Visual Composer for SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment 7.1

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Introduction

Visual Composer 7.1

Ehp1 for Visual Composer 7.1

Roadmap and Outlook

Agenda

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

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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

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Data Flow

UI ElementsServices

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

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Visual Composer Sample Views

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Introduction

Visual Composer 7.1

Ehp1 for Visual Composer 7.1

Roadmap and Outlook

Agenda

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Java Application Server

Robust, enterprise-class Java EE 5 application server

Eclipse Development Environment

SAP NetWeaver Developer 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 NetWeaver BPM for process composition

View

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

CE 7.1.1CE 7.1.1

Visual Composer 7.1

Q4/2007 ~Q4/2009Q4/2008© SAP AG 2008

Key Features

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

Life Cycle Management support - Integration with SAP source control system – NWDI DTR

ALV table support

CE7.1

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Embedded BI Features

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

CE7.1

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Portal Content Creation Features

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

CE7.1

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Introduction

Visual Composer 7.1

Ehp1 for Visual Composer 7.1

Roadmap and Outlook

Agenda

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Java Application Server

Robust, enterprise-class Java EE 5 application server

Eclipse Development Environment

SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio: Eclipse based development and modeling environment

Selected Improvements With EHP1 for SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment 7.1 1/2

Proc

esse

sEvent Flow / Rules

Role

SAP NetWeaver BPM 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

© SAP AG 2008

Java Application Server

Robust, enterprise-class Java EE 5 application server

Eclipse Development Environment

SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio: Eclipse based development and modeling environment

Selected Improvements With EHP1 for SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment 7.1 2/2

Proc

esse

sEvent Flow / Rules

Role

SAP NetWeaver BPM 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

NewGraphical, BPMN-based process compositionBusiness rules

ImprovedCAF performance (no MMR)Graphical designer and developer productivity

New / improvedFull BI & ALV support in Visual ComposerWeb Dynpro components in VCVC grid layout / HTMLFlash islands in WD

NewComposite DesignerEclipse 3.3.xVC in Eclipse

New / improvedESR in CENWDI in CE

NewWS-RM & idempotencyGroup configuration

ImprovedJava supportability (MC, deployment, logging, memory analysis)Performance and failover

Parity With Visual Composer 7.0 Features

The following Visual Composer 7.0 features will be available in Visual Composer for CE7.1.1:

Enhanced BI featuresPortal Events Support (EPCM)JDBC supportMigration SupportHTML View

CE7.1.1

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

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Visual Composer in NWDS

Integrated version of Visual Composer in 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.)

CE7.1.1

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Extending Visual Composer using Web Dynpro

“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 Dynpro component to the Visual Composer model

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CE7.1.1

Web Dynpro Component Samples

Crystal Xcelsius

Web Dynpro

Adobe Flash Islands for Web Dynpro

CE7.1.1

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Working with Simulated Services

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

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Service Implementation

Service Creation

CE7.1.1

Grid LayoutEJBs consumption supportBrowse images supportOBN configuration for source viewsMessage area supportVisual Composer Welcome screen

Additional Improvements

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CE7.1.1

ALV Table Enhancements

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

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CE7.1.1

Embedded BI Features

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

CE7.1.1

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Embedded BI Features (cont.)

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

CE7.1.1

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Portal Content Creation Features

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

CE7.1.1

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Migrating Models from Visual Composer 7.0 to 7.1

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

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CE7.1.1

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Introduction

Visual Composer 7.1

Ehp1 for Visual Composer 7.1

Roadmap and Outlook

Agenda

Visual Composer & BPM Integration

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

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CE7.2

Model Debugging

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Debug WindowDebug Window

Visual Model TracingVisual Model Tracing ConsoleConsole

Variables, Breakpoints, and 

Expressions windows

Variables, Breakpoints, and 

Expressions windows

CE7.2

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 7.1.1 CE 7.2© SAP AG 2008

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