Mobile Solutions With Sybase Unwired Platform and SAP NetWeaver Gateway

Mobile Solutions with Sybase Unwired Platform and SAP NetWeaver Gateway Styliani Taplidou, PhD | Consultant CoE Mobile Solutions, SAP Consulting Switzerland April 3rd, 2012

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Agenda

Introduction - Enterprise Mobility

Sybase Unwired Platform

SAP NetWeaver Gateway

Summary – Questions & answers

Introduction - Enterprise Mobility


Key mobility trends shaping Enterprise Mobility

Number and type of mobile devices is dramatically

changing Mobility is driving the

“consumerization” of IT Increasing demand for enterprise applications

•  1B smart phones and 1.2B mobile workers by 20131

•  Large enterprises expect to triple their smart phone user base by 2015

•  46% of large enterprises supporting personal owned devices2

•  2 billion downloads of 140,000 apps from Apple App Store

•  20% of mobile workers are getting business apps from app stores today

•  50% of organizations planning to deploy mobile apps in 12 months3

1 IDC Forecast 2 Forrester Forecast, 2010 3 Gartner and Forrester Analyst Calls


Mobility accelerates business

connecting to enterprise data consuming information controlling the business

Mobility enables

anywhere, anytime

Customer

Executive

Maintenance & Operations

Service

Partner

Sales

IT

Mobile commerce

Approvals

Scheduling and dispatch

Time and expense Work order ……..

Sybase Unwired Platform (SUP)


Redefining SAP Development Experience

Developers with / without SAP knowledge create solutions connecting to SAP with:

�  their development tool of choice → reducing set requirements and deployment barriers

�  rapid development approach → shortening development times/cycles

�  standard and simple service interfaces (REST) and data protocols (OData/ATOM) → reducing complexity


Mobile Solution Architecture

Applications

Databases

Web services

BlackBerry

iPhone

iPad

Windows

Windows Mobile


Container Applications Native applications

Mobile business objects

Connect Heterogeneous data sources

Create

Eclipse

Control Device and server management

Afaria

Consume Heterogeneous mobile devices



*Software development kit **Mobile business object ***Open Data Protocol

Reusable libraries

Apps Native/HTML5 Online/Offline

SDK on OData***

SDK* on MBO**



Create

Eclipse


Afaria


Data consolidation and distribution

Notifications and subscriptions

Onboarding, monitoring lifecycle and administration

OData connector etc

Backend running SAP software

Third-party services

Web service JDBC Rest OData

MBO

OData

BAPI Wrapper (Suite)


SAP Business ByDesign SAP Business Objects

SAP Business Suite


Mobile Business Object (MBO)

It defines the data to be used from the backend system and exposes it to be used for mobile applications.

It is created using simple graphical tooling inside the Eclipse development environment.

It is reusable, allowing to leverage across multiple device types.

It provides future proofing of applications: when new device types are added, the same MBO can be used.




Reusable libraries


SDK on OData***

SDK* on MBO**



Create

Eclipse


Afaria




MBO Backend running SAP software

OData




SAP Business Suite




OData connector etc


Open Data Protocol (OData)

It is a non-proprietary license-free web protocol for querying and updating data.

It offers database-like access to business data (“ODBC for the Web”).

No prior knowledge of SAP required.

Dynamic binding takes place at runtime.

OData is based on HTTP(S) communication and the Atom Publishing Protocol (AtomPub).

For more detailed information, please refer to http://www.odata.org



Reusable libraries


SDK on OData***

SDK* on MBO**




Create

Eclipse


Afaria





OData




SAP Business Suite




OData connector etc


Sybase Unwired Platform Hybrid Web Container / HTML5 Applications

Enable developers to create mobile workflows either without writing any code, or using simple HTML5 for various mobile platforms

Deploy MBO

Deploy workflow

Sybase Unwired Server

Mobile Device

Application

Sybase Unwired

Workspace

Connect


Sybase Unwired Platform Hybrid Web Container / HTML5 Applications

Best fit: Simple applications and workflows

Device Support �  BlackBerry �  Windows Mobile �  iOS �  Android

Characteristics �  Fast to develop and to deploy �  Offline capabilities �  No or minor application logic �  No native client coding required �  Base HTML workflow for cross platform compatibility


Sybase Unwired Server

Sybase Unwired Platform Native Applications

Deploy MBO Sybase

Unwired Workspace

Connect

Generate code

MBO API

Data Source Integration Device-Specific Development

SUP provides the flexibility to create mobile applications with device-specific user interface using code generation and native device SDK


