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adt ddl / adt dcl

CRUD for CDS source objects:

  • DDL (DDLS) — Data Definition Language sources (views, entities, ...).
  • DCL (DCLS) — Data Control Language sources (access controls / PFCG).

Both use the generic CRUD builder, so options match objects.

Subcommands

CommandDescription
adt ddl create <name> <description> <package>Create a new DDL source.
adt ddl read <name>Print the .asddls source to stdout.
adt ddl write <name> [file|-]Write source from file or stdin.
adt ddl activate <names...>Activate one or more DDL sources.
adt ddl delete <name>Delete a DDL source.
adt dcl ...Same surface for DCL sources.

Options

Identical to objects:

  • create: -t, --transport, --no-error-existing, --json
  • read: --json
  • write: [file], -t, --transport, --activate
  • activate: --json
  • delete: -t, --transport, -y, --yes, --json

Examples

# Create a CDS view
adt ddl create ZI_CUSTOMER "Customer view" ZMYPKG -t DEVK900001

# Edit
adt ddl read ZI_CUSTOMER > zi_customer.ddls.asddls
$EDITOR zi_customer.ddls.asddls
adt ddl write ZI_CUSTOMER zi_customer.ddls.asddls --activate

# DCL role
adt dcl create ZI_CUSTOMER_ACCESS "Customer access" ZMYPKG
adt dcl write ZI_CUSTOMER_ACCESS access.dcls.asdcls --activate

See also

  • rap — behavior definitions, service definitions, service bindings
  • @abapify/adkAdkDdlSource, AdkDclSource
  • acds — the CDS DDL parser used by checkin/checkout