SAP Product Road Map
SAP User Interfaces
January 2012
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Important Notes
 This roadmap addresses SAP‟s mainly adopted UI technologies only
 The UI Strategy for SAP Business ByDesign and SAPs new On Demand
Platforms are not covered yet.
 A complete overview is available in the SAP UI Solution Map (available
soon)
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Table of Contents
• SAP User Interfaces Overview
• Technology Overview & Roadmap
• Continuous UI Evolution
• Integration & Consumption
• Technology Innovations
• Analytics and Social Media
• Java UI
• Co-Innovation
• SAP UI Summary
• Appendix
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SAP User Interfaces
 Overview and Strategy
SAP User Interfaces
Market & Customers Requirements Towards UI
User Interfaces
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SAP User Interfaces
Address all kind of End-User Types
Casual User
Professional User
•
Demands simple user interfaces
with intuitive interaction models
•
Requires a fast and detailed user interface
•
Is very experienced and skilled
•
Will not do any training
•
Potentially uses a desktop device
•
Potentially uses multiple devices
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SAP User Interfaces
UI Strategy at SAP
User-Centered Design
ONE Product Lifecycle
Consistent
Strategy & Roadmap
User Interface Governance at SAP
UI Governance Board
Product
Planning & Setup
Development
& Execution
User Interfaces Defined as ONE Product
UI Governance Workgroups
UI Development Teams
Tracking of Standards,
Guidelines & Execution
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Product
Standards
UI
Guideline
Solution Map & Roadmap
Decision
Matrix
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Scenario
Based
Guidance
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SAP User Interfaces
User Experience (UX): A Global Topic
user researchers
interaction designers
guidelines & governance
visual designers
230+
other
Lean Delivery - Complexity on Demand
Design for Variability
Coherent User Experience
Design Principles
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SAP User Interfaces
Improve the Way Users Work - The 3-steps Approach
Level of Improvement
 Perfect Customer
Adaptation
 Improved
Efficiency
 Improved Usability
Required Investment
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SAP User Interfaces
The UI Solution Map - All User Interface Relevant Items in one Place
Tweak
Applications &
Content
UI Adaptation
Develop
Adopt
User Interface Clients
UI Technologies
UI Integration
Desktop
Mobile
Applications with Enhanced User Interfaces
Configuration
Interoperability Services
Pre-Defined UI Content
Customizing
Development
Adopt latest
UI enhancements
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Browser
Personalization
Composition & Orchestration
Productivity Services
Extend or tweak
your user interfaces
Lifecycle Management
& Extensibility
Develop your own
user interfaces
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SAP User Interfaces
The UI Solution Map - 2nd Level of Detail
User Interface Clients
Desktop
• SAP NetWeaver Business Client for
• SAP GUI for Windows
• SAP GUI for Java
• SAP Business One Client
Browser
• SAP NetWeaver Portal Client
• SAP NetWeaver Business Client for HTML
• SAP GUI for HTML
• SAP Business ByDesign Client
Windows
• SAP Web UI Client
• SAP BusinessObjects BI Launch Pad
• SAP Business Explorer Web Analyzer
• SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
• SAP BusinessObjects Explorer
• SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for
OLAP
Mobile
• iOS based (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch)
• BlackBerry based
• Android based
• SAP Crystal Dashboard Design
• SAP Business Explorer Analyzer
• SAP BusinessObjects Analysis*
* Microsoft Office edition
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SAP User Interfaces
UI Themes Across Product Portfolio
User Interface Clients
Desktop
User Interface Clients
Applications
& Content
Applications
& Content
UI Technologies
Browser
Configuration
UI Technologies Technologies
Established
& Frameworks
Development
Interoperability Services
UI Integration
Mobile
Applications with Enhanced User Interfaces
UI Adaptation
UI Integration
• Easy
Adaption and
UI Adaptation
Pre-Defined UI Content
Customizing
Personalization
Composition & Orchestration
Market Trends &
Innovations
Productivity Services
Configuration
• UI Harmonization
Infrastructure & UI Clients
Lifecycle Management
• &
Introduction
Extensibilityof HTML5
• OData Implementation
• Gateway
• Navigation and Interoperability between SAP Applications
• Easy and fast Consumption with efficient UI Clients
• Integrated repositories
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SAP User Interfaces
Cross Business Solutions View
Mobility Platform
Native SDK
HTML5
OData
On-Demand Solutions for Lines of Business
MS Silverlight
UI Integration
SAP Business
ByDesign
SAP Business Suite
SAP
CRM
WebClient
UIF
SAP
ERP
SAP
SRM
SAP
SCM
SAP
PLM
Web Dynpro ABAP/Floorplan Manager
SAP Business
SAP BPM
One
MS Silverlight
WPF / .NET
Web Dynpro
Java
Mobility Platform
SAP Business All-in-One
SAP Business Analytics
Analytic
Applications
Business
Intelligence
Data
Warehousing
Adobe Flash , Java UI
Enterprise Information
Management
Enterprise Performance
Management
Sustainability
Adobe Flash, Web Dynpro ABAP
Application Foundation / Integration
SAP In-Memory Appliance (SAP HANA)
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
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Table of Contents
 SAP User Interfaces Overview
 Technology Overview & Roadmap
• Continuous UI Evolution
• Integration & Consumption
• Technology Innovations
• Analytics and Social Media
• Java UI
• Co-Innovation
 SAP UI Summary
 Appendix
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Continuous UI Evolution
 Web Dynpro ABAP
 WebClient UI Framework
 Summary
Web Dynpro ABAP
Technology Description
Web Dynpro ABAP (WDA) provides a model based and declarative way of UI Development.
Generic Framework services offer out-of-the-box configuration and product standards enablement.
Besides the standard development capabilities it comes up with several powerful and convenient tools.
Composition and Configuration
Floorplan Manager (FPM)
 Application Composition using predefined Floorplans and
Building Blocks
 Screen Definition
 Easy adaptation of existing UIs
 UI Harmonization via SAP Signature Design
Page Builder & Side Panel
 UI Views & Homepages composition
 Large number of predefined views reusable
 UI View enhancement with separate Side Panel
Charts and Interactivity
RIA Islands
 (Adobe) Flash and (MS) Silverlight Islands as parts of
applications built with Web Dynpro
 High-end graphical capabilities (business graphics etc.)
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SAP Road Map for Floorplan Manager/Web Dynpro ABAP
Key Themes, Capabilities, and Planned Innovations
 UI Guideline 2.0 enablement
(OVP, Form, List, Improved
Usability with new Interaction
Paradigm)
 BOL enablement of Floorplan
Manager Framework
 Flexible UI Designer (FLUID)
for Developer and Admins
 Enhanced Personalization
Concept
 Application Extensibility
Features
 New and extended UI Controls
(client side table, grid-based
Form Layout)
Today
 Context sensitive Quick Views
 Support of Standard HTML
 ARIA Standard support
 Rich UI Experience and
Client Side Interactivity
 Extended Theming options
 HTML Islands
 New Corbu Theme
 Win 8 support
 New UIBB Form Repeater
 Smooth scrolling and
enhanced usability for List and
Tree UIBB
 Highly flexible Planning Table
 New Connectivity Options
(e.g. Odata)
 Improved Supportability
Planned Innovations
Future Direction
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
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Web Dynpro ABAP - Planned Innovations
Features & Functions
Web Standards support
Feature Area
Functionality
Support of Standard HTML
 Usage of standard HTML rendering
ARIA Standard support
 Accessibility Web Standard support
