Release Enhancements With SAP NetWeaver 2004s

Overview on
Release Enhancements
SAP NetWeaver
2004s
Document Version 2.00 - June 12, 2006

Release Enhancements with SAP NetWeaver 2004s
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INTRODUCTION 4
IT PRACTICES 5
1. USER PRODUCTIVITY ENABLEMENT 5
1.1. Running an Enterprise Portal 5
1.2. Enabling User Collaboration 6
1.3. Business Task Management 6
1.4. Mobilizing Business Processes 6
1.5. Enterprise Knowledge Management 8
2. DATA UNIFICATION 8
2.1. Master-Data Harmonization 8
2.2. Master-Data Consolidation 9
2.3. Central Master-Data Management 9
2.4. Enterprise Data Warehousing 9
3. BUSINESS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 10
3.1. Enterprise Reporting, Query, and Analysis 10
3.2. Business Planning and Analytical Services 12
4. BUSINESS EVENT MANAGEMENT 13
5. END-TO-END PROCESS INTEGRATION 14
5.1. Enabling Application-to-Application Processes 14
5.2. Enabling Business-to-Business Processes 14
5.3. Business Process Management 15
5.4. Enabling Platform Interoperability 15
5.5. Business Task Management 16
6. CUSTOM DEVELOPMENT 16
6.1. Developing, Configuring, and Adapting Applications 16
7. UNIFIED LIFE-CYCLE MANAGEMENT 18
7.1. Software Life-Cycle Management 18
7.2. SAP NetWeaver Operations 19
8. APPLICATION GOVERNANCE AND SECURITY MANAGEMENT 21
8.1. Authentication and Single Sign-On 21
8.2. Integrated User and Access Management 21
9. CONSOLIDATION 21
9.2. SAP NetWeaver Operations 22
9.3. Master-Data Consolidation 24
10. ENTERPRISE SOA – DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT 25
10.1. Enabling Enterprise Services 25
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OTHER MAJOR CAPABILITIES 27

OS&DB Platforms for SAP NetWeaver 2004s 27
Browser Platforms for SAP NetWeaver 2004s 27
Switch Framework 27
Java Transaction Server 28
Flexible Password Policies 28
Authorization Concept for Remote Function Calls 28
TREX Enhancements 28
Full-text Search for Business Objects 28
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INTRODUCTION
SAP NetWeaver 2004s is the mySAP Business Suite edition of SAP NetWeaver 2004. It is a minor
release that delivers on specific needs of the mySAP and xApps solutions delivered by SAP in 2005
and 2006. The next major release of SAP NetWeaver is planned for 2007 to further deliver on SAP’s
Business Process Platform strategy.
With unrestricted shipment of SAP NetWeaver 2004s in 2006, this release became the default
shipment of SAP NetWeaver. Thus, new SAP NetWeaver projects should be commenced using this
latest release. However, customers running SAP NetWeaver 2004 should only upgrade to SAP
NetWeaver 2004s if they either need it due to application needs, e.g. if they install mySAP ERP 2005,
or if they require the new functionality provided by SAP NetWeaver 2004s for example in the area of
• Business intelligence (enhanced query, analysis, and reporting; integrated business planning;
high performance analytics)
• Enterprise portal (federated portal network)
• Development (Web Dynpro for ABAP; Switch Framework supporting multiple industry
solutions)
• Mobile (enhanced administration capabilities to operate large mobile landscapes)
The purpose of this document is to provide an overview on the product enhancements delivered with
SAP NetWeaver 2004s. For more detailed information on a functional level we recommend looking at
the release notes for SAP NetWeaver 2004s, too. The release notes are available on the SAP Help
Portal at http://help.sap.com/nw2004s/ > English > SAP NetWeaver Library > What’s New in SAP
NetWeaver 2004s – Release Notes.
NEW VIEW ON SAP NETWEAVER

IT practices and IT scenarios provide a new view of SAP NetWeaver. As this concept itself is new,
and applies fully with the release of SAP NetWeaver 2004s, this document is structured accordingly,
and contains a brief description of all IT practices and scenarios introduced with this new view, even
though in some cases no new or enhanced functionality is delivered with this release.
For more general information on SAP NetWeaver, see the Solution in Detail of SAP NetWeaver at
http://www.sap.com/platform/netweaver/brochures/index.epx. You will find the latest version of this
document together with further material about IT practices and IT scenarios in general and more
details on SAP NetWeaver 2004s on SAP Service Marketplace http://service.sap.com/nw2004s and
on the SAP Developer Network (SDN) http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/developerareas/itpractices.
CONTACT YOUR SAP ACCOUNT MANAGER FOR MORE INFORMATION

This document is not a substitute for an ongoing dialogue with your SAP account manager, who has a
unique understanding of how to apply our platform strategy to your business. But it can complement
that dialogue by providing you with a solid background on SAP’s overall approach to SAP NetWeaver.
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IT PRACTICES
SAP NetWeaver is an open technology platform. It offers a comprehensive set of technologies that
are natively integrated to support the critical capabilities that IT organizations need. SAP NetWeaver
provides immediate integration with all solutions on the SAP NetWeaver platform (SAP and partner
solutions). It is therefore the strategic platform of choice for custom-built and packaged applications
for companies that have both SAP and non-SAP IT architectures.
Organizations use the SAP NetWeaver platform to implement solutions to critical IT pain points in a
low-cost step-by-step approach without compromising their flexibility to deliver business process
requirements. The primary manifestation of this approach for customers is the ESA adoption program,
which provides all the information, services, tools and expertise that organizations need, in order to
craft their own IT practice roadmaps through SAP NetWeaver. Guided by key business objectives,
each customer adopts core functionality of SAP NetWeaver in incremental phases. Organizations can
implement IT practices projects in stages, addressing their immediate IT needs, and since the
platform's components are tightly integrated, within a sustainable cost structure. Through successful
execution of the adoption program customers will benefit from a pragmatic path towards the
enterprise service-oriented architecture (enterprise SOA) that will ultimately allow them to achieve
higher business flexibility.
For each of these practices, SAP NetWeaver delivers a variety of key IT scenarios, all of which are
straightforward to implement.
1. USER PRODUCTIVITY ENABLEMENT

