SAP NetWeaver Gateway allows business users to access SAP applications and data through standard web technologies like RESTful services and OData. The presentation provided an overview of SAP NetWeaver Gateway, including its functionality, architecture, and development process. Developers can create client applications that consume Gateway services using various IDE plugins, without needing knowledge of SAP systems. The demo showed provisioning and consumption tools, and examples of how Gateway enables mobile apps to access SAP back-end systems.

1. Extend the Reach of SAP Applications to
Business Users with SAP NetWeaver Gateway
Jeff Gebo, Chris Whealy, Patrick Kelleher
SAP

2. Agenda
Ø What Is SAP NetWeaver® Gateway?
Ø Functionality, Architecture, and Development Process
Ø Demo of Provisioning and Consumption Tools
Ø Business Scenarios and Application Demos
Ø Next Steps
Ø Wrap-Up
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3. What Is SAP NetWeaver Gateway?

4. Technology Tipping Point Requires New IT Approach
New devices and Growing new communities Simple access to complex
experiences of agile developers enterprise systems
Consumer innovations Expansion of business data Manage and control mission
in the enterprise and decision makers critical systems AND deploy
innovative solutions
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5. Being a Best Run Company in a Changing Environment
People Solutions IT Management
Productivity Short Development Leadership
Cycles
Business Outcome Manage Innovation
Volume
Engagement Efficiency
Business Focus
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6. What Does “Better” Mean for You?
Business process awareness
IT as a competitive advantage
across experiences
Develop new solutions in days Save your employees’ time
Dramatic increase of potential Attract the gen Y employees
developers
Efficiency in deploying Build models once, reuse
solutions across clients
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7. Enterprise Computing for Business Consumers
Key Challenges and Desired Outcome
Browser Based Mobile Devices Enterprise Cloud Consumer
Applications Software Devices
Point to Point Solutions
Increase Costs & Complexity
SAP Business Suite
CRM SRM SCM PLM ERP
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8. Enterprise Computing for Business Consumers
Key Challenges and Desired Outcome
Ÿ Any Environment, Any Platform, Any
Experience
Ÿ Optimized for user interaction scenarios
Ÿ Non-disruptive, any SAP Business Suite
Browser Based Mobile Devices
Applications
Enterprise
Software
Cloud Consumer
Devices
version
Ÿ No SAP knowledge required for
Sybase Duet
Unwired Enter- consumption
Platform prise
OData
SAP NetWeaver Gateway
SAP Business Suite
CRM SRM SCM PLM ERP
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9. Redefining SAP Development Experience
Opening the door for millions of developers to create solutions
connecting to SAP
Reduce complexity, skill set requirements, and deployment barriers
Shorten development times/cycles
Consumption of SAP data and services no
longer requires the developer to have
knowledge of the internal workings of an SAP
system
Engage all developers with their choice of
development tools
RESTful service interfaces
Non-proprietary data protocols
(OData using ATOM+XML or JSON)
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10. Functionality, Architecture, and
Development Process