Enhanced UI Components
Feature Area
Functionality
New UIBB Form Repeater
• Product catalog like list of information
Quick Views
• Context sensitive ad-hoc information
Enhanced List and Tree
UIBB
• Smooth scrolling, aggregation feature and ease of use
Other
Feature Area
Improved
Supportability
 Developer and administrator Tools to compare configurations and analyze runtime
appearance of applications
Corbu Theme
 optional modern SAP on premise theme for design synchronization with on demand
products
PLANNED INNOVATIONS
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
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WebClient UI Framework
Technology Description
The WebClient UI Framework offers a modern user interface leveraging Web2.0 paradigms for SAP CRM
Intuitive and flexible UIs
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Simple information and navigation architecture
Broad personalization capabilities across all areas
Simple and flexible UI configuration capabilities
UI Harmonization via SAP Signature Design
CRM Web client shell
 L-Shape provides easy global navigation
 Generic shortcuts for fast data entry and data access
UI Configuration Tool
 Easier to change UI depending users tasks and business
needs
 Adapt and configure most user interface and link elements
Extensibility
 The Application Enhancement Tool (AET) facilitates the
creation of custom fields, tables and views
 UI and Data Mash-up capabilities
 Customers can create model applications for POC
development through the Rapid Apps
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SAP Road Map for WebClient UI Framework
Key Themes, Capabilities and Planned Innovations
• Additional usability features (e.g.
Dashboards, Tagging, Sharing,
Favorites)
• AJAX-driven auto suggest searches
(Google-like)
• Significant Search and table
usability improvements
• Home Page Tray General
Configuration and resizing
• Extended UI configuration
capabilities
• UI extensions via Rapid
Applications, Mash-ups and AET
• Usability enhancements and
round offs of existing usability
features
• Incorporation of customer
feedback
Today
• Data Browser Timeouts
 Majority of investment based on
consolidated customer feedback
 Improved usability around UI
Configuration and pers.
• Context Menu for the Nav. L-Shape
when collapsed
 Usage of HTML5 for graphical
parts
• Change Business Role in the same
session and Categorize Saved
Searches
 Support of various browser version
and (e.g. Chrome)
• Expand on Hover/Mouse Overlay,
DDLB Personalization, Mass
Tagging of Objects in Results List.
 Strong focus on enhancements in
User Experience: Look & Feel
• Navigation: Persistent State of
sorting/filtering , Next results in OVP
and vertically placed fields in
Advanced Search
Planned Innovations
 Innovative Interaction / Navigation
pattern for generic functionality
 Extended Theming support
Future Direction
(CRM 7.0 Ehp1)
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WebClient UI Framework - Planned Innovations
Features & Functions
Usability Improvements and Round Offs
Feature Area
User Productivity
Demo Application
Functionality
 Various Tab Chain personalization (e.g. tables and tile layout)
 Additional table personalization and usability enhancements (paging, scrolling, mass tagging)
 Expand Hover/Mouse Overlay and Searching behavior
 Improved tables features and handling in OVP and Search Results
 Provisioning of EPM (Enterprise Procurement Model) demo application
 Exemplary guidance on how UI elements (pages, searches, etc.) are built best
Business Object Layer
Feature Area
Functionality
Multi Layer BOL
Extensibility
 adjust existing generic Interaction layer (genIL) components in higher software layers
Application developer/project custom development support
Feature Area
Functionality
Multi Layer BOL
Extensibility
 Provisioning of EPM(Enterprise Procurement Model) demo application and exemplary guidance
PLANNED INNOVATIONS
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
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Summary
Continuous UI Evolution
Evolution of existing UI Frameworks for Business Suite scenarios
Web Dynpro / WebClient UIF
+ Model driven
+ Graphical UI Development
+ Web enabled
Dynpro
Floorplan Manager &
Pagebuilder for WDA
+ Configuration and UI Composition
+ Flexibility
+ Reusability
+ Extensibility
• SAP Integration
• Product Standards
• Optimized for transactional UIs
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Table of Contents
 SAP User Interfaces Overview
 Technology Overview & Roadmap
• Continuous UI Evolution
• Integration & Consumption
• Technology Innovations
• Analytics and Social Media
• Java UI
• Co-Innovation
 SAP UI Summary
 Appendix
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Integration & Consumption
 Overview
 SAP UI Client
– SAP NetWeaver Business Client
– SAP NetWeaver Portal
 Integration & Infrastructure Services
 Summary
SAP UI Clients
Different Devices with Different Possibilities
Desktop Devices
PCs based on
Microsoft Windows
Mobile Devices*
Desktops
with Linux
Apple Desktops
with MacOS
Laptop / Netbook Devices
(e.g. Windows, Mac OS)
UI Clients with native desktop support
Apple iPad
iPhone/
iPod
BlackBerry
(RIM)
Google
Android
UI Clients with native mobile support
UI Clients based on web browser functionality
* Just a selection of the huge offering on mobile devices
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SAP UI Clients
The Principle of „Shell“ and „Canvas“ Area
Shell
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Navigation
Functions (e.g. sidepanel, favorites)
Integration of search engines
Branding
Single point of authentication
Canvas handling
Canvas Area
•
•
Application Communication
(e.g. session handling)
Rendering
Not all SAP UI Clients follow this principle of Shell & Canvas Area…!
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SAP NetWeaver Business Client
Technology Description
SAP NetWeaver Business Client offers a modern, ABAP based environment to integrate different UI
technologies in one user interface with one single point of entry.
Client-Side Integration
 Integrated user experience through a universal UI Client that
can bring various UI technologies together into one shell
 Tight integration with ABAP role repository (PFCG)
 Visual integration by adoption of SAP Signature design
Flexibility
 Desktop installation available (Microsoft Windows based)
 Zero-footprint alternative available (browser based)
SAP Business Suite content-ready
 Easy consumption of pre-defined content such as new roles,
new side panel applications, new Power Lists (POWL) and
latest WD applications (available since SAP ERP 6.0 EhP 2)
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SAP Road Map for NetWeaver Business Client
Key Themes, Capabilities and Planned Innovations
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Multi system support by roles
Multiple application windows
Multiple shell windows
Quick launch capability to
search and launch applications
or other content
Enterprise Search enabling
Dedicated side panel area to
render additional content such
as from ABAP page builder
Capability to exchange data
between canvas and side panel
Various option to personalize
visual appearance (e.g.
minimize top level navigation)
SAPGUI to NWBC transition
accelerator (e.g. SAP menu,
SAP GUI favorites)
Extended distribution option for
configuration settings
Today
 Tabbed Browsing
 Multi system support by shell
 New SAP Design
 On-Demand integration
 Additional options for
Theming & Branding
 Unification of SAPGUI and
NWBC into one logon pad
 Open Search standard support
 Integration of FPM Saved
Searches into Quick Launch
Planned Innovations
Future Direction
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
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SAP NetWeaver Business Client - Planned Innovations
Features & Functions
Client Side Integration
Feature Area
Functionality
 Compatible with the open “OpenSearch” standard
 Enables SAP NetWeaver Business Client to integrate well known search engines via
standardized API
Open Search
Standard Support

