Is there a solution to deploy SAP Mobile apps for Android without local SAP HAT installation?

Question

I am asking me if there is a way to deploy SAP hybrid apps (programmed in WEB IDE) for Android / iOS without having a "local" HAT connector installed?

My intention is that with all this cloud services it should be possible to consume a "build for Android" service in the cloud instead of installing the build stuff on a local developer machine.

This question is a little bit related with these posts:

• SAP Mobile Integration with android
• SAP HANA Cloud Platform for mobile apps

Answer 1

Yes, this has been implemented end of last year. The prerequisites are as follows:

1. Subscribe to Portal service
2. Subscribe to Fiori Mobile service
3. Create a "default" launchpad in Portal service
4. Enable the Hybrid App Toolkit plugin in the WebIDE

Now when you create new apps in the WebIDE, on the first page there is a "mobile" checkbox that you need to select. If you have done this, you can trigger a cloud build via the "Fiori Mobile" context menu that you get when you right-click your project. You can find a more elaborate guide here.