Rich Internet Applications on the SAP Web AS: SAP PRESS Essentials 4

This all-new technical reference guide shows you how you can use RIAs – Rich Internet Applications (for reporting and analysis tasks, for example) – to reduce the load on your database and your application server.



Readers learn how to shift all layout information – and even parts of the application logic – from the SAP Web Application Server, to the client. You’ll uncover the advantages of the RIA approach, learn how to solve layout issues, and implement client-side data retrieval through Web services. The author selected Flash MX 2004, an ideal tool for developing modern business applications, as the front-end technology, and shows you how to leverage its greatly improved graphical formatting options and comparatively simple development techniques, to make your project a success.

From the Table of Contents:

• HTML, Flash, and the Path to Rich Internet Applications
• The Web AS in the Backend
• The Web AS in the Frontend
• Rich Internet Applications with Flash Plug-in
• Comparing RIA Frontends