With SAP HANA Extended Applications Services (XS), you can build Web-based applications that communicate with SAP HANA and efficiently process large amounts of data. Your data benefits form rapid inter-process communication – instead of being transferred between a database and an application server over an independent network. Use SAP HANA XS to simplify your application architecture, achieve optimal app performance, and reduce complexity in your IT environment – all at the same time.
Accelerate next-gen app
development with the SAP HANA in-memory platform
Build smart, real-time applications that combine analytics and transactions – and deploy them on any device – with SAP HANA. Our in-memory application development platform includes a wide range of tools, including a Web-based developer workbench and IDE. Create apps that offer personalized experiences and instant response times – and take advantage of the Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, and advanced analytics.
App Development Languages
Leverage standard app development languages
Choose the programming language that best fits your needs and expertise. SAP HANA supports a variety of standard app development languages for client-side, server-side, and algorithms development.
- Client-side – choose any language that works with standard interfaces, such as JDBC (Java Database Connectivity), ODBC (Open Database Connectivity), and RESTful Web services
- Server-side – use SQLScript, Server-Side JavaScript, or C++
- Algorithms and business logic – choose from C++ or R script
- Multi-dimensional query expressions – leverage ODBO (OLE DB for OLAP) or MDX (multidimensional expressions)
Application Development Tools
Take advantage of rapid application development tools
Work in the application development environment that best suits your style. With SAP HANA, you can choose from Eclipse, Web, or ABAP-based development tools:
- SAP HANA studio – an Eclipse-based integrated development environment (IDE) for data modeling, app development, database administration, and security
- SAP Web IDE – a browser-based development environment that includes built-in tools for application lifecycle management
- ABAP – a development environment for experienced ABAP programmers that includes optimized tools for building SAP app extensions on SAP HANA
Core Data Services
Enrich your data models and modernize app development
The core data services in SAP HANA can help you model your application data and create database schema, tables, and views at design time. Use them to extend SQL Data Definition Language (DDL) and enrich your data models with annotations and associations that add a sematic meaning.
SAP HANA stores your models in a database repository and activates them at runtime by creating the appropriate data objects. Overall, the core data services provide an efficient way to interact with data embedded into your programs and facilitate the re-use of data models.
Function Libraries
Accelerate application performance
Re-use packaged components to improve both developer productivity and app performance. Our function libraries include:
- Application function library (AFL) – delivers ready-to-use procedures that you can call directly from SQLScript; all AFL functions run close to the data inside the SAP HANA database, for unmatched app performance
- Predictive analytics library (PAL) – included in the AFL, this library contains over 20 algorithms that let you embed data mining and predictive scenarios into your own applications
- Application function modeler (AFM) – this graphical editor in SAP HANA studio lets you connect to the BFL and PAL, and use visualization and drag-and-drop capabilities to speed results
Application Lifecycle Management
Simplify the entire application lifecycle
Streamline and speed up the transition from application development to production – with SAP HANA lifecycle management capabilities. Our framework and best practices can help you quickly prepare your applications for production deployment. Define the right product structure, track object changes, prepare product delivery units, validate and assemble your applications – and confidently deploy on time and to user expectations.