Help users and groups improve their productivity through enhanced collaboration, optimized
knowledge management, and personalized access to critical applications and data.
1.1. Running an Enterprise Portal

You can give your users uniform, role-based, and secure access to any kind of application, service,
and information. With the enterprise portal, all members of your company’s value chain – employees,
customers, partners, and suppliers – have a single, uniform point of access to the applications,
services, and information they need to perform for their daily work.
New Functionality with SAP NetWeaver 2004s
Scenario Variant Processes/Improvement/Functionality Benefit
Implementing a A federated portal network (FPN) allows A federated portal network

federated portal organizations with multiple portals, SAP and enables the utilization of
network non-SAP, to share content between the content distributed on portals
portals. By implementing a federated portal in the onrganizational network.
network and sharing content between It also enables the separation
portals, organizations can provide users at of the application excution and
each location with a single portal access rendering from the main portal
point. From each portal configured as an server.
access point, the users are able to access
information, services and applications
distributed on portals throughout the entire
organizational network.
Implementing an The SAP NetWeaver portal provides tools The External-Facing Portal:
External-Facing for implementing an external-facing portal
Eases the implementation of a
Portal for a variety of business scenarios, for both
Web portal.
(also available as anonymous and registered users. For public
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of SAP NetWeaver Web portals that provide informational Simplifies the customization of
2004 SPS14) content for anonymous users, a solution the portal look and feel.
that performs well in low-bandwidth
Reduces TCO and increase
networks and offers a familiar web
ROI by using the same
experience can be implemented. A different
platform both for internal and
implementation can be used to provide
internet portal.
business partners, employees and other
registered users with a Web portal that fully
supports business applications and KM
functionality.
1.2. Enabling User Collaboration

With SAP NetWeaver, your IT organization can help individuals, teams, and project groups
collaborate more efficiently as they perform business processes. SAP NetWeaver makes
collaboration and knowledge sharing an integral, natural part of everyday work and enables efficient
communication.
1.3. Business Task Management

Business task management with SAP NetWeaver helps get the right tasks to the right people and
provides the means to complete tasks on time and with the best results. SAP NetWeaver helps
people coordinate, monitor, and adapt their own tasks and the tasks they assign to coworkers,
including forms-based tasks.
Support for Previously, engineering form-based Decentralized organizational

offline processes workflows was the realm of the IT units have control over their
department who possessed the necessary task generation through the
workflow skills. SAP NetWeaver 2004s rapid development of simple
makes it possible to rapidly define simple automated processes.
offline scenarios without having to
implement full-blown applications or
workflows, thus enabling decentralized
process automation and task generation
1.4. Mobilizing Business Processes

With SAP NetWeaver, you can extend existing and new business processes into the mobile world. In
addition to supporting simple productivity tools, such as e-mail, SAP NetWeaver integrates front-end
mobile activities with back-end business processes.
New Functionality with SAP NetWeaver 2004s1
Enabling mobile New Grouping Mechanisms These grouping mechanisms

applications for allow faster and simpler
occasional Hierarchy groups enables to model a mobile configuration of mobile devices
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SAP strongly recommends to all customers, who want to use Mobile capabilities of SAP NetWeaver 2004s, to start with
Support Package Stack 09 onwards. This SPS 09 will provide further product improvements. The new functionality will be also
available as part of SAP NetWeaver 2004 as of SPS 18.
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connection landscape in a tree structure, e.g. according and provide a good basis for
to a distribution centre structure. Users can monitoring. Hierarchy groups
be assigned to hierarchy groups. in combination with roles offer
the possibility to have two
Device configurations combine mobile perspectives on users in the
components and parameter sets into one mobile landscape, e.g. role
entity. and location.
The combination of hierarchy groups and
device configurations enables the mobile
administrator to make changes effective for
many users at one step as assignments are
inherited to sub- hierarchy groups.
New Mobile Administrator UI

The new tool
• Includes new monitoring

functionalities (e.g. tracking entire A higher number of devices
synchronization cycles, can now monitored easier,
synchronization statistics, access to which reduces the cost of
client configuration files) managing a mobile landscape.
• Offers an authorization model for
several admistrators
• Is integrated in NW Administrator
• Gives access to relevant tools
Setup Packages
With this feature we enable customers to
pre-assemble setup packages on the server This allows a faster and
using the device configuration and hierachy simpler setup of a large
group assignments. An initial set of number of mobile devices.
application data can be also included. Setup
packages can be used to setup devices for
one user (with or without data) or several
users (without data). After distributing them
to the devices, they are simply extracted
and the device is "Ready-to-go".
Simplified Landscape Operation
• Configuration Template for Usage

Type MI These enhancements improve
the operation of a mobile
• Mobile Component Archives
landscape in regards of
delivered in AS Java SPs
installation, supportability and
• Synchronization runtime now fully stability.
handled in AS ABAP
• Local password reset on MI client
Enhanced Peripheral Scope

Faster and easier integration
• Barcode scanners (certain models) of peripheral devices in mobile
• RFID tag readers (certain models) applications. (Please check
the list of peripheral models
• MI APIs for both peripheral types available in SAP Service
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Marketplace.)
1.5. Enterprise Knowledge Management

