SAP GUI Family
Universal clients for accessing SAP systems
SAP GUI is SAP's universal client for accessing SAP functionality in SAP applications such as - SAP ERP, SAP Business Suite (SAP CRM, SAP SCM and SAP PLM), SAP Business Intelligence and so on. SAP GUI functions like a browser. It gets information from the SAP server like what, where, when and how, to display contents in its window. All members of the SAP GUI family have unique attributes that make them especially suited for different user environments. SAP GUI comes in the following three different flavors:
SAP GUI for Windows
SAP GUI for Windows is an implementation especially designed for the Windows operating system, providing a Windows-like user experience and integration with other applications, based on OLE interfaces or ActiveX controls.
SAP GUI for the Java Environment
SAP GUI for the Java environment is a unified SAP frontend for multiple platforms. It is based on a platform-independent architecture and Java implementation. As a major benefit, it provides access to SAP applications that are based on Control-Enabling and therefore used to be reserved for Windows users in the past. Please, note that SAP GUI for Java is also available on Windows.
SAP GUI for HTML
SAP GUI for HTML automatically maps the screen elements in SAP transactions to HTML using HTML Business functions available within the SAP Internet Transaction Server. A web browser is sufficient to access almost all transactions. Please note: Since SAP GUI for HTML is an application running on the ITS, you find corresponding information on the ITS page.
You find detailed information on the different SAP GUI types under the following links:
- News
- Installation
- Platform Support and Maintenance Strategy
- Literature
- Presentations
- Downloads
- Notification on SAP GUI News
- Related Topics
- Release Information
News
The following list contains the latest news on the SAP GUI family members.
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December, 2011 |
SAP GUI for Java 7.20 rev 7 is available for download on SAP Service Marketplace (see also Downloads and Release Information sections below). As of this revision, SAP GUI for Java 7.20 supports the OS versions Fedora 15, Ubuntu 11.10. |
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August, 2011 |
SAP GUI for Java 7.20 rev 6 is available for download on SAP Service Marketplace (see also Downloads and Release Information sections below). As of this revision, SAP GUI for Java 7.20 supports the OS versions Mac OS 10.7 and openSUSE 11.4. |
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April, 2011 |
SAP GUI for Windows 7.10 is now out of support. Please, upgrade to release 7.20 as soon as possible. |
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January, 2011 |
SAP GUI for Windows 6.20 is now out of support. Please, upgrade to release 7.20 as soon as possible (release 7.10 will be out of support as of 12th of April 2011). |
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December, 2010 |
SAP GUI for Windows 7.20 Patchlevel 4 is now available for download on SAP Service Marketplace. |
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October, 2010 |
End of support for both SAP GUI for Windows 6.20 and SAP GUI for Windows 7.10 is approaching:
If you are currently using any of these releases, we recommend starting to plan an upgrade to release 7.20 as soon as possible. |
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April, 2010 |
SAP GUI for Windows 7.20 is available for download on SAP Service Marketplace. Among others, the following new features are available:
You find detailed information in the Downloads and Release Information sections below. |
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Nov. 2009 |
SAP GUI for Windows 7.10 is released on Microsoft Windows 7. The minimum requirements in regards to SAP GUI patchlevels to be used on Windows 7 are as follows:
More information can be found in SAP note 1412821 (SMP login required!). |
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Nov. 2008 |
SAP Signature Design has been released which was designed in order to harmonize the user interfaces of SAP products. To find information on the use, availability, and the anatomy of the SAP Signature design, click here. |
You find an overview of new features in the release information section below.
Installation
SAP GUI for Windows
SAP Frontend-Installation Guide 7.20
This documentation describes how to install and distribute the SAP front-end software on Windows with the SAP Setup front-end deployment and software management solution. The benefits of using SAP Setup are that you can insert new SAP front-end components on to an existing installation server and deploy multiple components. In addition, SAP Setup offers new diagnostic and check tools for better support. The key processes are wizard-driven and you have new and powerful command-line parameters. Also, it is possible to trigger an unattended automatic workstation update.
SAP Frontend-Installation Guide 7.10 (PDF 564 KB)
See the description of the SAP Frontend-Installation Guide 7.20 above.
SAP GUI for Java
SAP GUI for Java Download and Installation Information (Zip archive 161 KB)
This archive contains among others the SAP GUI for Java installation information.
