Java EE 5 on NetWeaver 7.0

[Former Member]

Hi everyone

Please could someone clarify whether NetWeaver 7.0 can support Java EE 5?

From what I've read, I see that it supports J2EE 1.4 - but there's functionality in 1.5 that I need to use. Is there an upgrade available for NW 7.0 to support Java EE 5? If not, is one planned for the future?

One option would be to upgrade to NW 7.1, but I don't think Portal is released yet (which is a crucial part of our system).

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!

Stuart

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Did you check the Product Availability Matrix:

https://service.sap.com/pam

You should get information there.

Thanks & Regards,

Vijith

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks... you're right. Got the info on PAM!

Sadly not the answer I was hoping for though

Edited by: Stuart Gunter on May 15, 2008 5:33 PM

[Former Member]

Hi,

even if you upgrade to 710, it still doesnt use the Java EE5. From 7.10 SAP is using it's own JVM, based on the SUN one, but a lot better (if it holds what it promises).

Download the installation files for CE 7.10 from SMP and play with the new Java Engine a bit, it's quite interesting and pretty innovative.

Regards,

Andi

[Former Member]

Thanks Andi

I've downloaded and installed CE 7.1 and about to start playing around with it now.

You say that it's not Java EE 5, but it is a certified Java EE 5 compaitible application server (see [http://java.sun.com/javaee/overview/compatibility.jsp])

Even if SAP provide their own implementation, surely it's still an implementation of the same specification? Otherwise Java EE is completely useless if you can't expect a consistent platform (which is what Java was intended to provide). Or am I missing something here?

I'm relatively new to Java, so could well be me misunderstanding something.

Thanks!