11. SAP NetWeaver Gateway Functionality
Open, Standards-Based, Timeless for People and Developers
Service Modeling, Runtime & Design Time & Landscape & IT
Adaptation, Event Protocols Business Content Management
People-centric Support for core Service development, Abstraction built on
object adaptation runtime services and generation tools and SAP NetWeaver
industry standards consumption plug-ins ABAP stack
• Data aggregation from
multiple objects • Security, Supportability, • Service provisioning tools • Deploy to existing SAP
Monitoring NetWeaver landscape
• Different SAP instances • Generator using screens,
and business suite • RESTful interface to business objects and • Changes to client don’t
existing RFC, GenIL, BOL custom transactions impact SAP systems
versions & SPI functionality • Pre-defined models, • Uses core ABAP life
• Push and pull business • OData messages via workflow service cycle management
events and notification ATOM+XML or JSON • IDE Integration: Visual
protocols Studio, Eclipse, XCode
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12. SAP NetWeaver Gateway Architecture
IDEs
Consumer Consumer Consumer
Plug-ins
Tools (txn SEGW) Gateway Core
OData with SAP Annotations
Technology
Supportability
Metadata
Generators Repository
Custom Service Monitoring
RFC, GenIL,
SAP NetWeaver
Dev Adaptation
SPI, BOL etc. Events Security
Data Source Data Conn.
SAP NetWeaver Providers
Gateway BAPI RFC WS
SAP Business Suite [ERP, CRM, SRM … ]
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13. What is the Open Data Protocol (OData)?
OData is a Microsoft developed extension to the Atom
Publishing and Atom Syndication standards, which in
turn, are based on XML and HTTP(S). SAP Annotations
It was designed to provide a standardised OData
implementation of a RESTful API. In doing so, it offers
database-like access to server-side resources. Hence, Atom Publishing
OData has been described as:
“ODBC for the Web” Atom Syndication
It can be used freely without the need for a license or XML or JSON
contract.
OData is also extensible. This allows SAP to HTTP(S)
supplement the data types used by OData with extra
information from the ABAP Data Dictionary.
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14. Entity Data Model – Overview
An Entity Data Model (EDM) describes the organisation and relationship of the data
resources within a particular business scenario.
Each entity type must
An entity type is have at least one property
aggregated into an nominated as a key field
An Entity Type is the
basic building block of a Entity Set
data model. It represents
a specific business object
An Entity Type is built from
one or more properties
A Navigation defines the
runtime implementation of
an association
An association declares that a
relationship exists between
two entity types
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15. SAP IDE Plug-Ins
IDE Plug-in tools
Benefits Capabilities
Developers require no SAP Knowledge IDE plug-in available for Visual Studio and Eclipse
Applicable to client developers Provide ease of consumption through search and
In their native [IDE] environment exploration capabilities on Gateway services
Increase productivity Enable proxy generation of Gateway services
Simplify SAP service consumption Application starter kit
Support all CRUD operations on Gateway
services
Push support for Visual Studio
Provide out-of-box security and supportability
capability
IDEs
Plug-ins
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16. SAP IDE Plug-Ins
IDE Plug-in tools
Benefits Capabilities
Developers require no SAP Knowledge IDE plug-in available for Visual Studio and Eclipse
Applicable to client developers Provide ease of consumption through search and
exploration capabilities on Gateway services
In their native [IDE] environment Not Mandatory!
Increase productivity Enable proxy generation of Gateway services
Many Open
Simplify SAP service consumption Application starter kit
Source APIs for
OData/REST! all CRUD operations on Gateway
Support
services
Push support for Visual Studio
Provide out-of-box security and supportability
capability
IDEs
Plug-ins
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17. Roles in the Development Process
There are two distinct steps in the development process:
1) Develop the Gateway Service in ABAP
2) Develop the client application using any language you like
ABAP Developer Client App Developer
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18. Development Process
Consumer Create
Application Create Proxy Consumer
Using Plug-ins
IDE Application
Gateway SEGW Gateway Create Service
SE80 Object Document
SAP Create Model
Business RFC, GW and Data
GenIL etc Model
Suite Provider
Step 1 (Gateway Service) Step 2 (Consumer App)
Pick some existing unit of functionality: E.G. a Create Proxy Classes using IDE plug-ins
BAPI, a GenIL object or existing Gateway Model
Create a consumer application
Create a Data Source Model through the Gateway
Design Time tools
Create a simplified interface and generate the
service document
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19. SAP NetWeaver Gateway Service Builder (SEGW)
One-Stop-Shop for all GW OData Service Developers
Ÿ Developer productivity (low TCD) for
Little or no ABAP skills
ABAP Developer, Technical Consultant
and Business Process Expert
Ÿ The SAP NetWeaver Gateway Service
Builder is a one stop shop tool that
Technical covers the entire development lifecycle
Consultant of a Gateway Service
/ BPX
Ÿ Generation of model definition
Ÿ Generation of service implementation
from existing business functionality
Ÿ Integration and projection for important
data sources like GenIL, SPI and BW
Ÿ EDMX-Model import
Strong ABAP skills
Ÿ Extensibility/Reuse of Gateway
Services
Professional
ABAP
Developer
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20. Gateway Service Builder - Development Flow (SP4)
Starter kit service generation for once-off
OData
Service
generation MPC and empty DPC ABAP classes.
Defini.on
in
SEGW
Extensions or changes on source code level
Target group à Professional ABAP developer
Data Model
Declara.ve
Import
Definition Model
Data
Model
Import
DDIC*
(MPC) Defini.on*
(EDMX)
Service
Implementation Code-­‐Based
Implementa.on*
(DPC) Code-­‐Based
Extensions*
* Repeatable
within
one service
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21. SP5: Generate complete Service from RFC/BOR
Service generation from RFC/BOR with little or no
OData
Service
ABAP skills
Defini.on
in
SEGW
Entity centric mapping, enables combining different
sources for mapping different operations
Data Model Target group à Technical Consultant / Business
Declara.ve
Import
Import
DDIC/
Definition Model
Data
Model
RFC/BOR
Process Expert (BPX)
(MPC) Defini.on*
(EDMX)
Interface*
Service
Implementation Code-­‐Based
Implementa.on*
Map
RFC/BOR
(DPC) Code-­‐Based
Extensions*
Opera.on*
Service Service
Registra.on
* Repeatable
Maintenance and
Hub
Ac.va.on
within
one service
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22. SP5: Generate & Redefine service from GenIL, BW, SPI
Service generation from Business
OData
Service
Suite Frameworks like GeniL, SPI,
Defini.on
in
BW integrated into Service Builder
SEGW
The generated services can also be
redefined to have user-friendly
Data Model external names or less number of
Declara.ve
Import
Import
DDIC/
Definition Model
Data
Model
RFC/BOR
artefacts
(MPC) Redefine
Defini.on*
(EDMX)
Interface*
Data
Source
Service
This wizard is extensible by any SAP
(GenIL,
BOL,
internal team to support new
SPI,
BW
frameworks. e.g. BOPF
Service Easy
Query,
Code-­‐Based
Implementa.on*
Map
RFC/BOR
MDX)
Implementation Target group à Technical
(DPC) Code-­‐Based
Extensions*
Opera.on*
Consultant / Business Process Expert
(BPX)
Service Service
Registra.on
* Repeatable
Maintenance and
Hub
Ac.va.on
within
one service
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23. SP5: Compose multiple services (IW_BEP)
OData
Service
Service Generation through
Defini.on
in
composition of services.
SEGW
Enables Reuse of existing
services within a new service
Gateway runtime feature of
Data Model
Declara.ve
Import
Import
DDIC/
composition is supported in a
Definition Model
Data
Model
RFC/BOR
(MPC) Defini.on*
(EDMX)
Interface*
Redefine
code-less fashion
Data
Source
Service
Include
(GenIL,
BOL,
Gateway
SPI,
BW
Service*
Service Easy
Query,
Code-­‐Based
Implementa.on*
Map
RFC/BOR
MDX)
Implementation
(DPC) Code-­‐Based
Extensions*
Opera.on*
Service Service
Registra.on
* Repeatable
Maintenance and
Hub
Ac.va.on
within
one service
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24. Demo
Provisioning and Consumption Tools

