Brian McKellar / Thomas Jung
Advanced BSP Programming
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Advanced BSP Programming
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Based on the most prolific weblog in the SAP Developer Network, this book deals with the most relevant problems in BSP development. Regardless if insider know-how on the basics and on programming or valuable hints on boosting performance and on troubleshooting: Every chapter deals with those questions that you have to struggle with in your everyday work.
The book also contains exclusive chapters, for example on TableView renderers, F4 helps, and BSP integration in the SAP GUI.
Based on the most prolific weblog in the SAP Developer Network, this book deals with the most relevant problems in BSP development. Regardless if insider know-how on the basics and on programming or valuable hints on boosting performance and on troubleshooting: Every chapter deals with those questions that you have to struggle with in your everyday work.
The book also contains exclusive chapters, for example on TableView renderers, F4 helps, and BSP integration in the SAP GUI.
The book also contains exclusive chapters, for example on TableView renderers, F4 helps, and BSP integration in the SAP GUI.
Produktdetails
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- Verlag: Galileo Press
- Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9781592290499
- ISBN-10: 1592290493
- Artikelnr.: 21828437
- Verlag: Galileo Press
- Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9781592290499
- ISBN-10: 1592290493
- Artikelnr.: 21828437
Brian McKellar is Product Manager for BSP at SAP in Walldorf and is writing one of the technical weblogs in SAP Developer Network.
- Introduction 15
1. What is BSP? 21
1.1 Internet Communication Manager 21
1.2 Internet Communication Framework 24
1.3 BSP Development Environment 25
1.4 HTMLB Rendering Family 26
1.5 BSP Compiler 27
1.6 BSP Runtime 28
1.7 BSP Debugger 29
1.8 MIME Repository 30
1.9 Summary 30
2. HTTP and HTML 31
2.1 Viewing the HTTP Traffic 32
2.2 Structure of HTTP 32
2.3 Server Objects for HTTP Request and Response 39
2.4 HTML Forms and Data Handling . 41
2.5 Mapping of HTML onto HTTP Requests 46
2.6 Cookies 54
2.7 HTTP Redirects 58
2.8 Handling of HTML Resources in HTTP 59
2.9 Troubleshooting Examples 62
3. HTTP Handler 67
3.1 URL Handling in the ICF Tree 67
3.2 URL Mapping 68
3.3 Sample Handler for Reading Images 69
3.4 Alias Handling 74
3.5 Handler Example—Table Query 77
4. URLs in BSP 83
4.1 URL Mangling 83
4.2 Fully Qualified Domain Names 89
4.3 Namespace Mapping 92
4.4 URL Parameters 93
4.5 URL Escaping 95
5. Authentication 97
5.1 Basic Authentication 98
5.2 Single Sign-On 102
5.3 Digital Certificates 105
5.4 Anonymous Services 108
5.5 Form-Based Authentication 109
5.6 Implementing a Simple Logon Application 110
5.7 De-Authentication 113
6. Session Management 115
6.1 Session Identification 115
6.2 Session Timeout 118
6.3 Confusion with Processing Timeout 121
6.4 Catching and Handling a Restart after Timeout 123
6.5 Session Management from the Browser 125
6.6 Warning the User of a Pending Timeout 128
6.7 Summary 131
7. Using BSP Applications in SAP GUI 133
7.1 Using a BSP Application in a Dynpro 133
7.2 Pitfalls when Using BSP Applications with SAP GUI 136
7.3 Interaction between SAP GUI and BSP Applications 144
7.4 Starting a New Browser Outside the SAP GUI 149
8. Performance Measurements 151
8.1 Test Applications 152
