Future for JNET UI elements in ABAP Webdynpro?

[mh97]

Hi,

I recently had the opportunity to do an interesting project that included producing a Gantt chart in an ABAP web dynpro application. I used the standard Gantt UI element, which is a JNET control.

I had to learn a lot about using JNET and specifically the Gantt with webdynpro. I found some documentation but what I found is not very up to date, and I learned a few things the hard way. I am interested in possibly sharing what I learned here in a blog, but I am wondering if there is much interest? And anyway, will the JNET elements continue to be part of webdynpro or will they be replaced? For example, would Flash Islands be preferred over the JNET controls?

Does anyone know what the future might be for these JNET UI elements?

Thanks,

Margaret

[thomas_jung · Accepted solution]

>And anyway, will the JNET elements continue to be part of webdynpro or will they be replaced? For example, would Flash Islands be preferred over the JNET controls?

This is the SAP internal rules about JNET: JNET superseeds Islands. If something can be done in JNET, it must be done in JNET instead of Islands. Here is an example. An internal team built a org chart viewer in Flex as a Flash Island. However all Islands must be approved by the SAP UI Governance Council. The Council determined that the same thing could have been acomplished with JNET and therfore the Flex version was never allowed to ship to customers. Hopefully that example shows that we take JNET pretty seriously inside of SAP.

[mh97 · Accepted solution]

Thomas, Thanks for your reply. That answers the question of whether flash islands replaces jnet.

I did find the documentation confusing. I'm familiar with the SAP Help and the JNET Developer Documentation. Also a couple sample apps (wdr_test_gantt and wdr_gantt_test). Are you aware of any other tutorials or other good information about jnet, particularly gantt?

Thanks again,

Margaret

[thomas_jung · Accepted solution]

I'm afraid I'm not familiar with any additional documentation or samples other than what it sounds like you have already found.