Composite Application Framework

Feature	Type of Change	Description
Transport Content	Enhanced	You can transport CAF content between different composites. Now you can create deployable SDA files for deployment on another system, or create XML files with content that is relevant for translation. More information: Transporting CAF Content Between Different Applications
Web Service Document Style	New	You can map the imported Web service to an application service operation that has output parameters of complex types.
New Connectivity	New	CAF uses a new method for retrieving data. The following has been changed: No metadata is required at runtime during external service execution. Web services are executed using standard JAX-WS proxies. RFCs are executed by static RFC proxies generated by CAF, using JCA. Mapping execution is generated as strongly typed Java code in the IDE. External service execution performance has improved feasibly. CAF supports much more Web services with complex types as attributes.
Translation Support	New	You can now translate your application business data using an automated procedure. The translation process can be performed on different translation systems. More information: Translating Language Dependent Attributes
WSDL Document Location	New	After you have imported a Web service into your composite application, you can view the location of the WSDL on the file system. More information: Importing Web Services
Idempotency and Reliable Messaging	New	You can now import Web services that support idempotent operations. CAF also supports Web services with reliable messaging. More information: Importing Web Services
CAF Diagram	New	You can develop your composite application in a model-driven way and get an overview of the relations between objects with the CAF Diagram More information: Modeling a Composite Application Using a CAF Diagram
Deletion of External Services	New	You can now delete external services after you have imported them into your application. You can choose between deleting all the types or deleting a subset of the types of the external service. More information: Deleting External Services
Web Service Configuration	New	CAF has adopted the new concept for assigning service clients to a particular service group. This facilitates the configuration at runtime. More information: Importing Web Services
RFC Configuration	New	CAF uses RFC destinations to connect to the remote system that provides the service you use in your application.
Authorization Tool	Enhanced	The Composite Application Framework Authorization Tool is now integrated into SAP NetWeaver Administrator and is no longer available in CAF runtime.