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Road Map Revision: 2013.12.16
SAP Product Road Map SAP User Interface Technologies
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materially from expectations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of their dates, and they should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.
Legal disclaimer
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Purpose
Product road maps are designed to support the product adoption planning activities of SAP customers. A product road map
helps a customer match short term and long term goals with technology plans.
A product road map describes how the feature / function capabilities in an SAP product or technology are planned to progress
over time, in general:
Today = changes in the current release version
Planned Innovations = changes planned in upcoming development releases (next 12-18 months)
Future Direction = proposed themes for a product or technology beyond the planned releases
The product road maps are targeted for use by IT planners, enterprise architects, SAP Consulting, and SAP consulting
partners.
Complementary resources
For a more general description of the business problems / processes being solved and supported by SAP, refer to Solution
Road maps.
For more detailed technical information please refer to the Product Availability Matrix, Ramp-up Knowledge Transfer materials
and product documentation.
Introduction to product road maps
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Important notes
This road map addresses SAP’s mainly adopted UI technologies
– following the SAP user experience strategy
Where separate road maps are available the topics are briefly explained
and their dedicated road maps are listed
Acronym glossary can be found at the end of the presentation
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SAP UI technologies contain a broad portfolio Structure of this presentation
Introduction &
motivation
Key UI technologies
& tools
UI client &
integration topics
Specialized UI
technologies
UI related road map
topics
UX market overview, derived UX strategy and supporting main user interface (UI) technologies
Complete road map presentation is building upon and is aligned with SAP’s user experience (UX) strategy
Road maps for SAP’s key UI technology frameworks like SAPUI5, FPM/WDA, WebClient User Interface
framework, and tools like SAP Screen Personas and more
Seamless UI integration across different technologies is key for user acceptance
Several products as well as services provide this integration on UI level
Besides the key UI technologies there is always a need for specialized solutions for specific
requirements
These UI technologies complement SAP’s key technologies for dedicated scenarios
Several SAP products are closely related to the topic UX or UI technology
Here the most important ones are mentioned and links for further information is provided
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Table of contents
SAP User Interfaces Overview
• Market trends and user expectations
• SAP user experience strategy
• Key UI technologies supporting SAP’s user experience strategy
Key UI Technologies & Tools
• SAP UI development toolkit for HTML5 (SAPUI5)
• Floorplan Manager / Web Dynpro ABAP
• WebClient UI framework
• Dynpro-based front end technologies – SAP GUI family
• SAP Screen Personas
• UI theme designer
• SAP browser support
UI Client & Integration Topics
• SAP NetWeaver Business Client
• Product portfolio for Portal
• SAP NetWeaver user interface services
Specialized UI Technologies
• SAP Visual Business
• SAP Visual Enterprise
• SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe
• Web Dynpro Java
UI Related Road Map Topics
• UX at SAP Business Suite
• Mobile at SAP Business Suite
• SAP NetWeaver Gateway
• Duet Enterprise
• SAP BusinessObjects
Summary
Appendix
SAP User Interfaces Overview Market trends and user expectations
SAP user experience strategy
Key UI technologies supporting SAP’s user experience strategy
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SAP User Interfaces Key trends and impacts in business and technology
Nearly everyone is using software today
Smartphones, tablets, laptops make it easy to
access services, applications and content in
private and business life
IT is not limited to small group of experts any
more
Cool devices are desired, become status
symbols
This fuels expectation to use only software which
is fun to work with
Vision Provide the leading user experience for
business applications
Mission Deliver attractive applications that make
people successful at work
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SAP User Interfaces UI evolution
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The SAP User Experience Strategy* (The Evolution)
Top use
scenarios
Core use
scenarios Specific customer value
use scenarios
Existing Applications
ENABLE customers to improve
UX of their specific value scenarios
Renovation Enablement Tools
Provide NEW applications
with consumer grade UX
New Applications
SAP
Fiori**
RENEW top and widely
used scenarios
Time
Usa
ge
/Re
ach
* http://www.sapdesignguild.org/User_Experience_Strategy.pdf **http://experience.sap.com/fiori
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SAP User Interfaces Strategic UI technologies
SAP NetWeaver Business Client
SAP NetWeaver Portal
DYNPRO
SAP Screen Personas
UI
Th
em
e D
esig
ne
r
GATEWAY
UI Technologies
SAP GUI
UI Tools
* Harmonized in Run & Design Time with WebUIF,
Backend
WebDynpro ABAP/
Floorplan Manager
*
Flexible UI Designer
UI Clients
SAPUI5
SAPUI5 Application Development Tools
Key UI Technologies & Tools SAP UI development toolkit for HTML5 (SAPUI5)
Floorplan Manager / Web Dynpro ABAP
WebClient UI framework
Dynpro-based front end technologies – SAP GUI family
SAP Screen Personas
UI theme designer
SAP browser support
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Key User Interfaces technologies & tools Topic overview
The key UI technologies & tools are those which directly support SAP’s ‘NEW – RENEW – ENABLE’ user experience
approach.
SAPUI5
Creation of consumer-grade, stateless apps
Floorplan Manager / Web Dynpro ABAP
Creation of functional, stateful apps
WebClient UI framework
UI framework for SAP CRM
SAP Dynpro
Most widely adopted UI technology
SAP Screen Personas
Beautification and streamline of SAP Dynpro
UI theme designer
Theming and branding of SAP’s key UI technologies
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SAP UI development toolkit for HTML5 (SAPUI5) Description
SAPUI5 is a client-side HTML5 and JavaScript-based rendering library and programming model that is optimized for
consumption of SAP data. It combines new qualities like openness and flexibility with known SAP strengths like enterprise
readiness and product standard support.