SAP NetWeaver provides everything that you need to plan, build, and operate an integrated work
environment for information workers. It provides the framework and the tools to integrate,
disseminate, and work with distributed, unstructured information and put it into business context for
informationworkers.
Content PCD Repository Manager The PCD Repository Manager

Integration and enables searching for portal
Management pages and iViews.
Export and Import Configuration data, predefined
properties, and taxonomies
can easily be transported from
one system to another.
Content creation, Portal Drive Local client application to
publication, and integrate knowledge
access management content in the
work environment of local
desktops
Sponsored Links Predefined Sponsored Links
appear in the search results
list and point users to
important documents, portal
pages, or other objects.
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This new functionality will also be delivered with the latest support package stacks for SAP NetWeaver 2004.
2. DATA UNIFICATION
Consolidate, rationalize, synchronize, and manage all master data (customers, suppliers, catalog
items, and so on) for improved business processes.
2.1. Master-Data Harmonization

With SAP NetWeaver, you can consolidate and harmonize master data. You can ensure high quality
master data by distributing consolidated data that is globally relevant and augmenting it with locally
relevant information.
New functionality with SAP NetWeaver 2004s
Master-data Particularly focusing on interactive Adds value through sustained

harmonization cleansing and distribution of material, retail improvement of master data
article, supplier, and customer master data quality in heterogeneous
(shipped
within a heterogeneous environment. landscapes
separately from
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SAP NetWeaver As of SAP NetWeaver MDM SP 04, master- Allows client-specific control
2004s) data harmonization is enhanced with on master data
strategy-based matching processes.
Offers interactive consolidation
and syndication with fast data
access
2.2. Master-Data Consolidation

SAP NetWeaver enables you to search for master data across linked systems, identify identical or
similar objects that are spread across local systems, build consolidated master data, and provide ID
mapping for unified, company-wide analytics and reporting.
Master-data Particularly focusing on interactive Helps companies to leverage

consolidation cleansing of material, retail article, supplier, IT investments already made
customer, and employee master data within since it complements and
(shipped
a heterogeneous environment, and initial integrates with their existing IT
separately from
enabling of reliable cross-group analytics landscape
SAP NetWeaver
(such as global spend analyses).
2004s) Provides a starting point for
As of SAP NetWeaver MDM SP 04, master- subsequent master-data
data consolidation is enhanced with harmonization or central
strategy-based matching processes. master-data management
Helps companies in major
decision-making processes
since decisions can be based
on consolidated data
2.3. Central Master-Data Management

With SAP NetWeaver, you can consolidate and centrally manage master data. You can support
company-wide quality standards by ensuring that central control of master data begins as soon as the
data is created.
Central master- Customers can maintain data centrally in Enables central data
data management one repository. Content can subsequently maintenance of data, allowing
be distributed interactively to clients that companies to have a
(shipped
need this information. Additional consolidated view of data.
separately from
enhancements to central-master data
SAP NetWeaver Allows companies to set own
management scenario will be delivered in
2004s) company standards in anaging
future service packs to follow.
master data
2.4. Enterprise Data Warehousing

You can create and operate a data warehouse in an enterprisewide environment. You can combine
strategic analyses and operational reporting, report in real time, integrate heterogeneous systems,
and optimize the design time, as well as the runtime of business intelligence models and processes.
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Modeling the Improved and highly flexible data modeling Lower TCO: Reduces effort in
enterprise data capabilities (includes re-modeling toolbox, data modeling
warehouse write-optimized DataStore, enhanced
Improves flexibility of data
InfoSets, and so on)
models and adaption to
Data acquisition (includes new DataSource changed business
concept, enhanced remote access requirements
capabilities)
Integrates large, complex,
Transformation capabilities (includes new heterogeneous system
graphical transformation, unit conversion) landscapes
for sophisticated data cleansing and
Reduction of TCO: Enables
consolidation
remote data access (no
additional replication)
Running the Improved data flow control (includes new Reduces administration costs
enterprise data data transfer process concept, real-time (TCO) through transparent
warehouse data acquisition features, process chain data flow design and control
enhancements) and through centralized
Administration and monitoring (includes monitoring
administration cockpit, enhanced data Enables operational reporting
quality features, improved statistics) through real-time data
Performance optimization (includes new BI acquisition
accelerator feature, re-partitioning,
improved roll-up/change run/compression) Assures data quality
Data life-cycle management (includes near- High scalability through BI
line storage features) for structuring BI data accelerator
into online, near-line and archived data
User management (includes new concept
for analysis authorizations) for more flexible
BI end user authorizations
3. BUSINESS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

Increase the visibility, reach, and usefulness of structured and unstructured data.
3.1. Enterprise Reporting, Query, and Analysis

