SAP CAP SDM Plugin

A plugin made for SAP Cloud Application Programming (CAP) projects, aimed at effortless integration with SAP Document Management Service (SDM). Achieve smooth connections in a 'CAP-ish' style, solely utilizing CDS Annotations. This makes your DMS integrations simpler and more intuitive.

Project Overview

sap-cap-sdm-plugin is a CDS plugin that provides integration to the SAP Document Management service specifically for CAP projects.

Requirements

To use the all-in-one features provided by this plugin, you'll need a paid instance of the SAP Document Management service.

Installation & Setup

1. Installation

Install the plugin using npm with the following command:

npm install sap-cap-sdm-plugin

2. Configuration

Include the plugin in the cds.requires section of your package.json:

"cds": {
    "requires": {
        "sap-cap-sdm-plugin": {
            "impl": "sap-cap-sdm-plugin",
            "settings": {
                "destination": "<YOUR_SDM_DESTINATION_NAME>",
                "repositoryId": "<YOUR_REPOSITORY_ID>"
            }
        }
    }
},

3. Entity Creation

Set up your entity with the @Sdm.Entity annotation. Link your entity properties to CMIS properties using the @Sdm.Field annotations:

service SampleService {
    @cds.persistence.skip
    @Sdm.Entity
    entity Files {
        key id           : String      @Sdm.Field      : { type : 'property', path : 'cmis:objectId' };
            name         : String      @Sdm.Field      : { type : 'property', path : 'cmis:name' };
            content      : LargeBinary @Core.MediaType : contentType  @Core.ContentDisposition.Filename : name;
            contentType  : String      @Core.IsMediaType
                                       @Sdm.Field      : { type : 'property', path : 'cmis:contentStreamMimeType' };
            createdBy    : String      @Sdm.Field      : { type : 'property', path : 'cmis:createdBy' };
            creationDate : Date        @Sdm.Field      : { type : 'property', path : 'cmis:creationDate' };
    }
}

4. Get Started

After setting up, check your configuration to make sure everything is okay.

Additional Features

1. File URL

Obtain a direct URL to the document by specifying type: 'link' within the @Sdm.Field annotation.

    url: String @Sdm.Field : { type : 'link' };

2. CMIS Client

If the entity annotations don't meet your needs, you can use the CMIS Client to implement your own logic.

This service follows the specs of SAP Document Management Service, Integration Options - CMIS from SAP Business Accelerator Hub.

Usage:

const client = await cds.connect.to('cmis-client');
// create a folder in root
await client
  .createFolder('your_repository_id', 'folder_name')
  .execute(destination);

Check test/cmis for more examples.

3. SDM Administrative Operations

There's also a service for admin tasks, like adding a new repository. This service comes from the Document Management Service, Integration Options - AdminAPI.

Usage:

const admin = await cds.connect.to('sdm-admin');

// add a new repository
await admin.onboardARepository({
  repository: {
    displayName: 'sdm-plugin',
    description: 'sdm-plugin',
    repositoryType: 'internal',
    isVersionEnabled: 'false',
  },
});

Check test/admin for more examples.

Limitations

This is an early release, so some SAP DMS features are not yet supported, including:

• Repositories with isVersionEnabled set to true;
• Repositories with isThumbnailEnabled set to true;
• Bulk upload;
• Bulk download;