Which file is used to define the structure and components of a multitarget application (MTAin SAP BTR?

Question

Options

• Amta.yaml
• Bmta.json
• Cmtad.yaml
• Dmanifestjson

• A
  94% (45)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  4% (2)

Explanation

mta.yaml is the standard MTA deployment descriptor file used in SAP BTP to define the structure, modules, resources, and dependencies of a Multitarget Application - it is the authoritative source that the MTA Build Tool (MBT) and SAP's deployment infrastructure read to assemble and deploy the application.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B (mta.json): JSON is not the format used for MTA descriptors; YAML is the required format for both the development descriptor (mta.yaml) and deployment descriptor (mtad.yaml).
• C (mtad.yaml): This file does exist in the MTA ecosystem - it's the deployment descriptor generated during the build - but it's produced as output, not hand-authored to define the application structure.
• D (manifest.json): This belongs to a different ecosystem entirely (web apps / Chrome extensions / SAPUI5 components) and has no role in MTA project structure.

Memory tip: Think of mta.yaml as the "blueprint" file - you author it (.yaml = human-friendly), while mtad.yaml is the machine-generated "delivery manifest" produced from that blueprint. If it asks what you define the structure in, it's always mta.yaml.

No community discussion yet for this question.