Step 1: Open Custom CDS Views application
Navigate to the Extensibility category and press the Custom CDS Views tile to start the application on your Fiori Launchpad.
Step 2: Select data source
This brings you to the data source list of the available data sources for Custom CDS Views.
Search for a data source you want to use as a basis and select the data source (1) I_Customer
.
This is the primary data source of the new Custom CDS view.
Now execute create (2) to create a new Custom CDS view.
Step 3: Create custom CDS view
On the general tab enter name YY1_New_Customer
and label New Customer
.
Step 4: Select fields
This step is used to taylor
a given CDS View to the needs of a customer.
Now switch to the Field Selection tab and select following fields (1):
- Customer
- CustomerName
- CustomerFullName
- Country
- CityName
- PostalCode
- StreetName
These fields will be available in the custom CDS view.
Now save and publish the view.
Result:
This saves and activates the view.
In case the primary data source is access protected, the new view is protected, too.
Step 5: Generate OData service
Switch back to the general tab to generate an OData Service by checkmarking
it.
Afterwards save and publish your change. Now your OData Service is generated.
Result:
Now new service <ViewName>_CDS
got created and the service is registered for further usage in the communication scenario.
Step 6: Open Custom Communication Scenarios application
Go back to Press the Custom Communication Scenarios tile to start the application.
Step 7: Add new scenario
In Custom Communication Scenario add a new Scenario by clicking on new button.
Step 8: Add name and description
A new window will open where you can define the Name of the New Scenario and its Description.

Step 9: Add services
First you have to click the add button. Afterwards search for New Customer and add YY_NEW_CUSTOMER_CDS
as a service.

Step 10: Publish communication scenario
After adding the service YY_NEW_CUSTOMER_CDS
, the result will be shown in the following way:

Now you can publish your Communication Scenario.
Step 11: Use communication system and user
Step 12: Create communication arrangement
Navigate to the Communication Management category and press the Communication Arrangements tile to start the application.
Step 13: Add new communication arrangement
Click on the new button to create a new Communication Arrangement.
Step 14: Select scenario and describe arrangement name
You can choose YY1_New_Customer
as Scenario and select the create button by clicking the value help.
Step 15: Save communication arrangement
Now select your Service, like EXTERNAL_SYSTEM
as Communication System and save the Communication Arrangement.
Step 16: Generating URL
After you have saved your Communication Arrangement, the URL will be generated.
Result:
The role containing the authorizations for the service(s) is assigned to a communication user. After this step, you can call the service in a web browser and logon with the communication user. You can consume this service also in tools like Excel using the comm. user logon.
Note: the communication arrangement is a configuration object that is created in test and production system separately.