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sandra_thimme
Product and Topic Expert
Product and Topic Expert
We are happy to launch SAP Business Client 8.00, together with SAP GUI for Windows 8.00.

The Fiori 3 theme Quartz Light will be the standard theme.

What's New with 8.00?


Inplace Navigation


Using a FLP connection in the SAP Business Client combines UI5 apps and SAP GUI transactions rendered natively in one central entry point. In the past, those natively rendered transactions had always to be shown in a new tab. Compared to the FLP running in a standalone browser with SAPGUI for HTML transactions inplace (if configured accordingly), this has been an obvious user experience gap.

With the SAP Business Client 8.00, it is now possible to perform the same navigations inplace while still using the native SAPGUI for Windows rendering.

You decide if your SAP GUI for Windows transaction is opened in a new tab or inplace.

 

Separate Theming for Shell and System Selector


With SAP Business Client 8.00, it is now possible to separately theme the system connection dialog (System Selector) and the connection-related main windows (Shell windows).  

In the Settings UI, you can now select a ‘Shell Theme’ and a ‘System Selection Theme’. If you’d like to stick to the used theming behavior, the default value ‘Use Shell Theme’ of the setting ‘System Selection Theme’ is the right choice.  

Focus on Edge


Focus on the Edge WebView2 browser control - Goodbye Cef Chromium (see: Microsoft Edge in SAP Business Client).

Even though Microsoft announced the de-support for Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer Control will remain to be supported and working, see note 3090354

SAP Build Work Zone Integration


The SAP Business Client 8.00 integrates SAP Build Work Zone. Thus, the Business Client provides a single point of access for different UI technologies and application types. 

Favorite Export


With SAP Business Client 8.00 it’s possible to export the favorites of one user and import them with another user or machine. 



Export Favorites

History


With 8.00, we offer a new History UI. The History UI can be accessed by the main window menu or by choosing “Ctrl+H”.

In the History UI you will see a listing of connection-related applications and transactions and unrelated browser URLs. Like you would expect, the history can be easily filtered, searched and of course deleted partly or completely.



History UI

Settings UI moved to main window


Similar to standalone browsers and according to recent UX expectations, we have moved the Settings UI into the Business Client’s main window. Changes to the settings are directly saved now, except for file paths, which have to be applied first. 

Additional Features

  • Support SAP GUI for Windows 64-bit version

  • Installer to remove previous SAP Business Client releases


 

Additional Information




Support Timeline (current planning)

*Refer to SAP Note 2302074 (SAP Business Client) and SAP Note 147519 (SAP GUI for Windows) for details

 
Video

SAP Business Client 8.00 (new features)
Useful Notes

Download

Prerequisites and Known Issues (3220574)

SAP Business Client 8.00 expected releases (3278341)
Help Portal Documentation

SAP Business Client

 
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Where can I download the 8.00 for Windows? Isn't it available yet?
mariuszglowa
Explorer
Great information - finally I can auto-type local values and tables in abap editor 🙂
dan_fft
Explorer
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Where can I find further Information for Work Zone Support?
How can I configure a connection to SAP Build Work Zone ?
sandra_thimme
Product and Topic Expert
Product and Topic Expert
Hi Daniel,

it's the same as with the Launchpad Service:

The destination has to be created within the BTP cockpit and than you enter the URL....

https://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_BUSINESS_CLIENT/f526c7c14c074e7b9d18c4fd0c88c593/18a609d7b8fd471f8735f...

And you can use templates as well:

https://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_BUSINESS_CLIENT/f526c7c14c074e7b9d18c4fd0c88c593/6f0b63fdc0674ee6b7c08...

give it a try and tell us your opinion....

Regards,

Sandra
dan_fft
Explorer
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Hi Sandra,

The first option works fine for us.
Thank you for your quick reply...

