Java instead of ABAP

[#1]

I have been asked by my manager to investigate the viability of using Java instad of ABAP.

Having never used Java in SAP I am really not sure how relevant it is because I always thought that for Java to be used with SAP you needed a SAP portal strategy. Otherwise all development within SAP i.e. SAP GUI custom transaction etc should be written in ABAP.

Our company does not have an SAP Portal strategy, but a Microsoft Sharepoint strategy, therefore how useful is SAP Java to us?

Any help/advice appreciated.

Many Thanks

David

[RichHeilman]

Hi. If you do not have a Netweaver Portal, then there is no need to java. You can only develop "Sapgui" transactions using ABAP. You use java to write applications which run on the java stack. Netweaver Portal runs on the java stack.

Regards,

Rich Heilman

[Former Member]

Thanks Rich.

So I guess what you're saying is as we do not use NetWeaver portal there is no use for SAP Java in our organisation?

Many Thanks

David