You can provide all the necessary processes and services to meet the information needs of business
users. You can design and provide applications for formatted reporting, ad hoc queries, interactive
analyses, information dashboards, and information broadcasting.
Enterprise Includes the design of BEx Queries Powerful editing and maintenance
reporting, query, tools for business experts to allow
Includes the design of BI Web Applications
and analysis simple creation, modification,
(e.g. Dashboards)
storage, finding and execution of
Includes the design of enterprise BI Queries, Web Apps &
(formatted) reports and web-based Enterprise Reports
information delivery to the end users as
State of the art .NET Windows UI
well as export services and PDF based
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printing
Excel integration New capabilities of the BEx Analyzer Seamless Integration of BI

include intuitive Microsoft Excel application Analysis capabilities into Microsoft
design and the usage of MS Excel formulas Excel
and formatting
Fast adaptation of a familiar Office
New intuitive navigation concept via drag working environmentc leads to
and drop higher ROI
Ad hoc query New ad hoc analysis capabilities, based on Flexible Ad Hoc analysis for
SAP NetWeaver & third-party BI data business users
New and intuitive ad hoc design and Wide range of analytical options
interaction concepts for business experts available with user-friendly UI
utilizing drag and drop
Reduction of TCO:
• Ad hoc analysis of BI and
non-SAP BI data.
• Zero footprint on the client
PC
Information User and scenario specific broadcasting Seamless integration into portal
broadcasting capabilities including new highlights such (thin client access), knowledge
as management (integrate
documents) and collaboration
• PDF broadcasting (share insights)
• Data Bursting Reduction of TCO:
• Integration into SAP Alert • Lower training effort for
Framework information consumers
• Less time for information
sharing
Efficient information
dissemination:
• Active alerting
• Automated process
• Personalized information
• Right-time information
• Within and beyond
company boundaries
Collaboration and information-
sharing:
• BEx portfolio
• Collaboration rooms
• E-Mail
Modeling New functionality includes a BI Integartion Enabling of Business Process
business Wizard, more support for SAP NetWeaver Experts reduces IT bottlenecks
intelligence data BI specific features (such as variables) as
Minimizes the time and effort
with SAP well as rendering of Visual Composer
required to create embedded BI
NetWeaver models into Flash
Applications
Visual Composer
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3.2. Business Planning and Analytical Services

SAP NetWeaver supports processes that collect and transform data within the business intelligence
infrastructure, such as business planning and simulation or analysis process design.
Business Business planning is fully integrated in the Organizations can easily

planning BI environment, leveraging the same tools, enhance their existing BI
objects and engines (e.g. variables, implementation through data
calculated key figures, OLAP engine) entry and planning functionality
with business planning.
Designing a planning model: Web Dynpro-
(Reduced total cost of
based design of planning applications
ownership through reuse of
Creating a planning function: Planning the same objects)
functions delivered in an open service
No installation of SAP GUI
framework
necessary for the planning
Designing a Query: BEx Query Designer for administration
manual data entry layouts Alignment with the enterprise
service-oriented architecture
Embedding Queries into workbooks:
strategy
Application design for business planning in
BEx Workbook OLAP features available for
planning.
Designing a Web Application : Application
Same UI for planning and
design for business planning in BEx Web
analysis.
Application Designer
Less training effort for BI users
Lower TCO:
Reuse of the same tool for
planning and analysis


capabilities)
consolidation
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informationworkers.

desktops
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4. BUSINESS EVENT MANAGEMENT

Ensure that business events from multiple systems are distributed to the appropriate decision makers
in the context of relevant business processes.
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5. END-TO-END PROCESS INTEGRATION

Make disparate applications and systems work together consistently to perform business processes.
5.1. Enabling Application-to-Application Processes

By enabling application-to-application processes, you can seamlessly connect SAP and non-SAP
applications within your enterprise, orchestrating the process flow between them using message-
based and standards-based methods for process integration. With SAP NetWeaver, a single platform
can manage the design, configuration, and execution of all business processes within the
heterogeneous system landscape of your enterprise.
Application-to A local integration engine can be installed Lower entry barrier for using this
application and configured together with an SAP ERP integration functionality
integration system on the same server. A single stand
Reduction of TCO
alone installation on a separate SAP Web
AS is no longer mandatory for SAP ERP Full support of BAPI call including
commit handling and evaluation
BAPI commit handling: The RFC adapter
of response code
supports a single BAPI call including
commit in order to release a transaction Data which is already available in
and processes the BAPI return table SAP systems or databases can
be used during mapping process
Data enrichment: A lookup API is provided
to perform synchronous lookup-calls Easier replacement of SAP
during the mapping process via the JDBC Business Connector by utilizing
and RFC adapter. This API can be used new features provided with this
from Message, Java and XSLT mapping scenario
5.2. Enabling Business-to-Business Processes

You can seamlessly connect your own business processes with those of your business partners
using message-based and standards- based methods for process integration. SAP NetWeaver
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supports various communication channels, as well as process coordination and surveillance.
Business partner Installs and upgrades Business Packages Out of the box support for
integration using for the Industry Verticals specific industry verticals
industry
Maintains collaboration profiles and Handles different versions of
standards
agreements centrally the standard interfaces
centrally
Central configuration of the industry
standard B2B adapters Central Trading Partner
Management
Business Packages will cover more
business processes within each industry Starts with the most important
vertical business processes like ‘Order
to Invoice’ and then
Additional B2B adapters will also be made
progressively extends the
available
support to other business
processes
Small-business Configures the message exchange for Sets up a reliable low effort
partner and smaller business partners and subsidiaries data exchange with their
subsidiary partners complying with the
Configures technical adapters that can be
integration business partner’s standards
used within the smaller subsidiary
of communication
Monitors the message exchange between
No need to set up a separate
the smaller business partner and the
dedicated line to their partner
business partner using SAP NetWeaver
Provides a solution that is easy
Builds new technical adapters
to install and maintain
Uses the connectivity options
included to connect to the
different applications within the
smaller business partners
5.3. Business Process Management

Business process management with SAP NetWeaver covers business process modeling,
configuration, execution, and monitoring, with process models executed by either the business
applications or the central integration server. You can use predefined content to configure business
processes, and you can relate application-embedded settings to business process models.
5.4. Enabling Platform Interoperability

