SAP CLOUD INTEGRATION CI/CD USING GITLAB
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In this blog I have explained how to deploy and run CI/CD pipeline for SAP Cloud Integration artifact using GitLab.
By the end of this article you would be able to deploy a basic CI/CD pipeline for your artifact.
pre-requisite:
1. SAP Cloud Integration trial account.
2. An existing cloud integration flow.
3. GitLab with an active runner.
1. Create a new project in GitLab:
2. Modify the YAML config file :
Update the YAML file to deploy the integration artifact using Piper.
Piper is an open source tool to implement continuous delivery.
Replace the “CREDENTIALS” value as explained below:
Go to your SAP BTP trial account > select your API instance (create a new instance, if not already done)> click on the service keys > copy the entire credentials.
{
“oauth”: {
“clientid”: “xx-xlkjjfd-asd-xxxx-0000-xxxxxx!0000|it!sssss”,
“clientsecret”: “12345–6788–45rt-adcd-asdgthkjfn_xxxxxxxxxxxx”,
“url”: “https://3xxxxxxxx.it-cpitrialxx.cfapps.us10-001.hana.ondemand.com“,
“tokenurl”: “https://3xxxxxxxx.authentication.us10.hana.ondemand.com/oauth/token“
}
}
Replace the “maildemo” with your actual Iflow ID
bin/piper integrationArtifactDeploy –verbose –apiServiceKey $(CREDENTIALS) –integrationFlowId “maildemo”
3. Run the pipeline
Click the commit changes as shown below to run the pipeline.
4. Pipeline successfully triggered:
Once the pipeline is passed successfully you can see the status as shown below.
Once the pipeline is successful it will trigger the respective Cloud integration flow “maildemo”
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