SAP Netweaver , Netweaver Gateway& SAP Business Suite
What is SAP Netweaver? – It is a platform/run time environment that supports various SAP applications such as ERP, CRM, SRM, SCM, PLM & TM etc. It runs both abap and java independently or in some cases both abap and java together( Ex- PI system).
How to check SAP Netweaver release: The S/W component SAP_BASIS tells about the netweaver release.
Go to System->Status
Select Components button.
This system is based on Netweaver – 7.5 release ( SP- Support Pack – 1)
This system is based on Netweaver – 7.4 release ( SP- Support Pack – 5)
This system is based on Netweaver – 7.3 release with EHP1 ( SP- Support Pack – 6)
How to check Netweaver Gateway component is exist or not. look for SAP_GWFND( SAP GATEWAY FOUNDATION) COMPONENT.
In this system netweaver gateway component is available.
In this system netweaver gateway component is NOT available.
What is SAP Business Suite? – simply it is a bundle of business applications . SAP Business Suite is based on SAP’s technology platform called Netweaver. SAP Business Suite has below elements:
SAP ERP 6.0 , SAP CRM 7.0 , SAP SRM 7.0, SAP SCM 7.0 , SAP PLM 7.0
ECC 6.0 system
CRM 7.0 System