SAP NetWeaver helps different systems and technologies coexist and interoperate, which helps your
organization master the heterogeneity in its landscape. SAP NetWeaver integrates people,
information, processes, and applications.
Enabling co- Web Services for Remote Portlets (WSRP) WSRP facilitates federation
existence of standard: and integration in a
several portals heterogeneous portal
Sharing of content between the SAP
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NetWeaver Portal and and a non-SAP environment for any portlet in a

portal using the Internet standard WSRP WSRP-compliant portal (such
as those created on IBM´s
Producing and consuming remote Portlets
patform)
WSRP facilitates federation
and integration of publicly
available WSRP Portlets (such
as WSRP libraries)
Facilitates implementation of
global scenarios
Reduces TCO by lowering
administration and
maintenance costs


6. CUSTOM DEVELOPMENT
Rapidly create new enterprise-scale applications to drive your company’s unique advantages.
6.1. Developing, Configuring, and Adapting Applications

SAP NetWeaver offers a variety of programming models and tools to extend and enhance SAP
applications and to create complementary custom applications. SAP NetWeaver supports popular
development processes for the Java and ABAP programming environments. It also provides the SAP
NetWeaver Visual Composer tool and a .NET portal development kit for building model-driven and
portal-aware applications, respectively.
Developing Java Role-based UI personalization for end user Model driven, component and
applications Mobile Web Dynpro supports, e.g., reuse oriented development
using Web BlackBerry wireless handheld, Pocket PC style leverages programming
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Dynpro and the Nokia 80-series and reduces costs

Web Dynpro can navigate to an application
based on different technology (such as JSF)
and return afterwards
Developing ABAP SAP NetWeaver 2004s makes it possible to With Web Dynpro for ABAP, it
applications develop Web Dynpro applications in ABAP. is possible to develop pure
using Web Web Dynpro for UIs can now be developed ABAP based applications with
Dynpro directly in the application's ABAP SAP's new UI paradigm. This
development system makes it possible to implement
new UIs for existing
applications which are not fully
enterprise SOA enabled
Developing The new Enhancement Framework enables With the new Enhancement
business modification free enhancements to Framework it is possible to
applications programs, functions modules and global enhance applications without
using ABAP classes. modifying them. Using the new
technology the customer can
tremendously reduce his
update costs.
Creating • Special support of the three layers Composite applications
composite of a composite application, the leverage services and data
applications services, the user interfaces, and from existing applications to
the processes. initiate new business
• Provision of patterns and templates practices. They provide a
at all three levels to increase holistic view on processes,
development efficiency and the data and information,
homogeneity of the application. facilitating user interaction and
• Model- and code-generation-based collaboration. The SAP
methods using tools that place the Composite Application
models in their own metamodels of Framework allows to follow a
a repository. model-driven, pattern-based
approach to all layers relevant
for the composite application
development

environment for any portlet in a
NetWeaver Portal and and a non-SAP
WSRP-compliant portal (such
portal using the Internet standard WSRP
Producing and consuming remote Portlets patform)
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as WSRP libraries)
global scenarios
administration and
maintenance costs
7. UNIFIED LIFE-CYCLE MANAGEMENT

Automate application management processes and optimize all facets of an application’s life cycle.
7.1. Software Life-Cycle Management

You can manage SAP software in your system landscape by performing implementation tasks, such
as planning changes, implementing new systems, copying existing systems, or enabling the creation
and propagation of changes in the landscape. You can also maintain your software by applying
support packages and corrections or by upgrading to new software versions.
Implementation Implementation (implement new landscape More reliable planning and

support or add a scenario to your landscape with easier implementation of
reuse of existing systems): customer landscapes
• Support for planning and validating Reduced time for
changes to your system landscapes implementation of business
scenarios that require
• Usage-type-specific installation with business content
minimized manual steps
Completion of software life-
• High availability options included cycle tool support (now
• Usage-type-specific configuration support for system copy of
templates ease completion of whole SAP NetWeaver
implementation process for your landscape), more solid
landscape development
• Prerequisite checker
• Usage types reflected in
documentation
Implementation and configuration of
business processes:
• Business scenarios in SAP Solution
Manager include relevant portal and
BI content objects
• Automatic generation of task lists
for configuration and activation of
business content objects
• Context-sensitive documentation for
each implementation step
Copy and migration:
• Coverage of Java system copy
enhanced, all usage types can now
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be copied
• Copy with database-specific tools
integrated (such as Backup/Restore
procedure for Oracle)
• Advanced options integrated in
copy procedure
• Incremental migration offers
reduced downtime for very large
ABAP systems on project basis
•
Software Maintenance: Easier and faster patching,
maintenance also more stable due to tool
• Tool support for planning the patch support and automation,
procedure and downloading SP integration of different tools
Stacks into one leads to simpler
• Improved and simplified processes
functionality when applying SAP Improved upgrade procedure
Notes and completion of software
• Dedicated tool for applying Java life-cycle tool support (now
SPs (new jSPAM) upgrade for whole SAP
NetWeaver landscape)
• High availability support for
patching
Release upgrade:
• Improved ABAP switch upgrade
procedure
• Support for system conversion from
Multi-Display, Multi-Processing
Code Page (MDMP) to Unicode
• Java upgrade procedure with
inclusion of Support Package
Stacks
• Synchronization of ABAP and Java
upgrade for dual stack systems
• Switch framework support
• Usage types reflected in
documentation
7.2. SAP NetWeaver Operations

