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Differences between EP 6.0 and 7.0

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- EP7

Actions with XML - New Handlers

Portal

Catalog Actions

Center User Role and End User Core Role

for Yahoo was dropped

-Protect Mode for the PCD

for Connection String System Template

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Service Connector

Inspector - Support Tool

NW04.Enhanced on NW04s

for Distributed Query Engine

portal framework

NetWeaver Mobile Administrator

Sets

Devices

Room Parts

-Time Collaboration

Room Maintenance iView

Room iViews

When Deleting a Room

Template Extensions

Room Extensions

to Room

Categories for Extension Points

Users Per Session

Extension

Rooms

in Groups

Parameters and Extensions

Template Validation

for Rooms

for Time-Based Publishing

Managers

Short IDs

Indexes

Data in Planning

and Analysis

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Designer

Analyzer

Analyzer

Dependencies for Query Views

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Integration

Package Stack 5

Access

from the Change Log

InfoCubes, DataStore Object

DataStore Objects

Aggregate Check

Hierarchies

BI Reporting

Entries

Search

Data Access for Characteristics

DataSources

Transfer Process

Administration Data

Service API – tRFC Data Transfer Using QOUT Scheduler

Application Processes

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in the Runtime Cache

Workbench

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Workbench

Workbench

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Workbench

Pack

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Procedures (New)

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Stack 05

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Upgrade Program

What’s features are new in SAP NetWeaver 2004s (NW2004s)
Status NW04 / EP6

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    Existed New Features/Enhanced

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Running an Enterprise Portal

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Implementing a Multitenant Portal New

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   √    
Initial Content for the Portal

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 New   √    
Upload Content and
New   √

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iView Wizard New and Enhanced

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   √    
Page Wizard Changed

/>

 √ √    
Page Layouts

/>

 Enhanced √ √

/>

    
Headerless Navigation New

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   √    
Service Map iView

/>

 New   √    
Printing in the
New   √    
Portal
New and Enhanced   √

/>

    
Portal Permissions Enhanced √

/>

 √    
Unification, OBN, and DQE Enhanced

/>

 √ √    
System Landscape Overview

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 New √ √    
Control
New   √ License/Partner  
Support for My Yahoo! Enterprise Edition

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 Discontinued x      
Activating Write
New   √

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Multiple Additions of Same iView New

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   √    
New Link in Mail iView of CC_User

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 Changed √ √    
Support
Changed √ √

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Storage of User Mapping Data for SAP NetWeaver Portal

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 Enhanced √ √

/>

    
Activating Write-Protect Mode for the PCD New

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   √    
Support Package Stack 05

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 Support Stack SP SP Both NW04 and NW05s had 05 stacks

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Portal Catalog Actions Changed √ √

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Initial Content in the Portal New and Changed

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 √ √ NW04 also had some initial content

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Implementing a Multitenant Portal Enhanced √

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 √ Multtitenant existed on NW04, but not widely used  
Web
New   √

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External Facing Portal Enhanced √

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 √ Works with NW04 SP14. Still being improved, but released by SAP.

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Performance Improvements to URL iViews Enhanced √

/>

 √    
Navigation Enhanced

/>

 √ √    
Page Layout

/>

 Enhanced √ √    
PCD
New   √ Partially available on  
Upload of Roles from ABAP-Based Systems

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 Enhanced √ √    
Support
Discontinued x x Already part of the  
Accessible Content Administration New

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   √

/>

    
         

 
Mobilizing Business Processes

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Single Sign-On for AWT Clients New

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   √    
Password Options for the Client

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 Changed √ √

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Encryption of Database Password New

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   √    
Synchronization

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 Changed √ √    
SAP
New   √

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Deployment Mechanism Changed √

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 √    
Grouping Mechanism New

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   √    
Device Configurations and Parameter
Changed √ √

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Creation of Setup Packages Changed √

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 √    
Initial Password Change Changed

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 √ √    
Support for RFID Reading
New   √

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Enabling User Collaboration

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Administration Indicator for Room Roles

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 New   √    
Permission To Use
New   √    
Real
Enhanced √ √

/>

    
Managing Your Own Rooms New

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   √    
Display of Page Permissions in the
New   √

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Running Application Sharing Server in a Cluster Enhanced

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 √ √ Did not exist before SR1 (SP09 on NW04)

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Hiding SAP Room Templates New   √

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Switching off Automatic E-Mail Sending for Rooms New

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   √    
Effect of PCD Write-Protect Mode on
New   √

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Permissions for Room Templates New

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   √    
Collaboration Task

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 Enhanced √ √    
E-Mail
New   √

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Export and Import of Templates New

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   √    
Definition of Execution Sequences for
New   √

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Flexible Filter Function in Room Directory Enhanced

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 √ √    
Protected SAP Namespace for
Enhanced √ √

