How to download and install the HANA Eclipse plugin

In Eclipse, choose in the menu bar Help > Install New Software…

Select SAP Development Tools for Eclipse

• Neon (4.6), add the URL https://tools.hana.ondemand.com/neon/
• Mars (4.5), add the URL https://tools.hana.ondemand.com/mars/

Press Enter to display the available features.

Select the desired features and choose Next.

On the next wizard page, you get an overview of the features to be installed. Choose Next.

Confirm the license agreements and select Finish to start the installation. (Depending on the features chosen the installation may take up to 10 minutes.)

Restart Eclipse as prescribed after adding HANA Plugin.

Change perspective to SAP HANA Administrative Console Window > Perspective > SAP HANA Administrative Console

For Docker environments follow instructions in 7B.

Add your HANAExpress Add System > Specify System

Configuration:

• Hostname: HANAExpress Hostname (use /sbin/ifconfig to find IP address of host)
• Instance number: 90 (or 00 for SAP HANA 1.0, express edition installations)
• Mode: Multiple containers > System database
• Description: HANAExpress Edition

For Docker containers follow these instructions to add a connection your HANA Express SystemDB database.

Add your HANAExpress Add System > Specify System

Configuration:

• Hostname: HANAExpress Hostname (use /sbin/ifconfig to find IP address of host)
• Instance number: <arbitary unique instance number>
• Mode: Multiple containers > Tenant database
• Name: SYSTEMDB:39017
• Description: HANAExpress Edition

Connection Properties:

• Authentication by database user:
• User Name: SYSTEM
• Password: password

(Note - you might be asked to change the SYSTEM user password if this is the first login)

• Enable SAP start service Connection
• Finish

Confirm connection as shown below: