Creating Pages with the Page Builder

Context

The runtime authoring environment of the Page Builder enables you to create a container-based layout, assign CHIPs to this layout, and define wiring connections between CHIPs. It is based on, but considerably enhances, the generic configuration already available in Web Dynpro ABAP.

The Page Builder has been implemented as application WDR_CHIP_PAGE of Web Dynpro component WDR_CHIP_PAGE. The pages that you create with the Page Builder are page configurations of this Web Dynpro application. A page configuration is defined by an application configuration with a component configuration and a CHIP catalog configuration. If you do not want to define your own CHIP catalog configuration, the standard CHIP catalog will be used.

Authorization

To create pages in the Page Builder, you need authorization S_PB_PAGE.

For more information, see Authorizations

Providing Help

The Help Center assigned to the Page Builder can be enhanced with links to further documents and help texts. See also: Help Texts for Web Dynpro Applications

Procedure

  1. In the first step you create a page configuration.

    For more information, see Creating Page Configurations

  2. To design the page, call the runtime authoring environment.

    For more information, see Calling the Page Builder

  3. The layout of a page consists of containersthat you can arrange in columns and rows and merge across multiple columns.

    For more information, see Defining the Page Layout

  4. In these containers you arrange the CHIPs that you have selected from the CHIP catalog.

    For more information, see Adding CHIPs

  5. To exchange data between CHIPs, they can be linked together using wiring.

    For more information, see Configuring Connections Between CHIPs (Wiring)

  6. You can assign your own CHIP catalog to a page.

    For more information, see Adapting the CHIP Catalog

  7. You can integrate entries from the role menu in PFCG if the user is assigned to the relevant role. Then you can, for example, display transactions in a CHIP.

    For more information, see Integrating Pages into the SAP NetWeaver Business Client