The public version of the Portal Development Kit for Java (PDK) Business Package is now available for SAP Enterprise Portal 6.0 SP4 on iviewstudio for download. PDK 60.3.0 is based on EP 6.0 SP4 (NetWeaver 04), but It may be also imported and installed on SP3 with limitations.
PDK 60.3 does not contain anymore development plugins for eclipse. From EP 6.0 SP3 on, you PDK plugins are already integrated into SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio (available with SAP Web Application Java Server 6.40)
http://www.iviewstudio.com/ --> login --> Content Catalog --> Specialist --> Other --> Portal Development Kit
You have installed a standard SAP Enterprise Portal 6.0 SP4 either locally on your personal PC or on a test server.
Management Summary
The Business Package for Portal Development Kit offers a collection of information and tools enabling developers to develop content for SAP Enterprise Portal. It consists of tutorials that explain how to develop portal components using the public Java API (application programming interface) of SAP Enterprise Portal and tools for deploying and testing portal components in a running portal. It also offers a range of Eclipse tools for developing portal applications and JCA (Java Connector Architecture) connectors.
The Business Package for Portal Development Kit is intended for skilled Java developers that write custom content for SAP Enterprise Portal. Developers can write their Java code using any development environment. The Business Package for Portal Development Kit works together with the SAP NetWeaver ’04 Developer Studio, that includes wizards that automate tasks such as compiling Java classes, creating a Portal Archive, and uploading the Portal Archive directly into the portal.
The Business Package for Portal Development Kit provides tools for the following tasks:
Availability | SAP Enterprise Portal 6.0 SP2 |
Browser Recommendation | See Product Availability Matrix for SAP Enterprise Portal 6.0 SP2 at service.sap.com/ep → Product Information → Enterprise Portal 6.0 → Product Availability Matrix. |
Languages | EN English |
Data Source | SAP System greater than or equal to 4.0B that fulfils the prerequisites for Single Sign-On with SAP logon tickets. For more information on these prerequisites, see Enterprise Portal Administration Guide 5.0 → Security → Single Sign- On → Single Sign-On with SAP Logon Tickets → Configuring SAP Systems to Accept and Verify SAP Logon Tickets |
Support Component | EP-PDK |
This business package contains the Java Developer role which consists of the following worksets:
• Development
• Documentation
• Examples
These worksets are described in more detail below.
This workset guides the developer through the steps required after writing the code for portal
content. It contains the following pages:
This workset contains documentation and examples. It also includes documentation for all public portal APIs (application programming interfaces).
This workset consists of an iView that allows you to test the effects of setting different properties on the appearance of HTMLB controls. It will be extended to include other helpful tools in future releases.
The following procedure describes how to install the Business Package for Portal Development Kit in a portal and how to configure the portal so that the example iViews work correctly.
You have installed a standard SAP Enterprise Portal 6.0 SP0 either locally on your personal PC or on a test server.
Import the Business Package for Portal Development Kit into your portal installation
The business package is delivered in SCA format and you must use the Software Deployment Manager (SDM) to install it. For more information, see SAP Note 731386.
Role ID | Description |
pcd:portal_content/administrator/super_admin/super_admin_role | Super Administration |
pcd:portal_content/com.sap.pct/administrator/super_admin/com.sap.portal.super_admin_role | Super Administration |
pcd:portal_content/com.sap.pct/Developer/Portal_Development_Kit/ Roles/com.sap.pct.portal.pdk.JavaDeveloper | Java Developer |
pcd:portal_content/com.sap.pct/every_user/general/com.sap.portal.eu_role | Standard User Role |
pcd:portal_content/com.sap.pct/specialist/com.sap.km.ContentManager/com.sap.km.ContentManager | Content Manager |
The example iViews connect to the SAP System using the user with which you are logged on to the portal. You must create a user in the SAP System with the same user ID as your portal user.