Integration of FPM Saved
Searches into Quick Launch
 Enables users to directly launch saved searches from Quick Launch
Flexibility
Feature Area
Additional options for
Theming & Branding
Functionality
 SAP NetWeaver Business Client provides options for customers to apply their
brand to its shell (e.g. other colors)
Other Enhancements
Feature Area
Tabbed Browsing
Functionality
 SAP NetWeaver Business Client provides a tabbed browsing navigation capability
similar to what users know from today‟s browsers such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla
Firefox or Google Chrome.
PLANNED INNOVATIONS
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
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SAP NetWeaver Portal
Technology Description
SAP NetWeaver Portal provides easy access to business processes and information, and serves many
unique user roles
Unified Access
 Delivers multi-system-, role-based access to business
processes and information
 Provides a secure and single point of access
 Offers an intuitive web interface for internal and external users
Content Management
 KM and Web Page Composer provide out-of-the-box services
for managing documents and web pages in the portal
 SAP Portal Content and Site Management by OpenText offers
enhanced document and site management capabilities
Collaboration
 Helps increase people productivity by built-in Wikis and
discussion forums
 Create and consume content in self service fashion via
Enterprise Workspaces
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SAP Road Map for SAP NetWeaver Portal
Key Themes, Capabilities and Planned Innovations
Proven and reliable platform for
 Easy integration and
administration of portal content
 Central, secure access to
business applications
 Support for external-facing
scenarios
 Appealing look and feel and
customization options
 Flexible document management
with KM or PCM (add-on)
Extend the scope and reach of
your portal
 On device
Mobile enablement of portal /
Workspaces for tablets and
smartphones;
oData-based portal services
 On demand
Cloud-based portal site services
leveraging SAP JPaaS and
HANA capabilities
 On premise
Productivity enhancements for
Enterprise Workspaces
Reach out to new horizons with
innovative scenarios
 On device
Advanced mobile scenarios and
integration with SUP/Afaria
 On demand
Enhanced portal services and
support for open standards
 On premise
Improvements for running
intranet as well as external-facing
portals as flexible “customer of
customer engagement” solution
 Web Content Management with
Web Page Composer or PSM
(add-on)
 Smart team collaboration in
Discussion Forums (add-on)
 Increased user productivity using
personal and shared Enterprise
Workspaces (add-on)
Today
Planned Innovations
Future Direction
(NW 7.3)
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
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SAP NetWeaver Portal - Planned Innovations
Features & Functions
On Device
Feature Area
Functionality
Mobile Enablement
 Enabling the portal infrastructure for mobile consumption
 Providing out-of-the-box framework pages for tablets and smartphones
Openness & Connectivity
 Tutorials and best practices for creating a mobile portal experience
 REST-enabled interfaces and oData services for customization and extensions
On Demand
Feature Area
Functionality
On Demand Portal for Sites
 Introducing easy to consume on demand portal services based on SAP‟s JPaaS
solution leveraging services of the in-memory computation engine (HANA)
On Premise
Feature Area
Functionality
Enterprise Workspaces
 Easy add individual content to their workspace (personal / shared)
 Access to content and services via mobile devices (tablet & smartphones)
Administration Environment
 Simplified portal content creation and maintenance via intuitive wizards
 Reduced costs for operations and administration (via NetWeaver Administrator)
Interoperability
• Standards, extended integration capabilities and improved content sharing
PLANNED INNOVATIONS
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SAP UI Clients
Summary
SAP NetWeaver Business Client
SAPGUI
SAP NetWeaver Portal Client
SAPGUI
embedded
Windows MacOS/Linux Browser
Key Attributes
 Windows
 Browser
Key Attributes
 Classic Transaction Launcher
 Desktop integration
 Provides Zero-Footprint option
Windows
 Browser
Key Attributes
+Application Launcher
+Browser functionality
integrated
+Client-side integration
 Desktop integration
 Zero-Footprint option
+Server-side integration
+Collaboration enablement
+Content management
enablement
 Application Launcher
 Client-side integration
 Zero-Footprint (Front-end)
Possible Use Cases
Possible Use Cases
Possible Use Cases
 Users in pure ABAP environment
 User with a focus on a small set of
Dynpro transactions
 Users in pure ABAP environment
 Users with main footprint in ERP and
small footprint to other systems
 Users with a work item based
environment
 Users in a heterogeneous backend
environment
 Collaboration & Content Management
scenarios
 Intranet / extranet portal scenarios
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Integration & Consumption
 Overview
 SAP UI Client
– SAP NetWeaver Business Client
– SAP NetWeaver Portal
 Integration & Infrastructure Services
 Summary
Why UI Integration and Infrastructure Services ?
Context – Current and Future UI
Current SAP UI World
 SAPGUI / Dynpro
 Web Dynpro ABAP with FPM
 Web Client UIF (for CRM)
 NW Business Client
 Page Builder and Side Panel
 NetWeaver Portal
 Adobe Interactive Forms & Flash
Future SAP UI World
HTML5 and Client-side UIs
 OData / Gateway
 One Shell Concept and APIs
 SaaS and On-Demand
 Social Media and Collaboration
 In-Memory and HANA
 Mobile, including Tablets
UI Integration
The goal of UI Integration is to allow & enable that our “pieces fit together” for
end-users, customers and our stakeholders. In addition, we look into ways
how to deliver now and in the future UI improvements to our customers and
end-users independent of the applications lifecycle.
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SAP UI Integration and Infrastructure Services
Technology Description
How to rapidly provide new user interaction without disruption of the underlying business applications?
Frontend Services for Interoperability
Desktop
 Strong decoupling through front-end, JavaScript based APIs allowing
remote calls to backend services based on a RESTful architecture
 Supporting OpenSocial standard for HTML5 Gadgets and Mashup
Pages development, Catalogue services for Content reuse
 Shell services for App UIs running on Desktop, in Browser, on Device
 Implementation in NetWeaver UI, Portal, StreamWork, ByDesign
| Browser
| Mobile
Shell APIs | OpenSearch
OpenSocial Gadget APIs | HTML5 Pages
Backend Services across OnPremise and OnDemand
Page Building + Catalogue APIs
 Standardized services for UI integration established as part of the
NWS initiative and exposed as OData services
 Navigation & Role services for PFCG, Report LaunchPad, & PCD
repositories, Page Building services for Web Dynpro ABAP and
Portal persistency, Data Feeds services for POWL and UWL
 Provisioning in OnPremise (ABAP) as well as OnDemand (jPaaS)
Release Independent Delivery
OData
OData
Navigation | Page Building | Data Feeds
7.00
 Short delivery cycle, decoupled from the applications
 UI Extensions Add-ons for HCM & SRM (on NW 7.03 / 7.02
releases) and existing customers (on NW 7.00 / 7.01 releases)
 Portal OnDemand on jPaaS / NetWeaver Neo release
OData
7.01
7.02
7.03
OnPremise
Portal
|
OnDemand
PLANNED INNOVATIONS
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SAP UI Integration Services
Functionality and Scope
Users, Roles, Work Centers, Navigation
One SAP Shell
Page Builder,
Catalogue,
Gadgets
Worklists,
Fact Sheets,
Analytics
Data and
Persistency
from Backend
Lifecycle
Mgmt
PLANNED INNOVATIONS
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SAP Road Map for UI Integration Services
Key themes, Capabilities and Planned Innovations
Capabilities as parts of the
dedicated UI Frameworks
 PFCG and PCD Role concept
 Web Dynpro ABAP Pagebuilder
 Side Panel
 ABAP Power Worklist (POWL)
 Universal Worklist (UWL)
 Configuration and Personalization
Frameworks
 Web Dynpro Framework services
 Individual releases and Lifecycle
Management
 NWBC, SAPGUI, EP and CRM
Web Client providing Client Shells
First set of encapsulated UI
Services onPremise (HCM)
 Backend OData Services:
Open, flexible Productivity Services
- onPremise and onDemand
– Page Builder Service
 Support for onDemand
deployment and consumption
– Read PFCG Navigation Tree
 Portal and mobile integration
– Read LaunchPad Content
 More comprehensive backend
services provisioned
– POWL Query Service
 Frontend JavaScript Services:
– Page Building JS APIs
– Gadget APIs based on open
Standards - OpenSocial
– Basis for HCM Page Builder
 Comprehensive Shell services
 Release-independent „Add-Ons“
with short delivery cycles
 Additional advanced frontend
JavaScript services.
 Productivity services examples:
– Worklists service with Clientside UIs visualizing ,
configuring and personalizing
data from backend
– Side Panel scenarios and
support for document mgmt
 Integrated Lifecycle Mgmt
Today
Planned Innovations
Future Direction
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Integration & Consumption
 Overview
 SAP UI Client
– SAP NetWeaver Business Client
– SAP NetWeaver Portal
 Integration & Infrastructure Services
 Summary
UI Integration and Consumption
Summary
UI Clients
UI Integration
Services
UI-relevant
Repositories
Today
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Consolidated offering of UI Clients with
more functionality
More UI Services
for Efficiency and Interoperability
Consolidated repositories and their
related artifacts
UI Clients
UI Integration
Services
UI-relevant
Repositories
Future
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Table of Contents
 SAP User Interfaces Overview
 Technology Overview & Roadmap
• Continuous UI Evolution
• Integration & Consumption
• Technology Innovations
• Analytics and Social Media
• Java UI
• Co-Innovation
 SAP UI Summary
 Appendix
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Technology Innovations




