EP,Net weaver and WAS Question

[Former Member]

Hi friends,

I am new to SAP Portal but experience in Java, web development.I have some basic or primary question about the SAP portal.

1- What is EP(Enter prise Portal)?? In EP u have single access to R/3 system.

2- WAS (SAP web application Server ) is J2EE compliant,we can deploy our WEb application on this Server by accessing the R/3 system.

<b>So why EP is used instead of WAS. ??

So why WAS is used instead of EP. ??</b>

Whats EP function in this LAndscap.??

Where WAS and EP is stands in this "Land Scap or Architecture"/.??

whats thier inter Link.??

3- What is Net Weaver? again is it used for Web enabled Application.or some thing ealse.??

please clear these things so i can put some more good question to u .

Thanks In advance .

[Former Member]

beeram,

If you only need a J2EE environment to contain some apps, AS Java (the j2ee application server provided by SAP) is good enough for you. In fact, anyother J2EE complaint or even Servlet container is good enough to you.

SAP Enterprise Portal (EP) is running on top of AS Java with lots of built-in functionality:

1. Knowledge Management

2. Collaboration

3. Guided Procedure framework

4. Adobe Document Service

5. Visual Composer

6. Core Portal service allowing you to integrate external content with Role Based Access Control.

7. and more....

If none of these features is in your need, you don't need to use EP, just go for WAS.

[Benny]

Hello,

I'll try to give you an overview:

> I am new to SAP Portal but experience in Java, web

> development.I have some basic or primary question

> about the SAP portal.

>

> 1- What is EP(Enter prise Portal)?? In EP u have

> single access to R/3 system.

Basically you should find out what the purpose of a portal is other then an application server. The portal in general is a way to unify frontends for different backends and deliver additional tools to desktops in a browser environment.

> 2- WAS (SAP web application Server ) is J2EE

> compliant,we can deploy our WEb application on this

> Server by accessing the R/3 system.

> <b>So why EP is used instead of WAS.??

> So why WAS is used instead of EP. ??</b>

> Whats EP function in this LAndscap.??

> Where WAS and EP is stands in this "Land Scap or

> Architecture"/.??

> whats thier inter Link.??

EP is running on WebAS as Klaus mentioned already. This means by using WebAs technology you can of course do everything in the portal too. The portal gives you a frame with some functional additions (like unified login) that you then don't have to program.

> 3- What is Net Weaver? again is it used for Web

> enabled Application.or some thing ealse.??

It's a technology platform that contains everything you ever need for business applications.

Regards,

Benny

[Former Member]

Hello Beeram,

1. Search help.sap.com or SDN

2. If you drive EP, it is based on WAS for Java.

To find out about WAS, search above sites

3. see 1.

Regards

Klaus