Key capabilities
Rich control set for desktop and mobile including charts
Application development and runtime environment for all SAP platforms
OData integration for timeless software
Extensibility concepts for “custom controls”
Modern theming and branding concepts
Embraces “open source” framework(s) and web standards
Benefits
Business agility through availability on any device & for any platform
User productivity and happiness through increased flexibility, openness
and pixel perfect design
Option to leverage the open source version OpenUI5 for all your
applications inside your company
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Planned Innovations Today Future Direction
SAPUI5 Product road map overview – key themes and capabilities
Extensibility support that allows
modification free extensions to SAP
delivery apps
First out of the box personalization
features
Improved loading performance for high
latency scenarios
Nice modern features like HTML
templating for expert web developers
Fragments to increased developer
productivity
Open source version openUI5
More in the direction of responsive
design support
Improved personalization/customizing
Increase developer productivity e.g. via
the Web Application Toolkit supporting
application templates, WYSIWYG
design, strong code editor support and
fast dev roundtrips
Improve customer extensibility
Various improvements in controls and
APIs
More devices (e.g. Windows Phone,
Touch)
Embrace new upcoming technical
trends in the web with minimal
disruption
Continue to improve developer
efficiency
Generic components that are driven by
configuration and metadata
Enable SAPUI5 for stateful
transactional applications
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
Version 1.16
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SAPUI5 – Planned innovations Features and functions
PLANNED INNOVATIONS This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
Functional Area Feature
More in the direction of responsive
design support
Go beyond just responsive designs to especially allow desktop scenarios to leverage the much higher
capabilities with regard to screen size and CPU power
More responsive UI components / controls
Personalization/customizing Easy to use personalization features based on productivity services for SAPUI5
Developer productivity Make use of SAP meta data, e.g. get out of the box value help support or dedicated analytical views
Offer web based tools to improve the developer efficiency to tremendously reduce the implementation
time
Extensibility of SAP applications Mainly better tooling support of the already introduced extensibility features
Various improvements in controls
and APIs Driven mainly by the needs of the SAP Fiori app family
Device support Embrace Windows Phone and Windows Touch devices, that have both keyboard and touch capabilities
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Floorplan Manager / Web Dynpro ABAP Description
Floorplan Manager (FPM) is a framework for model-based and declarative creation and adaptation of user interfaces. It is
based entirely on Web Dynpro ABAP.
Key capabilities
Application composition using predefined floorplans & building blocks
Code-free UI configuration, e.g. via flexible UI designer tool (FLUID)
Modification-free adaptation and extension of UIs as well as end-user
personalization
Coherent and guideline-conforming screen definition, providing product
standards support
Flexibility through island concept
Benefits
Increased developer efficiency
Increased flexibility and agility through separation of business logic and UI
(timeless software)
Key technology for SAP Business Suite
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Planned Innovations Today Future Direction
Floorplan Manager / Web Dynpro ABAP Product road map overview – key themes and capabilities
Highly flexible planning table (DataGrid)
Analytical GUIBB based on BI
consumer services and DataGrid
Search / find in list and tree incl.
highlighting of results
Easy theming and branding by
integration into UI theme designer
Easy analytics with chart GUIBB
Smooth integration of maps powered by
SAP Visual Business
Conditional support of tablet devices
Personas-like premium features for
WDA/FPM – first version
Flavor management
Easy styling
Initial drag & drop capabilities
Initial scripting capabilities
Improvements theming & branding
Improved tablet support
WebSockets based push channel
Improved model driven development for
transactional SADL Entity @ FPM
Blue Crystal (“Fiori”) theme for
WDA/FPM
Personas-like premium features for
WDA/FPM – full productive version
Tighter integration of SAPUI5
Decoupling of configuration engine
from ABAP rendering
Improved client side program model
Facet filtering
Value suggest: fuzzy search
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
NW 7.40 SP05
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Floorplan Manager / Web Dynpro ABAP – Planned innovations Features and functions
PLANNED INNOVATIONS This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
Functional Area Feature
Personas-like
premium features for
WDA/FPM
Integrate the Personas Editor into WDA/FPM applications to allow expert users the in-place adaptation of user
interfaces
Introduce flavor management into WDA/FPM and allow the distribution of flavors to individuals or groups
Easy in-place styling capabilities
Screen adaptation by first version of drag & drop and first version of scripting
Theming & branding Enhanced integration of UI theme designer with Web Dynpro ABAP
Tablet support Integration of more native controls (such as date picker)
Improved user experience on the iPad
Web Sockets:
push channel
Allow callback from application into the UI via the push channel
Example: Progress Indicator
SADL Entity @ FPM Extend support for model driven development by integrating transactional behavior provided by SADL entity
Blue Crystal theme New Blue Crystal (“Fiori”) theme to create an appearance of the applications similar to Fiori
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WebClient UI framework Description
The WebClient UI framework offers a modern user interface leveraging web 2.0 paradigms for SAP CRM. It is harmonized in
look and feel as well as interaction paradigms with FPM/WDA.
