var q howtoinstallwebtoolsplatformpluginforeclipseindigodownloadEnabling ABAP in Eclipse SAP Blogs. Since the announcement of availability of ABAP Eclipse to enable developers to use Eclipse environment for development, i was quite excited to install and have a look at this new tool. Hi,I have been trying to get the SAPUI5 Application Development Tool for Eclipse installed, but I cannot seem to get the Wizards to work. Everything looked like it. Eclipse is probably best known as a Java IDE, but it is more it is an IDE framework, a tools framework, an open source project, a community, an ecosystem, and a. I want to install Eclipse Indigo for Java EE developers in CentOS through yum command. yum install eclipse. What is the exact commandBut installing and making it to function took me through lot of hurdles, though the SAP documentation provides the details but its not in detail and the steps are not that clear. I am pretty sure others in the community will have the same kind of difficulties unless they have used eclipse earlier and so on. This blog helps ABAP developers to get through the installation part. Requirements Operating System Windows XP, Vista, 7 3. BitJava Runtime JRE 1. Bit. MS VC Runtime 1. Bit. SAP GUI for Windows 7. Patch Level 9 or higher. Browser Internet Explorer 7. Firefox 4. 0 or higher. Eclipse Platform Eclipse 3. Download Eclipse software from the below website Supported versions 3. Versions above 4. ABAP editor, make sure the right version is downloaded. Downloaded file is a zip file, and unzip the file in the location you want to and the Eclipse is ready to be executed using. JRE Java Runtime Environment is mandatory to run the eclipse and thus make sure the JRE with version above 1. Latest version also does4 Download the other enhancements required to support ABAP editor installation from the links mentioned below. Downloaded files are zip files unzip themto make them ready for importing into Eclipse. Open the Eclipse use Eclipse. Go to Help Install New Software. Click on the Add button and then click on the Local button from the pop up window. Browse the folder where the enhancement features downloaded are unzipped and choose the Eclipse Modelling Framework Code runtime folder for installing. Ensure that Group item by Category is unchecked and choose the right component from the list and install on the next button.   The following popup will be shown, click on Next, if you dont have the right version, right selection of the feature then you will end up in errors.     Read through and accept the license agreement. Ensure that the Eclipse is restarted after every installation else you will not be able to install the further enhancements.     1. Repeat the steps for the other enhancement installations and make sure that right component is chosen to be installed as shown below and in the same order and restarting is mandatory after each installation.   1. Maintain the SAP logon pad with the system you are trying to connect Development system. And ensure the SNC is activated and No Single sign on is checked if u r not using SSO. Ensure your user has the following roles assigned. SAPBCDWBABAPDEVELOPER ABAP developer. SAPBCDWBWBDISPLAY Display authorization for ABAP1. Ensure that services are activated in transaction SICF. Procedure. 1. Call the transaction SICF in the relevant back end system. As a filter, select DEFAULTHOST for Virtual Host entry. Then press F8 or use thecorresponding toolbar icon to display the services tree. Expand the node defaulthost sap bc abap. The subtree displays the service items docu and Tools. Docu. 4. Select the service docu and choose Activate Service from the context menu. Repeat the last step for the service Tools. Docu. 6. In addition, expand the link node in the public subtree defaulthost sap public bc abap. Select the link node docu and choose Activate Link from the context menu. Repeat the last step for the link item Tools. Docu. 1. 4 Now you should be ready for connecting to SAP. Go to the menu, File New Create Project, in the popup window select the ABAP Project under ABAP folder and click on next    1. Browse and choose the right system using Browse button and the click on Next.   1. Mention the client, user, pwd and then click on nextfinish. Congratulations,you are now ready to work with Eclipse to build ABAP objects. Hope this helps all of us to get started with new ABAP Development Tool. What is the yum command to install Eclipse Indigo for Java EE developers Like the others have answered, you need to install it manually if your yum doesnt have it. This is the guide I used to do this http www. I used it with Fedora 1. Eclipse 4. 2 juno instead of 3. To run them side by side you can first install the yum version, then rename bineclipse and usrshareapplicationseclipse. Finally, install it as the guide explains.