Getting Started with SAP Business Client

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A new User Experience with SAP Business Client - Your Business Application Entry-Point

Where do you stand?	What's available to you?
SAP BC 7.70 (RTC 29th, January 2021). Next release 8.00 expected Q1 2023) Quartz Dark	DOWNLOAD New with 7.70 SAP Fiori 3: Visual Theme Quartz Quartz will be available for SAP GUI for Windows and SAP Business Client to use the SAP Fiori launchpad to launch both SAP Fiori apps and SAP GUI for Windows apps using the Quartz theme. Notes: 2928874 - SAP Business Client 7.70: Prerequisites and restrictions SAP Business Client 7.70 expected releases
SAP BC 7.0 (EOL April 12, 2022)	DOWNLOAD; don't forget to install .NET 4.6.2 SLIDES: Overview slides on SAP Business Client 7.0: Learn about new features and benefits of SAP BC, read about use cases, and review the roadmap. SAP Product Availability Matrix (PAM), Operating Systems SAP Roadmaps: Scroll down to search for SAP User Interface Technologies Roadmap if not already displayed.
SAP BC 6.5 (end of restricted support = March 31, 2020)	SAP Business Client 6.5 - out of restricted support
Where is the Help Portal Documentation?	SAP Help Portal: SAP Business Client
Where is the video playlist for SAP BC?	YouTube video playlist for SAP BC
New Visual Theme SAP Belize: I want to integrate Fiori Launchpad as the start page in the Business Client with theme -SAP Belize for a harmonized User Experience.   Theming with UI Theme Designer To start the UI Theme Designer within SAP Business Client enter the transaction /UI5/THEME_DESIGNER.	SAP Help Portal: SAP Fiori Integration Prerequisites: Available for S/4HANA 1610 or higher application backends and frontend server with SAP_UI 3.0 or higher. Harmonized User Experience with SAP Belize and Business Client 6.5
Connection typ Fiori launchpad (6.0 >): I want to integrate Fiori Launchpad as the start page in the Business Client using the System connection type Fiori launchpad, incl. the ability to render transactions with SAP GUI for Windows directly from the launchpad	SAP Help Portal: SAP Fiori Integration Prerequisites: User Interface Add-On 2.0 SP01 for SAP NetWeaver or component SAP_UI 750 SP01. SAP Enterprise Portal requires at least SAP NetWeaver 7.5 SP4. Integrating Fiori launchpad (youtube video)
Connection typ SAP Business Client (5.0 >): I want to integrate Fiori apps in the Business Client using the System connection type SAP Business Client	SAP Help Portal: SAP Fiori Integration into PFCG Prerequisites:User Interface Add-On 2.0 SP00 for SAP NetWeaver or Component SAP_UI 750 SP00 SAP NWBC 5.0: Integrating Fiori Apps: Integrating NWBC 5.0 and Fiori Apps
I need answers to my questions	See FAQs
I am an administrator. I want to know more about installing, configuring, and administering the Business Client	SAP Business Client for desktop 6.5: Setup (Installation Guide) This document describes how to install and distribute SAP Business Client for Desktop 6.5 + providing information on the UI landscape format introduced with SAP BC 6.0. For more information you'll always find a copy of the NWBC Administrator Guide in the SAP NetWeaver Library (under SAP Netweaver Business Client). This wiki page provides more details: Frontend Installation with SAPSetup See also the SAP Single Sign-On space on SCN
I need to know about browser support for NWBC for HTML. (NWBC for Desktop supports Internet Explorer. With SAP Business Client 6.5 PL5 there is also a chromium based webbrowser control available. It is delivered additionally as alternative rendering engine to the Microsoft IE WebBrowser control).	See Product Availability Matrix (PAM)  Once you have chosen the correct version of NetWeaver, choose "Technical Release Information" -> "Web Browser Platforms". )
What are the most useful SAP Notes for NWBC?	1378659 NWBC known issues & what to check when opening a ticket 2714160 - SAP Business Client 7.0: Prerequisites and restrictions 2744024 SAP Business Client 7.0: Expected releases 2455699 SAP Business Client 6.5: Expected releases 2446515 SAP Business Client 6.5: Prerequisites and restrictions 2302074 Maintenance strategy and deadlines for SAP Business Client / NWBC 2227396 SAP Business Client 6.0: Prerequisites and restrictions 2201009 SAP Business Client 6.0 Patches - client only 2227431 SAP Business Client 6.0 expected releases 1620576 NWBC for HTML: Prerequisites and restrictions 1795171 - Multi System Support - Recommendations and Restrictions 2080071 - SAP Screen Personas Support in SAP GUI for Windows and SAP GUI for Java Supported Features 1053737 - Expected release dates for SAP GUI for Windows
	Try these SAP Notes (as appropriate):   1638715 NWBC: SSO Troubleshooting against ABAP Also, look at the Troubleshooting info on the SCN Wiki (thanks to Gabor for putting this together): NetWeaver Business Client Troubleshooting Guide - Netweaver Technology - SCN Wiki