Key capabilities
Open and flexible UI framework
Simple but flexible UI configuration
Custom fields, tables and views via the application enhancement tool (AET)
UI and data mash-ups
Benefits
Consistent web-based user interface across all CRM applications
Tailoring to user group needs via business roles
Increased user productivity via broad personalization options
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
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Planned Innovations Today Future Direction
WebClient UI framework Product road map overview – key themes and capabilities
Enablement of SAP Visual Enterprise
viewer integration
Support of Safari on iPad
Button configuration for overview pages
Performance improvement on BOL
queries
SAP GUI integration into WebClient
Icon-only navigation bar
Improved table personalization
Multi-level personalization
Conditional formatting for Tables
Islamic calendar support
HTML5 Islands
Improved maintenance of saved searches
Connection of result list layout to saved
search
HTML5 implementation of table graphics
feature
Smart Search: type ahead
Integration of read access logging
Support of UI theme designer
Text repository for BOL entities
Multi file upload via drag and drop
Extended mobile platform support
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
SAP CRM 7.0 EhP3
Adaptive/responsive UI developments
Modernization of the calendar application
Mass maintenance of tags
Enhanced rich text editor (BTF)
New home page layouts
More keyboard shortcuts for a better user
productivity
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WebClient UI framework – Planned innovations Features and functions
PLANNED INNOVATIONS This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
Functional Area Feature
Security Better control and audit over the accessed information through read access logging
User productivity Organization of the saved searches in a folder like structure and persistence of the result table layout will
help the user reach the items that matter
Multi-column based smart search on input fields
Easily add attachments by dragging them from your desktop
Mobile platforms Extended mobile platform support (Android)
User experience
HTML5 Islands will allow developers to leverage the latest HTML5 as well as SAPUI5 features such
enhanced charting capabilities and dynamic content
Change the look and feel of the user interface without any programming knowledge thanks to the UI
Theme Designer
Business Object layer
Text repository for BOL entities
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Dynpro-based front end technologies – SAP GUI family Description
SAP GUI is SAP´s universal client for accessing SAP functionality. All three members of the SAP GUI family have unique
attributes that make them especially suited for different user environments
Key capabilities
Graphical user interfaces for all SAP applications based on Dynpro
technology
Separation of user interface and application logic
Support for various environments (WTS, browser,…) and operating
systems
Benefits
High performance and user interactivity
Fully compatible with all supported SAP NetWeaver releases
Seamless integration into nearly all environments
SAP GUI for HTML
SAP GUI for Java SAP GUI for Windows
Note The SAP GUI family is and will be maintained according to SAP’s support level agreements. It will continuously receive focused new investments
Continue using applications based on SAP GUI as well as developing own applications or adding enhancements to existing applications is absolutely safe
Following SAP’s UX strategy SAP GUI is not a key UI technology for SAPs developers to build completely new applications; here SAP recommends to use Web Dynpro ABAP/
Floorplan Manager (WebClient UI framework for CRM applications) or SAPUI5. However SAP continues to extend existing Dynpro-based applications with this technology
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Planned Innovations / Future Direction Today
Dynpro-based front end technologies – SAP GUI family Product road map overview – key themes and capabilities
All SAP GUIs
SAP Corbu theme
Updated platform support (e.g. Windows 8.1, IE11)
SAP GUI for Windows
Improved usability (signature colors, local tab order,
floating docking containers, branding…)
SAP GUI for Java
Security concept
Improved usability (high contrast, sounds,…)
SAP GUI for HTML
Infrastructure improvements (full integration into SAP
kernel and switch to unified rendering)
SAP continues to invest into SAP GUI
SAP Screen Personas
Support for new platforms
New UI elements for SAP ERP on HANA
Further usability improvements
64bit SAP GUI for Windows version
Tighter integration of SAP GUI for Windows and
NWBC for desktop
SAP GUI for Windows 7.30 / SAP GUI for Java 7.30 / SAP GUI for HTML 7.40
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
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UI theme designer Description
The UI theme designer is a browser-based tool which allows you to create your own themes to adapt the visual appearance of
applications. It shall become one single tool for theming and branding SAP’s key user interfaces.
Key capabilities
CSS3 and LESS support
Graphical web-based WYSIWYG editor through controls as well as
application (preview)
Quick & expert theming
External editing and custom CSS possible
Enabled for SAPUI5 and Web Dynpro ABAP / FPM (additional will follow)
Runs on SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP, SAP NetWeaver Portal and plain web
servers
Benefits
Increased user happiness
Reduced effort for branding
Low TCO through availability also via SAP HANA Cloud
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Planned Innovations Today Future Direction
UI theme designer Product road map overview – key themes and capabilities
Easy, intuitive and modern theming tool
Theming capabilities on different
complexity levels
Supports Web Dynpro ABAP, SAPUI5
and Fiori
Available for AS ABAP
Application previews
Theme usage via role or URL parameter
Theming support for SAP Portal
Availability via HANA cloud
Theming support for NWBC for
Desktop
Easy to use expert theming
UI improvements
Support for RTL themes
Theming support for WebClient UIF
Theming support for SAP GUI
Theme dependent application icons
TCO improvements
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
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UI theme designer – Planned innovations Features and functions
PLANNED INNOVATIONS This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
Functional Area Feature
Expert theming Tool support to identify relevant parameters
Clustering of parameters per control
UI improvements Visual design
Start page
Color picker improvements
Support of key UI clients Theming support for NetWeaver Portal
Theming support for NetWeaver Business Client shell for desktop
Theming infrastructure
Trial version of UI theme designer in HANA Cloud
RTL support in theme designer tool
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SAP Screen Personas Description
SAP Screen Personas allows companies to improve user productivity through personalization of their SAP ERP screens.
Key capabilities
Streamline business processes by providing only the essential
screen elements and data to complete transactions faster and more
accurately through fewer data entry fields and reduced scrolling
Automate repetitive tasks and simplify complex screens through
pre-filled fields and pull-down menus, which help the user save time
on data entry
Benefits
Improve business user productivity
Increase SAP adoption by making screens easier to use
Enhance user satisfaction
Reduce the cost of personalization
Decrease training time for SAP users with intuitive screens.
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Planned Innovations / Future Direction Today
SAP Screen Personas Product road map overview – key themes and capabilities
Streamline business processes
• Move, hide, or re-label any screen element
• Create pulldown menus or radio buttons to replace free-
text fields
• Merge tabs
• Combine information from multiple screen
• Highlight rows in tables or grids that meet pre-defined
criteria
Automate repetitive tasks
• Pre-fill fields
• Skip over screens
• Auto-populate screens based on user role
• Record screen actions and replay
Tighter integration with Web GUI (SAP GUI for HTML)
More powerful scripting
Improved performance
Further usability improvements
Advanced properties easier to access
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
SAP Screen Personas 1.0 SP03 / SAP Screen Personas 2.0
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SAP browser support* Relevance for SAP user interface technologies
Future developments in the web browser space directly relate to SAP’s user interface technology strategy as
most SAP user interfaces are web-based.
Examples are user interfaces realized with SAPUI5, Floorplan Manager / WebDynpro ABAP, WebClient UI
framework and more.
