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Maintaining Translation Details [page 353]
Translation details provide a brief overview of the type and current status of the text objects to be translated,
for example, by specifying the technical area of the new delivery unit and indicating the current status of
translation texts.
4.4 Creating the Application Descriptors
When you develop and deploy applications in the context of SAP HANA Extended Application Services (SAP
HANA XS), you must define the application descriptors, which describe the framework in which the application
runs. The framework defined by the application descriptors includes the root point in the package hierarchy where
content is to be served to client requests, whether the application is permitted to expose data to client requests,
what kind of access to the data is allowed, and what if any privileges are required to perform actions on packages
and package content.
To perform the high-level tasks that make up the process of defining the application descriptors, you must be
familiar with the concept of the application descriptor, the application-access file, and if required, the application-
privileges file. Maintaining the application descriptors involves the following tasks:
1. Creating the application descriptor file.
The package that contains the application descriptor file becomes the root path of the resources exposed to
client requests by the application you develop.
2. Creating the application-access file.
The application-access file enables you to specify who or what is authorized to access the content exposed by
the application package and what content they are allowed to see.
3. Creating the application-privileges file. (Optional)
The application-privileges file can be used to define the authorization privileges required for access to an
application, for example, to start the application or to perform administrative actions on an application.
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Create an application descriptor [page 50]
Each application that you want to develop and deploy on SAP HANA Extended Application Services (SAP
HANA XS) must have an application-descriptor file. The application descriptor is the core file that you use to
describe an application's framework within SAP HANA XS.
Create an application-access file [page 57]
The application-access file enables you to specify who or what is authorized to access the content exposed by
the application package and what content they are allowed to see.
Create an application-privileges file [page 60]
The application-privileges (.xssprivileges) file can be used to grant authorization levels for an application,
for example, to start the application or perform administrative actions on an application.
4.4.1 The SAP HANA XS Application Descriptor
Each application that you want to develop and deploy on SAP HANA Extended Application Services (SAP HANA
XS) must have an application descriptor file. The application descriptor is the core file that you use to describe an
application's framework within SAP HANA XS.
The package that contains the application descriptor file becomes the root path of the resources exposed to client
requests by the application you develop.
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