SAP NetWeaver User Interface Services

SAP NetWeaver user interfaces offers a set of back-end services and front-end services. To decouple your UI, you use OData services for ABAP-based back-end systems based on an OData channel that is part of SAP NetWeaver Gateway. To couple to a new UI technology, you use front-end services.

APIs are available on three different layers:

• JavaScript services provide integration capabilities and simplify access to data from back-end systems

• OData services are consumed by the front-end services and allow you to retrieve data from back-end systems using SAP NetWeaver Gateway.

• ABAP APIs are consumed by the OData services mentioned above. You can use these APIs to create your own services for maximum flexibility.