Chrome Firefox Explorer Safari
* More details on browser PAM
Google Chrome
Firefox
Internet Explorer
Safari
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Planned Innovations /
Future Direction Today
SAP browser support* Product road map overview – key themes and capabilities
Internet Explorer
IE6 – IE9
IE10-IE11 Desktop
Standards mode for Web Dynpro 7.40
Firefox
Extended support release cycle
(recommended)
Rapid release cycle
Safari
Safari 6 (for Mac OS 10.8)
Google Chrome
Support of NW 7.02, 7.30, 7.31, 7.40
Mobile Browser Support
With SAPUI5 Mobile Library
(iOS, Android)
SAP Fiori
Mobile Portal
Conditional Tablet Support (iOS)
WDA/FPM
CRM WEBUIF
SAPUI5 desktop
Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari,
Chrome Support of new versions
Safari 7 for Mac OS 10.9 (under
investigation)
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time. * More details on browser PAM
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SAP desktop browser support
SAP vendor-synchronized policy
Valid for Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome and Safari desktop versions
SAP supports new browser versions at the same time as the browser vendor* (exception: Safari**)
SAP supports a released desktop browser version as long as it is supported by the vendor
SAP proactively tests new browser versions and implements fixes in upcoming SPs or last released SPs
SAP provides updates for new browser versions as soon as possible
SAP publishes exceptions, restrictions and required support packs in the product availability matrix (PAM)
* Information about the browser support for individual SAP products like ERP, CRM, SRM, SCM might differ from NetWeaver and is available in the corresponding PAM
** SAP intends to support a new Safari version within 3 months after vendor release date, as the release date is not known in advance
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SAP mobile browser support
Supported SAP components
SAPUI5 for mobile applications runtime with NW UI add-on
Portal on device framework page
Supported browsers and devices
Browsers: Safari (iOS), Android and Blackberry 10 for SAPUI5
Devices: iPhone, iPad, Android SDK with generic devices, Galaxy S2/ S3/ Tab
and Blackberry 10
Limited support for devices: mobile device versions (e.g. iPhone 4) are supported
for 2-3 years from vendor release date (can be extended)
Support cases must be reproducible on these reference devices
For details see note 1716423 and 1716423
SAP publishes exceptions, restrictions and required support packs
in the product availability matrix
UI Client & Integration Topics SAP NetWeaver Business Client
Product portfolio for Portal
SAP NetWeaver user interface services
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UI Client & Integration Topics Topic overview
Coherent user experience across multiple technologies and frameworks UI integration is key. It starts with offering the user
one consolidated entry point via a shell and raises the need for consistent UI services.
SAP NetWeaver Business Client
Offers harmonized access to SAP applications
SAP NetWeaver Portal
Offers on premise and cloud solutions
SAP Netweaver user interface services
Provides service APIs (e.g. navigation,
personalization) that make application development
easier
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SAPLogon / SAP GUI 1
SAP NetWeaver Business Client
SAP NetWeaver Portal Client
Key
attributes
Classic transaction launcher
Menu-based access
Desktop integration
Successor to SAPLogon/SAP GUI stand-alone
Role-based access
Integration of web UI technologies
– Web Dynpro
– Side panel
– SAPUI5
Configurable entry pages
Portal platform for intranet/extranet
(on premise and cloud)
Support for “Mobile Portal” scenarios
(Web) content management
Calls SAP GUI for HTML
Role-based access
Collaboration
Branding/theming
Typical
use cases
ABAP environment
Focus on Dynpro transactions
Mainly ABAP environment
Focus on multiple UI technologies
Access to one main system
Casual access to other systems
• Heterogeneous environment
• Focus on multiple UI technologies
• Focus on portal-like scenarios
• Access to a large set of systems
Windows Browser
UI Integration Topics SAP user interface clients for desktop & browser
Windows Browser 2 Windows Browser
1 Stand-alone 2 With limited functional range
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SAP NetWeaver Business Client Description
SAP NWBC offers a harmonized access to SAP business applications including SAPUI5, FPM/WDA and SAP GUI
applications as well as any web-based content.
Key capabilities
Single point of entry for the user via role-based access
(PFCG / PCD) to business applications
Harmonized experience through integration and
interoperability of different UI technologies
Availability as desktop version and HTML version
(HTML version with reduced functionality)
Allows modification-free mash-ups via side panel*
Web browser-like interaction paradigm
Benefits
Increase user productivity
Reduce TCO
* Desktop version only
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SAP NetWeaver Business Client for desktop – side panels Description
Side panels provide context information to ERP transactions via reusable chips. Available chips include context related
reports, master data details, 3D visualizations, social media integration, etc.
