Is SAP NWDS "7.1 Composition Environment SP11" compatible with SAP7.00 SP4?

[Former Member]

The SAP installation's system info page shows the details

sap.com/SAP-JEECOR 7.00 SP4 (1000.7.00.4.1.20050921171700) 20051007133418

sap.com/SAP-JEE 7.00 SP4 (1000.7.00.4.1.20050921171800

Since I could not at all find NWDS 7.00 SP4 no matter how muchever I searched for it, I installed the latest version 7.1 SP11 on a development host.

I'm still in the process of installing the Eclipse plugins since last 2 days (separate thread about that). If I get it installed, will I have any problems developing webservies on this developer studio and deploying it to the AS?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

I agree it may be best practice to keep the version consitent, but I have already spent 2 days and several Gigabytes of internet usage to download the 7.1 NWDS and its plugins (still downloading plugins) as I did not know how to get the 7.0 NWDS before. All I will do using the NWDS is to create a simple java webservice and deploy it to the AS. Will it cause problem due to the version mismatch for what I'm intending to do?

If for some reason I must use 7.01 NWDS, will I atleast be able to reuse the plugin jars downloaded by 7.1 NWDS and save time and internet bandwidth?

Edited by: convicted on May 7, 2011 9:53 AM

[shreyas_pandya · Accepted solution]

Hi,

As far as I have understood your problem you are planning to use NWDS CE 7.1 to develop your application and deploy it on the J2EE 7.01 (2004s) Server.

This is not possible because when we talk about application servers and Developer Studios, they always works like a Lock and key relationship you cannot use the key of Lock "X" to open the Lock "Y".

Let me explain you in more technical way.

SAP has 2 different application servers when we speak of Java stack.

1) Application Server for Enterprise Portal. (Available with DUAL stack Java/ABAP option)

2) Application Server for Composition Environment-CE. (Available in MONO Java Stack option only)

Each of these application servers have their own separate compatible IDE (Integrated Development Environment) called Netweaver Developer Studio which is an extension of the eclipse platform.

There are vast architectural level changes in both of these servers as well as their relevant Developer studios.

1) In the EP version of Java Application Server SDM was responsible for deployment operation. (Developers Deploy their application using a common SDM User ID, Password)

But, in CE version of Java Application Server JSPM is responsible for deployment operation (Individual developers use their own User ID and password for deployement)

2) CE 7.1 runs on jdk 1.5, and j2ee 7.01 i.e 2004s runs on lower version than jdk 1.5.

So, you simply cannot deploy the

Applications developed using Developer Studio of CE

to the

Application Server of EP (J2EE 7.01 i.e. 2004s).

You must download the developer studio that is perfectly compatible with your Application Server.

Regarding the Plug-In Jars that you have downloaded for CE 7.1 studio, i would recommend not to use those plug-ins for the EP 7.01 studio.

As in terms of plug-in development also SAP has made a huge step forward in Composition Environment (CE).

So, according to me you should not mix anything of CE domain into EP.

Please revert in case of any further clarifications.

Regards,

Shreyas Pandya

[junwu · Accepted solution]

can not be reused.

nwds 7.0 can be download from service market. you just search "development studio".

[ErvinSzolke]

Hi,

for the sake of completeness the command is:

1. SAPCAR -xvf <file to be extracted.SAR>

The corresponding SAPCAR extractor is available at:

http://service.sap.com/patches -- Additional Components -- SAPCAR

Regards,

Ervin

[Former Member]

I'm having trouble installing the downloaded files, as I see some unfamiliar file types. In my download basket I had the following items:

NW 7.0 Presentation - 7.20 Compilation 2 Present. 1/2 702,800 KB

SAP Netweaver Developer Studio 7.00 SP05 457,885 KB

SAPCAR 3,661KB

Unicode Libraries 4,723 KB

Unicode Libraries 4,949 KB

Unicode Libraries 5,517 KB

On my file system, the files downloaded respectively are (as identified from the file sizes):

50102369_4.ZIP 702,800 KB

JIDE05_0-10003480.SAR 457,885 KB

SAPCAR_5-20002092.EXE 3,661 KB

UCLIB_1-10004213.SAR 4,723 KB

UCLIB_1-10004201.SAR 4,949 KB

UCLIB_1-10004206.SAR 5,517 KB

How am I to install NWDS using these files? I tried double clcking SAPCAR_5-20002092.EXE and I got the error message

"The image file SAPCAR_5-20002092.EXE is valid, but is for a machine type other than the current machine."

Please advice.

[shreyas_pandya]

Hi Convicted,

Developer Studio will be available inside...

JIDE05_0-10003480.SAR 457,885 KB it's an SAP Archive.

Try extracting from there.

Regards,

Shreyas Pandya

[Former Member]

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[Former Member]

Ok I have followed Krishna's steps and have started the download for 7.00 SP5 NWDS. I don't know why you asked me to use 7.01 SP4, I hope that is a typo.

"In your case SAP NWDS 7.1 CE NWDS is totally differnet then SAP NW 7.0 SP4., For you the right verison fo the NWDS to download from the SDN is , NWDS 7.01.04 adn this is available from SDN."

Edited by: convicted on May 9, 2011 9:09 AM