UI Trends and Demands
HTML5 Control Library and Framework
People Centric Content Provisioning
Mobile UI Strategy
Technology Innovations
UI trends and requirements
Existing paradigms are important & essential, but evolving trends and paradigms
generate additional demand
Software as a Service (SaaS)
• On Demand
• Loose coupling
Casual user interfaces
•
•
•
•
•
•
Social media
Ease of use
Minimal learning curve
Instant value
Native and appealing look and feel
Always connected
Flexibility & openness
•
•
•
Web Standards
Client side interactivity
Any screen on any device
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SAP UI Development Toolkit for HTML5
Technology description
Library and framework for future proof UI rendering and highest possible flexibility
Any Screen on any Device:
 Native, device-specific Views and Screens
 Clear separation of UI Structure and Layout
Beautiful and highly interactive UIs
 Modern UI Controls (e.g. rounded Corners, transparency
effects)
 Interactive and integrated Business Graphics
 In-place data visualization using SVG (Charts etc)
 Pixel Perfect Design
Standards and Openness
 Based on Open Source framework(s) (e.g. JQuery) and Web
Standards
 Complies to SAP Product Standards
Adaptation and Flexibility
 Extensibility concept for custom controls
 Theming and Branding framework
PLANNED INNOVATIONS
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SAP Road Map for the HTML5 Development Toolkit
Key Themes, Capabilities and Planned Innovations
 Prototyping
 Rich, state-of-the-art UI control
set
 Leverage full HTML5 capabilities
 SAP Product Pilots
 Integrated HTML5 Design Time
 Customer Pilot Program
 Extensibility concept
 Extensible framework for highest
flexibility
 First Showcase
Scenario with EPM
 Server independent Runtime
 Out of the box support on Java
and ABAP Platforms
 Reuse of jQuery
 Modular reusable framework
components
 Full fledged core services (e.g.
connectivity, security,
supportability
 Powerful Client-side Design Time
and Runtime Tools
 Convenient Data Binding
 Aligned SAP Theming
Infrastructure
 Extended OData consumption
 Out of the box OData
consumption
Today
Planned Innovations
Future Direction
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HTML5 Development Toolkit - Planned Innovations
Features & Functions
Rich, State of the art Control Set
 Client-side, rendering library based on JavaScript
 SAP product standards compliance for accessibility and security
 50+ important UI Controls (e.g. Date Picker, Roadmap, Dropdown, Tree, several Layout options)
HTML5 Design Time
 Control development and adaptation tooling
 Theming and branding capabilities
 Basic Google Web Toolkit Integration
Extensibility and Flexibility
 Enrichment possibilities with native HTML, JavaScript and CSS
 Development options for custom UI controls and control libraries
Data Binding
 Data binding for numerous controls
 Support of XML and JSON models
 Out-of-the-box OData support
Openness & Flexibility
 Server agnostic HTML5 library
 Based on jQuery library
 Open AJAX compliance (-> run together with other non-SAP JavaScript libraries)
PLANNED INNOVATIONS
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People Centric Content Provisioning
Technology Description
With OData business information can be described as “People-Centric
Consumption Model” (CM)
People Centric Content Provisioning Concept
<unknown>
• Easy to consume Interfaces
• Open standards + SAP Extensions
SDK
Professional
UI
SDK
Consumption
OData
Others
On Demand
Application
Adapter
Analytical
Data
Business
Suite
Application
ON PREMISE
Adapter
Firewall
Gateway
ON DEMAND
• “Any Client on any Device”
Desktop
Multiple Systems
• Unified Data access for
heterogeneous SAP Applications
SDK
Mobile
Orchestration
PLANNED INNOVATIONS
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Mobile UI Strategy
SAP Mobility Platform
Mobile business applications for SAP Business Suite and SAP BusinessObjects
Two Alternatives recommended
Native Applications with Sybase SDKs via SUP
Consumption Technologies:
RFCs/BAPIs
NetWeaver Mobile
SAP BusinessObjects
SAP NetWeaver Gateway (new)
HTML5 Container-based Applications
Sybase Unwired Platform
(SUP)
Gateway
NW Mobile
Consumption Technologies:
SAP
Business
Suite
 RFCs/BAPIs
 SAP NetWeaver Gateway
 SAP BusinessObjects
ON PREMISE




