SAPgui
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SAPgui is the GUI client in SAP R/3's 3-tier architecture of database, application server and client. It is software that runs on a Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh or Unix desktop, and allows a user to access SAP functionality in SAP applications such as mySAP ERP and SAP Business Information Warehouse (now called SAP Business Intelligence).
[edit] SAP GUI family
- SAP GUI for the Windows environment
- SAP GUI for the Java(TM) environment
- SAP GUI for HTML / Internet Transaction Server (ITS)
- Requires Internet Explorer as a browser; other browsers such as Firefox are not officially supported by SAP.
[edit] SAP GUI for Windows releases
Release | Release date | Features |
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1.0 | – | First "GUI" for SAP software; no graphical elements like checkboxes, radiobuttons and icons |
1.1 | – | Field length indicated by background colors; fast paths in menus |
2.0 | – | New GUI for Windows 3.1; System and Application Toolbar added; icons in System Toolbar |
2.1 | – | New graphical elements: checkboxes, radiobuttons, group boxes and push buttons on screen |
3.0 | – | Table control introduced; icons added to buttons |
3.1 | – | Windows95-look with flat buttons; tabstrip control and ABAP List Viewer (ALV) introduced |
4.0 | – | Screens contain more information to reduce navigation |
4.5 | – | Active X elements introduced; ALV is now based on grid control |
4.6D | July 2000 | GUI is re-designed; multiple-areas are introduced to reduce need for screen changes |
6.10 | July 2001 | – |
6.20 | March 2002 | – |
6.40 | June 2004 | Unicode support extended; accessibility and usability improved |
7.10 | February 2007 | Support for Microsoft Vista and Office 2007; new "Tweak SAP GUI" tool; new ABAP front-end editor |
[edit] External links
- SAPGui Download Links from SAP FTP No login/registration required.
- SAP GUI history. SAP Design Guild.