Introduction 

SAP NetWeaver CE is the full function Eclipse 3.0 based development platform for developing composite applications and Java EE 5 applications with a focus on business applications to be deployed to SAP NetWeaver Application Server and integrated in the SAP Portal. SAP NetWeaver CE provides integrated development tools for all development roles, like Java developers, business analysts, architects, and enterprise programmers. This developer’s guide provides development guidelines and highlights the features and tooling included with SAP NetWeaver CE. Many of the chapters provide working examples that demonstrate how to use the tooling to develop applications as well as achieve the benefits of visual and rapid application composition.

This developer’s guide has following parts:

●      Development Guidelines

Introduction of the technologies in SAP NetWeaver CE and the uses cases. This part contains valuable information for architects, project leaders and developers.

●      Developing and Composing Applications

This chapter contains the developer guides for the different technologies. Here you find how to develop data-driven application with Web Dynpro Java or J EE 5 application and to integrate SAP security features to name a few.

●      Using the Development and Production Infrastructure

The development and production infrastructure SAP NetWeaver DI, provides an infrastructure for developing based applications on the SAP NetWeaver platform and is responsible for versioning, build and life cycle management.

●      API Reference

JavaDoc of SAP NetWeaver CE

 

Who should use this Developer’s Guide?

This developer’s guide is a central reference for IT architects, IT specialists and developers working on business projects. The main focus is the design and implementation of composite applications with  SAP NetWeaver.