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Groupware Configuration Without a System Restart Changed

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 √ √    
Information Page If No Access
New   √    
Internal
New   √

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Configuration of the Attributes for the User Search New

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   √    
Maximum No. of Concurrent Sessions and
New   √

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My Rooms iView with Specific Favorites Support New

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   √    
New Input Parameters in the CM Room
Existed √ √

/>

    
Room Template for Multiple Meetings New

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   √    
Suppressing Notification E-Mails for
Enhanced √ √

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Validation of Room Templates and Room Part Templates New

/>

   √    
Improved Template Validation

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 Enhanced √ √

/>

    
Improvements in the Information iView on the Room Homepage

/>

 Changed √ √

/>

    
Simplified Discussion Editing in Groups Enhanced

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 √ √    
Simplified Discussion Editing
Enhanced √ √

/>

    
Prevention of Mass E-Mails New

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   √    
Sending Room Links by E-Mail

/>

 New   √    
Where-Used List for
New   √

/>

    
Additional Parameters for Assignment to iViews Enhanced

/>

 √ √    
Additional Checks During
Enhanced √ √

/>

    
SPS 05 Support Pack SP SP

/>

    
         

 
Data Consistency Check for Comments on Folders and Documents New

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   √    
My Room Folder Entry Point

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 New   √    
Using TREX to Search
New   √

/>

    
         

 
Enterprise Knowledge Management

/>

          
   

 

      
Export and Import of Configuration Data

/>

 New   √    
Reports

/>

 Changed √ √    
Report
New   √

/>

    
Recent Notifications in the Universal Worklist New

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   √    
Sponsored Links New

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   √    
Portal Drive New

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   √    
Functions for Users and Content
New   √

/>

    
Administration and Configuration Changed

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 √ √    
GUID Repository Manager and
New   √

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Supported Languages with Restricted Functions Changed

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 √ √    
TREX Alert Server

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 New   √    
SPS 05

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 Support Pack        
Reorganization of
New   √

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Business Planning and Analytical Services

/>

          
   

 

      
Integrated Planning Functions in BI

/>

 New   √    
Locking Transaction
Changed √ √

/>

    
Enhancements in BW-BPS Changed √

/>

 √    
Enterprise Reporting, Query,
         
Business Explorer

/>

 Changed √ √    
BEx Query
Changed √ √

/>

    
BEx Report Designer New

/>

   √    
BEx Web Application Designer

/>

 Changed √ √    
Web Items
New   √    
Web Items

/>

 Changed √ √    
Web Items
Deleted x x Deleted  
BEx Web
Changed √ √

/>

    
Enhancements in Web Applications Changed

/>

 √ √    
User-Interface Pattern

/>

 Changed √ √    
BEx
Changed √ √

/>

    
Exceptions and Conditions Changed √

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 √    
General Dialogs in BEx Changed

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 √ √    
Release-Dependent Cross-
         
Information Broadcasting

/>

 Changed √ √    
Portal
Changed √ √

/>

    
Integration of Documents Changed √

/>

 √    
Reporting Agent Replaced

/>

   R Replaced  
IMG Entries Changed

/>

 √ √    
SAP Easy Access

/>

 Changed √ √    
Support
Support Stack SP SP SP

/>

  
Trace Tool New   √

/>

    
Enterprise Data Warehousing (EDW)

/>

          
   

 

      
Terminology in Warehouse Management

/>

 Changed √ √    
SAP Easy
Changed √ √

/>

    
Data Warehousing Workbench Changed √

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 √    
Authorization Objects and Role Templates

/>

 Changed √ √

/>

    
InfoObjects in Hierarchies Changed √

/>

 √    
InfoProvider Maintenance UI Changed

/>

 √ √    
DataStore Object

/>

 Changed √ √    
Deleting
Extended   E

/>

    
InfoSet Changed √

/>

 √    
Transformation New

/>

   √    
Multidimensional Clustering (MDC) for
Existed √ √

/>

    
Partitioning for BI on IBM eServer iSeries New

/>

   √    
Repartitioning of InfoCubes and
New   √

/>

    
Remodeling InfoProviders New

/>

   √    
High Performance Analytics HPA

/>

 New   √    
Maintenance of the
Changed √ √

/>

    
New Features of ROLAP Aggregates Changed

/>

 √ √    
MOLAP Store

/>

 Deleted   D Deleted  
Time-Dependent
Changed √ √

/>

    
Query Runtime Statistics Changed √

/>

 √ Previously OLAP Statistics  
Analysis Authorizations for
New   √    
IMG
Changed √ √

