What's New in SAP NetWeaver Composition
Environment 7.1
Changes in SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment 7.1
The following subsections give an overview over the main new features in SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment 7.1:
SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio – General Enhancements
· Based on Eclipse Europa (Eclipse 3.3).
· Integration of the Eclipse Update Server and Update Manager to allow synchronized installations and customized updates.
· ESR client support
Java EE Development Tools
· Based on Web Tools Platform (WTP) 2.0 (including graphical editor for JavaServer Faces, integration of the Dali JPA Tools, improvements in the JSP 2.0 support, and so on).
More information: Java EE Development Tools (Enhanced)
Web Dynpro Development
· EJB model in Web Dynpro
· Partial support for migration of Web Dynpro applications from SAP NetWeaver 2004/7.0 to SAP NetWeaver CE.
· Improvements in View Designer (such as, cut-paste functionality)
More information: Java Web Dynpro (Enhanced)
Composite Application Framework Development
· Enhancements in the Business Object Navigator
¡ Bidirectional associations
¡ Optional create attributes (attributes with cardinality 0..n can be included in CRUD methods)
· Creation of index based on custom keys
· BI Integration
· Improvements in the UI administration tools
· Web Services Development
¡ ESR browsing functionality (selection of a WSDL file from ESR)
¡ Services Repository publication (publishing a Web service in a given category)
¡ Outside-in (Creation of a Web service using a WSDL file)
¡ JAX-WS customization in client Web service scenario
More information: Composite Application Framework
Web Services Development
· Complete support for configuring Java EE 5 Web services
· Enhanced framework for providing and consuming Web services, including customizations, and annotations-based design-time configuration
· New workcenter in the SAP NetWeaver Administrator (SOA Management) that provides a role-based central location for all Web services configuration and administration tools.
· Introduction of a new mass configuration concept.
More information: Web Services (New)
Enhanced Services Registry
More information: Services Registry (Enhanced)
Guided Procedures
· Support for new callable object types and enhancements for the already supported types.
· Enhanced design-time and runtime worksets.
· Enhanced administration workset.
More information: Guided Procedures
Portal and Portal Content Modeling
· Remote delta links to allow integration of iViews, pages, worksets, and roles into a remote SAP NetWeaver 7.0 consumer portal.
· Usability enhancements.
· Modeling portal content with Visual Composer.
More information:
Visual Composer
· Improved development capabilities (including, a new Find References tool, new Service Component wizard, and so on)
· New Data Bridge connector allowing the passing of data between Visual Composer and Guided Procedures
· Improved supportability
· Modeling composite views using BI data services
More information: