2. Configure ABAP Development Tools

Select the ABAP Perspective

Make sure that you are using the ABAP Perspective in your Eclipse (ADT) window.

If it is active, you will see the ABAP icon in the upper right corner of your Eclipse.

If it is not active, from the menu choose Window > Perspective > Open Perspective > Other and then ABAP from the Open Perspective dialogue.

Configure ADT for the use with SAP Build

ADT is started from within SAP Build using a so called shortcut eclipse+command. As this functionality is a build-in feature of Eclipse, it needs to be configured there. In Eclipse this technique is called link handler.

The link handler is part of the Eclipse installation environment on your computer and enables external tools (i.e. SAP Build) to start the correct Eclipse with ADT installed.

This shortcut is automatically being registered when ADT is installed on an Apple Mac.

If you are using a Windows computer you have to check whether this link handler is configured to start ADT correctely.

Start your Eclipse with ADT installed (from the last step)
From the menu choose Window --> Preferences
Choose ABAP Development from the menu on the left hand side.
Click on Link Handlers
Make sure that both entries adt and eclipse+command are being checked and marked This application. This is especially important if your have installed more than one Eclipse instance on your computer.

Great!

Now you enabled the ADT inside Eclipse to be started using the Eclipse link handler. This will be used within the next lesson, when SAP Build starts automatically your Eclipse/ADT.

Next lesson