After providing a general introduction to Java, author Austin Sincock explores how to open the typically closed SAP environment to the world of Java. Sincock explores communicating with a SAP environment through such Enterprise Java technologies as JavaServer Pages (JSP), JDBC, and Enterprise Java Beans (EJB). Where possible, open source technologies are explored for the Java connections pieces, which is atypical for the SAP environment where everything is proprietary. Enterprise Java for SAP is designed as an introduction to the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) for the SAP developer. After providing a general introduction to Java, author Austin Sincock explores how to open the typically closed SAP environment to the world of Java. Utilizing SAP's latest Java connector, JCo, Austin details an end-to-end Web application that connects directly to SAP, including the deployment and implementation of both a Web server and an external database. He explores communicating with an SAP environment through such Java and J2EE technologies as JavaServer Pages (JSP), the Java Standard Tag Library, and database connectivity through JDBC. Wherever possible, open source technologies are employed to enable flexible Java connectivity to SAP— atypical for the SAP environment where tools are often proprietary.
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