Eclipse IDE

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 Tools and their companion plugins are added to.

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Where it sits

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ABAP Architectindependently maintained

Required dependency. The IDE the plug-in is installed into from its p2 update site, named with the release and the Java version it is built against.

Functional boundary

On an [SAP BTP ABAP environment](artifact:btp-abap-environment) system only the generated code is left: DDIC creation is not supported on ABAP Cloud, because classic DDIC object creation over REST is not available there. Create DDIC is also disabled where ADT is not installed in the same Eclipse, and Insert into Editor then works with any editor implementing `ITextEditor` instead of the ABAP one.

abapthemesindependently maintained

Required dependency. The IDE the plugin is installed into, from the update site; the maintainer states the release it needs.

adt-bundle-builderindependently maintained

Required dependency. the installation the p2 director installs into, downloaded as a Java package archive and extracted by the build

Bellaindependently maintained

Dependency relationship. the IDE Bella is installed into from its own p2 update site, at release 2024-12 or newer with Java 21

Cloud ALM Link for ADTindependently maintainedABAP Development Tools for Eclipse add-on

Required dependency. the IDE it installs into from an update site through Install New Software, at the 2026-03 release or newer

Functional 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.

eclipsADT-o-matindependently maintained

Required dependency. the base package the wizard downloads and extracts, or the existing installation it extends

Functional boundary

Windows only, with PowerShell 7 (`pwsh`) installed; the run needs access to `download.eclipse.org`, `tools.hana.ondemand.com`, `eclipse.devepos.com` and the update site of every plugin selected, from the machine it installs on. A plugin outside the catalog is installed only after someone adds its update site and feature group id to `catalog.json`.

EPOD ADT MCP Serverindependently maintainedABAP Development Tools for Eclipse add-on

Optionally used: the Eclipse mode, which this update site carries the IDE the feature installs into from the update site, Eclipse 2024-03 or later

Functional boundary

In the Eclipse mode the server lives in a developer's IDE, binds to 127.0.0.1 and answers any request carrying an `Origin` header with HTTP 403, so a pipeline or a remote agent has nothing to reach; the standalone mode on the runtime of the ADT for VS Code extension is the documented route with no IDE open. A new connection starts in write mode, so the 11 write tools are live against a connected system until someone presses Toggle Read-Only. The dropins route for the two bundles is documented as untested.

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