Portal Development - Why Web Dynpro Java is replaceable
You don’t need Web Dynpro Java for portal development. There are easier and more valuable alternatives available like Visual Composer. Tobias Hofmann in Composition Environment (CE), Enterprise Portal (EP), Idea Place, Visual Composer, Web Dynpro [Dec. 28, 2011 03:43 AM | 12 Comments | Permalink]

Modeling is the next generation of programming languages.
Kobi Sasson in Composition Environment (CE), Enterprise Portal (EP), Idea Place, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Visual Composer [Dec. 28, 2011 01:26 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

Old School UI Modeling - Meet HANA
In an upcoming version of NetWeaver, you will be able to use Visual Composer to model applications on top of HANA. How's that for Return on Investment? Yariv Zur in SAP NetWeaver Platform, Visual Composer, Web Dynpro [Nov. 07, 2011 01:13 PM | 8 Comments | Permalink]

Controling RFC connections lifetime in Visual Composer
Controling RFC connections for your backend system from Visual Composer is easier than ever with this cool new feature! Netanel Slomianski in SAP NetWeaver Platform, Visual Composer [Sep. 15, 2011 10:39 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

First Impressions of SAP River – Much more than Silos in the Cloud
With River, SAP is taking their first Platform as a Service (PaaS) offering to the market, and SAP Mentor Thorsten Franz is part of the SAP private beta. In this blog post, he shares his impressions of the new platform for speedboats – not silos – in the clouds. Thorsten Franz in Composition Environment (CE), Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Architecture, On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), Visual Composer [Mar. 01, 2011 04:38 PM | 24 Comments | Permalink]

SAP "Project River" - how does it compare to xyz?
SAP Business ByDesign. Heroku. Google App Engine. SAP Visual Composer. SAP StreamWork. Coghead. SAP "Project River"??? If you have heard about SAP "Project River" and want to know how this new on-demand platform is similar to or different from other offerings, this blog post will give some food for thought. Juergen Schmerder in On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), SAP Business ByDesign, Beyond SAP, Emerging Technologies, Visual Composer [Feb. 08, 2011 11:48 PM | 11 Comments | Permalink]

SAP NetWeaver BPM and Visual Composer
Generation and Reusing SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer Models Within a Business Process Model. Teched Banagalore Session PMC-161 Harsha Hegde in Business Process Management, Visual Composer [Nov. 29, 2010 08:56 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

How to release (or) refresh a Portal Component Project (PAR file) in SAP Portal?
I am here trying to explain a small error category in the Portal and also want to let developers know the importance of validations and messages in Portal. Dumps are common in Portal Application Projects, but that does not mean we have to leave them, we need to add some try catch kind of validations and show an appropriate message to the end user, so that the Portal will be more useful and also looks nice with respective to end user. kiran jakkaraju in Enterprise Portal (EP), Visual Composer [Nov. 14, 2010 04:21 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

The death of Web Dypro Java has been greatly exaggerated…
This post provides clarity on a topic that has gotten significant attention lately among customers and in the blogosphere: The future of UI technologies used in NW BPM (NW CE), particularly Web Dynpro Java (WD-J). These UI technologies can be leveraged with NW BPM: Web Dynpro Java (WD-J) and Visual Composer (VC). By the way, you can also use Adobe forms technology, both on- and off-line. Both technologies can be used to generate and develop interactive user interfaces for process tasks (task UIs). The next release of NW BPM will also provide integration with Web Dynpro ABAP UI's based on NW 7.3. Wolfgang Hilpert in Business Process Management, Composition Environment (CE), SAP NetWeaver Platform, Visual Composer, Web Dynpro [Nov. 05, 2010 02:46 AM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

Video Blog: The Future of SAP Java UIs - Breaking News and Customer Dialogue from SAP TechEd Las Vegas
Rumors swirled about SAP's Java strategy at Teched, particularly the future of Web Dynpro Java and VC. To get some background on the story, I sat down with fellow SAP Mentor Karin Tillitson and SAP's Yariv Zur. Karin and Juriv discuss the dialogue with SAP and its customers on Java and the latest news. Jon Reed in ABAP, Java Programming, SAP TechEd, Visual Composer, Web Dynpro [Oct. 24, 2010 10:40 PM | 7 Comments | Download Media | Permalink]

Is Web Dynpro for Java Dead ?
Web Dynpro for Java is the recommended technology for building user interfaces within SAP. This blog tries to understand the relevance of the subject line and discuss the future of the technology from a developer's perspective. Pradyut Sarma in Composition Environment (CE), Java Programming, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Visual Composer, Web Dynpro [Oct. 13, 2010 02:35 AM | 13 Comments | Permalink]

Too Much Technology?
What is the right balance between technology and human interaction? Can we successfully use technology and lead a life that is not devoid of human interaction? SherryAnne Meyer in ABAP, Human Capital Management, Organizational Change Management, SAP Business One, SAP Business Suite, Shared Services Center (AIC, EIC), Sustainability, Visual Composer, Web Dynpro, ERP, Co-Innovation Lab, Chemicals, Analytics, Beginner, Beyond SAP, Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Rules Management, Business Solutions, SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence [Jun. 12, 2010 09:21 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

Brand your SAP Application using Theme Editor
This blog introduces the SAP Theme Editor, an Eclipse based tool that can be used to brand the look-and-feel of SAP applications. Read on to know more about this feature-rich tool. Pradyut Sarma in Eclipse, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Visual Composer, Web Dynpro [Jun. 01, 2010 07:52 AM | 51 Comments | Permalink]

SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment 7.2 Generally Available Now
This blog announces the successful completion of the SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment 7.2 ramp-up program and the general availability of the product. Viliana Encheva in Application Server, Visual Composer, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP SAPPHIRE, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Eclipse, Composition Environment (CE), Business Rules Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Management, Web Dynpro [May. 19, 2010 07:21 AM | 7 Comments | Permalink]

Live at SAPPHIRE NOW, Frankfurt: iPad runs SAP Records Management
SAP Partner company nextevolution showcases using the iPad for a business scenario targeting managers as new users. Using SAP Records Management, SOA and SAP NetWeaver infrastructure, they built a user interface focusing on the ease of use for managers, condensing functionality to the essentials of decision making. See their prototype live at booth #825 in exhibition hall 3 of SAPHHIRE NOW Frankfurt. Andreas Muno in Beyond SAP, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP SAPPHIRE, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP EcoHub, SAP Business Suite, Partnership, Mobile, Interoperability, Improving My Experience, Emerging Technologies, Visual Composer [May. 17, 2010 05:36 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Tips for Submitting Your Abstract for ASUG Technology Sessions at TechEd... Call for Proposals is now open!
Provide tips and general information for submitting abstracts/proposals for ASUG Sessions at SAP TechED 2010. Tammy Powlas in ABAP, Web Dynpro, Visual Composer, SAP TechEd, SAP Solution Manager, SAP Developer Network, SAP Business Workflow, Master Data Management (MDM), Enterprise Portal (EP), Enterprise Performance Management, Enhancement Packages, Emerging Technologies, Business Process Management, Business Process Expert, Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Enterprise Data Warehousing/Business Warehouse, BI Accelerator, SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence [May. 01, 2010 01:49 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Composite Development Architecture Guidelines
This blog is about implementing composite applications and how to do it. Ulf Fildebrandt in Business Process Modeling, Composition Environment (CE), Eclipse, Java Programming, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Visual Composer, Web Dynpro [Apr. 20, 2010 03:33 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

User Interface decision tree
Decision tree that can be useful to validate the business case for developing an alternative user interface as replacement for SAP standard delivered UI Pim de Wit in Business Server Pages, Visual Composer, SAP xApps, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, PHP, Perl, Java Programming, Interoperability IBM, Interoperability .NET, Enterprise Portal (EP), Duet, Web Dynpro [Apr. 05, 2010 08:31 AM | 11 Comments | Permalink]

The big UI Technology Survey - open now
The ASUG UI Influence Council is publishing a new survey, now open to SDN members trying to map the usage of NetWeaver based UI technologies withing our customer base. Yariv Zur in Business Server Pages, Composition Environment (CE), Enterprise Portal (EP), Java Programming, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP SAPPHIRE, Visual Composer, Web Dynpro [Mar. 22, 2010 06:11 PM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

SCRUM as example for new approaches in application development
In my last blog I introduced the classic approaches in application development and how they have evolved. As well as the IT architecture and software development tools have evolved the approaches have also evolved. In this blog I would like to present and discuss new agile approaches with the focus on SCRUM. Marcel Salein in Beginner, Composition Environment (CE), Improving My Experience, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Service-Oriented Architecture, Standards, Visual Composer [Mar. 17, 2010 05:35 AM | 15 Comments | Permalink]

6 Sample SAP NetWeaver BPM 7.20 Dashboards implemented with Visual Composer
6 Sample SAP NetWeaver BPM 7.20 Dashboards implemented with Visual Composer Radostina Kasova in Analytics, Business Process Management, Composition Environment (CE), Visual Composer [Mar. 16, 2010 06:03 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

Oh, the pretty colors!
The new Microsoft Silverligt Drawing Board in Visual Composer - now with colors! Yariv Zur in Composition Environment (CE), Enterprise Portal (EP), SAP NetWeaver Platform, Visual Composer, Web Dynpro [Feb. 17, 2010 07:41 AM | 10 Comments | Permalink]

SAP NetWeaver CE 7.2 Trial Version is available
The SAP NetWeaver CE 7.2 Trial Version is available! Axel Schuller in Application Server, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Rules Management, Composition Environment (CE), Java Programming, Service-Oriented Architecture, Visual Composer, Web Dynpro [Feb. 17, 2010 05:05 AM | 38 Comments | Permalink]

Coming soon the next SAP BPM book "Applying Real-World BPM in an SAP Environment"
Announcing upcoming second SAP BPM book. Many have been asking me why a second book so soon, as my first book still is very relevant. The first book was focused on understanding BPM as a management discipline and governance framework. This book is focused on how to apply BPM within the context of an SAP environment where you need to take into consideration both SAP Best Practice, Own Practice and Best Insight. It is about managing your business processes wisely to stay ahead of your competitors. Which means understanding which processes are high-value and how they are linked to your company's business model. Ann Rosenberg in Business Process Expert, Sustainability, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP Solution Manager, SAP SAPPHIRE, SAP Education, ERP, Composition Environment (CE), SAP Business Suite, Business Solutions, Business Rules Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Management, Visual Composer [Feb. 16, 2010 07:27 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Traditional application development and new concepts
In my last blog I have tried to answer the question whether Visual Composer is just another tool for creating business applications based on the paradigm shift of business software. The answer of the question was a clear no. I came to the conclusion that SOA and Visual Composer enables the business users, the so-called business process experts (BPX), to develop business applications themselves. The possibility that the BPX can create their own applications within a very short time by modeling the application raises the question whether the traditional practices in application development do not have their permission. In this blog I will discuss the classical approaches in application development. Marcel Salein in Business Process Expert, Composition Environment (CE), SAP Developer Network, Service-Oriented Architecture, Standards, Visual Composer [Feb. 16, 2010 01:34 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Mentor Directory 2010
This dashboard displays list of SAP Mentors 2010 by their area of expertise... Anil Bavaraju in ABAP, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP xApps, Scripting Languages, Service-Oriented Architecture, Visual Composer, Web Dynpro, Widgets, Business Process Management, SAP Business Suite, Human Capital Management, Interoperability, SAP Developer Network, SAP Business Workflow, Beginner, BI Accelerator, Enterprise Data Warehousing/Business Warehouse, Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Business Process Expert, Business Server Pages, Composition Environment (CE), CRM, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Portal (EP), ERP, Perl [Feb. 09, 2010 09:45 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Key tools for success in the new Consulting Model
A new model of consulting services requires new approach and new tools, that's what i'm sharing with you here Luis Felipe Lanz in Analytics, Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Business Process Expert, Emerging Technologies, Open Source, Visual Composer, Widgets [Feb. 03, 2010 06:57 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Paradigms of business standard software and Visual Composer
Is Visual Composer just another tool for creating business applications? In my second blog of the Visual Composer blog series, I would to find the answer for this question on the basis of the paradigms of business software. You are probably wondering what have the paradigms of business standard to do with Visual Composer. This is a legitimate question; you probably are now thinking that I only want to move the drum for our Visual Composer book and find it perhaps even arrogant, that I associate with Visual Composer, the paradigms of business software. Marcel Salein in Beginner, Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Composition Environment (CE), Service-Oriented Architecture, Visual Composer [Jan. 18, 2010 01:42 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Community as enabler for the new Visual Composer book
A few weeks ago I have read the blog of Craig, that he is also writing a book for SAP Press about the SAP community. At that time I was finalizing the last chapter of the new Visual Composer book, which will be published in Germany (German language) on December 28th 2009. While I was reading Craig’s blog I thought that I could be Co-author of his book due to the fact that I’m now three years active part of this great community as moderator of the Visual Composer area. Marcel Salein in Community Projects, Composition Environment (CE), SAP Developer Network, Visual Composer [Jan. 10, 2010 02:31 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Even more easy process implementation with SAP NetWeaver CE7.2
Last year I did some experiences within CE7.1. I wanted to do those experiments again, but now in CE7.2. tbroek in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Composition Environment (CE), SAP NetWeaver Platform, Visual Composer [Jan. 08, 2010 09:18 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Blag's best blogs picks from 2009
My favorite blogs from 2009 Alvaro Tejada Galindo in ABAP, Perl, PHP, Python, Ranting, Ruby, SAP Developer Network, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP TechEd, Scripting Languages, Standards, Virtual Worlds and 3D Web, Visual Composer, Web Dynpro, Open Source, Mobile, Java Programming, Application Server, Beginner, Beyond SAP, Enterprise Data Warehousing/Business Warehouse, Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Business Process Expert, Business Server Pages, Code Exchange, Community Day, Community Projects, Composition Environment (CE), Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Portal (EP), Widgets [Dec. 11, 2009 12:12 PM | 13 Comments | Permalink]

