SAP Basis - NW System

SAP NetWeaver is a web-based, open integration, application platform that serves as the foundation for enterprise service-oriented architecture (enterprise SOA) and allows the integration and alignment of people, information, and business processes across business and technology boundaries. It allows the composition, provisioning, and management of SAP and non-SAP applications across a heterogeneous software environment.

The following table defines the Main Use Cases of SAP NetWeaver and its key area −

Use Case	Description
Data Warehousing	SAP BW
Building Integration scenarios	SAP Process Integration PI
Mobilizing Business Processes	SAP NetWeaver Mobile
Building Composite Applications	SAP Composition Environment
Integration with SAP Enterprise Portal	SAP Enterprise Portal
Application Development ABAP	ABAP Development on NetWeaver Application Server ABAP

To implement these use cases, SAP has provided mapping between use cases and SAP NetWeaver software components.

Consider the use case of data warehousing, it has multiple product instances and client tools to use NetWeaver for data warehousing.

Standalone Engines	Product Instance	Client Tool
Search and Classification (TREX)	AS ABAP BW ABAP AS Java NW Product Description [optional] AS Java Extensions [optional] BI Java [optional] EP Core – Application Portal [optional] Enterprise Portal	SAP GUI with Business Explorer (BI Add-On) SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, Edition for Microsoft Office* [optional] SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports [optional] SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards [optional] SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence [optional] SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio [optional]