Key capabilities
Increased efficiency for expert users, faster decision making and
data entry
Modification free enhancements by customer and partners
Low TCO: consumption without system upgrade possible
Benefits
~ 1500 ERP transactions enabled with SAP EhP6 for SAP ERP 6.0
~ 100 reusable chips available Reports
Application
details
Visual
Enterprise
integration
Social
media
* Desktop version only
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Planned Innovations Today Future Direction
SAP NetWeaver Business Client Product road map overview – key themes and capabilities
New design harmonized
with SAP Corbu
New browser-like look and feel*
Support for open search providers in
quick launch*
Easy theming and branding of shell and
entry pages by integration into UI theme
designer*
Availability of runtime in release-
independent ABAP add-on
(UI add-on for SAP NetWeaver V1.0)
Packaging and tighter integration with
SAP GUI and SAPLogon
Common installation and
infrastructure
One access point to all systems
regardless of release
Optimization of SAP GUI integration
Interoperability and integration of
content from SAP HANA and SAP
HANA Cloud
Enable business experts, not
administrators, to configure roles
Bring the Fiori experience into NWBC
for HTML
Bring side panels into NWBC for HTML
Improved integration with SAP Screen
Personas (side panel support)
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
Version 4.0 PL11 * Desktop version only
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SAP NetWeaver Business Client – Planned innovations Features and functions
PLANNED INNOVATIONS This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
Functional Area Feature
Packaging and tighter integration
with SAP GUI and SAPLogon
Common installation and infrastructure
One access point to all systems regardless of release
Optimization of SAP GUI integration
Harmonization of menus, settings and command field
No break-outs to SAP GUI for Windows stand-alone
Reuse of shortcuts
Interoperability and integration of
content from SAP HANA and SAP
HANA Cloud
Support of content from SAP HANA and SAP HANA Cloud in entry pages and side panels
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Product portfolio for SAP Portal Innovations for on premise, cloud, mobile and in-memory
SAP HANA Cloud Portal: Flexible portal platform as a service (pPaaS) for building attractive
business sites, extending on-premises and cloud scenarios (e.g. SAP Cloud for Service, SAP
SuccessFactors Employee Central extensions) across devices
SAP NetWeaver Portal: Proven user experience platform leveraging SAP HANA platform, unifying
access to business information, services and apps (SAP or 3rd party)
• Mobile Portal: End-to-end, personalized mobile entry point and user experience
to quickly access content and applications (incl. SAP Fiori)
• Enterprise Workspaces: User productivity for individuals and teams
• SAP Portal Site Management by OpenText: Professional WCM for SAP Portal
Benefits
Increase user productivity across consumption channels (desktop / mobile)
Customize the user experience (theming / branding)
Implement secure, professional intranet and extranet scenarios
Reduce TCO through flexibility with on premises or cloud deployment
SAP Portal portfolio delivers a flexible SAP HANA-based, enterprise-wide UI aggregation hub for on-premises and cloud
scenarios with innovative user experience.
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Product portfolio for SAP Portal Providing innovative solutions for on premise and cloud-based portal scenarios
Related product road map available on Service Marketplace (Road Maps Product & Solutions Roadmaps Database & Technology)
SAP NetWeaver Portal (on premise) and SAP NetWeaver Cloud portal (on demand)
SAP NetWeaver Portal (Enterprise portal / core)
Enterprise
Workspace
SAP HANA Cloud portal
Mobile
Portal
Content
Management
add. B2C
scenarios
Service
Portal
City
Portal
On Premise Cloud
SAP NetWeaver 7.4 Portal Proven, secure, mobile-ready user experience platform enabling
users to centrally access enterprise assets including portal
content, business applications and analytics on SAP HANA
Mobile Portal Multi-channel, role-based entry point to consume portal services
from any device, anytime
SAP Portal Content / Site Management by OpenText Professional solution for content, document and web site
management optimized for SAP NetWeaver Portal
SAP HANA Cloud portal Accelerate time-to-value and increase business agility through
cloud-based portal platform as a service solution (pPaaS)
Easily create attractive cloud-based business sites in
corporate design and consume on desktop / mobile devices
Supporting pure cloud and extension scenarios for on premise
Integrate existing content via custom widgets on an open
platform and securely integrate varied content from SAP and
non-SAP sources
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NetWeaver ABAP user interface services Description
Key capabilities
Consistency across applications
Sustainable infrastructure
Common programing model
Application lifecycle
Ap
plic
ation
CL
IEN
T
Ap
plic
ation
SE
RV
ER
Pages App
Catalogs
Persona-
lization
Data
Context Navigation
Configu-
ration
Startup &
Roles Containers
?
NW ABAP SAP HANA SAP HANA
Cloud*
NetWeaver ABAP user interface services add enterprise qualities to SAPUI5 application by providing service APIs that make
application development easier. It protects investments by integrating SAPUI5 applications with existing SAP UI technologies.
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
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Planned Innovations Today Future Direction
NetWeaver ABAP user interface services Product road map overview – key themes and capabilities
Providing service APIs for navigation,
launch pads, PFCG content, UI
adaptations, building pages, authoring
and content provisioning.
Out of box availability of these services
in Fiori Launchpad.
Focus on the Fiori use cases
Establishing programing model for
building enterprise ready UI5 apps
Providing reference service adapters
(platform independent)
Federation of content from HANA and
HANA cloud
Service enable the existing/established
infrastructures in Enterprise Portal,
HANA and HANA cloud
Utilize the ABAP services in NWBC
Evolving Fiori
Improved support for extensions
Improved tools and concepts for
development and administration
more enterprise services relate to
contextual and people awareness
Flexible deployment options
Run Fiori Launchpad on top of
HANA Cloud Services and HANA
XS
Improved multi-system and multi-
technology support
Extensibility
Custom Fiori app development
Custom services
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
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NetWeaver ABAP user interface services – Planned innovations Features and functions
PLANNED INNOVATIONS This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
Functional Area Feature
Availability Out of box availability in Fiori Launchpad
Runs on ABAP UI services
Provides reference service adapters (any platform)
Federation of content from HANA
and HANA Cloud Fiori application catalog federation
Establishing programing model Facilitate the developers with API-s, tools, guides
Utilizing existing/established
infrastructure Run Fiori Launchpad on different platforms
Extensibility Help customers and partners develop custom content and plug in custom services into the Fiori
Launchpad
Protect investments Consume content modeled via PFCG or PCD (NWBC and EP)
Specialized UI Technologies SAP Visual Business
SAP Visual Enterprise
SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe
Web Dynpro Java
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SAP Visual Business Description
SAP Visual Business is an interactive UI technology that enables users to work with visualized SAP and non-SAP data from
various sources. It also contains a toolbox that allows the rapid building of interactive graphics.
Key capabilities
Transactional, fully interactive
High performance & SAP data volumes possible
Full integration in key SAP UI technologies, providing
SAP product standard support
Simple ABAP/SAPUI5 API
Abstraction layer for the applications
Standard ABAP geo services for backend applications
Benefits
Provide greater transparency across the enterprise by aggregating and
integrating information on one screen
Seeing consequences of choices at a glance supports
well informed decisions based on relevant data
Visualize internal & external systems in real-time
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Planned Innovations Today Future Direction
SAP Visual Business Product road map overview – key themes and capabilities
Integration into SAP GUI, WDA, FPM,
WebClient UIF, UI5
License:
No additional lic needed
for standard apps
Netweaver Dev licence
for own development
Netweaver Foundation License for end
users of own customer specific
or partner applications
Independency of map providers
Mass data handling
3D Model Support
Available for all platforms, mobile devices.