8.2 Quick Sizing with HTTP Trace Tool 153
8.3 Network Latency 154
8.4 Server Processing Time 155
8.5 Browser Rendering Time 157
8.6 Determining Hotspots 159
8.7 Load Testing 161
8.8 SQL Traces 165
9. BSP Extensions 167
9.1 Extension Overview 167
9.2 HTMLB Event System 180
9.3 Common Extension Elements 186
10. BSP Element Expressions and Iterators 205
10.1 BSP Element Expressions 205
10.2 Table View Iterators 215
11. Creating your own BSP Extension Element 227
11.1 Creating a BSP Extension Element 227
11.2 Writing a Composite Element 231
11.3 A Deeper Look at BSP Extensions Events 239
11.4 Event Handling in Composite Elements 244
12. Additional BSP Extensions 253
12.1 Business Text Framework 253
12.2 Internet Graphics Service 260
12.3 BSP Library 268
13. MVC—Model View Controller 275
13.1 MVC Design Paradigm 275
13.2 Application Structure 275
13.3 Model Binding 284
13.4 Dynamic Model Binding 288
13.5 Stateless MVC 291
13.6 Building a Pattern Engine with MVC 295
14. Help Systems 307
14.1 F1—Field Level Help 307
14.2 Dialog Windows 319
14.3 F4—Value Help 322
15. Internationalization 337
15.1 Multiple Language Support 337
15.2 Logon Language 338
15.3 Unicode 341
15.4 Online Text Repository (OTR) 346
15.5 Translation 349
15.6 Date Format 352
16. Document Handling in BSP 355
16.1 MIME Repository 355
16.2 ICM File Handler 357
16.3 Handling Non-HTML Documents 358
16.4 Data Manipulation 366
16.5 Microsoft Excel Download 367
16.6 Pushing the Excel Content back through the Browser 371
16.7 BSP Extension Element for Excel Download 374
16.8 Alternatives to the MIME Repository 389
16.9 ZIP Tool 392
17. Customization 395
17.1 Customization Overview 395
17.2 Export—Modify—Import 395
17.3 NetWeaver Theme Editor 397
17.4 ALFS—ABAP Look-and-Feel Service 398
17.5 Configure a Theme Root 406
17.6 Theme Root White List 406
17.7 Error Pages 408
17.8 Logon Application 412
18. Skilled in the Art 417
18.1 Field History 417
18.2 Server-Side Printing 422
18.3 Select-Options/Parameters 429
19. Breaking Out of the Mold 449
19.1 Interactive Excel 449
19.2 RSS Feeds 451
19.3 Mini-Portal 458
20. Closing 471
Appendix 473
- A. BSP Utility Classes 473
- B. The Authors 483
- Index 485
1. What is BSP? 21
1.1 Internet Communication Manager 21
1.2 Internet Communication Framework 24
1.3 BSP Development Environment 25
1.4 HTMLB Rendering Family 26
1.5 BSP Compiler 27
1.6 BSP Runtime 28
1.7 BSP Debugger 29
1.8 MIME Repository 30
1.9 Summary 30
2. HTTP and HTML 31
2.1 Viewing the HTTP Traffic 32
2.2 Structure of HTTP 32
2.3 Server Objects for HTTP Request and Response 39
2.4 HTML Forms and Data Handling . 41
2.5 Mapping of HTML onto HTTP Requests 46
2.6 Cookies 54
2.7 HTTP Redirects 58
2.8 Handling of HTML Resources in HTTP 59
2.9 Troubleshooting Examples 62
3. HTTP Handler 67
3.1 URL Handling in the ICF Tree 67
3.2 URL Mapping 68
3.3 Sample Handler for Reading Images 69
3.4 Alias Handling 74
3.5 Handler Example—Table Query 77
4. URLs in BSP 83
4.1 URL Mangling 83
4.2 Fully Qualified Domain Names 89
4.3 Namespace Mapping 92
4.4 URL Parameters 93
4.5 URL Escaping 95
5. Authentication 97
5.1 Basic Authentication 98
5.2 Single Sign-On 102
5.3 Digital Certificates 105
5.4 Anonymous Services 108
5.5 Form-Based Authentication 109
5.6 Implementing a Simple Logon Application 110
5.7 De-Authentication 113
6. Session Management 115
6.1 Session Identification 115
6.2 Session Timeout 118
6.3 Confusion with Processing Timeout 121
6.4 Catching and Handling a Restart after Timeout 123
