Cloud ALM Link for ADT
An Eclipse plugin that shows the transports and SAP Cloud ALMSAP Cloud ALMSAP's application lifecycle management product, run by SAP as a service: implementation projects with their tasks, requirements, features, documents and test management, and the operations side of a landscape. For the things here it is the system a server reads over the published Cloud ALM APIs, on behalf of an agent. features behind an ABAP object, and turns Cloud ALM IDs in source comments into links.
Brings the SAP Cloud ALMSAP Cloud ALMSAP's application lifecycle management product, run by SAP as a service: implementation projects with their tasks, requirements, features, documents and test management, and the operations side of a landscape. For the things here it is the system a server reads over the published Cloud ALM APIs, on behalf of an agent. side of a change into ABAP Development Tools for EclipseABAP Development Tools for EclipseSAP's Eclipse plugins for ABAP: source, dictionary and CDS editors, Project Explorer, Outline and ABAP Unit, calling ADT resources on the connected system.sap official, abap: right-click an ABAP object in the source editor or the Project Explorer, or press Ctrl+6, and a Cloud ALM Transports view lists the transports associated with it, each with the Cloud ALM feature it belongs to, its status and the person responsible for it. The same two steps work the other way, so a transport request in the Transport Organizer opens its transport in Cloud ALM, and a row in the view opens the transport in ADT's Transport Editor. Cloud ALM IDs written into ABAP comments become clickable, recognised by prefix: 6- for features, 3- for tasks and requirements, 7- for documents, 15- for libraries. The connection is configured in each Eclipse installation under ABAP > ADT Cloud ALM Link, with the tenant, the region, a client ID and a client secret, and the Cloud ALM API enabled for the calm-api.features.read scope; a demo mode shows sample data with no Cloud ALM connection. It installs from the maintainer's own p2 update site, and the same maintainer publishes calmcpcalmcpAn MCP server in front of the SAP Cloud ALM APIs: four read tools over tasks, projects, features, documents, tests and analytics, run over stdio locally or Streamable HTTP on Cloud Foundry.independent, btp in front of the Cloud ALM APIs for agents.
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PracticalFunctional boundary
An Eclipse installation older than the 2026-03 release, or a Java below 21, cannot take it: both are listed prerequisites, and 2026-03 is named as the oldest release the current ADT installs on. The tenant, region, client ID and client secret are entered per installation in Eclipse preferences, so each developer configures the Cloud ALM connection in their own IDE.
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- IDE extension
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Moving a change from development through test to production
Editor help with source: completion, navigation, errors, refactoring
SAP's application lifecycle management product, run by SAP as a service: implementation projects with their tasks, requirements, features, documents and test management, and the operations side of a landscape. For the things here it is the system a server reads over the published Cloud ALM APIs, on behalf of an agent.
SAP's Eclipse plugins for ABAP development over ADT
The Java-based IDE and plugin platform, downloaded as an archive per operating system and extended through p2 update sites. For the things here, the installation SAP's ABAP Development ToolsABAP Development Tools for EclipseSAP's Eclipse plugins for ABAP: source, dictionary and CDS editors, Project Explorer, Outline and ABAP Unit, calling ADT resources on the connected system.sap official, abap and their companion plugins are added to.
SAP's application lifecycle management product, run by SAP as a service: implementation projects with their tasks, requirements, features, documents and test management, and the operations side of a landscape. For the things here it is the system a server reads over the published Cloud ALM APIs, on behalf of an agent.
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quoted from consetto/cloudalmlink under Apache-2.0, readCloud ALM Link for ADT
Cloud ALM Link integrates SAP Cloud ALM with ABAP Development Tools (ADT) in Eclipse, allowing you to navigate seamlessly between your ABAP development environment and Cloud ALM.
Detailed information can be found at https://cloudalmlink.consetto.com/
Prerequisites
- Java 21 or newer
- Eclipse IDE 2026-03 or newer (the oldest release the current ADT installs on)
- ABAP Development Tools (ADT) installed
- Enabled Cloud ALM API with Scope calm-api.features.read https://help.sap.com/docs/cloud-alm/apis/enabling-sap-cloud-alm-apis?locale=en-US
Installation
The plugin can be installed directly into your Eclipse IDE using the standard "Install New Software" feature.
- Open Eclipse and navigate to Help > Install New Software...
- In the "Work with" field, add the following update site URL:
https://cloudalmlink.consetto.com/latest - Select Cloud ALM Link from the list of available software.
- Click Next, accept the license agreement, and click Finish.
- Restart Eclipse when prompted.
Configuration
Before using the plugin, you need to configure your Cloud ALM tenant settings:
- Go to Window > Preferences (or Eclipse > Preferences on macOS)
- Navigate to ABAP > ADT Cloud ALM Link
- Enter your Cloud ALM settings:
- Tenant: Your Cloud ALM tenant name (e.g.,
mycompany) - Region: Your Cloud ALM region (e.g.,
eu10) - Client ID: Your Client ID
- Client Secret: Your Client Secret
- Enable Demo Mode: Try the plugin with sample data, no Cloud ALM connection required
- Tenant: Your Cloud ALM tenant name (e.g.,
Features
Show Transports and Features
View the transports and Cloud ALM features associated with an ABAP object:
- Right-click in the ABAP source editor and select Show Transports and Features
- Right-click on an ABAP object in the Project Explorer and select Show Transports and Features
- Or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+6 (Cmd+6 on macOS)
Results are displayed in the Cloud ALM Transports view, showing transport ID, title, feature, status, responsible person, and more. Use the search field to filter across all columns in real-time.
Open Feature from Transport Organizer
Right-click on a transport request in the Transport Organizer or Transport Editor and select Open in Cloud ALM to open the corresponding transport in Cloud ALM.
Open in Transport Organizer
From the Cloud ALM Transports view, right-click any row and select Open in Transport Organizer to open the transport directly in ADT's Transport Editor.
Cloud ALM Links in Comments
The plugin automatically detects Cloud ALM IDs in your ABAP source code comments and makes them clickable:
- Features: IDs starting with
6-(e.g.,6-1234) - Tasks/Requirements: IDs starting with
3-(e.g.,3-144444) - Documents: IDs starting with
7-(e.g.,7-5678) - Libraries: IDs starting with
15-(e.g.,15-9012)
To use this feature:
- Add a Cloud ALM ID in a comment, for example:
* Implementation for feature 6-1234 " Fix for task 3-144444 - Hold Ctrl (Cmd on macOS) and hover over the ID
- Click Open in Cloud ALM to open the feature or task in your browser
Building
The plugin, feature and p2 update site are built with Maven and Tycho (JDK 21, Maven 3.9.9+):
mvn verify # against the oldest supported Eclipse (pom.xml: eclipse.release)
mvn verify -Declipse.release=latest # against the newest Eclipse releaseReleases: set the version, merge the PR, then push a tag vX.Y.Z matching Bundle-Version. The release workflow builds the update site and attaches cloudalmlink-updatesite-X.Y.Z.zip to a draft GitHub release.
The update site lands in com.consetto.adt.cloudalmlink.site/target/repository (and as a .zip next to it). CI runs both builds on every pull request and weekly, because SAP only publishes the newest ADT. See TESTING.md for the unit tests and what needs a manual check in Eclipse.
License
This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
Copyright (c) Consetto GmbH.
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Feel free to submit issues and pull requests.
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