Composition Environment Preview How To's
As it's a beta, there are some flaws still in the software that is released as previews. On this page we will tell you what to do in differentplaces to make it work unlike it is not yet really documented.
Installation
Install & Configure SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment 7.1 ehp1 (Preview Version) (PDF)
Some very basic installation hints, step by step description and additional configuration steps. People have managed to get through the installation without them, but in case you got trouble, this steps should help. Beyound this, there are additional hints to make some areay of the beta work that need configuration.
The document includes:
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Install&Configure SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment 7.1 EHP1 Preview Version - Beta 3.0 2 |
Where to find the downloads, what are the options, and prerequisites |
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Installing and configuring the Loopback adapter |
recommended for non network installation or non DHCP installations |
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Installing the Composition Environment package |
unpackaging of the downloads |
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Installing the SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio (NWDS) 26 |
step by step, especially recommeded for people not familliar with eclipse |
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Installing the Enterprise Services Repository (ES Repository) |
if you want to use a service repository, you should install one. |
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Additional Settings in the SAP NetWeaver Administrator (NWA) |
...and configuring it. |
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Additional Settings in the SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio (NWDS) |
...for the studio also |
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Additional Settings in the Enterprise Services Repository (ES Repository) |
...and itself. |
Absolutely Must - Post Installation Changes
Set database to automatic startup
The installation procedure of the preview does not change the needed database services into Autostart services, although it starts them. The result is that your database and according to this the whole server nicely starts. Unfortunately after you have rebooted your computer (usually the next day), this will not be the case anymore and it is hard for non SAP specialists to find out about this.
A document describing this in detail is in the works.
Visual Composer
Relating to External Services
To make Visual Composer work together with external services it needs to be configurated to do so. As the most used system for this is the ESWorkplace that is provided by SDN, we have a description about this configuration. Using it you may connect your VC to external services and use them in there.
Detailed document available soon.
Database
SAP MaxDB Database Studio (for Windows)
(Version 7.7.04.26, approx. 84.9 MB)
Unlike the existing releases of NetWeaver Application Server Java, the Management Console does not show a database monitor in it's current version. To replace this functionality you can download and install the MaxDB Database Studio, which is another eclipse based application.