What is NetWeaver ???

[Former Member]

Hi,

I have been working in SAP as an ABAP/HR Developer for last 1.5 years. Very recently I started hearing the word NetWeaver in some consulting requirements. I send my resume over there but they say that you do not have any Netweaver experience so you cannot be considered.

Now, I have taken training of XI, Adobe Forms, Workflows, ABAP and Functional HR module.

My understanding is that NetWeaver is a suite like Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, excel etc.) SAP has simply put together a few technologies together to form a suite, and it has Java touch in it too (Java Stack), nothing more serious.

My questions is, why recruiters say that I do not have netweaver exposure? Is it that they are just looking for the word "NetWeaver" in my resume (as I know XI, Adobe Forms and workflows) ?

I am not even sure if this is right forum to ask this question.

Thanks for your contributions.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

You could say the NetWeaver is a kind of a suite, but that's not all.

Netweaver consist of:

Web Application Server

There are two Stacks ABAP and Java which can run independent of each other in an combination

BI

Business Intelligence - Data Warehouse

MDM

Master Data Management - harmonize your Master data and more

EP

Enterprise Portal

XI/PI

Exchange Infrastructure renamed to Process Integration

You sure have NetWeaver skills, but that is mainly in the XI/PI area.

Not in (?):

- BI

- MDM

- EP

- Installing / Upgrading / Adminstration

If I where you, I would write that I have NetWeaver skills in the area of:

- PI

- ABAP

- Adobe forms

And, in addition:

- HR programming

- Workflow

Or something like that.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

I could not see such easy to understand post over the forums or web.

I also have exposure to BIW, and that also falls under NetWeaver suite?

I think that I would put blame on myself and recruiters equally, because if they do not know by looking at my resume then I should know that I already know some of NW stuff, thats so stupid of me.

I need some more examples to make a writeup for my resume, if you could be more generous.

Thanks so much!

~Monkey

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

As you noticed, in the SAP world NetWeaver tend to be important.

Or to put it diffrent: If NetWeaver is not mentioned it looks like outdated skills.

Netweaver is:

Web AS

ABAP (Here ABAP Objects, BSP, WebDynpro are also important skills)

Java (Also specify what you have done in this area. WebDynpro ?).

BI ("old" name = BW. What kind of functionallity have you worked with?)

MDM (Master Data Management)

EP (Enterprise Portal. Visual Composer anyone? iViews ? Roles?)

MI (Mobile Infrastructure)

PI (XI is also "old", but som rescruters have note catched up yet).

Each main name contains many functions and some of the are worth mention.

Try to use BI (BW) to mark that you're into the new stuff

The same for PI (XI).

The rest is really up to you.

The resume should be tasteful and like a an appertizer,

making recruiters say: hey, we want more of this person!

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks so much Tomas.