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1. After you have created your workspace and your project, go to the Project Explorer view in the SAP HANA
Development perspective , right-click on the file name, select New, and select File. The New File wizard will
appear.
2. Enter or select the parent folder and enter the file name using the following naming convention
.procedure. Choose Finish. The icon shows that your procedure is created locally. Choose Save.
Your procedure will open containing the default Create Procedure template. In the Properties view, you will
see the properties of your procedure, such as Access Mode, Name and Language. You can also change the
default schema that this procedure is using.
Note: You can also create a folder first and add a file. Right-click on the project name, select New, and
select Folder. The New Folder wizard will appear. Enter or select the project, enter the folder name,
and choose Finish.
3. To share your project, right-click on the project name, select Team, and select Share Project. The Share
Project wizard will appear. Choose Finish. The icon shows that your procedure is not committed and not
activated.
4. You can begin writing your code inside your new procedure and save it locally. The syntax is checked
simultaneously and is highlighted. Auto-completion of the syntax appears as you type; press Ctrl + Spacebar
to get a list of relevant SQLScript statements.
Note: You can only write one stored procedure per file. The file name and the procedure name must
be the same.
5. To commit your new procedure or make changes to an existing one, first save it, right-click on the procedure,
select Team, and select Commit. Your procedure is now synchronized to the repository as a design-time
object and the icon shows that your procedure is committed .
Caution: The design-time presentation of the procedure is currently in XML format that you must not
edit.
6. When you have finished writing your procedure and you are ready to activate it, right-click on the procedure,
select Team, and select Activate. Your procedure is created in the catalog as a runtime object and the icon
shows that your procedure is activated . This will allow you and other users to call the procedure and debug it.
If an error is detected during activation, an error message will appear in the Problems view.
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Note: You can also activate your procedure at the project and folder level.
SAP HANA Development Perspective [page 25]
SAP HANA Repository Packages and Namespaces [page 43]
In SAP HANA, a package typically consists of a collection of repository objects, which can be transported
between systems. Multiple packages can be combined in a delivery unit (DU).
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SAP HANA Developer Guide
Developing Procedures