portal 7.3

SAP NetWeaver 7.3 Beta for Portal

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Agenda

SAP Project : Beta testing of SAP NetWeaver Portal 7.3

Working with the Ajax Framework Page

Creating and managing portal pages with Web Page Composer

Building communities with wikis & forums

Content management scenarios with KM

Question & Answer


SAP NetWeaver 7.3 Beta for Portal Overview

SpringSAP was elected as 1 of 20 testers world wide

Installed the new version in our system landscape

Used Collaboration Workspaces through the project to test its functionality

Predefined scenarios to complete

Weekly reviews with Product Management in Walldorf and Portal Experts/Developers


SAP NetWeaver Portal – Next major release Timelines

Beta release

Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov

Release to customers

General Availability

Beta

release RTC planned

for Q4/2010


SAP NetWeaver Portal – Next major release New Functionality

Overview

TCO improvements

Ajax Framework

Enterprise Portal

(KM Collaboration)

Enterprise Portal Core

Wiki

KMC Enacncement

WPC

Ajax Framework-Default

Improved analysis and

root cause analysis

Improved performance,

scalability, administration

Improved standards

Simplified Content Creation

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Motivation

SAP NetWeaver Portal has been widely adopted as a cross-system UI integration layer that

provides a harmonized single point of access to all business application in the organization

With this increasing adoption and provision of all capabilities needed for integrating applications with a

single point of access, comes an ongoing requirement to reduce the overall TCO of the product and to

improve the scalability and performance of the Portal

Business

Objects ERP SRM CRM


Scenario Overview

With SAP NetWeaver Portal 7.3, SAP puts special attention on three main areas: TCO reduction,

supportability and standards and functional enhancements. These three areas of enhancement provide

the customer with a best-of-breed UI integration layer while reducing the overall complexity of the

solution and the overall TCO required to run the Portal.

With SAP NetWeaver Portal 7.3 customers can enjoy an end-to-end UI integration layer for SAP and

non-SAP applications and Business Objects reports, while maintaining low TCO and administration

efforts.

Application

Integration

nZDM

Hot-Folder NW Core

Capabilties

Infrastructure

SAP Business

Pacakges Modularization

Content

Creation &

maintenance

Performance

CTS+ New tools for

supportabilty

Admin

Traceability Openness

Clients

support


New SAP Signature Design

A harmonized user experience across SAP applications


Ajax Framework Page - At a glance

New Features

Enhanced client-side Cache & Cache Configuration

On Demand Data Retrieval

Reduced Server load & move activities to client

Full visual customization

AJAX based Navigation Services (Infrastructure) - Client-side Model and Controller

TLN Personalization

New DTN Behavior & Visualization (Overflow)

Full Screen Mode

Standard Harmonized UI across SAP Products

Stateful Navigation

Dynamic iViews - New Visualization

Splash Screen

New BestFit configuration

AFP Widgets


Ajax Framework Page - Introduction

Implementation of new framework page on top of AJAX Framework (representing its

presentation layer)

Out-of-the -box Ajax based Page Container with enhanced UI interaction and services

Through AJAX technology, AFP enables RIA capabilities in SAP Portal: ensuring an

efficient, flexible and intuitive experience for Portal users

Allows co-existing framework pages

Enriched user experience and enhanced client side capabilities

Offers prevalent advantages of a zero footprint client available from everywhere


Ajax Framework Page: Overview of AFP Architecture

Building Blocks

MVC Architecture

User Interaction Presentation Layer (View)

User Interaction Layer (AFP Infrastructure -

Controller)

Navigation Services (Model)

AJAX in SAP NetWeaver Portal

Standards based presentation using CSS and XHTML

Asynchronous data retrieval using XMLHTTPRequest

Dynamic display and interaction using DOM

Data interchange and manipulation using XML and

XSLT and Javascript binding them all together

Benefits

Enable advance user interaction functionality

Performance and load improvements

Applicative approach : Load page consumed

resources and eliminate page refreshes


Ajax Framework Page

UI Presentation Layer – Signature Design (View)