Creation / editing of master data in
graphical applications
CAD integration
Integration with SAP 3D Visual Enterprise
Analytical charting capabilities
Integration with Business Objects
Adding additional content to graphical
application from a catalog of business
objects (even from external content
providers)
Gateway integration
Cloud support
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
Version 2.1
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SAP Visual Business – Planned innovations Features and functions
PLANNED INNOVATIONS This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
Functional Area Feature
Creation / editing of master
data in graphical applications
The user can created objects and master data by clicking on the map and scale, move rotate objects.
A configuration application for e.g. a warehouse or yard can be implemented
CAD integration 2D CAD plans can be used as a map layer
Integration with SAP 3D Visual
Enterprise
3D Visual Enterprise is integrated in Visual Business scenes and can be used for detailed visualization of
assets or products.
3D Visual Enterprise Animations can be started from a Visual Business application
Analytical charting capabilities Simple charts (bars, pies) are inserted and available from ABAP
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SAP Visual Enterprise Description
SAP Visual Enterprise Solutions combine visual product and plant information with business content. This provides an
unprecedented combination of traditional business information with fully interactive 3D visuals.
Key capabilities Powerful and easy-to-use SAP Visual Enterprise Viewer allows viewing and interacting with
authored and published content – Customer adaptability with the robust viewer SDK
– Support of 3D viewer chip for side panel, ABAP WebDynpro interface for viewer, JavaScript API for HTML5,
WebCUIF interface, SAP GUI integration, Active X control, Apple iPad viewer application
SAP Visual Enterprise Author creates animated procedures, 3D embedded documents and high-
definition imagery
SAP Visual Enterprise Planner provides an easy to use tool for visually restructuring BOMs
SAP Visual Enterprise Generator (VEG) is a server solution that: – Automates publishing nearly any 3D CAD file into a lightweight file format used in downstream processes
– Integrates with external data sources and destinations; consumes and combines graphical data with textual
information
– Publishes graphics, videos, and documents with optional storage in DMS
Benefits Enables better and faster decision making
Improves productivity and process efficiency by providing visual navigation and query of product
information and graphical animation of procedures
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Planned Innovations Today Future Direction
SAP Visual Enterprise Product road map overview – key themes and capabilities
VEG
– Standalone or integrated delivery
– DMS integration for manual or automatic publishing of originals
VEA
– 8 core languages
– Mobile publishing
– Manual VDS publishing
– Enhanced metadata panel
– Visual Enterprise Planner extension
VEV
– Native JT viewing
– NetWeaver Side Panel integration
– CRM and EAM integration
VE Mobile for iOS and Android
VEV Dashboards plugin v2
VEG to ERP integration
VEA / DMS integration
VE Planner extension for routings
VE PSM Planner SCDP
CGM support
VE “Link”
VEV 8.0 Windows 8 gesture
support
CDP - ISO16739/15926 integration
VEV Mobile enhancements
General Visual BOM Planner
Visual EAM Structure Manager
VEV Analytics plugin for Design
Studio
VEV Mobile enhancements
VE DRM including mobile
UI/UX improvements
Cloud integration
Visual Product configuration
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
Version 7.1
What we
are fairly
confident
is coming
in next
release
Forward
looking
innovation
We can
change our
minds on
anything at
anytime
and don’t
have to
develop
anything if
we don’t
want to
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SAP Visual Enterprise Features and functions
PLANNED INNOVATIONS
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
Functional Area Feature
VEG to ERP integration Manual upload tool for disk based CAD data; Integration APIs for foreign PLM system publishing
Workflows for creation of materials, DIRs, material and document structures, and tagged viewables
VEA / DMS integration
Provide interfaces for VEA to use DMS as a data management solution
Search, checkout, checkin, create, duplicate, etc
VE planner enhancements Visual EBOM to routing mapping
Multi BOM Planning
VE PSM planner - SCDP CAD variant mapping to SAP PLM PSM
CGM support Interactive 2D graphics support
VE “Link” Hotspotting tool for 2D graphics
VEV Windows 8.0 gesture support Full touch support to match iPad/Android VEV Mobile
CDP - ISO16739/15926
integration
Provides interfaces to plant CAD systems through ISO16739/15926 and direct integration
Supplies exports of 3D geometry and metadata (BIM/ IFC)
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SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe (IFbA) Description
SAP IFbA is tightly integrated in SAP products and major UI frameworks and is consumable with the standard Adobe Reader.
Key capabilities
Online and offline scenarios supported
Can be distributed by email / portal
Digital signatures
Can be printed and saved locally
Full standard Adobe Reader functionality
Structured data in XML
Pre-filled application values, list boxes…
Integration in SAP workflows
Automatic data extraction and integration in applications
SAP product standards support (for example accessibility, globalization)
Benefits
Self-explanatory (paper-like)
High number of predefined forms for Business Suite and Business ByDesign
(currently 2400+)
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Planned Innovations Today Future Direction
SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe (IFbA) Product road map overview – key themes and capabilities
Support “printer options” already
available with smart forms e.g. to
specify input/output tray
Improve developer productivity and
usability
Add new security features
Enhance browser support
Add support for new platforms
Mobile forms (online interactive HTML
forms)
Cloud forms (ADS on SAP HANA
Cloud Platform)
Support for Hindi in ADS
Continuous improvements eg:
Turkish currency (lira)
Japanese postal barcode
Enhance Mobile forms (offline
scenarios)
Roll out additional mobile scenarios
Deepen Cloud footprint in customer
landscapes
Continuous improvements eg:
Extend barcode support
Enhance Adobe LiveCycle Designer
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
SAP NetWeaver 7.4
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SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe (IFbA) Features and functions
PLANNED INNOVATIONS This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
Functional Area Feature
Mobile forms Launch Mobile forms. These are interactive online, as opposed to offline, forms.