25. Business Scenarios and Application Demos

26. Admissions Counselor iPad App
University of Mississippi
• Enables prospective
student lookup using
a variety of search
criteria
• Information retrieved
via Gateway web
services directly from
the University’s ERP
system
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27. Search Capabilities
University of Mississippi
• People search directory on the University’s website:
olemiss.edu/people
• Experts guide/Faculty profile listing on the University’s website:
olemiss.edu/experts
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28. Social Leads (Facebook/Twitter)
Facebook/Twitter with SAP CRM to Drive Marketing Campaigns
Publish product design polls in Facebook
Collect feedback to impact product decisions
Capture leads into SAP CRM application
Built in the Facebook framework
Developed in 3 weeks
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29. Know Your Customer (.NET)
Face Recognition Integrated with CRM and Social Networks
Face recognition (using face.com)
Customer Information from SAP CRM
Social network analysis
Personalized offer from SAP CRM
Lead capturing
Built in .NET
Developed in 3 weeks
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30. Sales Manager (HTML5)
Location-Based Customer Information and Collaboration
Gather Account Information from
SAP CRM
Present on a device location map
Update Team using
SAP Stream Work application
Built using HTML5
Developed in 3 weeks
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31. Next Steps

32. SAP NetWeaver Gateway Pre-Packaged Trial Version
SAP is offering a 90-day pre-packaged trial version of
Gateway for developers:
• The trial allows developers to set up an SAP NetWeaver 90-day
Gateway environment and start developing applications in Pre-packaged
just 1 hour Trial
• The environment contains the SAP NetWeaver ABAP Web
Application Server and the SAP NetWeaver Gateway add-on
• The trial offers two pre-packaged, pre-configured trial
versions: For Linux leverage the SUSE technology and for
Microsoft Windows leverage the Hyper-V technology
Download a copy of the trial: http://bit.ly/sPIWde
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33. Adobe Flash Builder Plug-In for SAP NetWeaver Gateway
What is it?
Flash Builder (Flex IDE) plug-in for Gateway provides support for
the development of Flex Mobile and Web applications that can
browse, interact, and consume SAP NetWeaver Gateway Services
What does it provide?
• Developer workflow within Flash Builder
• SAP NetWeaver Gateway Service Catalog browser for developers
• Service introspection and ActionScript service wrapper generation
• Flash Builder Data Services and Design View integration
Join the pre-release program: http://adobe.ly/v9ru8n
Watch a demo: http://adobe.ly/rwCEom
FAQ: http://adobe.ly/uDwFVY
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34. SAP NetWeaver Gateway
One Technology, a World of Experiences
Promote new Drive innovation Engage developers with
ways of working without IT disruption no SAP knowledge
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35. Wrap-up

36. Additional Resources
SCN SAP NetWeaver Gateway Site (How To Guides, Developer Tools, Gateway
Trial Download, and much, much more): www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/gateway
SAP NetWeaver Gateway on ES Workplace (access sample services):
www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/gateway?rid=/webcontent/uuid/1051f6d9-e87a-2e10-
d188-e2786c7878b1
SAP NetWeaver Gateway Help Documentation:
http://help.sap.com/nwgateway
SAP NetWeaver Gateway Sizing Document:
http://service.sap.com/sizing * > Sizing Guidelines > Solutions & Platform -
New Structure > Mobile > SAP NetWeaver Gateway 2.0 SP5 (PDF)
* Requires login credentials to the SAP Service Marketplace
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37. 7 Key Points to Take Home
SAP NetWeaver Gateway …
• Can expose your business content as restful services
• Exposes restful services based on the Open Data Protocol (OData)
• Pulls and pushes business content
• Can expose Business Workflow via restful services
• Allows you to create simple services out of complex business APIs
• Expandsthe possibilities of which technologies, platforms and devices can
connect to SAP systems
• Creates a powerful mobile platform when combined with the Sybase Unwired
Platform
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38. Thank You!
Rapid Innovation Group, SAP
Jeff Gebo Chris Whealy Patrick Kelleher
jeff.gebo@sap.com chris.whealy@sap.com patrick.kelleher@sap.com

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