ABAP_to_the_Future

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ABAP in Eclipse
tools.hana.ondemand.com/#abap; there you will see what the latest supported
version of Eclipse is and the link you should follow to download it (Figure 1.1).
Figure 1.1 Installing Eclipse: Part 1
When you follow the link—for Eclipse Kepler in the example shown in Figure
1.1—you will arrive at a slightly different version of the screen mentioned at the
start of this section, but the important thing is that it still has a big Download
button for you to click. Below the Download button, you are presented with a
dazzling array of choices. Figure 1.2 sh ows only the first two, but you can keep
paging down and the options keep on coming.
Either of the options shown in Figure 1.2 are okay for using ABAP in Eclipse, but
as it turns out you are best off choosing the one called IDE for Java EE Developers.
In Chapter 13, you will need the extra features th is option provides when
you start working with SAPUI5.
Warning: Houston, We Have a Problem
Each option has a 32-bit and a 64-bit option. Make sure you choose the one that is
compatible with the version of Java that is running on your machine; i.e., a 32-bit version
of Java and a 64-bit version of Eclipse do not play well together.
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