Web Dynpro for ABAP or Web Dynpro for ABAP (WD4A, WDA) is the SAP standard UI technology for developing Web applications in the ABAP environment. It consists of a runtime environment and a graphical development environment with special Web Dynpro tools that are integrated into the ABAP development environment (SE80).
Web Dynpro offers the following advantages for application developers:
Note that stateless applications are not possible.
The concept of Web Dynpro ABAP is identical with Web Dynpro Java and offers more or less the same functions.
The documentation for Web Dynpro for ABAP is divided into the following main sections:
Documentation Structure
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Configuration settings in the system |
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Basics Cross-Component Programming Dynamic Programming Further concepts |
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Web Dynpro Trace Tool ICM Tracing HTTP Browser Tracing Logging |
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Introductory tutorials using the example of a flight information application. |
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ICF and logon procedures |
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Overview of the tools contained in ABAP Workbench UI elements Classes and Interfaces |
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FAQs, problem cases, reactions and solutions |
You can find information about which browsers SAP supports for Web Dynpro ABAP athttp://service.sap.com/pam. See also SAP Notes 981710 and 1001411.
You can integrate a Web Dynpro ABAP application as a favorite into your easy access menu:
Mixing of established UI technologies, such as ITS, with the new UI technology of Web Dynpro ABAP is not supported.
If you want to integrate an ITS-based application into a Web Dynpro ABAP application, use the UI element Link or an exit/suspend plug (see also Display Interface View) in a WDA application.
For more information on limitations for Web Dynpro ABAP, see SAP Note 1098009.
Various functions and UI elements are deprecated. For more information, see Deprecated Objects and Functions.
Be aware of the restrictions when using Active UI Elements.
For information on the configuration of Web Dynpro ABAP applications using the Floor Plan Manager, see Floor Plan Manager Framework for Web-Dynpro ABAP.
For more information about Web Dynpro ABAP, see the SDN:
The Web Dynpro ABAP Knowledge Center is a collection of information about various aspects of Web Dynpro ABAP.
A large number of Web Dynpro colleagues from around the world participate in the Web Dynpro forum, providing input on Web Dynpro ABAP questions.
In Web Dynpro ABAP Wiki you can find material from the Web Dynpro forum FAQs, HowTos, and other frequently referenced materials, useful links, tips, and so on.
In the Web Dynpro weblogs, you can find all blogs published to date on the topic of Web Dynpro (ABAP and Java). Here there are also excellent Demonstration Videos
about diverse Web Dynpro ABAP topics.
If you create an error message for Web Dynpro ABAP under component BC-WD-ABA, see the checklist in Note 938809.