Specifics of Pocket PCs
Pocket PC users require a suitable network or internet access that enables access to the SAP NetWeaver Application Server. This can be implemented using LAN, WLAN, Bluetooth, GSM, or GPRS, for example. Additional hardware is required as well as a service contract with a telecommunications provider. For more details, see http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/.
Emulator
For testing and developing mobile applications, the use of an emulator is recommended. You can download one at the manufacturer’s website:
● http://www.microsoft.com/pocketpc
The emulator imitates the behavior of the mobile device. You can therefore monitor and test the results of your development without actually using a mobile device. However, you should always test applications on a real mobile device as well.
You can use a URL parameter to force the rendering for a specific device type. Depending on the version of the pie client you are working with, add one of the following parameters to the URL for calling the Web Dynpro application:
● sap-wd-client=PieClient
● sap-wd-client=Pie03Client
Windows Mobile 5.0 only is supported for the Pie03Client.
This specifies the relevant Pocket Internet Explorer client (PIE client), which is made up of a set of renderer classes and is responsible for data and event handling
Layout
The following layouts can be used for developing mobile Web Dynpro applications:
● Flow layout
● Grid layout
● Matrix layout
Variances of the UI Elements
For the InputField, the requestFocus() method is supported.
Available UI Element |
ignored properties |
Button |
design, enabled, imageFirst, tooltip |
Caption |
enabled, tooltip |
CheckBox |
readOnly, state, tooltip |
CheckBoxGroup |
enabled, readOnly, state, tooltip |
DropDownByIndex |
enabled, state, tooltip, width |
DropDownByKey |
enabled, state, tooltip, width |
Group |
design, enabled, hasContentPadding, scrollingMode, tooltip |
Image |
alt, enabled, tooltip |
InputField |
enabled, readOnly, state, tooltip |
InvisibleElement |
enabled, tooltip, visible |
Label |
enabled, tooltip, wrapping |
LinkToAction |
enabled, imageFirst, imageHeight, imageSource, imageWidth, tooltip, type, wrapping |
LinkToURL |
enabled, imageFirst, imageHeight, imageSource, imageWidth, tooltip, type, wrapping |
RadioButton (only for PPC2003) |
enabled, readOnly, state, tooltip |
RadioButtonGroupByIndex |
enabled, readOnly, state, tooltip |
RadioButtonGroupByKey |
enabled, readOnly, state, tooltip |
TabStrip |
enabled, height, tooltip, width |
Table |
design, enabled, readOnly, tooltip, width |
TextEdit |
enabled, readOnly, state, tooltip, width, wrapping, height |
TextView |
enabled, layout, tooltip, wrapping |
TransparentContainer |
enabled, height, tooltip, width |
Tray |
design, enabled, hasContentPadding, height, scrollingMode, tooltip |
ViewContainerUIElement |
enabled, tooltip |