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Road Map Revision: 2013.12.16

SAP Product Road Map SAP User Interface Technologies

Template Revision 20130104 v3.0

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The information in this presentation is confidential and proprietary to SAP and may not be disclosed without the

permission of SAP. This presentation is not subject to your license agreement or any other service or subscription

agreement with SAP. SAP has no obligation to pursue any course of business outlined in this document or any related

presentation, or to develop or release any functionality mentioned therein. This document, or any related presentation

and SAP's strategy and possible future developments, products and or platforms directions and functionality are all

subject to change and may be changed by SAP at any time for any reason without notice. The information in this

document is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any material, code or functionality. This

document is provided without a warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to, the implied

warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. This document is for informational

purposes and may not be incorporated into a contract. SAP assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this

document, except if such damages were caused by SAP´s willful misconduct or gross negligence.

All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ

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.

Summary

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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

[email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected]

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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/

Appendix

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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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