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Use

Web Dynpro ABAP or Web Dynpro for ABAP (WD4A, WDA) is the SAP standard UI technology for developing Web applications in the ABAP environment. It consists of a runtime environment and a graphical development environment with special Web Dynpro tools that are integrated into the ABAP development environment (SE80).

Developing with Web Dynpro ABAP offers the following advantages for application developers:

  • Declarative and graphical tools minimize the implementation effort

  • Support of a structured design process

  • Strict separation between layout and business data

  • Reuse and better maintainability through use of components

  • Layout and navigation are easily changed using Web Dynpro tools

  • Support of stateful applications because when paging is used, the data required again is kept, which means the whole application can be accessed at any time.

  • Data binding enables automatic data transport

  • Automatic input checks

  • Support of accessible user interfaces

  • Full integration into established ABAP development environment

Note

You can find information about which browsers SAP supports for Web Dynpro ABAP at http://service.sap.com/pamInformation published on SAP site.

More information: SAP notes 981710 Information published on SAP site and 1001411 Information published on SAP site.

Restrictions

  • Mixing of established UI technologies, such as ITS, with the new UI technology of Web Dynpro ABAP is not supported. If you want to integrate an ITS-based application into a Web Dynpro ABAP application, use the Link UI element or suspend-resume calls.

    More information: Suspend and Resume Calls

    For information about restrictions in Web Dynpro ABAP, see SAP Note 1098009 Information published on SAP site.

    Several functions and UI elements are deprecated.

    More information: Deprecated Objects and Functions

    Be aware of the restrictions when using active UI elements.

More Information

For more information about Web Dynpro ABAP, see http://sdn.sap.comInformation published on SAP site in area User Productivity. Here there is also a Web Dynpro ABAP forum and a Wiki.

If you create an error message for Web Dynpro ABAP in component BC-WD-ABA, see the checklist in Note 938809 Information published on SAP site.

For information about other UI technologies in ABAP, see UI Technologies in ABAP