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Differences between EP 6.0 and 7.0

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What’s features are new in SAP NetWeaver 2004s (NW2004s)

- EP7

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

Actions with XML - New Handlers

New  

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iView Wizard New and Enhanced

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Page Wizard Changed

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Page Layouts

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Enhanced

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Headerless Navigation New

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Service Map iView

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New      
Printing in the

Portal

New      
Portal

Catalog Actions

New and Enhanced  

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Portal Permissions Enhanced

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Unification, OBN, and DQE Enhanced

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System Landscape Overview

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New    
Control

Center User Role and End User Core Role

New   License/Partner

for Yahoo was dropped

 
Support for My Yahoo! Enterprise Edition

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Discontinued x      
Activating Write

-Protect Mode for the PCD

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

for Connection String System Template

Changed

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Storage of User Mapping Data for SAP NetWeaver Portal

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Enhanced

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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

Service Connector

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

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Navigation Enhanced

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Page Layout

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Enhanced    
PCD

Inspector - Support Tool

New   Partially available on

NW04.Enhanced on NW04s

 
Upload of Roles from ABAP-Based Systems

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Enhanced    
Support

for Distributed Query Engine

Discontinued x x Already part of the

portal framework

 
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

/>

Changed

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Encryption of Database Password New

/>

     
Synchronization

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Changed    
SAP

NetWeaver Mobile Administrator

New  

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Deployment Mechanism Changed

/>

   
Grouping Mechanism New

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Device Configurations and Parameter

Sets

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

Devices

New  

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Enabling User Collaboration

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Administration Indicator for Room Roles

/>

New      
Permission To Use

Room Parts

New      
Real

-Time Collaboration

Enhanced

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Managing Your Own Rooms New

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Display of Page Permissions in the

Room Maintenance iView

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

Room iViews

New  

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Permissions for Room Templates New

/>

     
Collaboration Task

/>

Enhanced    
E-Mail

When Deleting a Room

New  

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Export and Import of Templates New

/>

     
Definition of Execution Sequences for

Template Extensions

New  

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Flexible Filter Function in Room Directory Enhanced

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Protected SAP Namespace for

Room Extensions

Enhanced

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Groupware Configuration Without a System Restart Changed

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Information Page If No Access

to Room

New      
Internal

Categories for Extension Points

New  

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Configuration of the Attributes for the User Search New

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Maximum No. of Concurrent Sessions and

Users Per Session

New  

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My Rooms iView with Specific Favorites Support New

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New Input Parameters in the CM Room

Extension

Existed

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Room Template for Multiple Meetings New

/>

     
Suppressing Notification E-Mails for

Rooms

Enhanced

/>

   
Validation of Room Templates and Room Part Templates New

/>

     
Improved Template Validation

/>

Enhanced

/>

   
Improvements in the Information iView on the Room Homepage

/>

Changed

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Simplified Discussion Editing in Groups Enhanced

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Simplified Discussion Editing

in Groups

Enhanced

/>

   
Prevention of Mass E-Mails New

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Sending Room Links by E-Mail

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New      
Where-Used List for

Parameters and Extensions

New  

/>

   
Additional Parameters for Assignment to iViews Enhanced

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Additional Checks During

Template Validation

Enhanced

/>

   
SPS 05 Support Pack SP SP

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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

for Rooms

New  

/>

   
         

 

Enterprise Knowledge Management

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Export and Import of Configuration Data

/>

New      
Reports

/>

Changed    
Report

for Time-Based Publishing

New  

/>

   
Recent Notifications in the Universal Worklist New

/>

     
Sponsored Links New

/>

     
Portal Drive New

/>

     
Functions for Users and Content

Managers

New  

/>

   
Administration and Configuration Changed

/>

   
GUID Repository Manager and

Short IDs

New  

/>

   
Supported Languages with Restricted Functions Changed

/>

   
TREX Alert Server

/>

New      
SPS 05

/>

Support Pack        
Reorganization of

Indexes

New  

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Business Planning and Analytical Services

/>

         
   

 