Sybase Unwired Platform Native Applications

Best fit: High degree of task specialization and data intensive offline usage

Device Support �  BlackBerry (RIM Java ME) �  Windows and Windows Mobile (C#) �  iOS (Objective C) �  Android (Eclipse)

Characteristics �  Self-contained: No browser/container App etc. needed �  Full Offline capabilities �  Large amount of local data possible �  Complex Business Logic can be covered �  Client coding required



Reusable libraries


SDK on OData***

SDK* on MBO**




Create

Eclipse


Afaria





OData




SAP Business Suite




OData connector etc


Sybase Unwired Platform Online vs. Offline Applications

Decision primarily based on application scenario and connectivity constraints

Online Applications Offline Applications

�  simple access to SAP backend �  faster development �  data up-to-date �  durable usability �  safe data storage �  performance

�  offline and asynchronous communication capabilities

�  on device persistency �  on device business logic �  ability to handle large data load �  automatic (delta) data replication �  actively pushing data to devices �  support of complex data distribution

models �  scalability



Reusable libraries


SDK on OData***

SDK* on MBO**




Create

Eclipse


Afaria





OData




SAP Business Suite




OData connector etc



Apps

SDK on OData***

SDK* on MBO**




Create

Eclipse Consume Heterogeneous mobile devices

Backend running SAP software

OData

MBO

OData


Reusable libraries

Offl

ine

apps

O

nlin

e ap

ps




What is SAP NetWeaver Gateway and what is it not?

It is not…

… the Gateway component of SAP NetWeaver Mobile.

… the SAP Gateway that is part of the Web Application Server ABAP that enables RFC communication.

… a mobile platform.

… a replacement for SAP NetWeaver PI and eSOA Services.

It is…

… a NetWeaver Application Server ABAP add-on.

… an essential part in making an online mobile application, providing access via SUP to SAP Business Suite using the OData protocol.

*Remote Function Call **Process Integration


SAP NetWeaver Gateway Overview

Open Any device, any platform, any experience

People Optimized for user-interaction scenarios

Timeless Non-disruptive, any SAP Business Suite version

Developers Simple APIs, no SAP knowledge required

Standards Based on REST and OData/ATOM


SAP Business Suite

SRM SCM ERP

PLM CRM


Mobile devices Enterprise Software Web Social Media


SAP NetWeaver Gateway Architecture

Consumer Consumer Consumer

SAP

Net

Wea

ver


Network Standards

SAP Business Suite [ERP,CRM,SRM…]

IDEs

Plug-ins

Tools

Generators BOR/SCR/

RFC

Custom Dev OData

Channel API

Gateway Core Technology OData with SAP Annotations

Supportability

Monitoring

Security Service

Adaptation Events / Workflow

Metadata Repository

Data Source Providers

BAPI / RFC Dynpro

Data Conn.


Connectivity Bridge between internet and company intranet

User Interface Native UI on mobile SAP SDK & libraries for OData for SAP products Programming against a consumption model

Business Logic, Adaptation SAP ERP 6.0/ Suite 7 provides business logic OData Adapter maps between business model and consumption model

Solution Architecture für Online Mobile Apps

Mobile Device

Native app/UI

SAP libraries

SAP ERP 6.0/

Suite 7.0 (ABAP, NW 7.0)

OData Adapter

Business logic

Protocol Translation Gateway exposes OData Services

http / IMO / OData

http(s), OData

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SAP NetWeaver Gateway 2.0 (ABAP, NW 7.02)

Push

Push

SUP 2.1 (Connectivity)

RFC

Relay Server (optional)

Summary


Summary

Number and type of mobile devices is dramatically changing → Increasing demand for enterprise applications

SAP provides a mobility platform, Sybase Unwired Platform, to assist the process of mobile application development

Developers with/out SAP knowledge are able to create solutions for SAP Systems

SAP NetWeaver Gateway is required when developing mobile online applications, which enable the access to SAP Business Suite systems using OData Protocol

SAP NetWeaver Gateway is a NetWeaver Application Server ABAP add-on.

SAP NetWeaver Gateway supports every device and platform.

Questions & Answers

Thank you!

Contact information: Styliani Taplidou, PhD SAP (Switzerland) AG, Althardstrasse 80, 8105 Regensdorf, Schweiz +41 79 102 5202 [email protected]


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