Deploying the Mobile Application 

Use

In Mobile Applications for Handhelds, every Mobile Component (be it a Mobile Service Component, a Mobile UI Component, or a Mobile Application) can be deployed by itself as soon as it is built. Thus, you can deploy any of your Handheld Application components as soon as they are built. The advantage of a deployment option for individual components lies in not having to deploy all components of a big application when only one or two components have been modified.

Direct deployment to handheld devices is not supported. You need to manually copy the deployable files to the target deployment directory of the handheld device.

After successful testing of your developments, you can also upload the Mobile Components through the Data Orchestration Engine for subsequent rollout.

More information: Deploying Mobile Components to Data Orchestration Engine

Prerequisites

You have defined the deploy location.

More information: Configuring the Development Workstation

Procedure

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To deploy the default client:

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       1.      In the context menu of a built component, choose Deploy.

A component tree appears in the Deploy dialog box showing the called component and its dependent components.

       2.      In the Deploy dialog box, select the components you want to deploy.

       3.      Select whether the components are to be built before deployment.

       4.      Select whether the database content of the client data objects in the components are to be deleted on NetWeaver Mobile Client for handhelds.

To deploy to a real mobile device, an emulator of a real mobile device, or another installation of the Mobile Client for Handhelds:

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       1.      Perform the steps above.

       2.      Open the folder of your default deploy location

More information: Configuring the Development Workstation

       3.      Open the installation directory of the Mobile Client for Handhelds.

On Windows Mobile devices, the Mobile Client for Handhelds is installed in folder My Device/MI.

       4.      Open subfolder /inbox.

       5.      Copy all files from the default deploy location to the target deploy location.

Result

The deployment files of the selected components are put into the inbox folder of the Mobile Client for Handhelds. On restart, the client will unpack, install, and register the components.