The two developer roles are Modeler and Application Programmer.
Modeler: modeler is concerned with the definition of model and schemas used in the SAP HANA, the specification and definition of tables, views, primary keys, indexes, partitions and inter-relationship of the data, designing and defining authorization and access control through the specification of privileges, roles and users and generally uses the perspective “Administration Console” and “Modeler”.
Application Programmer: Programmer is concerned with building
SAP HANA applications which are designed based on MVC (model-view-controller)
architecture and generally uses the perspective “SAP HANA Development”.
2. What are the different tasks you can perform in modeler perspective?
Import metadata, Load data, Create packages, Create information
views, Create Procedures, Create Analytical privileges, Import SAP NetWeaver
BW objects, Create Decision Tables, Import and Export objects.
3. What are the different modeler preferences and how do you set?
You can set the modeler preferences by choosing the menu
Window -> Preferences -> Modeler (or) Quick launch -> Manage Preferences.
4. How to search Tables, Models, and Column views?
In the Modeler search field, enter the object you want
Select the system in dropdown
Click search.
5. What are the different perspectives available in HANA?
Modeler: used for creating various types of views and analytical privileges.
SAP HANA Development: Used for programming applications for creating development objects to access or update data models such as Server-side Java script or HTML files.
Administration: Used to monitor the system and change settings.
Debug: Used to debug code such as SQL Script (.procedure files) or Server-side Java script (.xsjs files).
To open a perspective, go to Window -> Open Perspective.
