How To Create Destination As A Service and Consume It In SAP UI5 | SAP | UI5

What is the concept of Destination in SAP BTP?

In the SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP), a destination is a configuration object that defines the connection parameters for accessing a service or system from SAP BTP.

A destination is used as a way to define the communication settings for a service and to ensure secure access to the service. The destination defines the target URL of the service, the credentials that are used to access the service, and other configuration properties such as the communication protocol, message format, and security settings.

Destinations can be used to access a variety of services such as Cloud Foundry applications, APIs hosted on SAP API Business Hub and data sources like databases or SAP S/4HANA systems.

In SAP BTP, you can manage destinations through the Destination service in the SAP Cloud Platform cockpit, where you can create, update, or delete destinations as needed.

What are the different ways that we can create a Destination in SAP BTP?

There are several ways to create a destination in the SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP):

SAP Cloud Platform Cockpit: You can use the SAP Cloud Platform cockpit to create and manage destinations. This is the recommended method for creating destinations in SAP BTP, as it provides a user-friendly interface and ensures that the destinations are properly secured and configured.

API: You can use the SAP Cloud Platform Destination API to programmatically create and manage destinations. This is useful when you need to automate the creation and management of destinations or when you need to integrate the creation and management of destinations into a custom application.

SAP Cloud Platform Connectivity Service: You can use the SAP Cloud Platform Connectivity Service to create destinations, which is particularly useful when connecting to external systems from SAP BTP.

SAP Cloud Platform Extension Factory: You can use the SAP Cloud Platform Extension Factory to create destinations for services hosted within your SAP BTP landscape. This is useful when you need to access services that are not directly available through the SAP Cloud Platform cockpit.
Regardless of the method used to create a destination, it is important to properly secure the destination by defining the appropriate authentication and authorization settings. This ensures that the destination can be used securely to access the target service or system from SAP BTP.

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[raksy]

Creating destination with basic authentication is easy but how to consume it in UI5 apps.

[borngenius]

This is a very underrated video(probably the channel itself). Glad that i stumbled upon this today . Some excellent videos including this one. Keep them coming!

[Fedes]

Hi! Excelent video. I have a question. I created a SAPUI5 managed application and dont find the xs-app.json to configure the destination CF. What is the problem?

[mahendrasai]

How to connect it with a standalone project ? as during the Bound Application there is no option popping up