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Downloadable Tools for SAP Application Server
The SAP NetWeaver specific enhancements are add-ons to the Eclipse Memory Analyzer. The Eclipse Memory Analyzer is a fast and feature-rich Java heap analyzer that helps you find memory leaks and reduce memory consumption.
The SAP JVM Profiler helps you analyze the memory & CPU consumption of your Java application. It is easy to integrate into your daily development cycle, since it can be used on demand and comes without any setup efforts if you use a SAP JVM or a current version of the NetWeaver Composition Environment 7.1. This is a preview version of the product, which is still under development. Nevertheless it can already provide you very helpful information about the runtime behavior and optimization potential of your application.
SAP presents applications to users in the SAP Enterprise Portal (SAP EP). You can change user interface themes with the “Portal Theme Editor” that is part of the Enterprise System Administration role. This version of the Theme Editor is offered as an unsupported, standalone tool. The Eclipse Theme Editor can be used to brand Web Dynpro applications. (NW 7.0 SPS7- SPS12, 25 MB)
These patch files contain the help files and the sample files you need for the Adobe LiveCycle Designer 7.1.
Using SAP Memory Analyzer users can look into the Java heap, find big chunks of memory and identify who is keeping this memory alive.
The Migration Plug-in is an Eclipse-based tool for the SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio. It supports the migration of J2EE 1.3 and J2EE 1.4-compliant applications, as well as JBoss and BEA Weblogic applications, to SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment. (NW 7.1 SR1, 101 KB).
Download SAP GUI for Windows 6.40 Patchlevel 23 which is required when using Internet Explorer 7.0. (SAPGUI 6.40, 70.3 MB).
SAP NetWeaver Application Server Start & Stop Widget (738 B)
Due to a bug in a database library there is an error that causes a kernel dump with the generation of Web Services and Simple Transformation (XSLT). This is also the reason for the problems when upgrading the NSP system to SP9. (NW 7.0 ABAP SP8, 1.59 MB).
SAP presents applications to users in the SAP Enterprise Portal (SAP EP). You can change user interface themes with the “Portal Theme Editor” that is part of the Enterprise System Administration role. As some customers do not have the version of SAP Enterprise Portal that includes this Theme Editor , this version of the Theme Editor is offered as an unsupported, standalone tool from SDN. The Eclipse Theme Editor can be used to brand Web Dynpro. (NW 2004 SP13- SP17, 17.5 MB).
This tool can be used to remove the SAP related entries in the Windows registry. This is useful in case of an invalid installation. Usage is described in the contained ReadMe.txt. (NW 7.0 ABAP, 1.61 MB).
The Web Dynpro Client for Windows is a graphical user interface (GUI) intended for displaying Web Dynpro applications. Since Web Dynpro is based on a new programming model, it is not possible to use SAP GUI for Windows to display these applications. The so-called “integrated Web Dynpro Client for Windows” provides a solution to this problem. (Web AS 6.40, 776 B).
Business Logic Development for SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio with “visual rules” is a tool for the rapid development of business logic for Java-based web applications directly out of Developer Studio. It is available as a plug-in for Eclipse and SAP NetWeaver. (Web AS 6.30, Eclipse plug-in “visual rules” 3.1 for Eclipse 3.1 and 3.0, 28.9 MB).
The Web Dynpro Client for Java (which is browser-independent) has been integrated into the SAP GUI for Java. You can use the SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio to create Web Dynpro applications and try them within the Web Dynpro Client for Java. (Web AS 6.40, 18.3 MB).
The SQL Tool for SAP ABAP Programmers provides JOINS within SAP systems to confirm or discover relationships and to see data side by side. The SQL interface brings out the linkages. The data is collected in an ALV grid. The file fewSampleSQLs.txt that is included in the download package provides examples. (SAP R/3 4.6, 27 KB).
The SAP Chart Designer is a tool for defining customizing settings for the Chart Engine (XMLCHART of the IGS). The developer can select a chart type, enter texts for the titles and change any other chart properties as required. After saving the XML file, it can be used as customizing input for an IGS chart. (SAP NetWeaver Application Server and IGS 2004 and 7.0 (2004s), 692 KB).
ThreadDumpScan is a simple Java J2SE application that scans Java VM console output and generates summary tables for verbose:gc output and full thread dumps found in the console log. (J2SE SDK 1.4.2+ or JRE 1.4.2+, 476 KB).
The SAP J2EE Log Configuration Tool can be used to modify the logging settings in the whole cluster or in parts of the cluster, not only on one node. What is unique in this tool is the possibility to complete specific operations, e.g. back-up of the current log configuration, change previous back-up, even if the cluster is stopped. (SAP NetWeaver 2004+, 28 KB).
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