You can set up an optimal environment for administration and data archiving with SAP NetWeaver.
You can centrally manage business processes and centrally monitor the underlying SAP NetWeaver
components in a highly effective manner.
Monitoring SAP This variant focuses on the use of a new Reduction of TCO:
NetWeaver application named SAP NetWeaver
Administrator, which offers a central • Central monitoring
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availability view of the complete landscape, boosts overall time

a performance overview and the use of and effort required to
generic CCMS monitors in a single deal effectively with a
application system landscape
• Homogeneous data
display
Different monitoring data
sources are merged into one
display
Administering This variant focuses on the new Task-oriented layout: Context-
SAP NetWeaver administrative functionalities offered by SAP sensitive activities for fast and
NetWeaver Administrator, such as central efficient administration
start and stop of Java instances and Java
Reduction of TCO: OEM
applications
integration of the job scheduler
Moreover, it includes central scheduled
process automation of ABAP and Java,
offered by SAP NetWeaver’s job scheduling
capabilities
Data archiving This variant describes data archiving Reduction of TCO:
functionality and some of its new features.
Data archiving offers different functionality • Higher system
to reduce system load (ADK, XML DAS). availability
These also include optimized analysis tools • Better use of
such as TAANA. Archiving objects are resources
provided for all fast growing database tables
for ABAP and for some JAVA applications. • Better system
Archived data can be retrieved and performance
accessed using special tools and interfaces Legal compliance:
- for ADK-based archiving the Archive
Information System is provided; for XML- • More automation and
based archiving access takes place via a completeness in terms
search API using property indexes and of data retention
archive hierarchy, and data can be requirements
accessed independently of the original
system, due to the use of standard formats
and WebDAV protocol
In terms of information lifecycle

management and legal compliance XML-
based archiving is beneficial, because it
provides a standard-based data archiving
solution for ABAP and JAVA applications. It
includes more flexible and system-
independent storage and distribution
options for both ABAP and JAVA
applications
End-of-life of data scenarios are now

supported through a new tool called Archive
Routing.
Adaptive This variant describes a new approach to Harmonization of IT
computing designing hardware, software and system landscapes
services, following the business-driven need
for permanent change and adaptability • Uses computing power
and storage as shared
The dynamic assignment of hardware resources for dynamic
resources to serve specific application business needs to
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services, using standardized building blocks reach high synergy

for the computing, network, storage and
control elements of a typical data center • Service-oriented,
enables creation of an adaptive hardware-abstracted
infrastructure approach for an IT
landscape; service
The adaptive computing controller availability in the
virtualizes application services and provides network
a single central point of control for flexible
computer resource assignment for both • Standardized building
existing and new code, running on blocks
dedicated/changing hardware Flexibility and scalability
• Satisfied customers
due to high service
levels
• High availability and
reliability
Reduced cost of operations
• Simpler, less complex
operations
Ease of change
8. APPLICATION GOVERNANCE AND SECURITY MANAGEMENT

Maintain an appropriate level of security and quality for your organization’s intellectual property and
information assets.
8.1. Authentication and Single Sign-On

SAP NetWeaver helps you implement authentication and integrate different systems into a single
sign-on landscape. SAP NetWeaver supports Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), Security
Assertion Markup Language, and Java Authentication and Authorization Service to ensure
interoperability, and it allows you to leverage your existing investments, such as in directory servers.
8.2. Integrated User and Access Management

You can manage user information and control user access to data with fine-grained authorization and
control, while reducing complexity and redundancy and increasing transparency for better security
and governance. SAP NetWeaver supports a number of ways to implement integrated user and
access management, including leveraging existing investments by using data already available in an
LDAP-based directory server.
With SAP NetWeaver 2004s customers can run multiple SAP NetWeaver usage types in one system
with one consolidated user management. They have the ability to decide whether to use the portal or
user administration in ABAP as their central point of administration for user and access management.
9. CONSOLIDATION
Deploy a consolidated technology platform with the ability to allocate computing power according to
changing business needs.

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environment for any portlet in a
NetWeaver Portal and and a non-SAP
WSRP-compliant portal (such
portal using the Internet standard WSRP
Producing and consuming remote Portlets patform)
as WSRP libraries)
global scenarios
administration and
maintenance costs
9.2. SAP NetWeaver Operations

You can set up an optimal environment for administration and data archiving with SAP NetWeaver.
You can centrally manage business processes and centrally monitor the underlying SAP NetWeaver
components in a highly effective manner.
Monitoring SAP This variant focuses on the use of a new Reduction of TCO:
NetWeaver application named SAP NetWeaver
Administrator, which offers a central • Central monitoring
availability view of the complete landscape, boosts overall time
a performance overview and the use of and effort required to
generic CCMS monitors in a single deal effectively with a
application system landscape
• Homogeneous data
display
Different monitoring data
sources are merged into one
display
Administering This variant focuses on the new Task-oriented layout: Context-
SAP NetWeaver administrative functionalities offered by SAP sensitive activities for fast and
NetWeaver Administrator, such as central efficient administration
start and stop of Java instances and Java
Reduction of TCO: OEM
applications
integration of the job scheduler
Moreover, it includes central scheduled
process automation of ABAP and Java,
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offered by SAP NetWeaver’s job scheduling

capabilities
Data archiving This variant describes data archiving Reduction of TCO:
functionality and some of its new features.
Data archiving offers different functionality • Higher system
to reduce system load (ADK, XML DAS). availability
These also include optimized analysis tools • Better use of
such as TAANA. Archiving objects are resources
provided for all fast growing database tables
for ABAP and for some JAVA applications. • Better system
Archived data can be retrieved and performance
accessed using special tools and interfaces Legal compliance:
- for ADK-based archiving the Archive
Information System is provided; for XML- • More automation and
based archiving access takes place via a completeness in terms
search API using property indexes and of data retention
archive hierarchy, and data can be requirements
accessed independently of the original
system, due to the use of standard formats
and WebDAV protocol
In terms of information lifecycle