SAP GUI for HTML/ITS
SAP@Web Installation Guide (ITS 6.20) (PDF 5 MB)
SAP GUI for HTML is running on the ITS, therefore the ITS installation information is relevant in this case. Since the ITS is integrated in SAP NW as of Release 2004, you do not need to install SAP GUI for HTML/ITS separately on systems as of this release. It comes with the package. For the non-integrated, standalone ITS, you find installation information in the SAP@Web Installation Guide for ITS 6.20 which describes how to install the standalone SAP Internet Transaction Server (ITS 6.20) and related tools on released Windows and Linux platforms.
Platform Support and Maintenance Strategy
You find information on the supported platforms in the Support Matrix for SAP GUI for Windows, the Support Matrix for SAP GUI for Java or in SAP GUI section of the Product Availability Matrix (PAM).
Literature
General Information
Frontend Network Requirements (SMP Login required!)
Distributed landscapes today lead to the fact that an increasing number of users connect to a central system from dispersed sites with varying degrees of available bandwidth. As a consequence, user access is through local area network (LAN) and wide area network WAN (dial-up, frame relay, Internet, etc.). This paper contains a description of SAP's frontend characteristics from both a LAN and a WAN perspective.
Please note that this paper does not discuss server-to-server traffic or printing.
SAP GUI Technical Infrastructure (PDF 479 KB)
The purpose of this guide is to give you an understanding of the different SAP GUI types, their specific properties and how they communicate with the SAP system. Also, it explains the performance requirements of the infrastructure and describes trouble-shooting options.
SAP GUI for Windows
SAP GUI for Windows 7.20 Help Guide (Zip archive 6 MB)
This documentation describes the SAP GUI functions.
SAP GUI for Windows 7.10 Help Guide (Zip archive 5,3 MB)
This documentation describes the SAP GUI functions.
SAP GUI for Windows 7.20 Security Guide (PDF 172 KB)
This guide describes the SAP GUI security module which has been implemented to protect the user's local environment against undesired actions that a potentially corrupt SAP system could trigger on his or her PC.
SAP GUI for Java
SAP GUI for Java 7.20 Documentation (downloadable version; zip-file)
This zip-file contains the downloadable version of the SAP GUI for Java 7.20 documentation in HTML.
SAP GUI for Java 7.20 Documentation (online version)
By clicking on this link, you get to the online viewable version of this documentation.
How To Extend SAP GUI for Java with Your Own Java Bean (PDF 247 KB)
This documentation is intended for Customers/Partners who want to write their own custom controls which work in the SAP GUI for Java. The purpose of this document is to show how a JavaBean can be connected to SAP using „SAP GUI for the Java Environment".
SAP GUI for Java Configuration Generator Scripts (Zip archive 11 KB)
This link leads you to a set of scripts that serve as an example of how to convert an existing set of configuration files for SAP GUI for Windows for the use with SAP GUI for Java. The scripts should work for standard cases. Please note that these scripts are provided as they are without any support or warranty. Thus, make sure to read the readme.html file contained in the zip archive.
Presentations
Update on the SAP GUI Family (PDF 1,9 MB)
This presentation explains the different types of SAP GUI (for Windows, for Java, for HTML) and when to use them.
Downloads
For download and maintenance information, click on one of the following links (SMP Login is required. In case of download problems, check SAP note 1037574):
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Installations |
Patches |
Important Notes |
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SAP GUI for Windows |
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SAP GUI for Java |
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SAP GUI for HTML/ITS |
ITS 6.20 (standalone) |
ITS 6.20 (standalone) |
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SAP Screen Reader Extensions |
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Download * |
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* Note: You need the SAP GUI Screenreader Extensions on your client PC to use the accessibility mode in SAP GUI for Windows (with Screenreaders).
Notification on SAP GUI News
In order to get a notification by email when official information about SAP GUI (like the shipment of a new version) is available, activate the "Watch this thread" feature of the corresponding thread:
Related Topics
SAP GUI Scripting offers an automation interface to SAP GUI that can be used for macro recording and playback, development of test tools and application integration.
SAP Console 7.10 (PDF 429 KB)
As part of SAP's ongoing effort to build on SAP systems core business logic and offer it for non-standard display environments, SAPConsole has been developed to support different types of output devices. SAP Console supports character-cell terminals, including radio frequency (RF) devices, as well as web-equipped devices.
GuiXT allows you to simplify transactions without having to modify them. You can hide screen elements that you do not need, or add elements such as checkboxes, pushbuttons, graphics, and documentation.
Release Information
You find information on the expected release dates for SAP GUI patches/revisions in the following notes (SMP login required!):
- SAP GUI for Windows/ITS: Note 1053737
- SAP GUI for Java: Note 1229666
You find information on the function scope of a release in the following release notes:
