General
1) What is SAP NetWeaver Gateway?
SAP NetWeaver Gateway is a technology that provides a simple way to connect devices, environments and platforms to SAP software based on market standards. Completely flexible, SAP NetWeaver Gateway offers connectivity to SAP applications using any programming language or model without much need for SAP knowledge by leveraging the REST based OData protocol.
Getting Started with SAP NetWeaver Gateway
2) What does SAP NetWeaver Gateway deliver?
SAP NetWeaver Gateway liberates your SAP data to create engaging, custom solutions with “Anywhere World Class UX”. It lets you empower users with secure, personalized solutions that leverage and extend your existing SAP infrastructure.
Getting Started with SAP NetWeaver Gateway
3) What are the technical benefits of using SAP NetWeaver Gateway?
SAP NetWeaver Gateway provides support for OData based outputs (either in JSON or XML) and support for the Open Authentication (OAuth), X509, SAML browser protocol and Kerberos (via SAP NetWeaver SSO) for authentication. It also provides monitoring, performance tracing, and error logging to aid developers. It integrates with SAP Solution Manager to provide root-cause analysis and load analysis. Front end development support includes Microsoft Visual Studio via the Gateway Productivity Accelerator for Microsoft and Eclipse plug-in. Core capabilities also include framework for generic REST support and OData offline enablement. Furthermore, SAP NetWeaver Gateway enables integration with SAP HANA Cloud Platform and SAP Mobile Platform 3.0.
4) What is SAP NetWeaver Gateway roadmap?
You can find the product road map document in the following link provided
https://service.sap.com/~sapidb/011000358700000091542012D.pdf
5) Who is the target audience for SAP NetWeaver Gateway?
SAP NetWeaver Gateway will provide both SAP savvy developer and developers of client applications who have no SAP knowledge the ability to connect to SAP systems. The framework is designed to enable innovation with little time to value (low effort and low risks) and to engage new developer communities which have not developed client solutions connected to SAP applications before.
6) What is the adoption rate of SAP NetWeaver Gateway?
As of 2013, there are 8000 adoption instances of SAP NetWeaver Gateway.
7) Any there any business use cases?
Yes, you can learn more about our customer success stories on our YouTube Channel.
8) What social medial channels does SAP NetWeaver Gateway offer?
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/SAP-NetWeaver-Gateway-4554629?trk=groups_item_list_abbreviated-h-dsc&goback=%2Egna_4554629
- YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWV533hWWvDl9IBntNQKt5xLGhWsppiDd
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Saptechnology
- Twitter: SAP Database & Tech (SAPTechnology) auf Twitter
9) Where can I learn more on SAP NetWeaver Gateway?
We have great resources to get you started with NetWeaver Gateway for e.g. SCN, Social media channels, SAP NetWeaver Gateway Self-Paced Learning - Technologies - SCN Wiki.
10) Where can I find training to get started with SAP NetWeaver Gateway?
The following blog guides you through the GW100 course available on SAP training web site
11) What are the new features in SP08?
Both these documents explain the new features in SP08. Some of the features include mass activation of services, parallelization of batch queries integration with unit test framework, etc.
OData
1) What is OData? How is it used by SAP NetWeaver Gateway?
Open Data Protocol (OData) is a Web protocol for accessing structured data following the REST architecture principles. It builds on the AtomPub and JSON standards to allow easy consumption of data by a wide range of devices and client technologies. SAP NetWeaver Gateway enables SAP functionality through OData protocol making it simple to access by developers without SAP development knowledge. http://www.odata.org/
2) What is REST?
REST (Representational State transfer) is an architectural framework which is based on addressability, statelessness, connectedness and uniform interface. It enables CRUD (create, read, update and delete) operations to serve client request via HTTP from the web. SAP NetWeaver Gateway is based on this architectural framework.
SAP NetWeaver Gateway - SOAP and OData Services
Developer
1) As a developer, where can I find tutorials/documents that can help me in building various apps using SAP NetWeaver Gateway?
This gateway curriculum gives you a complete list of tutorials and documents to help you get started with SAP NetWeaver Gateway
SAP NetWeaver Gateway Self-Paced Learning - Technologies - SCN Wiki
2) Where can I get Gateway hands-on system?
The SAP NetWeaver Gateway hand-on system is available in SAP NetWeaver Gateway Developer Center which allows you create applications on NetWeaver Gateway. Also, the following document gives you end-to-end description with access to back end system
SCN Trial Editions: SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP 7.4
3) What kind of application can we develop on SAP NetWeaver Gateway?
Any application can be developed on SAP NetWeaver Gateway as long as it consumes HTTP and parse XML/JSON formats. The productivity accelerator tools will help you create these applications
SAP NetWeaver Gateway Developer Tools
4) What are the deployment options?
The deployment options have been explained in the following blog
SAP NetWeaver Gateway deployment options in a nutshell
5) How to generate OData services for SAP NetWeaver Gateway?
NetWeaver Gateway services can be implemented either by service generators like BW Easy Queries, RFC Function Modules, SPI objects or implemented by ABAP coding as explained in the following blog
6) What re the different development approaches?
SAP NetWeaver Gateway Service Builder supports different development approaches and life cycles to provide developers with maximum flexibility when optimizing or extending OData services. the three phases are explained in the document below
Development Approaches - SAP NetWeaver Gateway - SAP Library
7) How is security handled by SAP NetWeaver Gateway?
This SAP Insider article describes the options available for authentication and single sign on
8) Which supportibility tools are provided by SAP NetWeaver Gateway?
The following document provides a detailed description of the five supportibility tools for error analysis at runtime
9) How to connect the SAP Business Suite to SAP HANA Cloud platform using Gateway as a service trial edition?
The following demo scenario shows how to bring data from business suite into HANA cloud via Gateway as a service and everything is based on the free trial version for you to try it out
Partners
1) Can I get an overview of SAP NetWeaver Gateway Eco-System and available partners?
Since its general availability on October 2011, SAP NetWeaver Gateway has enjoyed significant adoption in the market by both customers and partners. As of April 2013, about 50 partner solutions have been certified and published on SAP Partner Information Center, SAP EcoHub and SAP Store. SAP NetWeaver Gateway’s partner portfolio includes ISVs, SIs and VARs of various sizes.
2) Where can I find list of solutions built by partners?
List of all the partner built solutions can be found on the below link
3) How can I find solution briefs written by partners?
In this blog, you can find solution briefs written by 5 of our partners on their solutions and their recent experiences.
Related Products
1) How does SAP NetWeaver Gateway relate to Gateway productivity accelerator for Microsoft and Duet Enterprise?
Duet Enterprise and Gateway productivity accelerator for Microsoft are solutions built on SAP NetWeaver Gateway and you can find more details about these solutions here at
SAP Microsoft Interoperability
2) What other SAP Products use SAP NetWeaver Gateway?
You can find list of all products which are built on top of NetWeaver Gateway in this getting started blog.