OBN Improvements

New

Previously, modeling object-based navigation into portal content allowed only for the creation of navigation targets; OBN source applications had to be created externally from Visual Composer. Also, modeling OBN was dependent on existing business objects and operations in the portal.

Now, it is possible to model OBN source applications and to use business objects and operations created in the modeling environment.

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Creating Layouts for Portal Pages

New

Portal content modeling with Visual Composer allows for the creation of a variety of page layouts, giving greater flexibility to the design of modeled portal pages.

More information: Working with Portal Page Layouts

Creating Folders

New

Portal content modeling with Visual Composer allows for the creation folders in the navigation areas: Detailed Navigation, Related Items, and Related Services (for Business Suite). in a hierarchical tree. Multiple folders can be created hierarchically.

More information: Creating Portal Content Objects

Importing Portal Content to the Modeling Environment

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Portal content modeling with Visual Composer allows for the import of non-modeled portal content into the Visual Composer modeling environment.

Previously, portal content could be reused within modeled content but these could not be changed in any way. Now, imported content can e edited, after import, in Visual Composer in the same way as originally modeled content.

More information: Importing Non-Modeled Portal Content

Visual Composer in NetWeaver Developer Studio

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It is now possible to model portal content from NetWeaver Developer Studio by installing the Visual Composer portal modeling feature, which is bundled in NWDS.

More information: Working with Visual Composer in SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio