Maximizing Web Dynpro for Java

by Bertram Ganz, Jochen Gürtler, and Timo Lakner

Hardcover, 495 pages

ISBN 978-1-59229-077-2

This book has it all - everything you need to know in order to get the very most from your Web Dynpro applications - straight from the developers at SAP.

Based on interesting (and surprising) sample applications, such as GameStation, Google Search, and MusicBox, this unique reference helps you easily memorize the vast array of Web Dynpro for Java capabilities in an engaging and entertaining manner. Readers learn about the dynamic creation of UI components and how to access web services and get details on the integration of Web Dynpro applications into SAP NetWeaver Portal, the componentization of applications, navigation options between different Web Dynpro applications, display techniques, and much more. An entire chapter is devoted to the installation, configuration, and administration of the Web Dynpro runtime. In addition, this comprehensive book provides you with many tips and tricks to increase the speed, security, and structure of your Web Dynpro applications, as well as key insights on troubleshooting and performance optimization.

Highlights

* Web Dynpro Architecture Concepts

* Dynamic Creation of UIs and Accessing Web Services

* Web Dynpro Componentization

* Integration into the SAP NetWeaver Portal

* Object-based Navigation

* Generic Development Components

* Installation, Configuration, and Administration of the Web Dynpro Runtime

Table of Contents

1. Introduction ... 15

2. Web Dynpro Architecture Concepts ... 19

... 2.1 Architecture Concepts ... 20

... 2.2 SAP NetWeaver System Landscape ... 23

... 2.3 Summary and Perspective ... 26

3. Web Dynpro GameStation ... 29

... 3.1 Componentization Using the Example of the Web Dynpro GameStation ... 29

... 3.2 Using Components to Create an Application Architecture ... 31

... 3.3 Extensibility Using Component Interfaces ... 37

... 3.4 Embedding the GameStation in Web Dynpro DCs ... 50

... 3.5 Implementation of a Component Interface ... 58

... 3.6 Creating Game Components at Runtime ... 64

... 3.7 Inter-Component Context Mapping ... 75

... 3.8 Using Inter-Component Eventing ... 84

... 3.9 Using Component Interface Views ... 94

... 3.10 Summary ... 113

4. Web Dynpro Google Search ... 115

... 4.1 Google Web Service ... 115

... 4.2 Generating the Google Web Service Model ... 117

... 4.3 Using the Google Model ... 121

... 4.4 Developing the Search Interface and Defining the Scope of Usage ... 126

... 4.5 Defining the Initial Display of a Web Dynpro Application ... 134

... 4.6 Displaying the Result List ... 139

... 4.7 Summary ... 149

5. Web Dynpro and SAP NetWeaver Portal ... 151

... 5.1 SAP NetWeaver Portal ... 151

... 5.2 Creating Portal Content ... 158

... 5.3 Available Web Dynpro Applications ... 184

... 5.4 SAP Application Integrator ... 186

... 5.5 Summary ... 195

6. Web Dynpro NavigationTester ... 197

... 6.1 The Web Dynpro NavigationTester ... 197

... 6.2 Navigation Outside the SAP NetWeaver Portal ... 202

... 6.3 Encoding Transfer Parameters ... 218

... 6.4 Navigation Inside the SAP NetWeaver Portal ... 226

... 6.5 Display of Navigation Targets ... 239

... 6.6 Summary ... 261

7. Web Dynpro OBNTester ... 263

... 7.1 The Web Dynpro OBNTester ... 264

... 7.2 Using Portal Services ... 265

... 7.3 Triggering Object-Based Navigation ... 272

... 7.4 Defining Business Objects ... 274

... 7.5 Importing the Required Data ... 281

... 7.6 Summary ... 286

8. Web Dynpro MusicBox ... 289

... 8.1 MusicBox Structure ... 289

... 8.2 Component Interfaces Used ... 290

... 8.3 MusicBoxComp Web Dynpro Component ... 298

... 8.4 Implementing a Detail Viewer ... 306

... 8.5 Personalizing Web Dynpro iViews ... 311

... 8.6 Implementing a Context-Sensitive Navigation Bar ... 327

... 8.7 Additional Remarks ... 336

... 8.8 Web Dynpro Applications in the SAP NetWeaver Portal ... 340

... 8.9 Summary ... 342

9. Generic Development Components ... 343

... 9.1 Development Component tc~utils ... 343

... 9.2 Web Dynpro DeploymentManager ... 352

... 9.3 Development Component tc~pplibs ... 356

... 9.4 Fundamental Division of the Development Components ... 360

... 9.5 Summary ... 361

10. Tips for the Installation, Configuration, and Administration ... 363

... 10.1 Overview ... 363

... 10.2 Installing and Maintaining the Web Dynpro Runtime ... 363

... 10.3 Technical Configuration of the Web Dynpro Runtime ... 395

... 10.4 Administration and Monitoring Tools ... 434

... 10.5 Summary ... 465

A. Web Dynpro Componentization ... 467

... A.1 Web Dynpro Component Diagrams ... 467

... A.2 Web Dynpro Component Model ... 470

... A.3 Classification of Web Dynpro Components ... 472

... A.4 SAP NetWeaver Development Infrastructure ... 474

B. Web Dynpro in the SDN ... 481

... B.1 Information Portal ... 481

... B.2 Web Dynpro Feature2Sample Matrix ... 484

... B.3 Web Dynpro Learning Process ... 485

C. The Authors ... 489

Index ... 491