Adapter
SAP
Business
Objects
Orchestration
PLANNED INNOVATIONS
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
SAP NetWeaver Gateway road map available soon

Sybase Mobility Platform road map available soon
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Table of Contents
 SAP User Interfaces Overview
 Technology Overview & Roadmap
• Continuous UI Evolution
• Integration & Consumption
• Technology Innovations
• Analytics and Social Media
• Java UI
• Co-Innovation
 SAP UI Summary
 Appendix
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Analytics and Social Media
 SAP StreamWork
 SAP Enterprise Workspaces, Wikis and Forums
 SAP BusinessObjects BI solutions
SAP StreamWork
Technology Description
SAP StreamWork is a Software as a Service application for collaborative decision making.
Activities
 Bring together people, information and business tools to
extend structured processes
Feeds
 Follow updates on activities, people or any business objects
 UI component for simple extension of business applications
People
 Explore social networks for expert finding and managing
relations
Custom Business Tools in SAP StreamWork
 Structuring decision and alignment processes
 Compliant to OpenSocial specification
 Update on premise systems from within SAP StreamWork
Standards based Integration
 Seamlessly integrated in SAPs business solutions through
REST-based APIs and UI-Gadgets
 Embed collaborative capabilities and custom business tools
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SAP Road Map for StreamWork
Key Themes, Capabilities, and Planned Innovations
 UI Components for feed
aggregation
 SAP StreamWork activity item
view
 OpenSocial Container for
custom build UI components
 REST-based on demand
services for integration of
activity and feed UIs
 SAP BusinessObjects BI
OnDemand integration
 Broad adoption of SAP
StreamWork UI components in
SAP Products
 Further extension of OpenSocial
UI container support
 Further UI gadgets for embedding
SAP StreamWork functionality in
SAP business solutions
 SAP StreamWork providing UI
services and components for one
unified and collaborative
environment
 Messaging and Communication
components as additional
services for casual user
interfaces
 Deeper integration of business
analytics and collaborative
decision making
 Focus on HTML5 UI elements –
with fallback possibilities where
possible
Today
Planned Innovations
Future Direction
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SAP NetWeaver Portal Enterprise Workspaces,
Wikis and Forums - Technology Description
Enterprise Workspaces is an Add-On to the SAP NetWeaver Portal enabling end-users a quick and easy recombination of existing corporate assets based on their needs. Wikis & Forums provide well integrated
solution to easily share and contribute knowledge
Enterprise Workspaces
• Self-managed content by end-users for personal or shared
usage
• Intuitive, state-of-the-art user experience
• Configuration of content by end-users
• Public APIs to extend framework and content base
• Enterprise ready by necessary support and governance
mechanisms
Wikis and Forums
• Easy and intuitive creation of wiki pages & forum
discussions
• Global search and tagging
• Governance by access control and permission concept
• Moderation support and approval processes
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SAP Road Map for Enterprise Workspaces, Wikis & Forums
Key Themes, Capabilities, and Planned Innovations
 Easy consumption of
heterogeneous content in
Enterprise Workspaces

