Web Dynpro Client for Windows 

The Web Dynpro Client for Windows is only available as a Beta version. You can download it as an integral part of the SAP GUI for Windows from the Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com.

Purpose

The Web Dynpro Client for Windows is a SAP frontend for the Microsoft Windows operating system. It can be used in both a Web browser and the SAP GUI. With the Web Dynpro Client for Windows you can launch Web Dynpro applications provided on a Web Application Server and execute them there.

The Web Dynpro Client for Windows also enables you to call other Web addresses using an address bar, similar to in a browser, or open the source code of the XML files.

The advantages of using the Web Dynpro Client for Windows are:

●     Fast server response times and thus high throughput

●     Support of low-end hardware

●     Improved desktop integration through the options provided by ActiveX controls.

For example, you can change the font size of the texts in the application with the key combination Ctrl + Mouse wheel.

●     Optimal support in Windows systems.

Prerequisites

To launch the Web Dynpro Client for Windows the SAP GUI for Windows must be installed. The documentation for the SAP GUI is provided in the F1 help of the SAP GUI for Windows.

The Web Dynpro application to be displayed is available on a Web Application Server.

As with usual Web browser access, you develop Web Dynpro applications in the SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio. You then deploy the Web Dynpro project on the Web Application Server. Alternatively Web Dynpro applications that you want to execute in the Web Dynpro Client for Windows are already available on the Web Application Server.

Features

Structure

When the Web Dynpro Client for Windows is launched, a user interface similar to a normal browser is displayed. The user interface can be divided into the following areas:

●     Top-level toolbar at the top of the user interface, which offers various functions.

●     Address bar where you can enter the application URL. You then trigger the request by pressing the ENTER key.

●     Content area in which the Web Dynpro application is displayed.

●     Status bar which uses an animation in the right corner at the bottom to indicate if the Web Dynpro Client for Windows is waiting for a server response.

Call

After opening SAP Logon, choose the Web Dynpro Applications tab. The list of available Web Dynpro applications is displayed in the left part of the user interface, similar to the favorites in the Windows Internet Explorer. This list can be set up by the administrator. End-users can also maintain it if they wish.

If you want to access a special Web Dynpro appliation that has not yet been entered in the table on the left part of the tab, you must define a special link to that application on the Web Dynpro Applications tab of SAP Logon.

For a detailed description see Defining a Link to a Web Dynpro Application.

On this tab you have the following pushbuttons:

●     New Item… Defines a link to a Web Dynpro application

●     Change Item… Edits an existing link

●     Delete Item… Deletes a link

To launch a Web Dynpro application in the Web Dynpro Client for Windows, choose Log on.

Like for the Web browser, you access the Web Dynpro applications with a HTTP request of the Web Dynpro Client for Windows.