Signature Design : Out-of-the-box implementation of AFP

Better end user control and interaction

Provides UI harmonization and interoperability – Rich Internet Application (RIA) and Rich Desktop

Application (RDA)

Layer built on top of UI Layer (AFP Infrastructure) and Navigation Service Layer

Consumes services from other layers

Better performance through client side configuration and cache


Ajax Framework Page

UI Presentation Layer – Signature Design (View)

•Special page developed for Signature Design navigation iViews and comes

with a special layout

•Responsible for loading AFP infrastructure scripts to client-side

•Specify the ‘Element in Framework Page' property on framework page


Drivers and motivation for a new user experience in the portal

The new Ajax Framework serves as flexible foundation for the new out-of-the-box

user experience as well as for customer-specific implementations.


Examples: Purchasing Role - Overview


What is the Ajax Framework?

Introduction to the new Ajax Framework

Values and base concepts: Flexibility

Configuration

Simplicity

Adaptability


What is the Ajax Framework?

The new Ajax Framework – detailed view


Ajax Framework Page – Structure and Elements (Run time)


Why Ajax Framework? Solution Efficiency

Enhanced client side cache & cache configuration

On demand data retrieval

Reduced server load, move activities to client

Ajax-based navigation services

Ajax-based navigation framework for applications


Why Ajax framwork? Personalization

Reorder entries in top level navigation(drag & drop)

Add and organize your favourites

Quick preview of Search result


Why Ajax Framework? Customization

Configuration based

Branding logo

Splash screen

Tehem editor support(e.g. font type, color, padding)

Top level navigation levels(1/2)

Icon –less Top Level navigation

Show breadcrum

Dynamic iView mode

Personalization

Add, remove, change elements of framework page

Code based

Reusable components

Powerful services and APIs

Supporting architecture for full visual customization using HTML/Js


Configuration of Ajax Framework Page Content administartion > Portal display


Customization of AFP via Theme Editor Content Administrator > Portal Themes > Theme Editor


Ajax Framework Page –Structure & Elements Content Administration > Portal Content Management


Ajax Portal Desktop and framework Page System Administration > Portal Display


Display Rule for Ajax Portal Desktop System Administration > System Configuration > Portal Display


Companies face different challenges

Authors & End Users

In-efficient processes and tools for sharing news & knowledge with other people

Business user cannot react instantly on events

Very admin-oriented tools for managing content

Administrators

Central IT team is busy with operations and content-related activities (bottleneck for innovation)

Software solutions do not scale as you grow and are not flexible enough (e.g. extensions)

Various tools for administrating the solutions from different vendors

CIO

High TCO for running a heterogeneous landscape

High costs for licenses & training the solutions

Limited control and governance / guidelines


What is Web Page Composer?

Web Page Composer is a powerfull portal capability for business users that enables easy, rapid creatin

and management of enriched portal pages, blending business applicatios and user-generated content.


Examples:1


Example:2


Value Proposition

KEY MESSAGEBusiness User / Author

Empower business users to easily create web pages with content and business applications.

Business User / Author

Increase user productivity:Easily create and manage portal pages to share knowledge, using a simple

and intuitive editing environment

More flexibility: Share relevant information by combining various content types and templates for

business applications and web content

IT AdministratorCIO

Increase contributions:Delegate major content creation activities to the business users, so IT can focus

on their core tasks and innovation.

Reliable and open infrastructure:Solution is based on proven, scalable portal infrastructure and provides

open framework for integration of content from SAP and non-SAP sources.

Integral part of SAP NetWeaver Portal:Leverage standard portal capabilities and deep integration with

the portal content model

CIO

Strengthen governance:Improve the content quality via governance capabilities (e.g. approval workflow,

versioning, link checks)

Reduce TCO:No extra licenses and application platform required


Flexible role model

Web Page Composer offers a flexible role model that scales with the size of your company.

Thus you can keep everything centrally or distribute the content management activities

across different people or teams.


Managing Web Sites with WPC in SAP NetWeaver 7.0


WebPage Composer – Runtime prespective


Web Page Composer - Designtime Prespective


Define scheduled Publication/ Removal


Interactive(mash-up) Portal pages Solution scope


Connecting iview for Mashup Scenarios key user tools and tasks

Define mashupconnections between iViews in a visual authoring environment

The key user’s primary task is to define connections between iViews:

•Connecta source iView to a target iView.

•Map output parameters from the source iView to respective target parameters in the target iView.

The key user’s optional tasks:

•Add tags to input/output parameters to assist other key users to define connections.

•Define portsfor specific content types to make them mashuptargets.

Tools

•Visual drag & drop based tool to connect iViews embedded in the web page composer.

•Ports editor (i.e. to add tags) pane as part of the iView setting panels.


Interactive Pages with Web Page Composer iView Mashups


Web Page Composer -Summary

Web Page Composer empowers business users to easily create and manage portal pages:

Enhanced flexibility for enriching portal pages with applications and user-generated,

unstructured content (such as articles, news, documents & banners)

Increased usability and intuitive authoring environment (self-service WYSIWYG)

High quality of content through governance tools (e.g. workflow and version history)

Integral part of SAP NetWeaver Portal leveraging underlying UI services


Building Communities with Wikis - Overview

Productivity can fall up to 40% when a user frequently switches tasks and applications

Finding information can cost $10,000 per person per year

Line of Businesses heavily depends on IT to create, manage and publish business content

People cannot easily share their knowledge and experiences with their team members

Complicated interfaces, tools and solutions (incl. third party vendors) require expensive

user training and support


Wiki Value Proposition

Giving employees, customers, suppliers and partners a framework to collaborative

writing

Saving time by making ideas available, sharing knowledge and managing related

information

Wikis make contribution of knowledge simpler, easier and more automatic

Wikis make it easier to update knowledge on a timely basis

Wikis make knowledge more context rich (knowledge in networks)

Wiki make contributing more fun, since it becomes more like „easy writing and

publishing for everybody“

Wikis provide a framework to easily share and contribute knowledge and

information in an intuitive way within the company.


Advantages of SAP‘s Wiki Solution (1)

Customers can get wikis for free: there is no extra licence, wikis are included in the

SAP NetWeaver licence.

Governance: access control to wiki content by permission concept (open wikis vs.

controlled access).

Flexibility: there are different concepts/scenarios for wiki use. There is not only one

scenario. Wiki can be configured according the the customers‘ needs.

Content control for the administrator by approval processes, user banning and

profanity filter.

User Control on collaboration: user can collaborate with anyone or only with

selected users.

Customer branding by theme adoption and UI changes.

Internationalization: translation into 26 NetWeaver languages.

Accessibility standards are fulfilled.


Advantages of SAP‘s Wiki Solution (2):Integration Aspects

Integration into:

Portal Single Sign-On

SAP NetWeaver User Management

Portal Search (TREX)

Role based concept of the Portal

Portal Navigation

Portal Content Studio (Wiki iViews and Roles)


Wikis - Benefits


Wikis Run in the SAP NetWeaver Portal


Wiki iViews and Roles in the Portal Content Studio


Post-Installation Steps: Assign Wiki Roles to Users and User

Groups


Administration: Creating the Wiki Space Hierarchy

To group and structure the

wiki pages which are

available in the wiki

application, you can create

and manage a hierarchy of

spaces.


Wikis Based on a Third-Party Vendor


Wiki User Experience: Overview


User Actions


User Scenarios: Collaboration with Other Users

Decide on collaboration with other users and the comment policy

A creator of a wiki page can decide between the following alternative: the autthor can either

edit the page alone or can define further users who may also edit the page.

