Developing User Interfaces 

Purpose

Web Application Design

Business Explorer Web application design allows you to create highly individual scenarios with user-defined interface elements by using standard markup languages and Web design APIs. You can adjust and enhance the individual Web templates (the HTML pages that determine the structure of Web applications).

Before you start creating a Web application, we recommend that you consider some basic points. More information: Creating Web Applications

More information about Web application design: Web Application Design: BEx Web Application Designer and Web Design API

BEx Mobile Applications

Using the Web Application Designer 3.5, you can create Web applications that you can call using a mobile terminal (such as a WAP-enabled cell phone or PDA).

You can find more information in the Help Portal under: http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/3b/7c9a0a1bed374ee0000800091c1b0e/frameset.htm.

Enterprise Report Design

You use the Report Designer to format and adapt the layout of your business data in report format, according to your needs.

More information: BEx Report Designer

Using Microsoft Excel Formatting

You can use the functions of Microsoft Excel to format your workbook, add new worksheets, and define graphics and charts.

More information: Design Mode

BEx Workbook Design

You can configure various settings for your workbooks or apply themes to your workbooks.

More information: Workbook Settings

BI in the Visual Composer

The Visual Composer is a tool for designing applications using a graphical user interface. You use the Visual Composer to integrate BI queries into analytical applications.

More information: Using the BI Integration Wizard and Work with SAP BI Systems

BI Java SDK

You use the BI Java SDK to create analytical applications. You use analytical applications to access both multidimensional (Online Analytical Processing or OLAP) data and tabular (relational) data. You can also edit and display this data.

You use command processors to create and edit complex queries using simple commands.

For more information, see the Developer’s Guide in the SDK distribution package or on the SDN at https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/javadocs → BI.