abapGit/docs/guide-import-zip.md

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Import ZIP	offline projects	10

Download ZIP File

An offline project is based on a ZIP file that contains all files of a git repository.

First, download the latest version of the project you want to import.

• For GitHub :
  1. Go to the project main page (e.g. https://github.com/larshp/abapOpenChecks)
  2. Select Code > Download ZIP
  3. Save file

Import ZIP File

1. Connect to SAP in language English (EN)
2. Run abapGit:

• If you have installed the standalone version: in transaction SE38, run the program you created (ZABAPGIT_STANDALONE or ZABAPGIT_FULL or other)
• If you have installed the developer version: run transaction ZABAPGIT

3. Select New Offline
4. Enter the project name and select an existing package or create a new package
5. Select Import ^zip
6. Select the ZIP file (eg. abapGit-master.zip)
7. Select Pull ^zip

Hints

abapGit can only import files with LF as line-terminator. If you clone a project on windows with git cli to pack into a ZIP file later on, configure git not replace LF by CRLF:

git config [--global, --local, --system] core.autocrlf false