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Compare responses to common CAP development prompts

Prompt:

How to make currentStock positive numbers only in this entity?

entity Books : cuid {
  currentStock: Integer;
}

SAP Joule

To ensure positive numbers, add a range assertion:

❌ Invalid range syntax

❌ Missing upper bound specification

❌ No up-to-date CAP knowledge

ChatGPT

Here's how to ensure currentStock is positive:

❌ Incorrect syntax: '*' is not valid in range assertions

❌ Missing explanation of proper range syntax

❌ No IDE integration

CAP Pilot

Here's the correct way to ensure positive numbers (greater than 0):

✓ Follows SAP CAP best practices

✓ Correct range syntax using '[(0),_]'

✓ Proper exclusion using parentheses

✓ Use of '_' for positive infinity

Prompt:

I want that my entity only exists one time to store some global values, how?

{
  entity Global as projection on GlobalEntity; 
}

SAP Joule

Try using the @singleton annotation:

❌ @singleton does not exist

❌ References some unknown error

❌ Solution does not run

ChatGPT

You can use a singleton pattern by adding a unique constraint:

❌ Hallucinates singleton declaration

❌ Not up-to-date documentation

❌ No IDE integration

CAP Pilot

Here's how to create a singleton entity using @odata.singleton:

✓ Follows SAP CAP best practices

✓ declares @odata.singleton

✓ explains the solution

Prompt:

How to have the combined name here?

entity Employees {
   firstName : String; lastName : String; 
}

SAP Joule

Create a new field to store the full name:

❌ Wants you to maintain more data

❌ No knowledge of calculated fields

❌ Solution does not run

ChatGPT

You can combine the names using a computed field:

❌ Hallucinates string computed

❌ Compile error

❌ No IDE integration

CAP Pilot

Use a virtual field to combine firstName and lastName:

✓ Follows SAP CAP best practices

✓ Declares calculated field

✓ keeps data clean

* Comparison based on ChatGPT-4o (ChatGPT Plus subscription, as of Jan 13, 2025) and SAP Joule (AI Code Assistant Extension v0.8.54, SAP Build Trial, as of Jan 13, 2025). LLM output does vary, but the features and issues are consistent.