If you’re following the SAP Learning Basic ABAP Programming course or trying to use the SAP BTP ABAP Environment practice system, you might encounter this frustrating issue:
❌“Please wait, session is preparing”
❌Session keeps loading and never starts
I ran into this myself, so here’s what’s actually happening and how to fix it.
What’s the Problem?
SAP provides a preconfigured practice system for ABAP courses.
This system already contains the data and configuration needed to:
Complete exercises from Basic ABAP Programming
Experiment with SAP BTP ABAP Environment
However, if your local setup or project connection is incorrect, the session may never finish loading.
Common Reasons Why This Happens
1️⃣Eclipse + ADT Tools Are Not Installed Correctly
To work with the ABAP practice system, you must have:
Eclipse IDE installed
ABAP Development Tools (ADT) plugin added
📌SAP’s official installation guide:
👉https://developers.sap.com/tutorials/abap-install-adt.html
If ADT is missing or outdated, the session will fail silently.
2️⃣Wrong ABAP Service Instance URL (Very Common ❗)
This was the main issue in my case.
When creating an ABAP Cloud Project, Eclipse asks for:
ABAP service instance URL
⚠️If you accidentally use:
An ABAP service URL from your own SAP BTP Trial account
👉The SAP Learning practice session will get stuck on “Please wait, session is loading”.
✅The Correct Solution
✔️Step 1: Use the Provided Practice System URL
When you enrolled in the SAP Learning course, you downloaded a file (usually):
s4d_ConfigFile
it Includes a README file
📌Inside that README, you’ll find the correct ABAP service instance URL
👉This URL is specifically linked to the SAP Learning practice system
✔️Step 2: Create a NEW ABAP Cloud Project
Open Eclipse
Create a new ABAP Cloud Project
Paste the ABAP service instance URL from the README
Do NOT use your own BTP trial URL
Once I did this, the session loaded immediately. ✅
At the end, you will see that the cloud project willl be added
If you’re following the SAP Learning Basic ABAP Programming course or trying to use the SAP BTP ABAP Environment practice system, you might encounter this frustrating issue:❌“Please wait, session is preparing”❌Session keeps loading and never startsI ran into this myself, so here’s what’s actually happening and how to fix it.What’s the Problem?SAP provides a preconfigured practice system for ABAP courses.This system already contains the data and configuration needed to:Complete exercises from Basic ABAP ProgrammingExperiment with SAP BTP ABAP EnvironmentHowever, if your local setup or project connection is incorrect, the session may never finish loading.Common Reasons Why This Happens1️⃣Eclipse + ADT Tools Are Not Installed CorrectlyTo work with the ABAP practice system, you must have:Eclipse IDE installedABAP Development Tools (ADT) plugin added📌SAP’s official installation guide:👉https://developers.sap.com/tutorials/abap-install-adt.htmlIf ADT is missing or outdated, the session will fail silently.2️⃣Wrong ABAP Service Instance URL (Very Common ❗)This was the main issue in my case.When creating an ABAP Cloud Project, Eclipse asks for:ABAP service instance URL⚠️If you accidentally use:An ABAP service URL from your own SAP BTP Trial account👉The SAP Learning practice session will get stuck on “Please wait, session is loading”.✅The Correct Solution✔️Step 1: Use the Provided Practice System URLWhen you enrolled in the SAP Learning course, you downloaded a file (usually):s4d_ConfigFileit Includes a README file📌Inside that README, you’ll find the correct ABAP service instance URL👉This URL is specifically linked to the SAP Learning practice system✔️Step 2: Create a NEW ABAP Cloud ProjectOpen EclipseCreate a new ABAP Cloud ProjectPaste the ABAP service instance URL from the READMEDo NOT use your own BTP trial URLOnce I did this, the session loaded immediately. ✅ At the end, you will see that the cloud project willl be added Read More Technology Blog Posts by Members articles
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