/destination-config.md - Destination configuration examplestemplates/dev-space-setup.md - Dev space creation checklist| Resource | URL |
|---|---|
| SAP Help Portal | https://help.sap.com/docs/bas |
| GitHub Docs Source | https://github.com/SAP-docs/sap-btp-business-application-studio |
| Discovery Center | https://discovery-center.cloud.sap/serviceCatalog/business-application-studio |
| Availability/IPs | https://help.sap.com/docs/bas/sap-business-application-studio/sap-business-application-studio-availability |
Last Verified: 2025-11-27 Source: SAP-docs/sap-btp-business-application-studio (145+ docs)