Build & Engine

[Former Member]

Hi

Can any one explain the terms BUILD, ENGINE, BUILD TOOL and DEPLOYABLE?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi

Build : Build is a kind of package of components which exists on your Engine.Suppose an engine consists of X no of components.Say some new build has come.That means the new build contains all the required X components in it.

ENGINE : which engine are you talking about .In netweaver world we have two types of engine abap engine and java engine.This engine makes up a WAS ,web application server on which various components of netweaver sits.Go through the netweaver study material you will get the answer

BUILD TOOL : The build contains some components these components are built up from several jar,rar files etc which are developed differently.Now you need to collect all these small components and build it in the form of bigger components.JAPRO is one kind of build tool.

Deployable: Once you have built the component,it has to be deployed on the engine to take effect.SDM (software deployment manager is a tool used to deploy these components over the engine)

You have asked very basic questions but it requires lot of explanation to understand.But in case you face any prob feel free to contact.

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[Former Member]

Hi,

As rajat says ,its very vast to explain about this.

1<b>.BUILD</b>: It is like when a product is released for the first time,it is very obvious that it has some limitations.So you want to make it up to the mark,hence one more build will be released with the packages that are missing.It will be generally in the form of SCA(software component archive) or SDA(software development archive) which has to be deployed.hence,to conculde build is set of upgraded SDA's/SCA's.

<b>2.ENGINE</b> : To run a java application,java runtime environment has to be created.this runtime environment is created by Engine.Thus Engine has to be installed first,inorder to access and run any application.

3.<b>BUILD TOOL</b> : Build tool is basically to syncronise all the plugins and run the entire program/code.Build tool enables to run the program written on any language /OS.Eclipse is one such BUILD tool.

Netweaver develepor studio is also an example of Build tool.

4.<b>Deployable</b> : It is the components (like SCA/SDA) which are to deployed on the engine for some extra functionality to be added.

It is deployed using SDM (software deployment manager ) in NW04 and through JSPM/SDM in NW04S.

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