Cloud forms Launch Cloud forms. Here, the ADS is on the SAP HANA Cloud Platform.
Hindi Hindi is fully supported in the ADS. Note: Adobe Reader 12 is a prerequisite for Hindi.
Currencies The Turkish currency has been added.
Barcodes The Japanese postal barcode is supported.
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Web Dynpro Java Description
Web Dynpro Java (WDJ) is a development and runtime environment that is used to create professional user interfaces for
business applications powered by SAP NetWeaver. It is based on the model view controller paradigm.
Key capabilities
Meta model approach with declarative programming
Reusability and better maintainability by using components
Graphical support with tools in the Web Dynpro perspective
SAP NetWeaver Java development infrastructure (NWDI) supports team work
with different services such as source code versioning and the central build
service
Benefits
Platform-independence
Minimized implementation effort
Note Web Dynpro Java will be maintained according to SAP’s support level agreements. It will continuously receive focused new investments
It is safe to continue using applications based on WDJ and also for a customer to add little enhancements based on existing capabilities
However, following the SAP UX strategy, WDJ is not a key UI technology for SAPs developers to build new SAP standard applications. SAP recommends using SAPUI5 or Web
Dynpro ABAP with Floorplan Manager (for CRM applications the WebClient UI framework)
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Planned Innovations / Future Direction Today
Web Dynpro Java Product road map overview – key themes and capabilities
Support for newer browsers (note: 1618309, 1602569)
Support for rapid release versions of browser (e.g. Firefox and
Chrome)
IOS devices browsers are enabled as tolerant browsers for
WD Java applications (note: 1800376)
Support for new standard mode of rendering in IE (only for
Standalone WD Java applications)
New SAP Corbu theme can be used with WD applications
(note: 1681286)
Option to use custom virus scan profilers
Up to date with security standards
WD Java enabled to support consumption of Sybase DB as
data source
Continued support for new browsers along with
support for rapid release versions of browser (e.g.
Firefox and Chrome)
Support for tablets devices
New UI elements and themes
Keeping up to date with security standards
SAP NetWeaver 7.3
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
UI Related Road Map Topics UX at SAP Business Suite
Mobile at SAP Business Suite
SAP NetWeaver Gateway
Duet Enterprise
SAP BusinessObjects
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UX at SAP Business Suite Description
Content
Brief overview of UX related investments and
plans for SAP Business Suite
Detailed slides per LoB
– Enterprise asset management
– Finance
– Human resources
– Manufacturing
– Procurement
– R&D and engineering
– Sales
– Supply chain
Related solution road map available on Service Marketplace (Road Maps Product & Solution Road Maps Cross Topics)
SAP Business Suite Road Map for User Experience
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Mobile at SAP Business Suite Description
Related solution road map available on Service Marketplace (Road Maps Product & Solution Road Maps Cross Topics)
Mobile Applications
Analytics in
the app
HANA and
Classic DB
Enterprise grade
stability
Supporting latest
technology trends
Cross LoB
content
Consumer-
grade usability
People-
centric
Comprehensive mobile strategy and solutions are required to transform and meet the breadth of an organization’s needs.
Effective transformational mobile strategy empowers employees to accomplish daily tasks from their desks, tablets or
smartphones. SAP Mobile applications now use SAPUI5 with native device capabilities leveraging REST services & OData
protocols.
Key capabilities:
Built with SAP Mobile Platform & SAP NetWeaver Gateway and OData protocol
Option to deploy and run mobile app via on-premise or cloud infrastructure
Support branding, theming and extensibility
Latest key mobile platform support, e.g. Andoid, iOS, Windows 8
HANA and any DB support
People-centric apps with role-based content
Benefits:
Mobile solutions enable employees throughout the organization to accomplish
daily tasks from their desktops, tablets or smartphones
Development of innovative people-centric solutions bringing the power of SAP
business software into new experiences such as social and collaboration
environments, mobile and tablet devices, M2M and augmented reality
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SAP NetWeaver Gateway Description
SAP NetWeaver Gateway – as main approach to provide data for SAPUI5 based applications – is a development framework
which provides a simple way to connect devices, environments and platforms to SAP software based on market standards. It
offers connectivity to SAP applications using any programming language or model without the need for SAP knowledge by
leveraging REST services and OData/Atom protocols.
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
Key capabilities
Generation of services based on RFC, BAPI, BOR, BOL, MDX, SAP HANA,
OData, ABAP, etc.
Supporting the development of new services
Error logging, serialization, traces, code snippets
Pushing of backend events
Generation of proxy classes and starter apps for iOS, Android, PHP, Java
Benefits
Development of innovative people-centric solutions bringing the power of SAP
business software into new experiences such as social and collaboration
environments, mobile and tablet devices
Related product road map available on Service Marketplace (Road Maps Product & Solution Road Maps Database & Technology)
SAP NetWeaver Gateway
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Duet Enterprise Description
Duet® Enterprise is a flexible platform developed jointly by SAP and Microsoft, enabling solutions which blend SAP processes
and data with collaborative capabilities of Microsoft Office and SharePoint to enrich user experience and productivity.
Key capabilities
Simple architecture approach, solves key interoperability issues
Provides building blocks and tools; empowers non-SAP developers (.NET)
Delivers out-of-the-box ready-to-use capabilities to be used as-is or in solutions
development
Builds on core platforms, leverages existing skillset, optimizes landscapes
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Benefits
Greater agility to meet business requirements through the ability to quickly compose
solutions that meet changing business needs
Enhanced user productivity by supporting blended processes and collaborative work
efforts
Maximized business value from existing IT investments by using existing IT
infrastructure to increase reach of enterprise applications to more users
Reduced time to value thanks to available solutions
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SAP BusinessObjects BI Solutions Reporting & analytics
* Related BI product and solution road maps available on Service Marketplace (Road Maps Product & Solution Road Maps Analytics)
In the BI solution space several UIs are offered based on specific
customer needs. Please refer to the related BI road maps* on
SMP for details about the BI solutions’ user interfaces.
