SAP NetWeaver includes below tools:
1 Adaptive Computing Controller
Adaptive Computing Controller or ACC focuses on simplifying Information technology operations while maintaining IT costs. It is the focal or central point in SAP NetWeaver to control and manage SAP applications services. It allows obtaining status information and an administrator to stop, start, or relocate SAP instances.
It helps to lower the cost of hardware, ongoing operations, and increases productivity. ACC offers more flexibility and scalability, and the unused equipment is turned off using an adaptive computing controller as per the claims of SAP. With the help of ACC, you can add or remove computing resources in SAP with ease and without much administrative efforts. ACC supports a wide range of operating systems and servers from multiple leading vendors.
2 SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment
SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment or CE is a robust SAP platform that allows you to build composite applications. You can build Java and composite applications based on service-oriented architecture principles from scratch. In the SAP NetWeaver Library, there are various sections that would provide you the information about SAP NetWeaver CE.
The function-oriented view section includes information about all the components, such as Business process management. The administrator guide provides the guidelines to configure and administrate the composition environment. Developing a composite applications section provides a list of tools and technologies that are used in the Composition environment.
3 SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio
SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio is an IDE or Integrated development environment that is used for developing Java Programs. Using Developer Studio in an SAP environment, you can build multi-layered Java-based business applications. NetWeaver Developer Studio is an Eclipse-based tool that offers an open-source environment and has open plug-in architecture.
The developer studio is integrated into SAP JAVA development infrastructure that is capable of integrating all the local studios and provides a central system that offers platform services. SAP NetWeaver Developer studio allows you to develop business applications based on various programming models like Java EE 5 and Web Dynpro.
The capabilities of SAP NetWeaver Developer studio are as below:
It increases reusability and decreases the complexity of solutions.
The developer studio provides a fully integrated environment that is robust and efficient.
The development process becomes highly flexible with the Developer studio.
The Wizards and graphical tools for editing in developer studio increases productivity.
You get all development tools related to Java business development like e-business logic, user interfaces, and Java persistence, etc.
You can use other plug-ins and install them to enhance the set of tools that you need for developing the applications as offered in the Eclipse platform.
4 SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer
SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer is an interactive tool to create the applications calling enterprise services. It helps you to build applications with ease and in less time with the help of a visual interface instead of manual coding. The graphical building blocks in the Visual Composer helps to quickly build applications instead of concentrating on programming language and technical things to build that blocks.
A very intuitive environment offered by Visual Composer helps reduce the development time to build the enterprise applications. It also helps to reduce the project cost significantly as the prototypes can be created very quickly.
The basic model of Visual Composer in SAP contains three main elements as below:
Package
Page
IView
IView can be part of a page, and the page can be part of a package. Packages offer portal applications that can be easily modified as per the user or client's needs. As Visual Composer is used to building applications, one of the elements in Visual Composer is a package. The above figure shows the steps of building a simple application using Composer. You need to create a model and then a package within the same model. You can create a page by dragging the page element into the package and then an IView by dragging the IView element from the task panel. With the help of these easy graphical steps, you can build prototypes or enterprise applications fast.
5 SAP Solution Manager
SAP Solution Manager is commonly known as SolMan that provides various functionalities, including methodologies, tools, and integrated content, to cover the whole agile development process. It helps to operate, implement, monitor, and support the enterprise solution in SAP.
SolMan can easily manage SAP and Non SAP solutions for an enterprise and supports the underlying business processes also. It also helps to accelerate the execution and preparation of tests and gives you central access to manage and access your system's overall landscape.
Various benefits of SolMan are as below:
SolMan streamlines the business processes in an enterprise.
It helps to increase operational efficiency at a lower cost.
Patches and upgrade management becomes easier.
Error or issues are notified to the team automatically.
Real-time monitoring reduces administrative efforts.
Users can keep track of all the configuration changes.
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