SAP Netweaver Developer Studio

The SAPNetweaverDeveloper Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for most of the Java part ofSAPtechnology, mainly building business web applications, but also creating SAP Enterprise Portal projects and SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe. The official abbreviationDeveloper Studiois used seldom whereasNWDSis common, but unofficial.The Developer Studio is based onEclipse, contains several plug-ins and provides a range of toolsets for SAP technology such as for example1. TheWeb Dynprodesign time tools, e.g. theapplication modelerfor visual definition of relations between the parts of a Web Dynpro application.2. TheJava Dictionary, which offers convenient definition of data types including enumeration, metadata and value range restrictions, which may be used in Web Dynpro applications or to create a database table in the system database used in J2EE applications.3. Graphical tools for the development of JEE applications.4. LiveCycle Designerfor WYSIWYG-near creation of SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe.5. Tooling for Business Process Management and Business Rules Management (since Netweaver CE 7.1 EHP 1).6. Tooling for the provisioning, consumption, discovery and configuration of web services.The Developer Studio is integrated into the SAP Java development infrastructure, which is a central system providing several platform services and synchronizes all local Developer Studios.

TheSAP Netweaver Developer Studiointroduces SAP's own environment for developing Java-based, multiple-layered business applications.By offering a single point of entry for all Java development tools and an integration point for all SAP infrastructure components, theSAP Netweaver Developer Studio(subsequently abbreviated toDeveloper Studio) supports you in composing and developing applications. Moreover, it is based on a defined software logistics process. Application developers do not need to switch between different development environments for the presentation and business logic. Instead, they can develop, build, deploy, and execute applications centrally from theDeveloper Studio.TheSAP Netweaver Developer Studiooffers full support when you develop large-scale Java projects, irrespective of whether you use SAP technologies, like Web Dynpro and Java Dictionary, or standard technologies, like Java SE, Java EE and XML.TheDeveloper Studiois based on Eclipse 3.4, an open source product, whose open architecture provides a suitable platform for incorporating specific functions. TheDeveloper Studiointegrates a wider range of functions, available using the plug-ins in the existing platform. TheDeveloper Studioimplicitly includes all the standard components and features of the Eclipse Workbench. It extends them with a range of tools and utilities bundled in the appropriate SAP perspectives for the task at hand.Features of theDeveloper Studio A robust, fully-integrated development infrastructure, essential in particular for extensive Java projects and for large teams of developers. Thus, theDeveloper Studioprovides a highly productive environment, which covers the whole life cycle for Java projects. Reduces the complexity of solutions and increases reusability by providing close support for the component model. All the development objects in a project can be identified by means of a development component. Provides a complete set of development tools for all aspects of Java business application development (such as user interfaces, e-business logic, and Java persistence), and also supports standard technologies as well as SAP technologies. Increases productivity by providing wizards and a variety of graphical editing tools. In particular, developers can count on significantly reducing development costs when composing views and processes. Offers a highly flexible development process. TheDeveloper Studiocan also be used as a local development environment and provides an optional connection to theSAP NetWeaverDeveloper Infrastructure, a defined software logistics process offering change management and production for projects and solutions.