Comments on: Fun with Flash and SAP’s NetWeaver Platform http://blog.digitalbackcountry.com/2009/01/fun-with-flash-and-saps-netweaver-platform/ Just an average guy trying to drink above average beer. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Raju http://blog.digitalbackcountry.com/2009/01/fun-with-flash-and-saps-netweaver-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-58834 Raju Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:49:08 +0000 http://blog.digitalbackcountry.com/?p=1626#comment-58834 Actually SAP was one of the first companies in Europe do really investigate Flash based RIA solutions. In 2004 SAP Press published a magazine with the title "Rich Internet Applications on the SAP Web AS" (in German: http://www.sap-hefte.de/katalog/buecher/inhaltsverzeichnis/gp/titelID-794) That magazine already covered Flash MX 2004, Macromedia Flex, OpenLaszlo, Ming and other technologies. SAP has been one of the early adopters of RIA technologies, and in 2005 they already announced they'd integrate Flex into Netweaver. Actually SAP was one of the first companies in Europe do really investigate Flash based RIA solutions. In 2004 SAP Press published a magazine with the title “Rich Internet Applications on the SAP Web AS” (in German: http://www.sap-hefte.de/katalog/buecher/inhaltsverzeichnis/gp/titelID-794)

That magazine already covered Flash MX 2004, Macromedia Flex, OpenLaszlo, Ming and other technologies.

SAP has been one of the early adopters of RIA technologies, and in 2005 they already announced they’d integrate Flex into Netweaver.

]]> By: lee http://blog.digitalbackcountry.com/2009/01/fun-with-flash-and-saps-netweaver-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-58008 lee Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:33:51 +0000 http://blog.digitalbackcountry.com/?p=1626#comment-58008 Hey! Stop having so much fun with Flash & NetWeaver, and start having more fun with CS4 drops! http://theflashblog.com/?p=719&cpage=1 Hey! Stop having so much fun with Flash & NetWeaver, and start having more fun with CS4 drops!

http://theflashblog.com/?p=719&cpage=1

]]> By: andre salazar http://blog.digitalbackcountry.com/2009/01/fun-with-flash-and-saps-netweaver-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-57596 andre salazar Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:13:16 +0000 http://blog.digitalbackcountry.com/?p=1626#comment-57596 hey ryan- we're working with SAP on launching a bunch of content and a new home on SAP's Developer Network as soon as early next month- so everyone should keep an eye on www.sdn.sap.com today, we have a temporary WIKI set up with more examples and info at- https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/wiki?path=/display/EmTech/SAP+Rich+Islands+for+Adobe+Flash hey ryan- we’re working with SAP on launching a bunch of content and a new home on SAP’s Developer Network as soon as early next month- so everyone should keep an eye on http://www.sdn.sap.com

today, we have a temporary WIKI set up with more examples and info at-

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/wiki?path=/display/EmTech/SAP+Rich+Islands+for+Adobe+Flash

]]> By: Mrinal Wadhwa http://blog.digitalbackcountry.com/2009/01/fun-with-flash-and-saps-netweaver-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-57586 Mrinal Wadhwa Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:28:08 +0000 http://blog.digitalbackcountry.com/?p=1626#comment-57586 Yeah, there's a lot going on in the SAP world relating to various RIA technologies ... would love to talk more about it with you sometime :) Mrinal Yeah, there’s a lot going on in the SAP world relating to various RIA technologies … would love to talk more about it with you sometime :)

Mrinal

]]> By: Thomas Jung http://blog.digitalbackcountry.com/2009/01/fun-with-flash-and-saps-netweaver-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-57581 Thomas Jung Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:45:41 +0000 http://blog.digitalbackcountry.com/?p=1626#comment-57581 Although we do use the ExternalInterface internally in the FlashIslands framework, the whole process is actually much easier for developers. SAP delivers a SWC that you link into your project. This SWC automatically exposes all public variables or get/set functions. We serialize the values to XML and send it back to the server using the ExternalInterface. We then do the same on the ABAP or Java Server. We take any data that is bound to the FlashIsland UI element, serialize it and send it into the Flex Component. From both the Flex programming or the Java/ABAP the developer doesn't actually worry about this transformation or communication, it is all taken care of by the framework. We have a WIKI on SDN that was co-built by SAP and Adobe that has some links (which I will need to update with Mrinal's blog), tutorials, etc. https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/wiki?path=/display/EmTech/SAP+Rich+Islands+for+Adobe+Flash Although we do use the ExternalInterface internally in the FlashIslands framework, the whole process is actually much easier for developers. SAP delivers a SWC that you link into your project. This SWC automatically exposes all public variables or get/set functions. We serialize the values to XML and send it back to the server using the ExternalInterface. We then do the same on the ABAP or Java Server. We take any data that is bound to the FlashIsland UI element, serialize it and send it into the Flex Component. From both the Flex programming or the Java/ABAP the developer doesn’t actually worry about this transformation or communication, it is all taken care of by the framework.

We have a WIKI on SDN that was co-built by SAP and Adobe that has some links (which I will need to update with Mrinal’s blog), tutorials, etc.
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/wiki?path=/display/EmTech/SAP+Rich+Islands+for+Adobe+Flash

]]> By: ryanstewart http://blog.digitalbackcountry.com/2009/01/fun-with-flash-and-saps-netweaver-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-57575 ryanstewart Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:11:43 +0000 http://blog.digitalbackcountry.com/?p=1626#comment-57575 Thanks Mrinal, and yeah, I did mean ExternalInterface :). I'd love to chat more about the SAP stuff at some point. I hadn't realized there was as much going on as there seems to be. =Ryan Thanks Mrinal, and yeah, I did mean ExternalInterface :) . I’d love to chat more about the SAP stuff at some point. I hadn’t realized there was as much going on as there seems to be.

=Ryan

]]> By: Mrinal Wadhwa http://blog.digitalbackcountry.com/2009/01/fun-with-flash-and-saps-netweaver-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-57571 Mrinal Wadhwa Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:56:20 +0000 http://blog.digitalbackcountry.com/?p=1626#comment-57571 Hi Ryan, Glad you found my experiment interesting :) I totally agree when you say that 2009 is a very exciting year for Flash platform developers as the platform gets more and more established as a valid and arguably the best option available to innovate in the "real" world. By introducing Flash Islands, making it a core feature and currently the only extension point to an otherwise closed framework: WebDynpro ... SAP has given flash/flex its stamp of approval establishing it as the best way to enhance the experience of SAP applications. While SAP plans to introduce other Island technologies inside WebDynpro, the fact that they chose Flash/Flex first goes to say a lot about the maturity of the platform. Mrinal P.S: I think you meant to say ExternalInterface Hi Ryan,

Glad you found my experiment interesting :)

I totally agree when you say that 2009 is a very exciting year for Flash platform developers as the platform gets more and more established as a valid and arguably the best option available to innovate in the “real” world.

By introducing Flash Islands, making it a core feature and currently the only extension point to an otherwise closed framework: WebDynpro … SAP has given flash/flex its stamp of approval establishing it as the best way to enhance the experience of SAP applications. While SAP plans to introduce other Island technologies inside WebDynpro, the fact that they chose Flash/Flex first goes to say a lot about the maturity of the platform.

Mrinal

P.S: I think you meant to say ExternalInterface

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