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Recommendations for customers
UNDERSTAND SAP UX Strategy & Roadmap 1
DEFINE and EXECUTE Customer specific UX strategy
LEVERAGE SAP’s UX Design Services
2
3
https://experience.sap.com/designservices
• Understand Users & Scenarios
• Investigate NEW and RENEW solutions
• Evaluate ENABLE solutions
• Build knowledge from SAP resources
• Follow SAP UI technology strategy
Refer to:
SAP Business Suite Road Map for User Experience
sapsolutionbrowser.com
sapimprovementfinder.com
uxexplorer.hana.ondemand.com
experience.sap.com
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Key takeaway
Choosing the right tool or technology is one important step.
However, in order to achieve a high level of user experience,
it is neither the first
nor the most important step.
Thank you
Road map contacts for customers and partners
Margot Wollny
Michael Falk
Ingo Deck
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Key links for more information For customers and partners
Key links
Road maps on SAP Service Marketplace http://service.sap.com/roadmap
SAP Community Network http://scn.sap.com/community/ui-technology
IT Planning Resources https://websmp206.sap-ag.de/~sapidb/011000358700001160122012E
SAP Developer Center http://scn.sap.com/community/developer-center/
Where to go to provide product feedback and ideas
Influence programs http://service.sap.com/influence
SAP User Groups
http://www.sapusergroups.com/
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SAP Fiori Keeping simple things simple
SAP Fiori is a collection of apps with a simple and easy to use experience for broadly and frequently used SAP
software functions that work seamlessly across devices – desktop, tablet, or smartphone.
Responsive Simple Coherent Instant
Value
All sizes, devices,
versions, channels
1-1-3 (1 user, 1 use
case, 3 screens)
Apps that speak the
same language
Low barrier to
adoption
De-compose into
task-based experience
Role-based
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Comparison of key UI technologies Shell with integration / productivity such as navigation, search, theming, etc.
* Harmonized in run & design time with CRM WebUIF
** Touch support conditionally released for WDA/FPM, CRM WEBUIF, SAP GUI for HTML “What you see on the desktop is what you get on the tablet computer”
SAPUI5 WDA* Dynpro
Key properties HTML5
Open standard based
Client side rendering
Pixel perfect design
Platform-independent
BE-data through oData
Stateless
Consumer grade apps
Optimized for ABAP back ends
Transactional & stateful
Fully functional applications
Server-side rendering
Classical SAP GUI Transactions
WIN GUI
HTML GUI
Key UI tools &
enhancements
options
Eclipse
Wizards to generate code based on MVC concept
Code Completion
HTML5 Templates
Application preview
ABAP Repository Team Provider to work in a team and
deploy into an ABAP system landscape
Floorplan Manager (FPM)*
Development efficiency
UI Guideline compliance
UI Consistency
Flexible User Interface Designer (FLUID)
Editor for FPM application configurations
Configuration of UI floorplans and UIBB/GUIBB
within the floorplan
Side panel
Enriching existing Transactions
Non-disruptive
SAP Screen Personas
Personalization of customized transactions
by users and customers
Required basic
skill set
JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Gateway, OData ABAP OO, Web Dynpro ABAP, Floorplan Manager ABAP & Dynpro
Recommended
use cases
Desktop & mobile usage
Native alike UX
Mobile mindset
Responsive design
Designed for desktop usage**
Used @ SAP for New and selected renewal Renewal and selected new Functional round-offs on existing transactions
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Acronym Full Text
AET Application Enhancement Tool
ALV ABAP List Viewer
API Application Programming Interface
ARIA Accessibility for Rich Internet Applications
AS Application Server
BAPI Business Application Programming Interface
BI Business Intelligence
BOL Business Object Layer
BOM Bill of Material
BOR Business Object Repository
CAD Computer-Aided Design
CGM Computer Graphics Metafile
CORBU New visual identity for the SAP Business Suite (named after Le Corbusier, Swiss architect and designer)
CRM Customer Relationship Management
CSS Cascading Style Sheets
CVOM Common Visual Object Modeler
Acronym glossary (1/4)
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Acronym Full Text
DIR Directory
DMS Data Management System
DRM Direct Reseller Management
Dynpro Dynamic Program
EAM Enterprise Asset Management
EBOM Engineering Bill of Material
ERP Enterprise Resource Planning
FLUID Flexible User Interface Designer
FPM Floorplan Manager
GUI Graphical User Interface
GUIBB Generic User Interface Building Block
HANA High Performance Analytic Appliance
IDA Integrated Data Services
IE Internet Explorer
IFbA Interactive Forms by Adobe
JT Most widely used 3d file format for PLM
LESS Dynamic StyleSheet Language (http://lesscss.org)
Acronym glossary (2/4)
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Acronym Full Text
LoB Line of Business
MDX Multi Dimensional eXpression
NWBC NetWeaver Business Client
NWDI SAP NetWeaver Java Development Infrastructure
OCR Optical Character Recognition
OData Open Data Protocol
PAM Product Availability Matrix
PHP General-purpose server-side scripting for dynamic web pages (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP)
PFC Remote Function Call
PL Patch Level
PLM Product Lifecycle Management
REST Representational State Transfer
SADL Service Adaptation Description Language
SAPUI5 SAP development toolkit for HTML5
SCM Supply Chain Management
SDK Software Development Kit
SRM Supplier Relationship Management
Acronym glossary (3/4)
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Acronym Full Text
TCO Total Cost of Operation
UI User Interface
UR Unified Rendering
UX User Experience
VE Visual Enterprise
VEA Visual Enterprise Author
VEG Visual Enterprise Generator
VEV Visual Enterprise Viewer
WD Web Dynpro
WDA Web Dynpro ABAP
WDJ Web Dynrpo Java
WTS Windows Terminal Server
WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get
XML Extensible Markup Language
Acronym glossary (4/4)
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