 Open APIs allowing customers
to extend Enterprise
Workspaces
 Governance and support tools
 Easy creation of wiki pages
and discussion forums
 Enterprise Workspaces on
mobile devices
 Smart integration with cross
portal scenarios
 Further integration of
Enterprise Workspaces with
OpenText ®
 Extension points for
integration of additional
services
 Additional modules for
Enterprise workspaces
 Smaller improvements and
features planned for wikis and
forum
 Integration of enterprise
workspaces, wiki and forums
into general search
 Custom specific branding
capabilities in enterprise
workspaces, wiki and forum
Today
Planned Innovations
Future Direction
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SAP BusinessObjects BI Solutions
Reporting & Analytics
How do I uncover trends from
historical data and make possible
better forecasts?
How do I visualize key
performance indicators for
better decision making?
Dashboards
Web
Intelligence
Analysis
Crystal
Reports
How do I turn data into
pixel-perfect formatted
reports for greater insight?
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Explorer
How do I answer ad hoc
questions and interact with
shared information?
How do I find immediate
answers to business
questions?
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
SAP Portal road map available
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SAP BusinessObjects Suite road map available
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Table of Contents
 SAP User Interfaces Overview
 Technology Overview & Roadmap
• Continuous UI Evolution
• Integration & Consumption
• Technology Innovations
• Analytics and Social Media
• Java UI
• Co-Innovation
 SAP UI Summary
 Appendix
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Java UI
 Web Dynpro Java
 Future Direction
Web Dynpro for Java
User Interactivity
History of Evolution
• Implicit Personalization
• Suspend/Resume
• Application Interoperability
• Adaptive RFC Model
Foundation UI Technology
for SAP applications like
ESS/MSS
• CCTS Datatypes
• Calendar UI elements
• Context menus
• Streamlined component model
2004
2006
2007
SAP NW
04
SAP NW
7.0
SAP NW
CE7.1
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• Web Dynpro Ajax Client
• EJB 3 Model
• Adaptive Web Service Model
2008
SAP NW
CE 7.11
• Extended UI Openness
• Asynchronous Views
• Session Management
• Adaptive RFC 2 Model
2009
2010
SAP NW
CE 7.20
SAP NW
7.30
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Future Direction of SAP Java UI
Different Types of User Interfaces for Different Demands

