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Karl Kessler Product Management SAP Technology
September 24, 2014
Overview and Road Map of SAP NetWeaver 7.4
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Agenda
Simplify and innovate technology
Important trends: Big data, predictive, cloud and mobile, IoT
New opportunities for customers and partners
Major capabilities of SAP NetWeaver 7.4
Key use cases
User Interface
Development Platform: ABAP and Java 7.4
Transformation of SAP landscapes
Deployment considerations and options
Roadmap and future direction
Extensibility with HANA Cloud Platform
Quarterly updates
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Simplify & innovate with technology
Grow the core
Best User Experience
Extensibility
De-coupling of IT and LoB
Invest in enterprise ready solutions
Safeguard and innovate earlier
investments in custom extensions
of SAP Business Suite
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Simplify & innovate with technology
Connect everything
Extend proven on-premise
solutions to hybrid cloud/on-
premise scenarios
Securely integrate content
retrieved from SAP and non-SAP
sources (e.g., Social Media)
Involve sensor data (Internet of
Things)
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Simplify & innovate with technology
Breakthrough ideas
Analyze to Predict
New Business Models
Engage with large developer
communities
Open Source
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Agenda
Simplify and innovate technology
Important trends: Big data, predictive, cloud and mobile, IoT
New opportunities for customers and partners
Major capabilities of SAP NetWeaver 7.4
Key use cases
User Interface
Development Platform: ABAP and Java 7.4
Transformation of SAP landscapes
Deployment considerations and options
Roadmap and future direction
Extensibility with HANA Cloud Platform
Quarterly updates
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SAP NetWeaver® Technology Platform
Process
Orchestra-
tion
Lif
ecy
cle
Ma
nag
em
en
t
Co
nn
ecti
vit
y
SAP NetWeaver
Application Servers
ABAP and Java
Portal Business
Warehouse
SAP Business
Suite
2.5+ Millions Developers
100,000+ Productive Systems
Reliable and scalable
appl. server infrastructure
Enabler for non-
disruptive innovation
Comprehensive Lifecycle
Management
Vast Ecosystem extending
SAP’s offering
SAP HANA Any DB
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SAP NetWeaver 7.4 powered by SAP HANA
“Go-to” release for SAP NetWeaver and for ABAP
development on SAP HANA
Available since May, 2013
Next Enhancement Package after SAP NetWeaver 7.03/7.31
Supports SAP HANA and other classic databases
Service Release SR2 (SP8)
Continuous innovation without disruption
Extension to Cloud, Mobile and Big Data
Seamless E2E development experience based
on Eclipse
Foundation of SAP Business Suite 7 i2013 and
SAP BW 7.4 powered by SAP HANA
Enabler for real real-time business
SAP Business Suite
SAP Business Warehouse
Custom and Partner
applications
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The new paradigm in ABAP: “Code-to-Data”
Creating value by optimizing the backend
Delegation of data-intensive processing to the
database layer
By pushing down part of the logic or its execution to
SAP HANA
Easy use of advanced SAP HANA data
processing technologies
E.g. Calculation Engines and Application Function
Library (e.g. Text mining and predictive analysis)
Low Total Cost of Ownership
Smaller footprint on the server
Removal of index tables
Calculation
Calculation
“Data-to-Code”
Classic Approach
AS ABAP
SAP HANA Database
New Approach
“Code-to-Data”
Higher user experience through
less batch processing
Power of SAP HANA into
ABAP applications
Low Total Cost of
Ownership
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Diverse SAP development tools already
available on Eclipse:
SAPUI5, ABAP, SAP HANA, SAP HANA Cloud, …
Special for the ABAP development:
Advanced source code editing, search & navigation
Useful refactoring and quick fix functions
ABAP for HANA development
Tools for Floorplan Manager and Web Dynpro ABAP
Test, Quality Assurance, Troubleshooting
Central Eclipse Update Site available
Develop like never before in Eclipse
Increased developer
productivity
Power of SAP HANA
to ABAP developers
Easy integration of custom
or 3rd party tools
ABAP
HANA
Gateway
Add On
SAPUI5
Cloud
Java
SAP HANA
Cloud Central Eclipse Update site
https://tools.hana.ondemand.com
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SAP User Experience Strategy u
sag
e/r
each
no. of