The creator of a wiki page can also decide on the comment policy (open, closed, none).


Page Editing with Rich Text Editor


Operations on a Wiki Page


Manage Versions

•Whenever a wiki page is published, a new version is created and the older versions are stored

•Version comparion with revisions

•Restoration of older versions


Moderation Experience: Content Control

defined by the Administrator


Moderation Experience: Approval Status is

Displayed on a Wiki Page


Forum Value Proposition

KEY MESSAGE

provide the ability to share knowledge by communicating, and proactively delivering relevant information to

people who have similar interests.

Give employees, customers, suppliers, and partners up-to-date

information and the means to interact.

Provide a framework to share Information: Forums members share

information about one point of interest.

Help to solve problems and find solutions: Members help each other to

solve problems and to find solutions.

Provide experts: If you need help on a special subjects experts can

help you to find an answer.


What are the Forums?

Forums are not a new development: SAP integrated Jive Forums, a proven forum solution, which is

already used as forum application in SAP Developer Network (SDN), into SAP NetWeaver Portal.

Forums are a 100% Java application that leverages server-side technologies such as Servlets, JSP, and

JDBC, they are database independent through OpenSQL compliance.


Forums Integrated into SAP NetWeaver Portal


Easy-to-Use User Interface


Forum with Thread List


Thread with Message List


Vote in a Poll


Search in the Portal for Forum Content


Users Watch Forums


Content Control by Approval Process


Overview for Knowledge Management

Knowledge Management and Collaboration (KMC) is the basic content services within SAP NetWeaver

Portal. It provides the basic capabilities that customers need to run their scenarios as well as extension

framework for custom implementations.

KM Capabilities:

Content Management

Content Integration

Search & Classification

Web Content Management

Collaboration Capabilities:

Collaboration Rooms

Groupware Integration

Communities

Synchronous Collaboration


Content Management Scenarios with KMC

Managed Content

– Customers use KM to manage content lifecycle by implementing governance processes (approval process,

versioning, time-based publishing, etc.)

Search & Integration of Repositories

– KM as an integration platform

– TREX integration

Basic DMS

– Customers use KM to store and access documents in a unified way (no advanced features needed)

Customer Applications on top of KM

Customers extend the functionality provided by KM applications using KM APIs

SAP Applications on Top of KM

– BS applications (such as Idea Management) use KM as a document store

Integral KM usage in standard EP role

– Favorites, user home, and global search

Wiki & Forums on top of KM

– Currently KM search and indexing capabilities are used

– In future will be decoupled from KM

Unmanaged Content/Collaboration

– Customers use collaboration rooms to exchange information, discuss, etc.


Filter for File Size and Extensions

The maximum size and the allowed extensions for files that are uploaded to KM repositories

can be configured per repository


Disc-Optimized Mode for CM Store

When using versioning with the new disc-optimized mode, a working copy for the last

document version is only created when the document is checked out for editing.


Transport of Folder Settings

KM content transport (Export/Import service) now includes folder settings, such as

subscription, time-based publishing, state management, and permissions


Layout set transport via CTS+

Layoutsetscan be transported via CTS+ when a connection to a CTS+ system is configured

Delivery –7.02/7.3


Mail Signatures

Mails sent by KMC services (such as notifications or room invitation mails) can now

contain a personalized signature from the sending user


Enterpise Search Integration

The KM search tool area iView can be configured to call either Enterprise Search or the

built-in KM search capabilities


New KM Reports

Additional reports for cleaning up deleted user leftovers, as well as for statistics on KM

folders are available


KMC Archiving

KMC offers a toolset

for implementing a

completely

automated archiving

process, which

involves marking

documents and

rooms for archiving,

getting approval from

their owners and

notifying subscribed

users, transferring

them to an archive

store, and finally

deleting them

permanently after a

specific retention

period.


Multiple Upload

A new UI control enables you to select and upload multiple files at once, also specifying

metadata that applies to all of the selected files.


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