SAP recommends two primary tools for evaluating the metadata of CDS-based extractors in an SAP S/4HANA system. The SAP ABAP Development Tools (ADT), an Eclipse-based IDE, is used for creating and performing in-depth technical analysis of CDS views, including their source code, annotations (like @Analytics.dataExtraction.enabled), and underlying structure. The SAP S/4HANA View Browser App is a Fiori application designed for searching, discovering, and analyzing the properties and annotations of existing CDS views. It helps identify views suitable for extraction and provides a high-level overview of their metadata without requiring access to the development environment.

A. SAP S/4HANA Query Browser App: This app is used to find and execute analytical queries (CDS views with @Analytics.query: true), not for a detailed evaluation of extraction-specific metadata.

B. SAP S/4HANA Analytical List Page App: This is a Fiori application template for building user interfaces to display data; it is not a tool for analyzing backend CDS view metadata.

1. SAP Help Portal

SAP S/4HANA 2023

CDS-Based Data Extraction: "To find released CDS views that support data extraction

you can use the View Browser app. In the View Browser

you can search for views based on their annotations." This directly supports the use of the View Browser App (D).

2. SAP Help Portal

SAP S/4HANA 2023

ABAP Development Tools (ADT): The official documentation describes ADT as the integrated development environment for creating

editing

and testing ABAP development objects

including Core Data Services (CDS) views. The entire process of defining extraction capabilities via annotations is performed here. This supports the use of ADT (C).

3. SAP Help Portal

SAP S/4HANA 2023

View Browser: "The View Browser allows you to find

tag

and display virtual data model (VDM) views and other CDS views... You can also see the view annotations..." This confirms its role in metadata evaluation.