COMP102 What's New in Visual Composer for SAP NetWeaver CE.pdf

COMP102 What's New in Visual Composer for SAP NetWeaver CE

Dafna YanaySAP NetWeaver Product Management

© SAP 2008 / SAP TechEd 08 / <COMP102> Page 2

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1. Introduction

2. Visual Composer 7.0


4. Summary

Agenda

© SAP 2008 / SAP TechEd 08 / <COMP102> / Page 4

What is Visual Composer?

Visual Composer is a modeling tool that enables code-free modeling and composition of UI elements and Services to rapidly create and adapt rich user interfaces

Visual Composer for SAP NetWeaver 7.0 (Visual Composer 7.0)

Visual Composer for SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment 7.1 (Visual Composer 7.1)


Modeling with Visual Composer – Introduction

Visual Composer supports creating applications by…

manipulating data elements such as data services and Web services, and UI elements such as controls, forms, and tablescreating connections between elements to define the business logic of the applicationgenerating runtime code automatically from the Visual Composer model

SAP R/3 SAP BI ..... Non-SAP


Visual Composer Sample Views


Agenda

1. Introduction



4. Summary


Visual Composer 7.0 – Present and Future

Generally available since June, 2006Over 500 active customers* creating:

Form ViewsDashboardsActionable/Transaction applications

Continuous improvement delivered via SAP NetWeaver 7.0 Enhancement Packs

SP9-SP15 Enhancement Pack 1* Based on customer OSS messages


DEMO


Agenda

1. Introduction



4. Summary


Java Application Server

Robust, enterprise-class Java EE 5 application server

Eclipse Development Environment

SAP NetWeaverDeveloper Studio: Eclipse based development and modeling environment

Model-Driven Development and Deployment with SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment 7.1

Proc

esse

sEvent Flow / Rules

Role

SAP NetWeaverBPM for process composition

View

s

Portal and Web FormsMobile

and VoiceAnalytics

SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer for model-driven UI development (incl. analytics and voice)Web Dynpro JavaSAP Interactive Forms by AdobeFederated Portal Network

Enterprise Services Repository and Registry (ESR)Software lifecycle management and logistics (NWDI)

Bus

Data or File

Web Services / Enterprise Services Connectivity

Serv

ices

Service façade

New service

Data service

Enterprise service

Basic service

SAP Composite Application Framework (CAF) business object modeling and service composition


CE 7.1CE 7.1 CE 7.2CE 7.2

Delivered as part of the SAP NetWeaver Composition EnvironmentEnables creation of composite views that can be used as standalone applications or as part of larger composite applications

CE 7.1 EhP1CE 7.1 EhP1

Visual Composer 7.1


Key Features CE 7.1

Clustered data services support

Componentization - reuse of Visual Composer models in other models

Modeling and layout enhancementsAbility to drag and drop UI elements and controls onto the layout board Containers for creating complex layouts and relative layout capabilities

New runtime technology – Web Dynpro Flex and Web Dynpro HTML

Lifecycle management support - Integration with SAP source control system – NWDI DTR

ALV table support


Embedded BI Features CE 7.1

Combine analytical data, operational data, and services in one environmentIntegrate information from independent data sources in one analysisLaunch Business Explorer Tools or reports from within SAP transactionsALV tables for data manipulation by end-user:

Sort or filter the listAdd a calculationHide columnsPersonalize settings

Composite Appsembedded BI

Composite Appsembedded BI

SAP NetWeaverComposition Environment

Visual Composer

BI Consumer Services

SAP Apps SAP BI

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Portal Content Creation Features CE 7.1

Create Visual Composer composite application and related portal content in the same modeling environment:

WYSIWYG visualization of Portal FrameworkTop-down or bottom-up content creation workflowDrag-and-drop content creationGuided creation using portal semantic metadata


Parity With Visual Composer 7.0 Features CE 7.1 EhP1

The following Visual Composer 7.0 features will be available in Visual Composer for CE 7.1 EhP1:

Missing BI featuresPortal Events Support (EPCM)JDBC supportUndo/RedoMigration SupportHTML View

*Visual Composer 7.0 capabilities that are not available in Ehp1 of Visual Composer 7.1 include styling, formatting, and few UI controls.


Visual Composer in NWDS CE 7.1 EhP1

Integrated version of Visual Composer in SAP NetWeaver Developer StudioAdditional entry-point to access the Visual Composer modelsBrowser-based version continues to be supported First step to achieve NWDS as a single tool platform for a developer roleA unified entry point to all CE toolsets(Web Dynpro tools, Visual Composer, CAF, BPM, etc.)