No UI expertise needed

Highly interactive

Known internet paradigms
Mobile UI
Casual UI

Easy applications

Anywhere on any device

Native Look and Feel
Consumption
REST
Analytical
Data
Firewall
Orchestration
Business
Suite
Application
EJB
On Demand
Application
ON PREMISE
Others
Adapter
Professional
UI
RFC
ON DEMAND
Adapter
Webservice
Adapter
Consumption
Multiple Systems
OData

Highly transactional

Heavyweight Business Scenarios

As efficient as possible
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Future Direction of SAP Java UI
Evolution of the SAP Java UI Stack
TODAY
FUTURE DIRECTION
Adobe
Flash
HTML*
Web Dynpro Java (WDJ)
Visual Composer
Islands
Portal
Microsoft
Silverlight
HTML*
Adobe
Flash
Web Dynpro Java
Visual Composer
Microsoft
Silverlight
HTML5**
GWT, JSF, ….
Islands
Portal
Tomcat / Others
SAP NW JEE
SAP NW JEE
SAP
Non-SAP
*HTML generated by SAP Unified Rendering ** SAP HTML5 Framework
PLANNED INNOVATIONS
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Future Direction of SAP Java UI
SAP‟s Java User Interface Strategy Moving Forward
Java UI Strategy in a Nutshell
Web Dynpro Java
• Complementary Java UI offering
Visual Composer
Html5 @ SAP
Highly
Transactional
• Utilize the available and emerging
technologies
• Technology choice based on scenario
SAP Product
Standards
SAP Data
Access
Openess &
Standards
based
Rapid
Prototyping
Pixel Perfect
Casual UI
Control
Extensibility
FUTURE DIRECTION
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Table of Contents
 SAP User Interfaces Overview
 Technology Overview & Roadmap
• Continuous UI Evolution
• Integration & Consumption
• Technology Innovations
• Analytics and Social Media
• Java UI
• Co-Innovation
 SAP UI Summary
 Appendix
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Co-Innovation
 SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe (IFbA)
 Duet Enterprise
SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe (IFbA)
Product & Technology Description
SAP IFbA is tightly integrated in SAP`s Products and major UI frameworks and is consumable with the
standard Adobe Reader
User Handling






Self-explanatory (paper-like)
Online and offline scenarios supported
Can be distributed by email / portal
Digital signatures
Can be printed and saved locally
Full standard Adobe Reader functionality
Background Services




