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Composite Application Framework/Composition Environment (CE)
Composite Application Framework/Composition Environment (CE)
- A guided tour of Java software development lifecycle management with SAP NetWeaver Development Infrastructure (NWDI):
Part 2 — The development process
by Wolf Hengevoss, Senior Product Specialist, SAP NetWeaver Life-Cycle Management, SAP AG
SAP NetWeaver Development Infrastructure (NWDI) is an enterprise-scale Java development platform that provides developers with a well-organized, comprehensive approach and toolset to address the complex challenges of Java development, such as locating source code versions, finding and tracking foreign libraries, eliminating discrepancies between local and central environments, and managing conflicts when multiple developers work on the same object at the same time. The previous installment of this two-part article series introduced the key players in the NWDI architecture and essential NWDI concepts. This article shows you how to apply these concepts by walking you through the NWDI-enabled Java development process.
- Develop composite applications with SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment 7.1:
Part 3 — Modeling collaborative business processes with SAP tools
by Volker Stiehl, Product Manager, SAP AG
This is the third and final installment in a series of articles introducing you to composite applications, their characteristics and architecture, and the challenges you face in developing them. This article looks at the top layer of the architecture: the process layer that addresses the process flow, the individual steps of the process, the data flow between steps, and process roles. It shows you how to model collaborative processes with SAP Guided Procedures (SAP GPs). Besides the process layer, this article also covers briefly an important aspect of the business object layer, namely how to model business objects with SAP Composite Application Framework (SAP CAF). Composite applications have garnered a lot of excitement recently for good reason: They play an important role in enterprise service-oriented architecture (enterprise SOA).
- Develop composite applications with SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment 7.1:
Part 2 — User interfaces and the tools
that help you create them
by Volker Stiehl, Product Manager, SAP AG
Composite applications from SAP are packaged applications that sit on existing enterprise solutions and reuse their functionality to form new collaborative business processes. As Web and enterprise services grow, reusable, collaborative composite applications enable you to use many available functions with less software effort. This second installment of
a three-article series shows you how to create user interfaces using SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment, the design and runtime environment for composite applications, and its tools. Explore this new approach to user interface design.
- Develop composite applications with SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment 7.1: Part 1 - Enterprise services and their
usage within a composite application
by Volker Stiehl, Product Manager, SAP AG
In a business environment such as today's, companies must constantly seek out areas where they can gain the competitive edge in their market. Enter composite applications. Composite applications are packaged applications that sit on top of existing enterprise solutions reusing their functionality to form new collaborative business processes. This article, the first in a three-article series, shows you how to develop a composite application from scratch. You'll learn how to use the different tools individually and how to combine these tools to create more powerful solutions.
- Leverage component-based architecture in Web Dynpro Java business applications: Part 3 — Componentization patterns in practice
by Bertram Ganz, Senior Product Specialist, SAP AG and Richard Tucker, Principal Web Development Architect, Atos Origin UK
This is the last article in the series on componentization of Web Dynpro Java business applications. The first two articles provided general concepts, principles, and benefits of a component-based application design, as well as the conceptional aspects of implementing a component-based architecture in Web Dynpro Java using the SAP NetWeaver Development Infrastructure (NWDI). This article presents an in-depth technical description of Web Dynpro component implementation and packaging techniques, including Web Dynpro componentization patterns and development component separation of Web Dynpro development entities and components. Finally, this article provides tips and tricks to help you work more efficiently with Web Dynpro development components.
- Unveil the power of loosely coupled composite applications by replacing services for additional functionality
by Volker Stiehl, Product Manager, SAP AG
One of the key benefits of composite applications is its flexibility, the capability to replace services to accommodate different functional needs. Whether you are upgrading to the newest SAP release, adding new business logic, or integrating new back-end systems — a common requirement in mergers and acquisitions — composite applications
enable you to “plug ‘n’ play” different functional implementations by using a common interface. The replacement technique shows you how to replace services without affecting their consumers. Learn how it can help you face the challenges of changing business or IT requirements. Once you have used it, you’ll never let it go.
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