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Use
To install SAP Business Client, you have the following options:
  • SAP Business Client for Desktop (stand-alone)
  • SAP Business Client with SAP GUI
Note

You can download the most recent SAP Business Client versions and patches from SAP Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com/supportInformation published on SAP site. In the Software Downloads area, choose Start of the navigation path Support Packages and Patches Next navigation step A-Z Index End of the navigation path and search under the letter B.

The table shows the installation details for a desktop installation:

Prerequisites

Operating System

SAP Business Client supports Microsoft operating systems which are listed within the SAP PAM (Product Availability Matrix).

Note

SAP Business Client is released for Microsoft Windows 8 desktop mode in combination with Internet Explorer 10 or later for the desktop. Usage with keyboard and mouse is fully supported; SAP Business Client is touch-enabled.

Hardware

  • The hardware prerequisites for SAP Business Client for Desktop are the same as for the SAP GUI.

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We recommend the following:

  • Hardware requirements are the same as for Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications. For more information, see http://windowsclient.net.

  • 1 GB memory at least

    The actual memory consumption depends on the number of open windows.

  • A minimum screen size of 1024x768

Software

  • SAP GUI for Windows 7.40

  • Microsoft .Net 4.5 and Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012
    Note Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 is included in SAP Business Client. If you do not have Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012, it is automatically installed with SAP Business Client.

Installation Path for Desktop Installation

C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP\NWBC60 (on 64-bit OS)

C:\Program Files\SAP\NWBC60 (on 32-bit OS)

Application Data

The personal settings of a user are located in %APPDATA%\SAP\NWBC.

Administrator configuration, such as user settings are located in the following folder:

  • %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\SAP\NWBC

Global landscape data and predefined system connections are stored in a local landscape repository or in a remote landscape repository. For more details about landscape data, see Connection Configuration.

User-defined connection data is stored in file %APPDATA%\SAP\Common\SAPUILandscape.xml. The path can be changed by users or administrators, and is then persisted in the registry (key name PathConfigFileLocal, HCU/HLM\Software\SAP\SAPLogon\Options, REG_DWORD.

Traces and cache are located in the following folder:

  • %LOCALAPPDATA%\SAP\NWBC

Application data remains when SAP Business Client is uninstalled.

WTS Installation

Yes

Installation with SAP GUI Possible

Yes