Structured data in XML
Pre-filled application values, list boxes…
Integration in SAP workflows
Automatic data extraction and integration in applications
Lifecycle Management and Content
 Fully integrated in major SAP UI design times
 Increasing number of predefined forms for Business Suite and
Business ByDesign (currently 2400+)
 SAP product standards support (for example accessibility, globalization)
TODAY
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Duet Enterprise (DE)
Product & Technology Description
Jointly developed, fully flexible framework from SAP and Microsoft that leverages SAP‟s Gateway and
Microsoft‟s SharePoint solutions for customers and partners to easily and quickly compose solutions that
consume and extend SAP in SharePoint and throughout Microsoft Office
Benefits:
• Expand the value of existing investments
• Drive People Productivity
• Rapidly respond to business needs
• Simplified and enhanced development process
• Based on SAP NetWeaver Gateway technology
Key Capabilities:
• Packaged Interoperability - Simple Architecture approach,
solves key interoperability issues
• Rapid Development - Provides building blocks and
tools; empowers non SAP developers (.NET)
• Instant Value - Delivers out-of-the-box ready-to-use
capabilities to be used as-is or in solutions development
• Minimize Disruption and Training - Builds on core platforms,
leverages existing skillset, optimizes landscapes
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Table of Contents
 SAP User Interfaces Overview
 Technology Overview & Roadmap
• Continuous UI Evolution
• Integration & Consumption
• Technology Innovations
• Analytics and Social Media
• Java UI
• Co-Innovation
 SAP UI Summary
 Appendix
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SAP User Interface
 Summary
SAP User Interfaces - Summary
Cross Business Solutions View
Mobility Platform
Native SDK
HTML5
OData
On-Demand Solutions for Lines of Business
MS Silverlight
UI Integration
SAP Business Suite
SAP
CRM
SAP
ERP
WebClient
UIF
SAP
SRM
SAP
SCM
SAP
PLM
Web Dynpro ABAP
& Dynpro
SAP Business
ByDesign
SAP Business
SAP BPM
One
MS Silverlight
WPF / .NET
Web Dynpro
Java
Mobility Platform
SAP Business All-in-One
SAP Business Analytics
Analytic
Applications
Business
Intelligence
Data
Warehousing
Adobe Flash , Java UI
Enterprise Information
Management
Enterprise Performance
Management
Sustainability
Adobe Flash, Web Dynpro ABAP
Application Foundation / Integration
SAP In-Memory Appliance (SAP HANA)
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
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SAP User Interfaces - Summary
SAP Business Suite View (Includes SAP Business All-in-One)
SAP Business Suite
SAP
CRM
SAP
ERP
SAP
SRM
SAP
SCM
SAP
PLM
SAP Business All-in-One
UI Clients
UI Technologies
 SAP NetWeaver Business Client
 SAP NetWeaver Portal Client
 Web Dynpro ABAP
with Floorplan Manager
UI Adaptation
 Floorplan Manager (FPM)
 Web Dynpro ABAP Page Builder
 Dynpro
 CRM Web UI Framework
Applications & Content
UI Integration
 New Web Dynpro ABAP Applications
 ABAP Role Maintenance (PFCG)
 Pre-Defined Object Based Work Lists
 Portal Content Directory (PCD)
 Pre-Defined User Roles
 Embedded Analytics
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Summary
UI Component and Products Availability
Business Packages for Portal 7.3
New and enhanced applications based on Web Dynpro ABAP
New POWER Lists
New PFCG Roles
EHP 1
EHP 2
EHP 3
EHP 4
EHP 5
ECC 6.0
ECC 6.0
ECC 6.0
ECC 6.0
ECC 6.0
ECC 6.0
NW 7.01
NW 7.02
NW 7.03
NW 7.00
SAP NetWeaver Business Client – Version 3.0
DEVEHP
6
Version 3.5
Enhanced PFCG
POWER List Framework
ABAP Page Builder
SAP NetWeaver Portal 7.3
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SAP User Interfaces - Summary
New Content in SAP Business Suite - Some Numbers
5000
4500
4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
ERP 6.0
EhP 02
Web Dynpro Applications
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EhP 03
POWER Lists
EhP 04
EhP 05
Total
PFCG Roles
Business Packages
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Key Links for More Information
For Customers and Partners
Key Links
 Road Maps on SAP Service
Marketplace
https://service.sap.com/roadmap
 SAP Community Network
http://www.sdn.sap.com/
Contact:
Michael Falk
CPO Team - “SAP User Interfaces” , SAP AG
mailto: Michael.Falk@sap.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/Michael_Falk
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Appendix
SAP Browser Strategy
 SAP Browser Strategy
SAP Road Map for Browser Support
Planned Enterprise Support
Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer
• IE9 standards mode
• IE10 (3 months after general
availability )
•
IE6 – IE9
•
Firefox
•
•
3.6 (Enterprise version)
Rapid Release Cycle (latest
version, currently 7.0), (*)
•
Safari
•
4.0 - 5.1 (on MacOS 10.5 and
10.6)
Further details in Browser PAM
Today
Internet Explorer, Firefox,
Safari, Google Chrome
• Upcoming versions
Firefox
• Rapid Release Cycle (*)
• Enterprise Service Release
• Safari
• 5.1 (MacOS 10.7)
• Google Chrome
• SAP intends to support Google
Chrome
Planned Innovations
Future Direction
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
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