Explain different usage types in SAP Netweaver

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Usage types are

i)              Structuring elements for SAP software on a technical level

ii)            Determine the intended purpose of a system

iii)           Are realized by installing and configuring a collection of software components

iv)           May required other usage types to operate

List of usage types & their explanation in SAP Netweaver

♥   Application Server ABAP (AS ABAP)

This usage type provides the ABAP foundation of SAP Netweaver.  Search Engine Service (SES), which enables users to search for business objects using Search and Classification (TREX) is part of AS ABAP usage type.

♥   Application Server Java (AS Java)

This usage type provides the Java foundation of SAP Netweaver. It consists of

i)              J2EE 1.3 Compliant application server (for running enterprise applications)

ii)            SAP Composite Application Framework(for building and deploying composite applications)

iii)           User interface technology WebDynpro (for developing professional business applications for mobiles as well as for desktop clients)

iv)           Adobe Document Services (to provide a range of form and document creation and manipulation functions)

♥   Enterprise Portal Core (EPC)

This usage type provides flexibility to setup core portal components while  implementing a portal where full capabilities of portal (like knowledge management , collaboration etc) are not needed.

♥   Enterprise Portal (EP)

Usage type EP provides all the portal capabilities except that are present in EPC usage type. So, inorder to install an enterprise portal with full capabilities it is required to install both EPC and EP.

Usage type EPC is therefore a prerequisite for EP

♥   Business Intelligence (BI)

Usage type BI provides the infrastructure for SAP Netweaver scenarios like

i)              Enterprise Data Warehousing

ii)            Enterprise Reporting

iii)           Query and Analysis

iv)           Business Planning and Analytical Services

♥   Business Intelligence Java Components (BI Java)

Usage type BI Java is used to provide Java runtime for IT scenarios such as

i)              Enterprise Reporting

ii)            Query and Analysis

iii)           Business Planning and Analytical Services

iv)           Enables variants such as Information broadcasting and adhoc query & analysis

v)             Enables webdynpro based BI applications

vi)           Enables third party data access via Universal Data Integration

♥   Development Infrastructure (DI)

Usage type DI is used to provide environment for all

i)              Java based development

ii)            Java based Software Life Cycle Management

♥   Mobile Infrastructure (MI)

Usage type MI is used to provide infrastructure to

i)              Run applications on mobile devices

ii)            Enable field personnel to participate in a business process in an occasionally connected mode

♥   Process Integration (PI)

Usage type PI

i)               consists of all core components that model, design, automate and integrate processes  in one or more application systems

ii)            Integrates internal and cross company processes

iii)           Formerly termed as Exchange Infrastructure (XI)