6.5 Session Management from the Browser 125
6.6 Warning the User of a Pending Timeout 128
6.7 Summary 131
7. Using BSP Applications in SAP GUI 133
7.1 Using a BSP Application in a Dynpro 133
7.2 Pitfalls when Using BSP Applications with SAP GUI 136
7.3 Interaction between SAP GUI and BSP Applications 144
7.4 Starting a New Browser Outside the SAP GUI 149
8. Performance Measurements 151
8.1 Test Applications 152
8.2 Quick Sizing with HTTP Trace Tool 153
8.3 Network Latency 154
8.4 Server Processing Time 155
8.5 Browser Rendering Time 157
8.6 Determining Hotspots 159
8.7 Load Testing 161
8.8 SQL Traces 165
9. BSP Extensions 167
9.1 Extension Overview 167
9.2 HTMLB Event System 180
9.3 Common Extension Elements 186
10. BSP Element Expressions and Iterators 205
10.1 BSP Element Expressions 205
10.2 Table View Iterators 215
11. Creating your own BSP Extension Element 227
11.1 Creating a BSP Extension Element 227
11.2 Writing a Composite Element 231
11.3 A Deeper Look at BSP Extensions Events 239
11.4 Event Handling in Composite Elements 244
12. Additional BSP Extensions 253
12.1 Business Text Framework 253
12.2 Internet Graphics Service 260
12.3 BSP Library 268
13. MVC—Model View Controller 275
13.1 MVC Design Paradigm 275
13.2 Application Structure 275
13.3 Model Binding 284
13.4 Dynamic Model Binding 288
13.5 Stateless MVC 291
13.6 Building a Pattern Engine with MVC 295
14. Help Systems 307
14.1 F1—Field Level Help 307
14.2 Dialog Windows 319
14.3 F4—Value Help 322
15. Internationalization 337
15.1 Multiple Language Support 337
15.2 Logon Language 338
15.3 Unicode 341
15.4 Online Text Repository (OTR) 346
15.5 Translation 349
15.6 Date Format 352
16. Document Handling in BSP 355
16.1 MIME Repository 355
16.2 ICM File Handler 357
16.3 Handling Non-HTML Documents 358
16.4 Data Manipulation 366
16.5 Microsoft Excel Download 367
16.6 Pushing the Excel Content back through the Browser 371
16.7 BSP Extension Element for Excel Download 374
16.8 Alternatives to the MIME Repository 389
16.9 ZIP Tool 392
17. Customization 395
17.1 Customization Overview 395
17.2 Export—Modify—Import 395
17.3 NetWeaver Theme Editor 397
17.4 ALFS—ABAP Look-and-Feel Service 398
17.5 Configure a Theme Root 406
17.6 Theme Root White List 406
17.7 Error Pages 408
17.8 Logon Application 412
18. Skilled in the Art 417
18.1 Field History 417
18.2 Server-Side Printing 422
18.3 Select-Options/Parameters 429
19. Breaking Out of the Mold 449
19.1 Interactive Excel 449
19.2 RSS Feeds 451
19.3 Mini-Portal 458
20. Closing 471
Appendix 473
- A. BSP Utility Classes 473
- B. The Authors 483
- Index 485
- Introduction 15
1. What is BSP? 21
1.1 Internet Communication Manager 21
1.2 Internet Communication Framework 24
1.3 BSP Development Environment 25
1.4 HTMLB Rendering Family 26
1.5 BSP Compiler 27
1.6 BSP Runtime 28
1.7 BSP Debugger 29
1.8 MIME Repository 30
1.9 Summary 30
2. HTTP and HTML 31
2.1 Viewing the HTTP Traffic 32
2.2 Structure of HTTP 32
2.3 Server Objects for HTTP Request and Response 39
2.4 HTML Forms and Data Handling . 41
2.5 Mapping of HTML onto HTTP Requests 46
2.6 Cookies 54
2.7 HTTP Redirects 58
2.8 Handling of HTML Resources in HTTP 59
2.9 Troubleshooting Examples 62
3. HTTP Handler 67
3.1 URL Handling in the ICF Tree 67
3.2 URL Mapping 68
3.3 Sample Handler for Reading Images 69
3.4 Alias Handling 74
3.5 Handler Example—Table Query 77
4. URLs in BSP 83
4.1 URL Mangling 83
4.2 Fully Qualified Domain Names 89
4.3 Namespace Mapping 92
