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Use

In addition to Web Dynpro ABAP applications and URL parameters, SAP also provides the following general URL parameters for all browser-based SAP front end technologies.

These general URL parameters all begin with sap-. The prefix sap- is reserved for SAP, just like sap-wd and sap-ls.

Parameter

Possible Values

Description

sap-rtl

  • X

  • No value specified

Right-to-left support

sap-language

<two character language code>

Language.

More information: Evaluation Order.

sap-client

<three character abbreviation for client>

Client.

The sap-client parameter is determined by the following options, whereby the first applicable option is used:

  1. Using the sap-client URL parameter

  2. Using the standard client in System Application Configuration in transaction SICF

  3. Using the standard client in the system.

    In transaction RZ11 you can look at the value of profile parameter login/system_client. The actual profile is maintained in transaction RZ10.

sap-cssurl

<URL>

URL for using cascading style sheets

Pay attention to the settings for the Security Risk List.

sap-user

<user name>

User ID used for user mapping

sap-explanation

Help mode for an application, see also Explanation.

sap-config-mode

  • X

  • CONFIG

  • No value specified

Configuration mode.

This parameter is set automatically if the application is running in the portal in the preview mode, or is running from the Web Dynpro explorer in the Development Workbench from the menu option Start of the navigation path Web Dynpro Application Next navigation step Test Next navigation step Execute in Administration Mode End of the navigation path. This parameter is always evaluated if personalization is called. See also Personalization Authorization Checks.

sap-config-mode=config is provided for the configuration of the ALV display. For more information, see Saving Configuration Data Records.

sap-ep-version

<release>.<service pack>.<YYYYMMDDHHMM>

Portal version

This parameter is resolved by the portal manager. It is used to integrate a Web Dynpro application into the SAP NetWeaver Portal or to determine the portal version, see also Portal Integration.

sap-tray-padding

Parameter of the SAP NetWeaver Portal to set the padding between the tray and inner area of the application.

sap-tray-type
  • No value specified

  • PLAIN
  • FILL
  • TRANSPARENT
  • HELP
  • CANVAS
Parameter of SAP NetWeaver Portal to set the Tray type.

sap-ui-clientdebug

Parameter to start client tracing.

Alternatively, you can activate tracing with parameter sap-wd-clientdebug or using theWD_TRACE_TOOL tool.

To use client tracing, the user must have debugging authorizations.

More information: Web Dynpro Trace Tool

sap-wd-clienttrace
  • 0
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Parameter to start client tracing for the Active Component Framework (ACF).

You can specify a trace level that determines the level of detail the runtime information is displayed in:

0 = Deactivates tracing

1 = Displays critical errors only

2 = Like level 1, but displays warnings too.

3 = Like level 2, but displays notes for users too.

4 = Like level 3, but displays additional information too. This level should be used for debugging purposes.

5 = Like level 4, but also displays the layout of the view, your window, UI elements, etc.

sap-charset
  • No value specified

  • utf-8

Parameter to control encoding of parameters. If the value is utf-8, the passed parameters are decoded with UTF-8 decoded, otherwise they are decoded with the local code page of the application server.

sap- nwbc- context

If an application is started from NWBC, the parameter sap-nwbc-context appears in the URL. This parameter returns application information about the context in which the application was started.

For more information, go to http://help.sap.com/, and search for the title NWBC Application Context.