abapgit-srvd-object

name	abapgit-srvd-object
description	Create an abapGit SRVD object outside SAP systems using user-defined names and repository reference files.

Create abapGit SRVD object

abapGit docs: Supported Object Types | File Formats

Goal

Create a SRVD (Service Definition) object directly as abapGit-serialized repository files, outside an SAP system.

abapGit serialization rules

• Files are UTF-8 with BOM, LF line endings, 2-space indentation.
• Filenames: <object_name>.srvd.<extension> — all lowercase.
• The XML metadata file must start with:

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
  <abapGit version="v1.0.0" serializer="LCL_OBJECT_SRVD" serializer_version="v1.0.0">
  

Naming rule

• Use the exact object names provided by the user/request.
• Do not use placeholder names for implementation.

File structure

A SRVD object consists of two files:

• <name>.srvd.srvdsrv — service definition source
• <name>.srvd.xml — metadata

Complete sample

src/zfoo_ui_flight.srvd.srvdsrv

@EndUserText.label: 'Flight Management Service'
define service ZFOO_UI_FLIGHT {
  expose ZFOO_C_FLIGHT as Flight;
}

src/zfoo_ui_flight.srvd.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<abapGit version="v1.0.0" serializer="LCL_OBJECT_SRVD" serializer_version="v1.0.0">
 <asx:abap xmlns:asx="http://www.sap.com/abapxml" version="1.0">
  <asx:values>
   <SRVD>
    <NAME>ZFOO_UI_FLIGHT</NAME>
    <TYPE>SRVD/SRV</TYPE>
    <DESCRIPTION>Flight Management Service</DESCRIPTION>
    <LANGUAGE>EN</LANGUAGE>
    <MASTER_LANGUAGE>EN</MASTER_LANGUAGE>
    <SOURCE_URI>./zfoo_ui_flight/source/main</SOURCE_URI>
    <SOURCE_TYPE>ABAP_SOURCE</SOURCE_TYPE>
    <SOURCE_ORIGIN_DESCRIPTION>ABAP Development Tools</SOURCE_ORIGIN_DESCRIPTION>
    <SRVD_SOURCE_TYPE>S</SRVD_SOURCE_TYPE>
    <SRVD_SOURCE_TYPE_DESC>Definition</SRVD_SOURCE_TYPE_DESC>
   </SRVD>
  </asx:values>
 </asx:abap>
</abapGit>

Key XML elements

Element	Description
NAME	Service definition name (uppercase)
TYPE	Always SRVD/SRV
DESCRIPTION	Short description
SOURCE_URI	./<lowercase_name>/source/main
SRVD_SOURCE_TYPE	S = Definition

Creation workflow

1. Take the service definition name and target package path from the user/request.
2. Create <name>.srvd.srvdsrv with the define service source.
3. Create <name>.srvd.xml with SRVD metadata.
4. expose lists all CDS consumption views to expose via OData.
5. Set SOURCE_URI to ./<lowercase_name>/source/main.

Done-check

• Serializer is exactly LCL_OBJECT_SRVD.
• NAME in XML matches the filename (uppercase vs lowercase).
• .srvdsrv uses define service ... { expose ... } syntax.
• All exposed entities reference existing CDS consumption views.
• No SAP-system-only creation step is required.