Have you already seen the new download of the SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment 7.1? Check here: SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment 7.1 In NetWeaver CE you will find lots of new features, especially in Web Dynpro for Java. Many of these features have been requested by Customers for a long time- for example:
Development environment is based on Eclipse 3
more graphical tools for developing large Web Dynpro applications (like a component modeler)
better support for debugging like
switch on the debugging without rebooting the server
the long awaited context debugger
much better preview of Web Dynpro views at design time
enhanced usability like creating of navigation links with automatic creation of the needed plugs
many new table features
scrollbars with asynchronous data loading
column resizing
column reordering with drag and drop
drag and drop table content to other applications like Excel
grouping
and many, many more...
new controls like calendar control (with different perspectives like year, week and day)
window plugs and window controller
column layout for aligning controls that span several containers
formatted text view
the long awaited EJB model
If you are interested in developing Web Dynpro applications, take a look at these amazing new features and tell me which features you want to read more about!