Support for OpenSearch (New)

As of this release, an OpenSearch compatible search interface is provided; this allows you to use SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Search as a search service provider in your own search applications and search clients that support the OpenSearch standard.

For more information, see Developing Applications That Consume Enterprise Search.

Support for Data Provider Services (New)

You can use the data provider services that SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Search provides to develop your own services that allow you to integrate non-ABAP systems in SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Search and make it possible to search their data.

For more information, see Developing Services to Integrate Non-ABAP Systems.

SOAP Search Web Services (Changed)

SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Search 7.0 featured a framework for consuming SOAP search Web services. This has been replaced by the OpenSeach interface in SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Search 7.2. As a consequence of this switch of Web service technology from SOAP to REST it is possible that some SOAP requests cannot be rebuilt with the REST interface to provide an equivalent request.