/>

    
Indexing Documentation for Metadata Deleted

/>

   D Deleted  
Integration of Documents

/>

 Changed √ √    
Metadata
New   √    
Master
Changed √ √

/>

    
Direct Access to DataSources Extended

/>

 √ √    
DataSource

/>

 New   √    
Remote Activation of
New   √

/>

    
Persistent Staging Area Changed √

/>

 √    
Process Chains Extended

/>

 √ √    
InfoPackage

/>

 Changed √ √    
Data
New   √

/>

    
Real-Time Data Acquisition New

/>

   √    
BI Background Management

/>

 New   √    
Archiving Request
New   √

/>

    
BI Service API – Control Parameter for Data Transfer

/>

 Enhanced √ √    
BI
New   √

/>

    
Support Package Stack 5 Support Pack SP

/>

 SP SP  
Quantity Conversion New

/>

   √    
Enabling Application-to-
         
   

 

      
Adapters Enhanced

/>

 √ √    
Analyzing Integration Processes
Enhanced √ √

/>

    
Transporting Using the Change Management Service Enhanced

/>

 √ √    
Demo Examples

/>

 Enhanced √ √

/>

    
Integration Engine Enhanced √

/>

 √    
Local Process Integration New

/>

   √    
Mapping Editor

/>

 Enhanced √ √    
Runtime
Enhanced √ √

/>

    
New Functions and Changes with SPS 5 Support Pack

/>

 SP SP New functions with SP

/>

  
           
Adapters Enhanced √ √

/>

    
Transporting Using the Change Management Service Enhanced

/>

 √ √    
Integration Engine

/>

 Enhanced √ √

/>

    
Interface Determination Enhanced √

/>

 √    
Configuration Enhanced

/>

 √ √    
Mapping Lookups

/>

 New   √    
Mappings

/>

 Enhanced √ √    
Runtime
Enhanced √ √

/>

    
Service Enhanced √

/>

 √

/>

    
         

 
Enabling Business-to-Business Processes

/>

          
   

 

      
Adapters Enhanced √

/>

 √    
Analyzing Integration Processes in the Runtime Cache
Enhanced √ √

/>

    
Transporting Using the Change Management Service Enhanced

/>

 √ √    
Demo Examples

/>

 Enhanced √ √

/>

    
Integration Engine Enhanced √

/>

 √    
Local Process Integration New

/>

   √    
Mapping Editor

/>

 Enhanced √ √    
Runtime
Enhanced √ √

/>

    
New Functions and Changes with SPS 5 Support Pack

/>

 SP SP New functions with SP

/>

  
           
Adapters Enhanced √ √

/>

    
Transporting Using the Change Management Service Enhanced

/>

 √ √    
Integration Engine

/>

 Enhanced √ √

/>

    
Interface Determination Enhanced √

/>

 √    
Configuration Enhanced

/>

 √ √    
Mapping Lookups

/>

 New   √    
Mappings

/>

 Enhanced √ √    
Runtime
Enhanced √ √

/>

    
Service Enhanced √

/>

 √    
Business Process Management

/>

          
   

 

      
Analyzing Integration Processes in the Runtime Cache

/>

 Enhanced √ √

/>

    
Substitution in Workflow Enhanced √

/>

 √    
Support Package Stack 05 Support
SP SP SP

/>

  
           
Technical Workflow Log Enhanced √ √

/>

    
         

 
Business Task Management

/>

          
   

 

      
Universal Worklist Enhanced

/>

 √ √    
Collaboration Task

/>

 Enhanced √ √    
Guided
New   √

/>

    
Support Package Stack 05 Support Pack

/>

     SP

/>

  
           
Guided Procedures Design Time Enhanced √ √

/>

    
         

 
Developing, Configuring, and Adapting Applications

/>

          
   

 

      
Web Dynpro for Java Enhanced

/>

 √ √    
Web Dynpro for ABAP

/>

 Newly Released   √ Was development on NW04

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Web Dynpro List View New   √

/>

    
Portal Developer Guide Enhanced √

/>

 √    
Content Provider Framework New

/>

   √    
ABAP Language (BC-ABA-LA)

/>

 Enhanced √ √

/>

    
Composite Application Framework Core New

/>

   √    
Guided Procedures

/>

 New   √    
Support Package
Support Pack SP SP SP

/>

  
           
Guided Procedures Design Time Enhanced √ √

/>

    
         

 
Software Life-Cycle Management

/>

          
   

 

      
Java Support Package Manager New

/>

   √    
Note Assistant

/>

 Changed √ √    
SAP Java
New   √

/>

    
Software Lifecycle Manager Changed √

/>

 √    
System Landscape Directory Changed

/>

 √ √    
Support Package Stack 05

/>

 Support Pack SP SP

/>

    
         

 
Support Platform New   √

/>

    
Java Support Package Manager Changed √

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 √    
SAP NetWeaver Business Content Environment

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 New   √

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Note: These releases are based on release notes by IT Scenarios

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