4.4 URL Parameters 93
4.5 URL Escaping 95
5. Authentication 97
5.1 Basic Authentication 98
5.2 Single Sign-On 102
5.3 Digital Certificates 105
5.4 Anonymous Services 108
5.5 Form-Based Authentication 109
5.6 Implementing a Simple Logon Application 110
5.7 De-Authentication 113
6. Session Management 115
6.1 Session Identification 115
6.2 Session Timeout 118
6.3 Confusion with Processing Timeout 121
6.4 Catching and Handling a Restart after Timeout 123
6.5 Session Management from the Browser 125
6.6 Warning the User of a Pending Timeout 128
6.7 Summary 131
7. Using BSP Applications in SAP GUI 133
7.1 Using a BSP Application in a Dynpro 133
7.2 Pitfalls when Using BSP Applications with SAP GUI 136
7.3 Interaction between SAP GUI and BSP Applications 144
7.4 Starting a New Browser Outside the SAP GUI 149
8. Performance Measurements 151
8.1 Test Applications 152
8.2 Quick Sizing with HTTP Trace Tool 153
8.3 Network Latency 154
8.4 Server Processing Time 155
8.5 Browser Rendering Time 157
8.6 Determining Hotspots 159
8.7 Load Testing 161
8.8 SQL Traces 165
9. BSP Extensions 167
9.1 Extension Overview 167
9.2 HTMLB Event System 180
9.3 Common Extension Elements 186
10. BSP Element Expressions and Iterators 205
10.1 BSP Element Expressions 205
10.2 Table View Iterators 215
11. Creating your own BSP Extension Element 227
11.1 Creating a BSP Extension Element 227
11.2 Writing a Composite Element 231
11.3 A Deeper Look at BSP Extensions Events 239
11.4 Event Handling in Composite Elements 244
12. Additional BSP Extensions 253
12.1 Business Text Framework 253
12.2 Internet Graphics Service 260
12.3 BSP Library 268
13. MVC—Model View Controller 275
13.1 MVC Design Paradigm 275
13.2 Application Structure 275
13.3 Model Binding 284
13.4 Dynamic Model Binding 288
13.5 Stateless MVC 291
13.6 Building a Pattern Engine with MVC 295
14. Help Systems 307
14.1 F1—Field Level Help 307
14.2 Dialog Windows 319
14.3 F4—Value Help 322
15. Internationalization 337
15.1 Multiple Language Support 337
15.2 Logon Language 338
15.3 Unicode 341
15.4 Online Text Repository (OTR) 346
15.5 Translation 349
15.6 Date Format 352
16. Document Handling in BSP 355
16.1 MIME Repository 355
16.2 ICM File Handler 357
16.3 Handling Non-HTML Documents 358
16.4 Data Manipulation 366
16.5 Microsoft Excel Download 367
16.6 Pushing the Excel Content back through the Browser 371
16.7 BSP Extension Element for Excel Download 374
16.8 Alternatives to the MIME Repository 389
16.9 ZIP Tool 392
17. Customization 395
17.1 Customization Overview 395
17.2 Export—Modify—Import 395
17.3 NetWeaver Theme Editor 397
17.4 ALFS—ABAP Look-and-Feel Service 398
17.5 Configure a Theme Root 406
17.6 Theme Root White List 406
17.7 Error Pages 408
17.8 Logon Application 412
18. Skilled in the Art 417
18.1 Field History 417
18.2 Server-Side Printing 422
18.3 Select-Options/Parameters 429
19. Breaking Out of the Mold 449
19.1 Interactive Excel 449
19.2 RSS Feeds 451
19.3 Mini-Portal 458
20. Closing 471
Appendix 473
- A. BSP Utility Classes 473
- B. The Authors 483
- Index 485
1. What is BSP? 21
1.1 Internet Communication Manager 21
1.2 Internet Communication Framework 24
1.3 BSP Development Environment 25
1.4 HTMLB Rendering Family 26
1.5 BSP Compiler 27
1.6 BSP Runtime 28
1.7 BSP Debugger 29
1.8 MIME Repository 30
1.9 Summary 30
2. HTTP and HTML 31
2.1 Viewing the HTTP Traffic 32
2.2 Structure of HTTP 32
2.3 Server Objects for HTTP Request and Response 39
2.4 HTML Forms and Data Handling . 41
