Welcome to SAP NetWeaver 2004s Java Trial Version (SP9)

SAP Java Server 7.00 on MaxDB (Full Java Stack)

Develop applications with the powerful SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio and deploy, run and manage those on a solid and scalable J2EE Infrastructure! Try out SAP NetWeaver 2004s Java Trial Version This package contains all you need to work with the building blocks of SAP NetWeaver (Full Java Stack). The following components are included:

  • SAP Web Application Server Java 7.00 (J2EE Engine)
  • MaxDB 7.6.00.34 database + Database Manager and SQL Studio
  • SAP Enterprise Portal
  • SAP Content Management and Collaboration
  • Adobe Document Services
  • BI SDK
  • Visual Composer
  • Composite Application Framework (CAF)
  • SAP NetWeaver Development Infratructure (NWDI)

SAP's Application Platform supports Java

Components & Tools of SAP NetWeaver: SAP NetWeaver Application Server

SAP NetWeaver Application Server brings together a proven infrastructure with the interoperability and flexibility of Web services technology. With this component of SAP NetWeaver, you get support for platform-independent Web services, business applications, and standards-based development. SAP NetWeaver Application Server provides an open and reliable infrastructure for deploying highly scalable Web applications and Web services. Features and functions include:

  • Development -- SAP NetWeaver Application Server provides an Eclipse-based interactive development environment, called SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio. As a starting point for all Java development tools and the integration basis for all infrastructure components, SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio supports efficient development of Web Dynpro, Web services, and Java/J2EE business applications. It supports the development of Java projects on a large-scale basis for both SAP technologies and standard technologies such as Web services and J2EE.
  • User interface development -- Web Dynpro, part of SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio, allows you to develop professional user interfaces for business applications. Based on a powerful and flexible model-view-controller architecture, it provides a clear separation of user interfaces with back-end services to ensure fast responses for highly interactive user interfaces.
  • Security -- SAP NetWeaver Application Server supports state-of-the-art Internet security standards such as HTTPS, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). It provides secure communication between all client and server components, authentication and single sign-on capabilities, central user administration, digital certificates, digital signatures, and auditing capabilities.
  • Persistence layer support -- With SAP NetWeaver Application Server, you receive support for platform-independent Web services and business applications. You also receive support for standards-based development built on technologies such as J2EE. SAP NetWeaver Application Server works with all open technology platforms -- including the leading hardware, operating systems, and databases -- based on open standards. Open SQL for Java allows developers to access a relational database in a portable and efficient manner.
  • Deployment -- SAP NetWeaver Application Server includes integrated deployment capabilities to run applications and a repository to manage versions. It also provides a file storage medium that combines flexible use of the local file system with secure and efficient storage of a relational database on a central server.
  • Scalability, performance, and high availability -- SAP NetWeaver Application Server enables scalable, high-performance business processes, primarily through sophisticated, business-driven caching and dispatching techniques. High performance is provided by the component's architecture, along with SAP's proven transaction capabilities in a distributed environment. High availability is ensured by automatic distribution of requests to other SAP NetWeaver Application Server instances, should one server be unavailable.
  • Software logistics and life-cycle management -- Sophisticated change management and transport services support not only the first implementation of an application, but also the continuous changes that result from business or organizational changes, or the implementation of additional functions. Comprehensive software logistics for the development, test, and production landscape are prerequisites for continuous enterprise operations.
SAP NetWeaver Portal is flexible and secure, and enables you to take full advantage of your information assets. Features and functions include:
  • Portal-infrastructure management -- SAP NetWeaver Portal provides a personalized, secure interface that unifies enterprise applications, information, and processes from both SAP and third-party sources into a coherent, role-based portal experience. The portal supports both UNIX and Microsoft Windows servers and is localized to support more than 20 languages. Its field-tested capabilities deliver the security, scalability, and performance that SAP customers expect, along with easy user and content administration.
  • Knowledge management -- SAP NetWeaver Portal provides a shared set of user services for finding, organizing, and accessing unstructured content stored in third-party repositories and SAP content management systems. Powerful classification tools automate the organization of information. Subject-matter experts and content managers can publish information to distinct user audiences through Web-based authoring that simplifies the publishing process. Knowledge management functions are an important part of SAP's support for enterprise content management.

SAP Composite Application Framework

SAP Composite Application Framework provides a robust environment for the design and use of SAP xApps and composite applications that comply with Enterprise Services Architecture. SAP Composite Application Framework comprises design tools, methodologies, services and processes, an abstraction layer for objects, and user interface and process pattern libraries.

Key features of SAP Composite Application Framework include:

  • Model-driven architecture -- SAP Composite Application Framework supports model-driven application composition, so you can build applications with as little programming as possible. That means reduced development and deployment time for new applications and business-pattern-oriented integration.
  • Object access layer -- The object access layer decouples repositories of underlying systems from business objects and processes. Thus, SAP xApps can "snap on" to any existing system landscape. The object access layer is a central interface that controls communication with participating systems via Web services and SAP NetWeaver Exchange Infrastructure. SAP xApps needn't know whether a service is provided by another SAP NetWeaver component or an external service provider. Tools such as a business object modeler allow you to create back-end-independent object models for SAP xApps. The business data of a specific business object can be retrieved from several independent sources.
  • User interface layer -- The framework leverages the modeling tools, metadata, and run time environment of Web Dynpro -- providing user-interface building blocks that need only to be configured.
  • Collaborative business context -- A collaboration framework allows you to relate any service or object of SAP NetWeaver components with any business object. Collaboration objects such as task, document, and meeting are accessible within the object access layer. So all composite applications based on SAP Composite Application Framework can have built-in collaboration functionality.
  • User interface patterns and guided procedures -- These tools accelerate application design and collaborative process execution through reusability and automatic configuration. Guided procedures are like best practices patterns, with an easy-to-use, design-time user interface and run-time process visualization. The business objects and services of SAP Composite Application Framework are the foundation for the design of guided procedures. Predefined workflow patterns support the process definition of guided procedures. Users can make ad hoc modifications to the business process.

Developer Network

Come to the SAP Developer Network for additional tutorials, examples and how-to guides on building applications with the SAP Web Application Server—Developer Edition. 

The SAP Developer Network is a collaborative community supporting the SAP NetWeaver and SAP xApps technical ecosystem.  SAP is committed to providing the tools and forum to facilitate the transfer of knowledge and information between developers inside and outside SAP.

The SAP Developer Network offers technical articles, web training, code samples, evaluation systems, special interest groups and developer-specific events, in addition to detailed technical reference materials.

For additional information, please visit: http://sdn.sap.com

SAP Integration & Certification Center (ICC) --- J2EE Application Certification

SAP run certification program testing the installation and deployment of third-party J2EE applications on SAP Web AS offered by the SAP Integration and Certification Centers (ICCs).The certification test ensures that the J2EE application can be installed / deployed on the SAP J2EE Engine, and that any additional configurations required for the installation are documented and performed correctly.  The SAP ICC will also execute test scripts against the core functionalities of the third-party Java application to verify that it does not pose any risk to the overall health of the SAP system environment.

Please visit the ICC online at www.sap.com/icc or contact us at icc@sap.com

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