Cloud Foundry Service Bindings
The concept name is not defined in the provided sources, and the source snippets do not converge on a single, clearly named SAP developer concept. Based on the sources, the closest overarching topic is Service Instances in the Cloud Foundry Environment on SAP BTP.
A service instance is a provisioned resource of a service in the SAP BTP Cloud Foundry environment that developers create, bind, and manage to make platform capabilities available to their applications. Developers can bind service instances to applications or routes using the Cloud Foundry Command Line Interface, enabling those applications to consume the service's functionality. Service instances can also be deleted when no longer needed, and parameters such as suppressing client secrets can be configured at binding or creation time.
Tutorials that teach this
Docs explaining this concept
- Doc Bind Routes to Service Instances
- Doc Bind Service Instances to Applications Using the Cloud Foundry Command Line Interface
- Doc Business Application Pattern
- Doc Connect an Application to PostgreSQL via TLS Certificate
- Doc Create Service Instances Using the Cloud Foundry Command Line Interface
- Doc Delete Service Instances Using the Cloud Foundry Command Line Interface
- Doc Dynatrace Integration
- Doc Parameters for Suppressing Client Secrets
Prerequisites
- Concept SAP BTP Service Instance and Service Key Creation The concept provided is `undefined`, and the supplied sources do not contain sufficient content to ground a meaningful definition of any specific SAP developer concept. Without a valid concept name or substantive source snippets, a documentation-quality definition cannot be written accurately or responsibly.
- Concept Cloud Foundry Application Management (Start, Stop, Restart)
- Concept Cloud Foundry Environment Instance The concept provided is undefined, and the supplied sources cover general SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) topics — such as the [Cloud Foundry environment](https://help.sap.com/docs/btp/sap-business-technology-platform/40a8f8f6f1724e0ca0fd2a8777f45504?locale=en-US&state=PRODUCTION&version=Cloud), the ABAP environment, and BTP account setup — without identifying a specific named concept to define. No definition can be accurately produced without a clearly stated concept, as fabricating one would go beyond what the provided sources support.
- Concept Cloud Foundry CLI Usage and Commands The concept name was not provided, so a precise definition cannot be determined. Based on the available sources, the provided snippets cover a range of SAP BTP Cloud Foundry topics — including [managing orgs](https://help.sap.com/docs/btp/sap-business-technology-platform/fe1ebf3cd6fe46798efcaf45c73a54ce?locale=en-US&state=PRODUCTION&version=Cloud), creating and deleting service instances, generating service keys, creating user-provided service instances, managing space quota plans, and using the [Multitarget Application Plugin for the Cloud Foundry Command Line Interface](https://help.sap.com/docs/btp/sap-business-technology-platform/e93b231895b64cbc9221a62953563a6f?locale=en-US&state=PRODUCTION&version=Cloud) — but no single identifiable concept is defined across these sources.
- Concept Cloud Foundry Service Instance Management In the Cloud Foundry environment on SAP BTP, a **service instance** is a provisioned resource of a specific service plan that developers create to enable platform capabilities within their applications. As described in [About Services](https://help.sap.com/docs/btp/sap-business-technology-platform/d1d0fc8e78474494a59caad02259ec7e?locale=en-US&state=PRODUCTION&version=Cloud), services are typically enabled by creating a service instance and binding it to an application. Developers can create and manage service instances using the [Cloud Foundry Command Line Interface](https://help.sap.com/docs/btp/sap-business-technology-platform/a872531845d6416b8fa07a8b84875d7e?locale=en-US&state=PRODUCTION&version=Cloud), and can also update existing instances to change their configuration or plan.
- Concept SAP BTP Service Marketplace The concept provided is **undefined**, and the supplied sources do not contain sufficient information to construct a grounded, accurate reference definition for any clearly identified SAP developer concept. The sources reference topics such as [subscribing to SAP Business Application Studio](https://help.sap.com/docs/btp/sap-business-technology-platform/0a9b42e8795d4f7b8fc196a6fde0b3f2?locale=en-US&state=PRODUCTION&version=Cloud) and [creating an ABAP system](https://help.sap.com/docs/btp/sap-business-technology-platform/50b32f144e184154987a06e4b55ce447?locale=en-US&state=PRODUCTION&version=Cloud), but without a named concept to define, no accurate prose definition can be produced. Please provide a specific concept name to generate a valid definition.
- Concept Cloud Foundry Space Developer Role The concept name was not provided, and the available source snippets cover a range of distinct SAP BTP topics — including Cloud Foundry spaces, route mapping, application restaging, audit log retrieval, and deployment service integration — without a shared concept that can be reliably identified and defined. A meaningful, source-grounded definition cannot be produced without knowing which specific concept to define.
- Concept Cloud Foundry Spaces and Subaccounts The concept name is not defined in the provided sources, and the available snippets cover distinct topics — such as [creating routes](https://help.sap.com/docs/btp/sap-business-technology-platform/9fddeea396b34b528bc8d286f3d5d9cf?locale=en-US&state=PRODUCTION&version=Cloud), [managing Cloud Foundry spaces](https://help.sap.com/docs/btp/sap-business-technology-platform/5209d55d8dd84228897112b0655d999b?locale=en-US&state=PRODUCTION&version=Cloud), and creating service keys — without a shared concept tying them together. Because the concept to be defined is explicitly marked as "undefined" and no single coherent concept can be grounded solely in the provided sources, a reliable definition cannot be produced.
- Concept CAP service development The concept provided is **undefined** and no valid concept name was supplied. Without a specific SAP developer concept to define, and with the available sources covering topics such as CAP services, SAP Build Actions, SAP Business Application Studio, and SAP SuccessFactors extensions, it is not possible to generate an accurate, source-grounded definition. Please provide a valid concept name so a precise definition can be written.
- Concept Roles in the Cloud Foundry Environment The concept name was not provided, so a precise definition cannot be generated from the available sources. Based on the sources, the closest identifiable concept appears to be a **Cloud Foundry Space** — a logical environment within a Cloud Foundry org on SAP BTP that developers use to deploy and manage applications and services. As described in [Managing Spaces](https://help.sap.com/docs/btp/sap-business-technology-platform/5209d55d8dd84228897112b0655d999b?locale=en-US&state=PRODUCTION&version=Cloud), spaces contain resources such as apps and service instances, and access is controlled by assigning roles to space members. Developers can manage space membership — including adding or removing users and their roles — directly in the SAP BTP cockpit, as outlined in [Delete Space Members](https://help.sap.com/docs/btp/sap-business-technology-platform/78b20cf8ae584498822dbd5c30e75b52?locale=en-US&state=PRODUCTION&version=Cloud).
- Concept SAP BTP Cockpit The concept name was not provided and the supplied source snippets do not define or describe a single, identifiable SAP developer concept — they cover a range of unrelated SAP BTP topics such as Kyma environment setup, Cloud Foundry org deletion, subaccount management, and service instances. A focused definition cannot be grounded solely in these sources without a clearly stated concept to define.