Designing Guided Activities (Wizards)
This blog describes best practices for designing guided activities (wizards) Eitan Koren in Composition Environment (CE), PHP, Visual Composer, Web Dynpro [Dec. 03, 2009 05:46 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Work with Visual Composer from NWDS
Visual Composer has been integrated in NWDS from CE 7.1 Ehp1 as a separate perspective. Here I wish to share how we can start VC based development from NWDS and what configurations we need to do to connect with backend systems. Chandan Jash in Visual Composer [Nov. 27, 2009 01:01 PM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

8 tips for designing user friendly applications
This blog describes some practical tips to help you design and develop user friendly applications Eitan Koren in Composition Environment (CE), Eclipse, Java Programming, PHP, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Visual Composer, Web Dynpro [Nov. 27, 2009 12:57 PM | 11 Comments | Permalink]

How to embed xCelsius components inside Visual Composer
From 7.0.1 SP5, Visual Composer has no longer any limitations. It's now possible to embed flash components (xCelsius or your own flex components) inside your Visual Composer Applications. This blog will show you how to embed a xCelsius component inside your Visual Composer model. Gilles Godart in Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Enterprise Portal (EP), SAP NetWeaver Platform, Visual Composer [Nov. 27, 2009 12:54 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

My new BPM experience, second post.
This is my second post about my BPM project experience! A lot of things have happened this week! sirnejo in Beginner, Visual Composer, University Alliances Message Board, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Developer Network, Higher Education, Composition Environment (CE), Business Process Modeling, Business Process Management, Business Process Expert, Web Dynpro [Nov. 15, 2009 03:56 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Browser Support: Windows 7
SAP support for Windows 7 Peter Barker in ABAP, Enterprise Data Warehousing/Business Warehouse, Mobile, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Visual Composer, Web Dynpro [Nov. 11, 2009 07:48 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Visual Composer - EP versus NW CE
Visual Composer in EP versus Visual Composer in NW CE Angélique Heutinck in Visual Composer [Nov. 08, 2009 04:13 PM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

Enhance Your Business Process Productivity by Enhancing User Productivity. [Part 1]
Have you ever thought about, why most of the expensive and complex SAP implementations are failing to satisfy the end users. And to make them user friendly how much money is spent in rework. Follow this blog series to understand how low user productivity can directly hit the overall business productivity and also learn few solutions to resolve these problems. Mohid Khan in ABAP, Web Dynpro, Visual Composer, Universal Worklist, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Enterprise Portal (EP), Business Solutions, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Management, Business Process Expert, Composition Environment (CE) [Nov. 06, 2009 02:22 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Agile Is A Journey
This Blog on Agile SAP Development focusses on the cultural challenges involved when a more rapid approach to deliver good quality software is chosen. Michael Koch in Composition Environment (CE), SAP Developer Network, Ranting, ERP, Emerging Technologies, Career Center, Application Server, Visual Composer, Service-Oriented Architecture, Standards [Oct. 31, 2009 04:16 PM | 7 Comments | Permalink]