user interfaces NEW RENEW ENABLE
UI5
FPM
River RDE
Personas
Innovative UI technologies
and tools
SAPUI5
SAP River RDE
Proven UI technologies
Floorplan Manager
Web Dynpro
Enablement tools
SAP Screen Personas
Theme Designer
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ABAP application development optimized for SAP HANA
Start with low hanging fruits
Analytical side-panels
using advanced SAP HANA
capabilities
Fault-tolerant value
helps (using SAP
HANA fault-tolerant
text search)
Navigate through large
data sets using ALV
with Integrated Data
Access (ALV on HANA) Accelerate data access
by pushing operations to
SAP HANA
Act faster and even better
based on more Insights
Low development
effort
Improved performance
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Core Data Services (CDS)
Next generation data definition and access for
database centric applications
CDS provides the needed assets by …
.. offering an optimised programming model for all
application domains (transactional, analytics, …)
… using and extending SQL to capture the
business intend reducing complexity and error
proneness
… harmonising the programming- and data-model
to ensure reuse, consistency and interoperability
AB
AP
Java
HA
NA
XS
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Core Data Services at a Glance
Semantically Rich Data-Models
Domain specific languages (DDL, QL, DML, DCL)
Declarative, close to conceptual thinking
Fully Compatible with Any DB
Generated and managed Open-SQL Views
Native integration in SAP HANA
Built-in functions like
sum (salesorder.gross_ammount)
substring (bp.company_name, 0, 10) as name
Domain specific Annotations
e.g. for UI, Analytics, Odata, BW,…
@AnalyticsDetails.aggregationBehaviour: SUM
Associations
Simplified definition of views on top of views
Path expressions to navigate along relations
Extensible
On model level thru extensions
On meta-model level thru annotations
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Agenda
Simplify and innovate technology
Important trends: Big data, predictive, cloud and mobile, IoT
New opportunities for customers and partners
Major capabilities of SAP NetWeaver 7.4
Key use cases
User Interface
Development Platform: ABAP and Java 7.4
Transformation of SAP landscapes
Deployment considerations and options
Roadmap and future direction
Extensibility with HANA Cloud Platform
Quarterly updates
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Business
Suite
Suite 7 (SRM7, SCM7, CRM7,
ERP 6 EhP4, NW 7.01)
7i2010 (SRM7 EhP1, SCM7
EhP1, CRM7 EhP1,
ERP6 EhP5, NW 7.02)
7i2011 (SRM7 EhP2, SCM7
EhP2, CRM7 EhP2,
ERP6 EhP6, NW 7.31)
7i2013 (SRM7 EhP3, SCM7
EhP3, CRM7 EhP3,
ERP6 EhP7, NW 7.40)
NetWeaver
Hub Releases
EP, BW, PI
7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4
7.31 7.31 7.31 7.31
7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30
7.03 7.03
7.02 7.02 7.02
7.01 7.01 7.01 7.01
7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00
Interoperability Matrix for SAP Business Suite and related
SAP NetWeaver based hubs
SAP Note 1388258
Interoperability of
Hub and Suite
Ease of operation Independent upgrade of
Hub and Business Suite
Landscape simplification
with BS 7i2013
• Free choice to
enhance techno-
logy, applications
or both
• Update to
BSi2013 requires
NetWeaver
>= 7.3 based
hubs
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SAP NetWeaver 7.4 Java on SAP HANA
• BW released 7.30 SP5, 7.31
SP4, 7.4 SP5
• NW 7.4 SP4 Java is GA for
SAP HANA with restriction
for job scheduler (Central
Process Scheduling by
Redwood)
SAP Note 1849151
Usage Type 7.30 7.31 7.4
BW SP5 SP4 SP5
AS Java
Adobe Document Services (ADS)
PDF Export
Business Process Management (BPM)
Enterprise Portal (EP)
BI-Java
SP3
Advanced Adapter Engine Extended
Process Integration AAE (PI Java only)
Enterprise Service Repository (ESR)
AS Java Extension
Development Infrastructure (NWDI)
Composition Platform (CP)
Guided Procedure (GP)
SP4
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SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP Kernel Releases
• Kernel 7.4 comes with new
capabilities, growing with
each version
• Kernel 7.4x is/will be
downward compatible (DCK),
older kernel releases will
phase out accordingly
• Kernel 7.2x stays for older
releases with similar DCK
strategy (note 1975687)
SAP Note 1969546 (7.4x)
1728283 (7.2x)
SAPNetWeaver 7.4
SP Stack Minimal kernel version Release Date
SP05 741 Dec 2013
SP06 741 March 2014
SP07 741 June 2014
SP08 742 September 2014
SP09 742 Q4/2014
SP10 742 Q1/2015
SP11 742 Q2/2015
SP12 tbd Q3/2015