management and legal compliance XML-
based archiving is beneficial, because it
provides a standard-based data archiving
solution for ABAP and JAVA applications. It
includes more flexible and system-
independent storage and distribution
options for both ABAP and JAVA
applications
End-of-life of data scenarios are now

supported through a new tool called Archive
Routing.
Adaptive This variant describes a new approach to Harmonization of IT
computing designing hardware, software and system landscapes
services, following the business-driven need
for permanent change and adaptability • Uses computing power
and storage as shared
The dynamic assignment of hardware resources for dynamic
resources to serve specific application business needs to
services, using standardized building blocks reach high synergy
for the computing, network, storage and
control elements of a typical data center • Service-oriented,
enables creation of an adaptive hardware-abstracted
infrastructure approach for an IT
landscape; service
The adaptive computing controller availability in the
virtualizes application services and provides network
a single central point of control for flexible
computer resource assignment for both • Standardized building
existing and new code, running on blocks
dedicated/changing hardware Flexibility and scalability
• Satisfied customers
due to high service
levels
• High availability and
reliability
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Reduced cost of operations

• Simpler, less complex
operations
Ease of change
9.3. Master-Data Consolidation

SAP NetWeaver enables you to search for master data across linked systems, identify identical or
similar objects that are spread across local systems, build consolidated master data, and provide ID
mapping for unified, company-wide analytics and reporting.
Master-data Particularly focusing on interactive Helps companies to leverage

consolidation cleansing of material, retail article, supplier, IT investments already made
customer, and employee master data within since it complements and
(shipped
a heterogeneous environment, and initial integrates with their existing IT
separately from
enabling of reliable cross-group analytics landscape
SAP NetWeaver
(such as global spend analyses).
2004s) Provides a starting point for
As of SAP NetWeaver MDM SP 04, master- subsequent master-data
data consolidation is enhanced with harmonization or central
strategy-based matching processes. master-data management
Helps companies in major
decision-making processes
since decisions can be based
on consolidated data

informationworkers.

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capabilities)
consolidation
10. ENTERPRISE SOA – DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT

Consolidate and standardize basic processes, while leveraging existing investments to compose,
new, distinctive business processes.
10.1. Enabling Enterprise Services

With SAP NetWeaver, you have a single infrastructure for uniform service definition, implementation,
and usage based on Web services technology and standards. SAP NetWeaver supports enterprise
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services for user interaction, as well as application- to-application and business-to-business

interactions using synchronous, asynchronous, stateful, and stateless communication models.
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OTHER MAJOR CAPABILITIES
OS&DB Platforms for SAP NetWeaver 2004s

To respond to customer needs for TCO and the demand for new OS/DB platforms, SAP NetWeaver
2004s is available on some new OS/DB platforms: Windows, Linux, and Solaris on x86_64 or x64,
Oracle 10g, Max DB 7.6, and MS SQL Server 2005. In addition, some more usage types of SAP
NetWeaver 2004s are available on OS/DB platforms that have not been available before, such as
Enterprise Portal on IBM DB2 UDB for z/OS and iSeries.
On the other hand, SAP is striving to reduce the complexity of diversity of OS/DB platform
combinations. Therefore, IBM and SAP have both agreed to cease supporting Informix starting with
SAP NetWeaver 2004s. All SAP applications available before will still be supported on Informix as
long as the SAP application is in maintenance by SAP and the appropriate Informix release is
supported by IBM. The same applies to the operating systems HP TRU64 and Microsoft Windows
2000.
Wherever possible, all new OS/DB combinations follow SAP’s strategy for Unicode to make new
applications available on Unicode only. For example, non-Unicode applications for new OS/DB
combinations will not be available for Solaris on x64, but will still be available for Windows on x64 and
Linux on x86_64.This fits well with the strategy for replacing 32-bit applications with 64-bit
applications. The reason is that Unicode needs more resources and 64-bit addressing increases the
addressable space enormously.
Finally, z/OS as the application server for IBM DB2 UDB for z/OS is available for Central Services
only. This High Availability solution, comprising the enqueue and the message server is described in
more detail in SAP Note 67783.
For SAP NetWeaver 2004s OS/DB platforms planning and for released platform combinations, see
SAP Service Marketplace quick link /platforms or quickling /nw2004s
Browser Platforms for SAP NetWeaver 2004s

SAP's browser strategy is to meet customer requests for using alternative browsers to Microsoft
Internet Explorer. SAP NetWeaver 2004s supports Firefox 1.0 on Windows, Linux and
MacOS. Moreover, SAP will support any browser that is based on the same Mozilla rendering engine
as Firefox 1.0. The Mozilla version has to be at least 1.7.5. Customers should always use the highest
available patch. This support, however, is restricted to problems that are reproducible with Firefox 1.0,
based on the same Mozilla rendering engine. Problems that occur with other browsers and are not
reproducible with Firefox 1.0 cannot be fixed by SAP. Support for Netscape 6.x / 7.x can only be
provided in special cases. Firefox 1.5 is planned to be available with SAP NetWeaver 2004s SP
Stack 08.
For more details on plans for browser support, refer to SAP Service Marketplace quick link /platforms
or quick link /nw2004s.
Switch Framework
The Switch Framework makes it possible to maintain software from various industry solutions in one
SAP system landscape. All development packages are assigned to a switch. The switch setting
determines which packages (containing ABAP programs and dictionary elements) are active for a
given client. The switch setting must be activated at the beginning of the implementation phase for a
specific industry solution (such as IS OIL).
The Switch Framework offers high benefits since industry solutions become available at the same
time as the core functionality is delivered (compared to one release delay before). In addition,
functions can be shared between different industry solutions. Currently, only one industry solution can
be activated at a time in a customer installation.
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Java Transaction Server