Regards,

Daniel

leehk
Discoverer
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I installed GUI 800, 50160634_2.
There is a bug where xception condition "CNTL_ERROR" raised. error occurs when combining tables in T-CODE SQVI. Should I wait for the next release? It's 64 Bit for Windows. EHP6 FOR SAP ERP 6.0

sandra_thimme
Product and Topic Expert
Product and Topic Expert
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Dear JUN KIM, could you please have a look at the following community page:

https://answers.sap.com/tags/345385326078662132058122667685214

Kind Regards,

Sandra

 
ArunA
Explorer
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Thank you Sandra for the blog and details. Can you please advise if its possible to load SAP Easy Menu or user GUI Favorites to business client favorites.

 

Thank you,

Arun
felix_p
Explorer
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Hi Sandra,

thank you for the great post.

I have a small problem/question regarding the new Home Button in the NWBC shell next to the back button.

 

When the button is pressed I get the error:

No page ID and space ID entered. Please enter one space ID and one page ID.

 

I have found nothing in the help where I can define a default space/page for the new button. The "SAP" button works fine and shows the Homepage or the last one used as per parameter.

 

KR

Felix
sandra_thimme
Product and Topic Expert
Product and Topic Expert
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Hi Felix, we need the icon for the new inplace navigation offered with the new version 8.00. If you open a SAP GUI for Windows transaction the FLP Home Button is gone because we are "leaving" the FLP.

But the error message is strange and never occured to us. Could you please open an incident to investigate that issues. Verbose traces are needed.

Component: BC-FES-BUS-DSK

 

Thanks and kind regards,

Sandra
phoffmann
Discoverer
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Hi Felix,

could you solve the issue?

KR

Peter
felix_p
Explorer
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Hi Peter,

no we could not fix the problem. We updated our system today to S/4 2022 FPS02 from FPS0, but same behavior.

Home button brings you always to an empty page:

"No page ID and space ID entered. Please enter one space ID and one page ID."

I forgot to mention that we use Spaces (kind of obvious with the error message). Without Spaces the button works and brings you to your Home. Even when moving in the FLP from Space to Space and then using the Home button brings you to the empty Page.

Do you have the same problem?

I could not open a ticket for now because we have a hosting partner for that but this is a local client problem, this makes it difficult.

I have a feeling that some NWBC setting or service is missing from server side.

KR

Felix

 
phoffmann
Discoverer
Hi Felix,

 

I have exactly the same issue. With the classic FLP everything works as expected. When I enable Pages and Spaces I'm getting the same error message.

We are actually on S/4 2021 FPS01 and Business Client 8.0 PL3.

I opened a ticket at our partner. I'll share the solution, if they found one.

KR
Peter
felix_p
Explorer
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Small update/workaround:

You can disable the button in the NwbcOptions.xml

<HomeButtonAvailable>false</HomeButtonAvailable>

This is not documented anywhere but the back button is handled the same way.

I really want to roll out NWBC 8 but I do not want hundreds of user tickets because of a broken button.

Lets hope for an answer of your ticket.

KR

Felix
phoffmann
Discoverer
Hi Felix,

Thank you for the workaround. Meanwhile I got an answer from SAP.

"The "Shell-home" intent check has become more restrictive with BC 8 and is now case sensitive when using the Spaces. Therefore this navigation does not work anymore. We have corrected this bug in the business client and will deliver this fix in the upcoming patch."

The issue should be fixed with the new patch.

KR

Peter
felix_p
Explorer
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Thank you so much Peter! I wonder how this was overlooked.

KR

Felix
brame_5
Member
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Hi there

Am unable to change the Theme in the Business client. The Combo box is disabled. Can i get some support please.

 

 

Theme Disable


 
sandra_thimme
Product and Topic Expert
Product and Topic Expert
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Hi Bramenath,

What happens if you hoover over the "combo box"? It shows the following text "theme is predefined by the host  into which SAP GUI is embedded" does it?


So you have to define the theme using the Business Client menu because SAP GUI for Windows is embedded into the SAP Business Client. The text might not be that explicative -we might change it for the better. Do you have an idea?

To change the theme use the "burger menu" on the upper left corner or depending on your settings on the right side - see screenshots).

Please take a look at the documentation:

https://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_BUSINESS_CLIENT/f526c7c14c074e7b9d18c4fd0c88c593/42b6f490b78b4495bca05...

 

Menu left:


Menu right:


Kind regards,

Sandra