Internet Graphics Service 

Purpose

The Internet Graphics Service (IGS) constitutes the infrastructure to enable the application developers to display graphics in an Internet browser with a minimum of effort. The IGS has been integrated in the different SAP UI technologies from HTML GUI to Web Dynpro ABAP/Java and provides a server architecture where data from an SAP system or another source can be used to generate graphical or non-graphical output.

Until SAP Web Application Server 6.20, the IGS has been available only as standalone engine. The standalone IGS is a Windows application that runs standalone on a Windows IA32 machine and which is connected against several systems.

As of SAP Web AS 6.40, IGS is additionally available as integral part of the SAP Web AS and will be installed with every SAP Web AS installation. Thus, with SAP Web AS 6.40, you had the choice to use either the standalone or the integrated IGS. And as of SAP NetWeaver 7.0 only the integrated IGS version should be used.

The integrated IGS exists on every SAP Web AS machine and is started and stopped with SAP Web AS. However, IGS is not part of the kernel which means it has to be patched separately.

 

 

If you already use the integrated IGS, you can find upgrade information in note 896400.

 

Objectives

●      Platform independence

●      Accessibility:

○       Using RFC and HTTP(S) (XML)

○       Data sent from an SAP system or an external system

●      Support for a variety of data formats, for example, XML

●      Improved scalability/monitoring

 

Examples

Examples of interpreters supported by the IGS include:

●      Chart interpreters

○       XMLCHART: generates business graphics with XML-based customizing and XML- based data (BI 7.0 Chart Item, BSP, WD)

○       GFWCHART: generates business graphics with ABAP-table based data and XML- based customizing (BW 3.5 Chart Item) / ABAP table-based customizing (GFW)

For more information on charts, read about the Chart Engine.

For information about customizing charts, read about the Chart Designer.

●      Geographical map interpreter

BWGIS is a Geographical Information System solution for the Business Information Warehouse and generates geographical maps in order to present the dependencies between business and spatial data. It uses ABAP table based data (BW 3.x) and XML based data (BI 7.0).

●      Image conversion interpreter

IMGCONV is a service for converting one graphic format (for example, GIF) into another (for example, TIFF).

●      File Zip Interpreter

ZIPPER zips multiple input files (BW 3.5 / BI 7.0 BEx Broadcaster).

●      RSPOCONNECTOR: provides an interface to communicate with printers.

 

To find out about installing the IGS, read the documentation Installing the IGS.

To find out about configuring the IGS, read the documentation Configuring the IGS.

To find out about administering the IGS, read the documentation Administering the IGS.