README.md

Set Up SAP Build Work Zone, Standard Edition (former SAP Launchpad Service) Using a Trial Account

To get started with building a site in SAP Build Work Zone standard, you must perform the required onboarding steps in the SAP Business Technology Platform cockpit.

Prerequisites

In this workshop, you will use the trial environment. If you do not have a trial account yet, you need to first register it. You can find a detailed description how to do this in this tutorial. If you already have an SAP user, you can go to the SAP BTP Trial Page, log on there and follow the instructions.

Note that you can also do this tutorial using a SAP BTP free plan option. To do this, please follow this tutorial: Set Up SAP Launchpad Service Using the Free Tier Model for SAP BTP.

Details

You will learn

• How to subscribe to the SAP Launchpad service (now called SAP Build Work Zone, standard edition)
• How to assign yourself to the Launchpad_Admin role so that you can create and manage sites
• How to access the administration environment

Step 1: Subscribe to the service

Before you can access and use the service, you first need to subscribe to it.

1. Log onto SAP BTP and click Go To Your Trial Account.

   

   If this is your first time accessing your trial account, you'll have to configure your account by choosing a region (select the region closest to you). Your user profile will be set up for you automatically. Wait until your account is set up and ready to go. Your global account, your subaccount, your organization, and your space are launched. This may take a couple of minutes.

2. Click Continue if you get this popup.

   

3. Click the trial tile to navigate to your trial subaccount in the SAP BTP cockpit. If you're using your own subaccount, you can select it instead.

   

4. Click Service Marketplace in the left navigation panel.

   The Service Marketplace provides you access to all services and applications that you can access from the SAP BTP cockpit.

   

5. Enter launchpad in the search box and click the Launchpad Service tile.

   

   If you aren't able to find the Launchpad Service tile, or if you can't access it, you may be using an older trial account. You can easily add it to your account via the Entitlements area. Click Configure Entitlements and then Add Service Plans. Then search for launchpad, check the standard (applications) plan, and click Add 1 Service Plan. Don't forget to save in the next screen.

   The Launchpad Service page opens with 3 tabs that include information about the service as well as the two different plans.

6. Click the Create button at the top right of the screen.

   

7. In the New Instance or Subscription dialog box that opens, select the standard (Subscription) plan from the drop-down list and click Create.

   

   There are two types of standard plans available. In this case, you need to create a subscription to the SAP Launchpad service.

8. You will get a confirmation that your subscription is being created. Click View Subscription.

   

   This step will redirect you to the Services -> Instances and Subscriptions screen. This screen provides you with an overview of all services and applications that are currently active.

9. From the Instances and Subscriptions screen, under the Subscriptions tab, or on the right under the service name, wait until see that you are subscribed to the Launchpad Service.

   

Step 2: Add yourself to the Launchpad_Admin role

To be able to access the SAP Launchpad service, users must be assigned to the Launchpad_Admin role. In this step, you'll assign yourself to this role so that you can access the service and create a launchpad site.

1. Click Security > Role Collections from the side menu.

   

2. In the Search field start typing Launchpad to find the Launchpad_Admin role collection.

   

3. In the row with the Launchpad_Admin role collection, click the arrow at the far right of the row.

   

   You can see all the details of the Launchpad_Admin role collection.

   You could also click on the role collection name to open its details.

4. Click Edit.

   

5. Under the Users tab, enter your email in both the ID and the E-Mail fields. Then click Save.

   

You've now been assigned to the Launchpad_Admin role collection and you can access SAP Build Work Zone, standard edition and carry out all your admin tasks.

Step 3: Access SAP Build Work Zone standard

1. From the side panel, click Instances and Subscriptions.

   

2. Under the Subscriptions tab, click the Launchpad Service. You can also click Go to Application on the right.

   

   The service opens with the Site Directory in focus. This is where you'll create and manage your sites.

   It may take a few minutes for the admin role assignment to take effect. If you get an Access Denied error, please try to access the admin environment in an anonymous window or logout and login again.

Summary

You have now created a subscription to SAP Build Work Zone, standard edition, and assigned yourself the administrator role. Continue to - Exercise 1.1 - Create your first site