New in NWBC 3.5
Navigation
You can now open multiple shell windows with SHIFT + click the work center icons. For more information see, 2.5 Multi-Windows .
You can hide and change the order of navigation tabs. For more information, see 2.3 Navigation .
You can enlarge the content area by collapsing the different navigation areas or switching to full screen mode with CTRL + ALT + F11 .
Side Panel
The side panel has been integrated into NWBC.
More information:
Release dependency for context-specific side panel and usage of data context: SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP back end with software component SAP_BASIS 7.31
Menus
The menus have been rearranged and new menus have been added.
For more information, see 2.6 Menus .
Role Maintenance in PFCG
The following new options have been added in transaction PFCG:
Side Panel
Launch Application
Visibility
Release Dependency: SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP back end with software component SAP_BASIS 7.31. Some visibility options already exist in former releases.
For more information, see 5.5 Navigation Tree .
All role-related features require a new NWBC ABAP runtime.
Personalization
You can personalize your settings as follows:
You can display your Easy Access favorites in the Favorites menu or as a work center.
You can show transaction codes in the navigation panel.
You can display the SAP menu instead of the user menu.
For more information, see 3.4.4 Configuring Personalization Settings .
Release Dependency: AS ABAP back end with software component SAP_BASIS 7.31
Administrator Configuration
Administrators can now make the following settings by using the admin configuration XML file:
Change and lock the configuration of end users
Change keyboard shortcuts to clearly distinguish them from custom ABAP transaction shortcuts
For more information, see 3.5 Administrator Configuration .
Launch Page
You can test roles in transaction NWBC by entering the role name into an entry field on the launch page.
For more information, see 4.8 ~launch Page .
Release Dependency: SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP back end with software component SAP_BASIS 7.31
Whitelist (Enhanced)
Administrators can define whitelist entries in a file in the admin folder.
For more information, see 7.9.1 Defining Whitelist Using File .
Keyboard Shortcuts (Enhanced)
The following keyboard shortcuts related to using side panels are available:
Shortcut / Hotkey |
Action |
Description |
---|---|---|
CTRL + R |
Refresh Side Panel |
The side panel applications are informed about changes in the application. This happens automatically, except in special cases, when selecting table lines in SAP List Viewer (ALV) tables, for example. |
CTRL + D |
Disconnect Side Panel |
The side panel application does not react to changes within the current application. It is frozen and it remains unchanged even if other applications are started that do not have this side panel application assigned. |
CTRL + T |
Connect Side Panel |
The side panel applications are informed about changes in the application and react to them. |
For more information, see 2.3 Navigation.
Administrators can change keyboard shortcuts using the admin configuration file to clearly distinguish them from custom ABAP transaction shortcuts.
For more information, see 3.5 Administrator Configuration .
Differences in NWBC 3.0 and 3.5
Installation of NWBC 3.5 (for Desktop)
Prerequisites
SAP GUI 7.20 with patch level 8 or higher
Microsoft .Net 3.5 SP1
For Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2: Hotfix 919479
For WTS installation: Hotfix 955692
Path for installation of NWBC for Desktop: C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP\NWBC35
Configuration Location
For information, see 3.5 Administrator Configuration .