The SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment (SAP NetWeaver CE) provides a robust environment for the design and implementation of composite applications. It offers the tools and the environment necessary for building and running composite applications fast and efficiently.

By leveraging layers of the SAP NetWeaver platform, SAP NetWeaver CE enables the integration of heterogeneous environments and legacy systems into user-centric applications. Furthermore, it is a development platform for the implementation of development projects based on Java EE 5 technology.

The scope of the composite application concept is broad and may be applied in various business cases. For example, small-sized composite applications may implement process-layer logic only, while large composite applications also add value at the persistency, object, and service layers.

SAP NetWeaver CE includes:

• Support for different layers of a composite application (including Java EE 5 development, service layer, user interface technologies, and process layer)
• Software tools and templates at all levels to increase development efficiency and application homogeneity
• Model- and code-generation-based methods via tools that store models in a proprietary metamodel repository

To facilitate the development of composite applications, SAP NetWeaver CE supports the following:

• Application development with Eclipse-based SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio
• User interface design with SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer, Web Dynpro, and SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe
• Process orchestrations with guided procedures
• Service composition with SAP Composite Application Framework
• Service discovery and registry with UDDI-compliant, Enterprise Services Repository
• Application deployment with Java EE 5-based SAP NetWeaver Application Server
• Solution life-cycle management with SAP NetWeaver