     
Integrated Planning Functions in BI

/>

New      
Locking Transaction

Data in Planning

Changed

/>

   
Enhancements in BW-BPS Changed

/>

   
Enterprise Reporting, Query,

and Analysis

/>

         
Business Explorer

/>

Changed    
BEx Query

Designer

Changed

/>

   
BEx Report Designer New

/>

     
BEx Web Application Designer

/>

Changed    
Web Items

New      
Web Items

/>

Changed    
Web Items

Deleted x x Deleted  
BEx Web

Analyzer

Changed

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Enhancements in Web Applications Changed

/>

   
User-Interface Pattern

/>

Changed    
BEx

Analyzer

Changed

/>

   
Exceptions and Conditions Changed

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General Dialogs in BEx Changed

/>

   
Release-Dependent Cross-

Dependencies for Query Views

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Information Broadcasting

/>

Changed    
Portal

Integration

Changed

/>

   
Integration of Documents Changed

/>

   
Reporting Agent Replaced

/>

  R Replaced  
IMG Entries Changed

/>

   
SAP Easy Access

/>

Changed    
Support

Package Stack 5

Support Stack SP SP SP

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Trace Tool New  

/>

   
Enterprise Data Warehousing (EDW)

/>

         
   

 

     
Terminology in Warehouse Management

/>

Changed    
SAP Easy

Access

Changed

/>

   
Data Warehousing Workbench Changed

/>

   
Authorization Objects and Role Templates

/>

Changed

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InfoObjects in Hierarchies Changed

/>

   
InfoProvider Maintenance UI Changed

/>

   
DataStore Object

/>

Changed    
Deleting

from the Change Log

Extended   E

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InfoSet Changed

/>

   
Transformation New

/>

     
Multidimensional Clustering (MDC) for

InfoCubes, DataStore Object

Existed

/>

   
Partitioning for BI on IBM eServer iSeries New

/>

     
Repartitioning of InfoCubes and

DataStore Objects

New  

/>

   
Remodeling InfoProviders New

/>

     
High Performance Analytics HPA

/>

New      
Maintenance of the

Aggregate Check

Changed

/>

   
New Features of ROLAP Aggregates Changed

/>

   
MOLAP Store

/>

Deleted   D Deleted  
Time-Dependent

Hierarchies

Changed

/>

   
Query Runtime Statistics Changed

/>

Previously OLAP Statistics  
Analysis Authorizations for

BI Reporting

New      
IMG

Entries

Changed

/>

   
Indexing Documentation for Metadata Deleted

/>

  D Deleted  
Integration of Documents

/>

Changed    
Metadata

Search

New      
Master

Data Access for Characteristics

Changed

/>

   
Direct Access to DataSources Extended

/>

   
DataSource

/>

New      
Remote Activation of

DataSources

New  

/>

   
Persistent Staging Area Changed

/>

   
Process Chains Extended

/>

   
InfoPackage

/>

Changed    
Data

Transfer Process

New  

/>

   
Real-Time Data Acquisition New

/>

     
BI Background Management

/>

New      
Archiving Request

Administration Data

New  

/>

   
BI Service API – Control Parameter for Data Transfer

/>

Enhanced    
BI

Service API – tRFC Data Transfer Using QOUT Scheduler

New  

/>

   
Support Package Stack 5 Support Pack SP

/>

SP SP  
Quantity Conversion New

/>

     
Enabling Application-to-

Application 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

Workbench

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

Workbench

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

Workbench

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

Workbench

Enhanced

/>

   
Service Enhanced

/>

   
Business Process Management

/>

         
   

 

     
Analyzing Integration Processes in the Runtime Cache

/>

Enhanced

/>

   
Substitution in Workflow Enhanced

/>

   
Support Package Stack 05 Support

Pack

SP SP SP

/>

 
           
Technical Workflow Log Enhanced

/>

   
         

 

Business Task Management

/>

         
   

 

     
Universal Worklist Enhanced

/>

   
Collaboration Task

/>

Enhanced    
Guided

Procedures (New)

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

/>

 
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

Stack 05

Support Pack SP SP SP

/>

 
           
Guided Procedures Design Time Enhanced

/>

   
         

 

Software Life-Cycle Management

/>

         
   

 

     
Java Support Package Manager New

/>

     
Note Assistant

/>

Changed    
SAP Java

Upgrade Program

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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