2.5 Mapping of HTML onto HTTP Requests 46
2.6 Cookies 54
2.7 HTTP Redirects 58
2.8 Handling of HTML Resources in HTTP 59
2.9 Troubleshooting Examples 62
3. HTTP Handler 67
3.1 URL Handling in the ICF Tree 67
3.2 URL Mapping 68
3.3 Sample Handler for Reading Images 69
3.4 Alias Handling 74
3.5 Handler Example—Table Query 77
4. URLs in BSP 83
4.1 URL Mangling 83
4.2 Fully Qualified Domain Names 89
4.3 Namespace Mapping 92
4.4 URL Parameters 93
4.5 URL Escaping 95
5. Authentication 97
5.1 Basic Authentication 98
5.2 Single Sign-On 102
5.3 Digital Certificates 105
5.4 Anonymous Services 108
5.5 Form-Based Authentication 109
5.6 Implementing a Simple Logon Application 110
5.7 De-Authentication 113
6. Session Management 115
6.1 Session Identification 115
6.2 Session Timeout 118
6.3 Confusion with Processing Timeout 121
6.4 Catching and Handling a Restart after Timeout 123
6.5 Session Management from the Browser 125
6.6 Warning the User of a Pending Timeout 128
6.7 Summary 131
7. Using BSP Applications in SAP GUI 133
7.1 Using a BSP Application in a Dynpro 133
7.2 Pitfalls when Using BSP Applications with SAP GUI 136
7.3 Interaction between SAP GUI and BSP Applications 144
7.4 Starting a New Browser Outside the SAP GUI 149
8. Performance Measurements 151
8.1 Test Applications 152
8.2 Quick Sizing with HTTP Trace Tool 153
8.3 Network Latency 154
8.4 Server Processing Time 155
8.5 Browser Rendering Time 157
8.6 Determining Hotspots 159
8.7 Load Testing 161
8.8 SQL Traces 165
9. BSP Extensions 167
9.1 Extension Overview 167
9.2 HTMLB Event System 180
9.3 Common Extension Elements 186
10. BSP Element Expressions and Iterators 205
10.1 BSP Element Expressions 205
10.2 Table View Iterators 215
11. Creating your own BSP Extension Element 227
11.1 Creating a BSP Extension Element 227
11.2 Writing a Composite Element 231
11.3 A Deeper Look at BSP Extensions Events 239
11.4 Event Handling in Composite Elements 244
12. Additional BSP Extensions 253
12.1 Business Text Framework 253
12.2 Internet Graphics Service 260
12.3 BSP Library 268
13. MVC—Model View Controller 275
13.1 MVC Design Paradigm 275
13.2 Application Structure 275
13.3 Model Binding 284
13.4 Dynamic Model Binding 288
13.5 Stateless MVC 291
13.6 Building a Pattern Engine with MVC 295
14. Help Systems 307
14.1 F1—Field Level Help 307
14.2 Dialog Windows 319
14.3 F4—Value Help 322
15. Internationalization 337
15.1 Multiple Language Support 337
15.2 Logon Language 338
15.3 Unicode 341
15.4 Online Text Repository (OTR) 346
15.5 Translation 349
15.6 Date Format 352
16. Document Handling in BSP 355
16.1 MIME Repository 355
16.2 ICM File Handler 357
16.3 Handling Non-HTML Documents 358
16.4 Data Manipulation 366
16.5 Microsoft Excel Download 367
16.6 Pushing the Excel Content back through the Browser 371
16.7 BSP Extension Element for Excel Download 374
16.8 Alternatives to the MIME Repository 389
16.9 ZIP Tool 392
17. Customization 395
17.1 Customization Overview 395
17.2 Export—Modify—Import 395
17.3 NetWeaver Theme Editor 397
17.4 ALFS—ABAP Look-and-Feel Service 398
17.5 Configure a Theme Root 406
17.6 Theme Root White List 406
17.7 Error Pages 408
17.8 Logon Application 412
18. Skilled in the Art 417
18.1 Field History 417
18.2 Server-Side Printing 422
18.3 Select-Options/Parameters 429
19. Breaking Out of the Mold 449
19.1 Interactive Excel 449
19.2 RSS Feeds 451
19.3 Mini-Portal 458
20. Closing 471
Appendix 473
- A. BSP Utility Classes 473
- B. The Authors 483
- Index 485