If you are a consultant, administrator, or developer who works with SAP NetWeaver Portal, this book is an invaluable resource. Starting with the blueprint phase of an installation through to the go-live and support phases, The Complete Guide to SAP NetWeaver Portal discusses topics relevant for installation, configuration, implementation, development, and administration. This one-stop guide is full of step-by-step instructions and detailed screenshots, and will teach you everything you need to know about working with SAP NetWeaver Portal.

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There are many things developers and administrators must consider when designing a successful portal application, including how content will be published, how to integrate custom developments, and how to connect to external systems. This book enables you to meet all of these requirements for creating applications for SAP NetWeaver Portal and publishing portal content. The book first provides a step-by-step introduction to roles, worksets, pages, and iViews. From there it guides you through all essential implementation phases, including user administration, connecting external systems using single sign-on, layout of externally facing portals, and ultimately transporting data to your live system. Two detailed workshops provide hands-on examples showing you exactly how to customize portal components and even create new ones.

If you're looking for a comprehensive learning resource that will guide you in the development of interfaces using SAP NetWeaver PI, then you've come to the right place. Whether you're an experienced developer looking to transition your skills or a novice developer trying to establish your career, you'll find that this book provides you with everything you need to get started with SAP NetWeaver PI. This book was written by developers, for developers. Each topic is covered with a balanced approach that combines conceptual theory with practical examples. Along the way, you'll find plenty of illustrations and code samples that will help you get started right away with your own developments. Within the book, you'll find detailed information about core development topics in SAP NetWeaver PI as well as some complementary Internet-based technologies that go hand-in-hand with modern interface development.

This comprehensive technical guide shows developers, technical consultants, and solution architects all the ins and outs of the Universal Worklist in SAP NetWeaver Portal. This hands-on workshop takes you, step by step, from standard configuration to working with different user interfaces and covers workflow integration from any back-end systems. Readers get an exclusive look under the hood of the Universal Worklist functionality and gain insight on future application scenarios. By reading this guide you will be able to reconfigure existing applications to conform with the UWL, write UWL-specific applications or transactions and adapt data sets in order to have the appropriate work item IDs created. Many screenshots and code samples illustrate the processes in detail, allowing you work with the UWL functionality appropriately - just as you will soon be doing in your daily work. Highlights: - Standard UWL configuration: Connecting SAP systems, items in the UWL, changing the basic look - Customizing UWL: Custom views, custom work item handlers - Integrating other types of workflow: Ad-hoc workflow, publishing workflow, 3rd party workflow - UWL behind the scenes: Performance tuning, working around limitations, SAP function modules