The Java Transaction server offers a highly robust environment to execute SAP transactions that
make use of Virtual Machine Container (VMC) technology. The VMC isolates concurrent users by
keeping the session context in shared memory. The session context is protected, meaning that only
one work process can access it at any point in time. If a transaction fails other sessions are not
affected. VMC technology is based on the traditional dispatcher and work process architecture of the
ABAP stack and allocates a pool of VM instances to requesting transactions. Internet Pricing
Configurator (IPC) uses VMC technology to avoid a separate server execution environment.
Flexible Password Policies

Passwords play a central role in authenticating users. With this type of authentication, users enter
their user name and password when logging on to a system, before they are allowed to access the
system's functionality. From SAP NetWeaver 2004s, there are enhanced, more flexible password
policies for ABAP systems that increase the security of your system landscape, making passwords
more difficult to crack. By default, new systems create two hash values for each password; one new
one, and one that is downwards compatible.
Authorization Concept for Remote Function Calls

The authorization concept for Remote Function Calls has been enhanced by the addition of a new
authorization object, S_RFC_ADM. This allows you to control access for system adminstrators to the
transaction SM59 for maintaining RFC destinations. This enables better segregation of duties
between administrators for different systems.
TREX Enhancements
On top of its proven capabilities in document search and classification (see chapter 2.2.) TREX
provides the new high performance analysis (HPA) engine. Its capabilities highly increase the speed
of business intelligence reports and enable fast search access to large volumes of table data even if
they are spread over a multitude of tables. SAP is thus combining long years of experience in
processing database information with the speed of state-of-the-art search technologies.
HPA stores Business Intelligence data as columns in the main memory for highly accelerated read
access. Support for adaptive computing architectures that spread data over multiple machines
enables the engine to handle multi-gigabyte data volumes while staying within the limits of installed
memory architectures. HPA models and algorithms are optimized and tailored precisely to SAP BI.
Nevertheless, the technology developments involved will also enable numerous improvements in
other areas, such as business object searches and functionality for new CRM releases.
Full-text Search for Business Objects

The SAP NetWeaver Search Engine Service (SES) for business objects is a simple generic interface
to enable indexing and searching of SAP’s business objects with TREX. Any business object can
implement the SES methods and is then subject to the SES features, including simple full text and
fuzzy search as well as advanced attribute search. The SES is part of the SAP NetWeaver
Application Server (AS) ABAP. In mySAP ERP 2005, a few dozen business object types come SES-
enabled out of the box.
Besides the general enablement of indexing and searching business objects, the SES contains an
administration user interface for the creation and monitoring of business object indexes, a default user
interface that is integrated into the F4 Help and full system documentation to facilitate the activation of
additional business objects through the SES.
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1. USER PRODUCTIVITY ENABLEMENT

1.1. Running an Enterprise Portal

New Functionality with SAP NetWeaver 2004s

Scenario Variant Processes/Improvement/Functionality Benefit

Implementing a A federated portal network (FPN) allows A federated portal network

1.2. Enabling User Collaboration

1.3. Business Task Management

New Functionality with SAP NetWeaver 2004s

Scenario Variant Processes/Improvement/Functionality Benefit

Support for Previously, engineering form-based Decentralized organizational

1.4. Mobilizing Business Processes

New Functionality with SAP NetWeaver 2004s1

Scenario Variant Processes/Improvement/Functionality Benefit

Enabling mobile New Grouping Mechanisms These grouping mechanisms

New Mobile Administrator UI

• Includes new monitoring

• Gives access to relevant tools

Simplified Landscape Operation

• Configuration Template for Usage

• Local password reset on MI client

Enhanced Peripheral Scope

1.5. Enterprise Knowledge Management

New Functionality with SAP NetWeaver 2004s1

Scenario Variant Processes/Improvement/Functionality Benefit

Content PCD Repository Manager The PCD Repository Manager

2.1. Master-Data Harmonization

New functionality with SAP NetWeaver 2004s

Scenario Variant Processes/Improvement/Functionality Benefit

Master-data Particularly focusing on interactive Adds value through sustained

2.2. Master-Data Consolidation

New functionality with SAP NetWeaver 2004s

Scenario Variant Processes/Improvement/Functionality Benefit

Master-data Particularly focusing on interactive Helps companies to leverage

2.3. Central Master-Data Management

New functionality with SAP NetWeaver 2004s

Scenario Variant Processes/Improvement/Functionality Benefit

2.4. Enterprise Data Warehousing

New Functionality with SAP NetWeaver 2004s

Scenario Variant Processes/Improvement/Functionality Benefit

3. BUSINESS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

3.1. Enterprise Reporting, Query, and Analysis

New Functionality with SAP NetWeaver 2004s

Scenario Variant Processes/Improvement/Functionality Benefit

Excel integration New capabilities of the BEx Analyzer Seamless Integration of BI

3.2. Business Planning and Analytical Services

New Functionality with SAP NetWeaver 2004s

Scenario Variant Processes/Improvement/Functionality Benefit

Business Business planning is fully integrated in the Organizations can easily

3.3. Enterprise Data Warehousing

New Functionality with SAP NetWeaver 2004s

Scenario Variant Processes/Improvement/Functionality Benefit

3.4. Enterprise Knowledge Management

New Functionality with SAP NetWeaver 2004s1

Scenario Variant Processes/Improvement/Functionality Benefit

Content PCD Repository Manager The PCD Repository Manager

4. BUSINESS EVENT MANAGEMENT

4.1. Business Task Management

New Functionality with SAP NetWeaver 2004s