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API for Amazon Location Service Places V2

ABAP Package /AWS1/API_GEP_IMPL
ABAP SDK "TLA" GEP
ABAP Interface /AWS1/IF_GEP

The "TLA" is a Three Letter Abbreviation that appears in ABAP class names, data dictionary objects and other ABAP objects throughout the AWS SDK for SAP ABAP. The TLA for Amazon Location Service Places V2 is GEP. This TLA helps squeeze ABAP objects into the 30-character length limit of the ABAP data dictionary.

Installation

To install the AWS SDK for SAP ABAP, import the Core transport, along with the transport for the Geo Places module and other API modules you are interested in. A few modules are included in the Core transport itself. For more information, see the Developer Guide guide.

About The Service

The Places API enables powerful location search and geocoding capabilities for your applications, offering global coverage with rich, detailed information. Key features include:

  • Forward and reverse geocoding for addresses and coordinates

  • Comprehensive place searches with detailed information, including:

    • Business names and addresses

    • Contact information

    • Hours of operation

    • POI (Points of Interest) categories

    • Food types for restaurants

    • Chain affiliation for relevant businesses

  • Global data coverage with a wide range of POI categories

  • Regular data updates to ensure accuracy and relevance

Using the SDK

In your code, create a client using the SDK module for Amazon Location Service Places V2, which is created with factory method /AWS1/CL_GEP_FACTORY=>create(). In this example we will assume you have configured an SDK profile in transaction /AWS1/IMG called ZFINANCE.

DATA(go_session)   = /aws1/cl_rt_session_aws=>create( 'ZFINANCE' ).
DATA(go_gep)       = /aws1/cl_gep_factory=>create( go_session ).

Your variable go_gep is an instance of /AWS1/IF_GEP, and all of the operations in the Amazon Location Service Places V2 service are accessed by calling methods in /AWS1/IF_GEP.

API Operations

For an overview of ABAP method calls corresponding to API operations in Amazon Location Service Places V2, see the Operation List.

Factory Method

/AWS1/CL_GEP_FACTORY=>create( )

Creates an object of type /AWS1/IF_GEP.

IMPORTING

Optional arguments:

IV_PROTOCOL TYPE /AWS1/RT_PROTOCOL /AWS1/RT_PROTOCOL

IO_SESSION TYPE REF TO /AWS1/CL_RT_SESSION_BASE /AWS1/CL_RT_SESSION_BASE

IV_REGION TYPE /AWS1/RT_REGION_ID /AWS1/RT_REGION_ID

IV_CUSTOM_ENDPOINT TYPE /AWS1/RT_ENDPOINT /AWS1/RT_ENDPOINT

RETURNING

OO_CLIENT TYPE REF TO /AWS1/IF_GEP /AWS1/IF_GEP

/AWS1/IF_GEP represents the ABAP client for the Geo Places service, representing each operation as a method call. For more information see the API Page page.

Configuring Programmatically

DATA(lo_config) = DATA(go_gep)->get_config( ).

lo_config is a variable of type /AWS1/CL_GEP_CONFIG. See the documentation for /AWS1/CL_GEP_CONFIG for details on the settings that can be configured.