What is the SAP GUI for Windows 7.40 release date?

[Former Member]

Reference SAP Note 1981118, the solution includes both SAP GUI 7.30 and SAP GUI 7.40.  I am already in a preliminary testing phase of SAP GUI 7.30 core patch 7.  I need to increase my projects cost projections based upon when SAP plans on releasing this new client.

Cheers,

Dan Mead

[former_member194094]

Hi All,

SAP GUI 7.40 will be shipped on October 8th next week .

Please refer to note 147519 for more info.

Regards,

Eric Van de Catsije

NW Clients Space Modertor

[tomas_chrastina]

Hi All,

released. Download from here -> SAP GUI FOR WINDOWS 7.40 CORE.

Fast first impressions here -> http://scn.sap.com/community/gui/blog/2014/10/01/new-features-in-sap-gui-740#comment-531869.

[jude_bradley]

Hello Daniel,

The core gui notes have now been updated with the tentative release date of the 7.40 gui.

• 26417 (Hard & Software Requirements)
• 66971 (Supported Platforms)
• 147519 (Release Strategy)

The shipment of SAP GUI for Windows 7.40 is planned for 8th of October 2014 (as default release in "General Availability").

Jude

[leonardo_pavia]

What will be the major changes of SAP GUI for Windows 7.4?

[jude_bradley]

There is a note in process

http://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/2022335 not released yet.

Jude

[leonardo_pavia]

Note 2022335 is now released.

Leonardo

[jude_bradley]

Hello Daniel,

At the moment (and this is subject to change), the expected release-date for 7.40 is either the end of quarter 3 or the start of quarter 4.

Note http://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/147519 has just been updated to reflect this.

Best Regards,

Jude

[Former Member]

Will there be a 64-bit version of SAP GUI for Windows 7.40? At launch?

[jude_bradley]

As far as I can tell at the moment, no.

but 7.30 does support Office 2010/2013 64-bit (office integration only)

see 1442028 - SAP GUI for Windows / Desktop Office Integration: Support for Office 64bit editions

Regards,

Jude

[former_member194094]

Hi Samuli,

Creating a 64-bit version GUI is not a priority and the benefit of it would be negligible

SAP GUI 7.40 is now scheduled to be released in October of 2014

regards,

Eric

[Former Member]

Thanks for confirming that, I do however disagree on the benefit being negligible. The lack of having a 64-bit SAP GUI means that IT can't deploy pure 64-bit configurations as long as there are 32-bit applications. With NWBC for Desktop, for example in case of PLM Web UI, things are even worse because then you have to also install 32-bit Java. I guess there are similar Java usage examples with SAP GUI, maybe JNet and/or JGantt?

[Matt_Fraser]

In this "pure 64-bit" configuration, however, would a 64-bit SAPGUI still interact normally with 32-bit MS Office apps?  Since 64-bit Office is strongly discouraged (by Microsoft) for those who don't truly need it, the majority of Windows desktop clients, including those with 64-bit Windows, will still be running 32-bit Office.

[Former Member]

True. I do know 32-bit Office is required at least for BEx, I don't know about the general Office Integration as we have 32-bit Office.