Updated content — added further clarifications about critical and non-critical exceptions and improved structure of the document

Modeling Exceptions and Exceptions Handling

Documentation enhanced with information about formatting the process model

Formatting the Process Model

Documentation enhanced with information about copying and pasting objects in the process model

Copying and Pasting Objects in the Process Model

Documentation enhanced with information about undoing and redoing steps during process modeling

Undoing Process Modeling Steps

Added link to a related topic and a reference to an SAP Note about development track templates

Creating a Project

Added link to a file containing all the built-in functions in BPM expression editor

Creating Expressions

Documentation enhanced with information about data type compatibility

Data Type Compatibility

Documentation enhanced with an example for plus mapping

Quick and Easy Mapping

By default, the PortalAlias cookie is sent to users using a non-secure protocol. You can now set the PortalAlias cookie to be delivered using a secure protocol, such as HTTPS or SSL.

You configure this in the following portal application and service:

Portal URL Aliases

By default the portal allows the user to log using the IP address of the portal instead of the fully qualified portal server name.

It is now possible to block logon by IP address in the following portal application and service:

Logging On to / Off the Portal

Configuration of the Services Registry is now standardized; no specific configuration is required for Visual Composer to access the Services Registry (beyond what is required for the standard SAP NetWeaver CE configuration)

Configuring Visual Composer to Consume Data Sources

The new Services Registry wizard enables you to search for services in the Services Registry, so that you can use them as sources of data in your model

Discovering Services in the Services Registry

You can display Online Help for each dynamic expression function, including syntax and examples, from within the Dynamic Expression Editor dialog box

Dynamic Expression Editor Dialog Box

You can search for specific dataset nodes and fields in the Define Data and Redefine Ports dialog boxes

Defining Data

Modifying Referenced Components

You can collapse and expand complex fields to show or hide their fields in the Define Data and Redefine Ports dialog boxes

Defining Data

Modifying Referenced Components

You can change the appearance of table rows and cells by defining styles that can be dynamically changed at runtime according to their values

Defining Table Styles

You can change the appearance of values displayed in plain text controls, including font style and color, by defining styles that can be dynamically changed at runtime according to the bound field value

Defining Control Styles

You can select the colors to be used for chart data series

Edit Data Series Dialog Box

The documentation set includes basic and advanced tutorials that take you step-by-step through the process of modeling applications using Visual Composer. These tutorials are based on the SAP NetWeaver demo services

Modeling Your First Application with Visual Composer

Updated content on Action types

Managing Actions and Action Groups

Updated two coding examples

Implementing a Web Dynpro Component

Documentation enhanced with conceptual information and additional note

Managing Service Groups

Updated Prerequisites content

Exposing Web Services as Callable Objects

Updated content

Process Roles

Documentation enhanced

Guided Procedures Forms Use Types