SAP NetWeaver by Key Capability 

Purpose

SAP NetWeaver is the basis for SAP solutions.

SAP NetWeaver is designed to support the Microsoft .NET™ and IBM WebSphere standards.

Features

SAP NetWeaver comprises the following key capabilities:

●     Key capabilities of People Integration:

○     Multi-channel access

○     Portal

○     Collaboration

●     Key capabilities of Information Integration:

○     Business Intelligence

BI Content

○     Knowledge Management

○     Master Data Management

●     Key capabilities of Process Integration:

○     Integration Broker

○     Business Process Management

●     Key capabilities of Application Platform:

○     Cross-platform services

○     ABAP Engine

○     Virtual Machine Controller

○     Java Engine

○     Business Services

●     Key capabilities of Solution Life Cycle Management:

○     Licensing

○     Solution Monitoring

○     Statistics

○     Application Log

○     System Management

○     Software Change Management

○     SAP Solution Manager

○     SAP NetWeaver Administrator

○     Customizing

Composite Application Framework

Security

SAP Knowledge Warehouse

You can send feedback about SAP NetWeaver documentation to nw.docu@sap.com.

The following table shows you the SAP NetWeaver components and their equivalent components in earlier releases:

SAP NetWeaver Component	Previous Component
SAP NetWeaver	SAP Basis
SAP NetWeaver Application Server	SAP Web Application Server
SAP NetWeaver Mobile	SAP Mobile Infrastructure
SAP NetWeaver Portal	SAP Enterprise Portal
SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence	SAP Business Information Warehouse
SAP NetWeaver Exchange Infrastructure	SAP Exchange Infrastructure
SAP NetWeaver Composite Application Framework	SAP Composite Application Framework