Extending Visual Composer Using Web Dynpro CE 7.1 EhP1

“Break-out” from Visual Composer1. Define the required component using

Visual Composer composite view2. Automatically generate the Web Dynpro

component interface3. Implement the Web Dynpro

component 4. Add the Web Dynpro

component to the Visual Composer model

Add an existing Web Dynprocomponent to the Visual Composer model


Web Dynpro Component Samples CE 7.1 EhP1

Crystal Xcelsius

Web Dynpro

Flash Islands


DEMO


Working With Simulated Services CE 7.1 EhP1

Create a simulated service with dummy data to fully run and simulate the application

Define static data manually or from a spreadsheet

“Break-out” from the simulated services to a service layer and automatically generate the service interface

Implement the service from scratch or adapt an existing service

Drag & replace the simulated service with the “real” service without affectingthe application UIs

Service Implementation

Service Creation


Additional Improvements CE 7.1 EhP1

Grid LayoutEJBs consumption supportBrowse images supportOBN configuration for source viewsMessage area support


Migrating Models From Visual Composer 7.0 to 7.1 CE 7.1 EhP1

Model Conversion Wizard - converts Visual Composer 7.0 models to Visual Composer 7.1The wizard opens the model in Visual Composer 7.1 and generates a detailed report of the conversion statusIn case some manual work is needed, this is described in the report


ALV Table Enhancements CE 7.1 EhP1

Configure ALV behavior in design timeExport to ExcelSwitch to ChartDisplay HierarchiesSave runtime settings


Embedded BI Features CE 7.1 EhP1

BICS (BI Consumer Services) connectivity to the following connectors:BI XMLA (NW BI 3.5, BI7.0 MDX Provider, MSSQLServer/Analysis Services 2005)BI JDBC Connector (MaxDB 7.0, 7.1, MS SQLServer 2005) BI SAP Query Connector (InfoSets in SAP Business Suite)

BI Master Data InfoActor(for display/use of BI master data)and planning services via BICSReal-time access to relational andmultidimensional sources


Embedded BI Features (cont.) CE 7.1 EhP1

BI Data Service Wizard (Query wizard) and SQL editorFlexibly create query views and configure ports of data services

Planning application enablingExpose data services for data write-back and planning function execution in Visual Composer

Basic Value help supportMeta-data driven, no manualinvolvement needed, single value selection only


Portal Content Creation Features CE 7.1 EhP1

Import existing portal contentOBN support

source, target and BO modelingDynamic URL iView modeling Advanced layout capabilities Full support for deep DTN structureImproved Business Suite (Best Fit) content creation


Visual Composer & BPM Integration CE 7.2

SAP NetWeaver BPM is a flexible framework for designing and running user-centric collaborative processes and reusable workflows.Seamless integration between BPM and Visual Composer

Break-out from a BPM Step and automatically generate the Visual Composer UIConsume existing Visual Composer UIs and add them to the business process


Model Debugging CE 7.2

Debug WindowDebug Window

Visual Model TracingVisual Model Tracing ConsoleConsole

Variables, Breakpoints, and

Expressions windows

Variables, Breakpoints, and

Expressions windows


Visual Composer 7.1 – Summary

Generally available as part of SAP NW Composition Environment

Visual Composer 7.1 Clustered data services supportComponentizationModeling and layout enhancementsSupport for Web Dynpro runtime

ALV tables integrationLife Cycle Management support

CE 7.1 EhP1 CE 7.2


Agenda

1. Introduction



4. Summary


Collaborative Supplier/Material Qualification Process


Operational Dashboards


What Other Customers are Saying?

The Visual Composer survey was launched on SDN in JulyThe survey ran for three weeksOver 400 participantsOver 170 different organizations~ 50% are SAP Customers, 35% SI/ISVs~ 35% are Developers/IT Experts, 40% Consultants, 20% BPX/Business Analysts


Visual Composer Survey Highlights

>75% of participants have productive Visual Composer applications deployed in their organizations

Most of the participants were “self-trained” (SDN, How-To’s, Online Help)

Main strengths of Visual Composer Easy & Simple High visualization - “The presentation is outstanding;”Connectivity to many backend (BI, R3, ….) – Accessing data from many systemsFlex, Flex, Flex !!!!

Main weaknesses of Visual Composer Limited functionality and UI elements –> Solved in CE7.1.1Weak in reusing components -> Solved in CE7.1Export and print functions -> Solved in NW7.0.1Lifecycle Management support ->Solved in CE7.1


Your Questions and Comments

Thank you for your time!

Questions


Recommended Reading

Jan Rauscher, Volker Stiehl

Programmierhandbuch SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment

The Developer’s Guide to the SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment

ISBN 978-3-8362-1129-1 (German)

ISBN 978-1-59229-171-7 (English)

http://www.sap-press.de/1655 (de) http://www.sap-press.de/1671 (en)

http://www.sap-press.de/1655

http://www.sap-press.de/1671


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Further Information

Related Workshops/Lectures at SAP TechEd 2008COMP102, What's New in the SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer Tool for SAP NetWeaver CE, LectureCOMP103, Web Dynpro and SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer - Which Tool Should I Use?, LectureCOMP161, Modeling With the Visual Composer Tool in SAP NetWeaver CE 7.1.1, hands-onCOMP262, Advanced Modeling With SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer for SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment 7.1.1, hands-onIM210, SAP NetWeaver BI Scenarios with Xcelsius and SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer, Lecture

Related SAP Education and Certification Opportunitieshttp://www.sap.com/education/

SAP Public Web:SAP Developer Network (SDN): www.sdn.sap.comBusiness Process Expert (BPX) Community: www.bpx.sap.com

http://www.sap.com/education/

http://www.sdn.sap.com/

http://www.bpx.sap.com/


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