Kernel Version Date for DCK
release
End of
Maintenance
740 - July 2014
741 July 2014 planned for 2015
742 planned for 2015 tbd
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SAP Cloud Appliance Library
Simplified SAP provisioning
Log on to management console with your
favorite web browser
Pick from a variety of SAP solutions
– Preconfigured RDS solutions
– Technology solutions (HANA, …)
Deploy the selected SAP solution into your
public cloud account
Access the solution
Typical Cloud Scenarios
Host SAP internal projects on public cloud (e.g. for
upgrade initiatives)
SAP solutions available in the cloud for customer PoC
SAP development partners benefit from development
backbones in the cloud
Run trainings in the cloud
Public Cloud
(IaaS)
ERP
Pick &
deploy
solution
Log on
with
browser
Access
SAP Cloud
Appliance
Library Customer
HANA
Appliance
Repository
from SAP
1
2
3
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Agenda
Simplify and innovate technology
Important trends: Big data, predictive, cloud and mobile, IoT
New opportunities for customers and partners
Major capabilities of SAP NetWeaver 7.4
Key use cases
User Interface
Development Platform: ABAP and Java 7.4
Transformation of SAP landscapes
Deployment considerations and options
Roadmap and future direction
Extensibility with HANA Cloud Platform
Quarterly updates
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Hybrid scenarios
Bridging on premise and on demand worlds
SAP HANA Cloud Platform
SAP HANA AppServices
Mobile Portal Integration Collaboration Security Analytics
SAP HANA DBServices
Transactions Predictive Spatial Streaming Analytics Text Mining
SAP HANA Infrastructure Services
SAP Cloud
Compatible with 7.x,
optimized for SAP HANA Layered services
powered by SAP HANA
Process
Orchestra-
tion
Lif
ecy
cle
Man
ag
em
en
t
Co
nn
ecti
vit
y
SAP NetWeaver
Application Servers
ABAP and Java
Portal Business
Warehouse
SAP Business
Suite
SAP HANA Database Any DB
SAP Core Platform
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SAP NetWeaver and ABAP 7.4 SP Roadmap
Solution today Planned Innovations Future Direction
(NetWeaver ABAP 7.4 SP8)
Developer productivity • Renovated dictionary tools in Eclipse
• Support for agile software development
incl. refactoring support
• Support for BO programming model
Further ABAP optimization for
SAP HANA • Service pushdown
• Improvement and enhancement of Open
SQL, ABAP Core Data Services and
ABAP Managed Database Procedures
• Further data transfer optimization
between ABAP and SAP HANA
Improved operations • Zero downtime management
• Workload management
Developer productivity • Superior toolset for ABAP in Eclipse
• Modern, declarative and functional ABAP
language
• Advanced performance analysis tooling
ABAP optimization for SAP HANA • Advanced Open SQL and view building with
Core Data Services
• Easy integration of SAP HANA power using
ABAP-managed database procedures
• Optimized reuse components (ALV, BRF+)
• Transparent optimizations (table buffer, Fast
Data Access protocol)
Platform qualities • Gateway and SAPUI5 out-of-the-box
• Integration of collaboration platforms
• Co-deployment of ABAP and SAP HANA
• Available in SAP Cloud Appliance Library
Fully support overall SAP Strategy • Deliver the foundation for the SAP Business
Suite in the Cloud powered by SAP HANA
Deliver on the quarterly update process • Deliver continuous improvements for
classical Suite on HANA deployments
Further integration and extensibility with
HANA Cloud Platform • Extend SAP Business Suite with HANA Cloud
Platform, e.g. FIORI extensions managed in
Git repositories
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Information sources
Books / Publications SAP Training Center, openSAP,
SAP HANA Academy
SCN Communities / Trial
Versions
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Trial versions
SAP HANA Cloud Platform SAP NetWeaver 7.4
http://hanatrial.ondemand.com http://sap.com/abaptrial
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Further information
SAP Education and Certification Opportunities
www.sap.com/education
SAP Public Web
Road maps on SAP Service Marketplace
SAP’s release strategy on SAP Service Marketplace
SAP NetWeaver on SCN
ABAP on SCN
Java on SCN
Developer Scenarios on SCN
SAP Development Tools Update Site
Application Server on SCN
SAP NetWeaver Solution on sap.com
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Thank you
Contact information:
Karl Kessler
Product Management SAP Technology
Karl.kessler@sap.com
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