Understanding the Visual Composer

[Former Member]

Hi Guys,

I am new to the visual composer and am trying to understand it.I have a scenario where we need to build

a set of process screens accessing the SRM system ( Shopping cart)to be shown in the Portal.Now these need to be customized as per customer requirements, maybe multiple number of screens for each SRM screen.I am exploring the possibility and evaulating if visual composer can be used in such a scenario.I would prefer this as lot of BW content also need sto be plugged in and we will have a common look and feel.

Can anyone who is working on it let me know thoughts on -

(a) Complexity

(b) Whether its a suitable tool for such a scenario ?

(c) Stability and ease of deployment

Answer will be rewarded.

Thanks,

Muinul

[former_member188977 · Accepted solution]

Hi Muinul,

Visual Composer is the easiest tool to build iviews, but has limitations.

You can build iviews that access to your Backend system and call BAPI's functions or RFC (in R/3) Store procedures, tables and views in Relationals DB or cubes in BW or others...

c) In SP14 Visual Composer 'll be part of portal and I hope that it is better than the current version

Regards.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello Ignacio,

Thanks for the answer.But What I am more interested in is -

Is it possible to have my own flow of the SRM scenarion ( of material selecetion / purchasing / invoicing ) as a set of multiple screens and execute respective BAPI's in stages.I have a kind of assumption that VC is more of a view and read tool then update / create data for backend.I might need multiple BAPI access sometimes ( for search help's etc ).

Regards,

Muinul

[former_member188977 · Accepted solution]

Hi Muinul,

Yes !! VC isn't only for read.

Using BAPI's you can create a orders, etc.

You can find examples, and more information on:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/fd/4a7e40417c6d1de10000000a1550b0/frameset.htm

or

https://www.sdn.sap.com/sdn/visualcomposer.sdn?

Regards.