My new BPM experience, a process automation
This is my new blog about my experience as a student developing a process automation of a supply process using BPM for my grade work. sirnejo in Service-Oriented Architecture, Visual Composer, University Alliances Message Board, Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Career Center, Higher Education, SAP Developer Network, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Web Dynpro [Oct. 30, 2009 10:01 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Wave, Web Dynpro, and the Magic Glue: Google Wave and Web Dynpro Integration Part 1
Google Wave is here, and many active contributors from SCN have been swarming all over it, using it, experimenting, programming against its API, and discussing possible use cases and their business value. I have been working on the topic of Web Dynpro integration: How can we integrate waves and Web Dynpro? And what does this mean for the future of enterprise software? Thorsten Franz in Application Server, Visual Composer, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Ranting, Interoperability, ERP, Enterprise Portal (EP), Emerging Technologies, Composition Environment (CE), SAP Business Suite, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Expert, Beyond SAP, Web Dynpro [Oct. 21, 2009 02:58 PM | 12 Comments | Permalink]

Key messages of TechEd 2009
This year my company decided to visit the TechEd in the USA (again), which gives me the chance now to write about the key messages of the TechEd still before the European and Asian versions. I would like to share our impressions. If you don’t have the chance to visit TechEd this year, this blog should give some starting points for further reading, if you are going to visit Vienna, Shanghai or Bangalore, then this short summary can orientate you and help not to miss something really important. Tamas Szirtes in Enterprise Data Warehousing/Business Warehouse, Visual Composer, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP TechEd, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP NetWeaver Platform, Interoperability, Enterprise Portal (EP), Business Rules Management, Business Process Management, Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Web Dynpro [Oct. 20, 2009 02:50 AM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Inside Track Eindhoven: The TechEd XPerience
Are you planning to visit SAP TechEd and afraid to miss anything that does not fit into your personal agenda? Join us at SAP Inside Track Eindhoven. tbroek in ABAP, Visual Composer, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP TechEd, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP NetWeaver Platform, Enterprise Portal (EP), Composition Environment (CE), Community Day, Business Process Management, Business Process Expert, Enterprise Data Warehousing/Business Warehouse, Web Dynpro [Oct. 08, 2009 06:35 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Become part of the SAP BPM strategy!
Want to make your voice heard on BPM? Meet head of SAP BPM solution management Wolfgang Hilpert and his team at TechEd Phoenix to discuss and influence direction of SAP's BPM products. Harald Nehring in Business Process Expert, Visual Composer, Universal Worklist, Standards, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP TechEd, SAP Solution Manager, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, SAP Business Workflow, Eclipse, Composition Environment (CE), SAP Business Suite, Business Rules Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Management, Web Dynpro [Oct. 07, 2009 02:29 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Teched 09 Expert Networking Session - How to speed up your build time with NWDI – Learning common pitfalls
Expert Networking Sesison at Teched 09 in Phoenix. Why learn the hard way? Come to this session on how to speed you your Java development build times on the Component Build Service, Jeff Gebo in Composition Environment (CE), Enterprise Portal (EP), Java Programming, Product Lifecycle Management, Visual Composer, Web Dynpro [Oct. 02, 2009 09:10 PM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

What's New in Visual Composer
A few words on Visual Composers Future. Don't miss us at Teched '09.(Session UP104). Jarrod Williams in Composition Environment (CE), Enterprise Portal (EP), SAP NetWeaver Platform, Visual Composer [Sep. 14, 2009 01:23 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Design thinking, portals and UI: the Redmonk perspective and the Facebook disease
Design Thinking is a relatively new topic within the SAP ecosystem but one upon which Redmonk's James Governor is putting a placeholder to a future discussion. This video outlines James' current thinking. Dennis Howlett in Enterprise Portal (EP), Interoperability, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, Visual Composer, Web Dynpro [Sep. 11, 2009 08:50 AM | 3 Comments | Download Media | Permalink]

Flash Components for Visual Composer 7.0 - Flexibility is the name of the game
"Flash Components" for Visual Composer 7.0 is a new cool feature that enables you to embed your own custom built Flex 2 based component, or even better, an Xcelsius 2008 dashboard component into Visual Composer storyboard, and hence - to extend the predefined set of standard UI elements that are supplied in Visual Composer. Amir Mimran in Analytics, Enterprise Portal (EP), Visual Composer [Sep. 11, 2009 12:03 AM | 15 Comments | Permalink]

The Secret of Successful Visual Composer Model
Some steps that you should follow to be successful in your Visual Composer Modeling Luis Felipe Lanz in Business Process Expert, Emerging Technologies, Visual Composer [Sep. 09, 2009 07:05 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]