Setup for SAP Build Process Automation

This page explains how to connect SAP Build Process Automation to SAP Cloud ALM.

Currently, the following monitoring application is supported for SAP Build Process Automation:

Prerequisites

To enable SAP Build Process Automation to send monitoring data to SAP Cloud ALM:

  • You need a user with the "Destination Administrator" authorizations in the SAP BTP subaccount in which SAP Build Process Automation is subscribed
  • You need to obtain the SAP Cloud ALM Service Key to connect to the SAP Cloud ALM system

Setup Steps in BTP Cockpit

Create Destination in BTP Cockpit

  1. Log on to SAP BTP Cockpit and navigate to the sub-account for your SAP Build Process Automation 
  2. Go to Connectivity > Destinations
  3. Click on "New Destination"
  4. Create a new destination using the "Blank Template" view
    1. Name: Enter a name for the destination as sap_process_automation_cloud_alm
    2. Type: HTTP
    3. URL: SAP Cloud ALM service key parameter "Endpoints" > "Api" without api (make sure to keep the / at the end)
    4. Authentication: Select 'OAuth2ClientCredentials'
    5. Client ID: SAP Cloud ALM service key parameter "clientid"
    6. Client Secret: SAP Cloud ALM service key parameter "clientsecret"
    7. Token Service URL: SAP Cloud ALM service key parameter "uaa" > "url" + /oauth/token
  5. Save the destination

Setup Steps in Build Process Automation

Activate Monitoring Use-Cases

  1. Log on to SAP Build Process Automation
  2. Click on the drop-down icon next to 'Backend Configuration' and select 'SAP Cloud ALM'
  3. Enter a service name, e.g., your SAP Build Process Automation tenant ID
  4. Click the "Save" button
  5. Now the "Register" button gets activated
  6. Click the "Register" button
  7. Activate the monitoring data collection for the monitoring use-cases as described on the page Using SAP Cloud ALM.

If you already performed the registration and the monitoring setup at an earlier point in time, please follow the section Existing Configuration in the SAP Help.

Next Steps

After setting up the monitoring PUSH to SAP Cloud ALM in the managed service, the data collection will be activated automatically with default monitoring configurations. 

You can adjust the monitoring setup within the monitoring application. Find more information on the configuration on the "Setup & Configuration" pages for the application.