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+# Important Notice
+This public repository is read-only and no longer maintained.
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 # SAP S/4HANA Cloud SDK - Examples and Documentation
 Runnable example applications that showcase the usage of the SAP S/4HANA Cloud SDK.
 
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- ## Description
+## Description
 
  The [SAP Cloud SDK](https://sap.github.io/cloud-sdk/) helps to develop SAP S/4HANA and other  extension application on the SAP Cloud Platform.