About Project Muse @ SAP

Muse is a code name at SAP for project that is targeting net new business users and installed customer base with the following mega deliverables:

1. The new NetWeaver Business Client

• A rich, service-oriented client that dramatically improves experience and efficiency on the user's desktop.
• Build on top of state-of-the-art UI technology that can flexibly consume portal (EP) services and application content directly from back-end systems.
• As such, it represents a new breed of clients that bridge the gap of today's thick clients (e.g. SAPGUI) and thin HTML clients, while catering to the high demands of business users and future Rich Internet Applications (RIA) like the ones that will be based on Adobe Apollo or Microsoft WPF

2. The new simplified and task-oriented mySAP ERP content

• The role-based ERP content and line-of-business applications will be accompanied with work / task lists that provide insight into the transactional systems and objects (e.g. the example above shows employment data worklist as a starting point for the HR-Employee Workcenter)
• UIs are based on Web Dynpro Technology. Main mySAP ERP 2005 UIs and user interaction will be simplified using a floor plan and building block methodology
• Harmonization and consolidation of UIs and UI technologies is being centered on Web Dynpro. This will deprecate various UI technologies. However, deprecated UI technologies like Dynpros (on SAPGUI) will still continue to work!

As seen in the picture above, the NetWeaver Business Client handles the entire shell and canvas instances that get presented to the user. Inside the canvas part, the application content and UI from mySAP ERP system is simplified into guided activities and object instance floorplans (i.e. transactions to create, change, update various objects) and reports.

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