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# Technology Overview
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_From ITS Mobile to abap2UI5_
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This page explains how web development in the SAP environment has evolved over the years — from classic server-side rendering approaches like ITS and Web Dynpro to client-side SPAs with UI5 Freestyle and RAP, while contextualizing the open-source framework abap2UI5 and its Over-the-Wire paradigm.
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This page outlines the evolution of web development in the SAP ecosystem — from early server-rendered interfaces like ITS and Web Dynpro to modern client-side SPAs with UI5 Freestyle and RAP. It also introduces the open-source framework abap2UI5, which brings a fresh take on UI5 through an Over-the-Wire approach.
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### ITS Mobile
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### ITS & ITS Mobile
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_Bringing SAP GUI to the Web (2000+) (SAP)_
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The **Internet Transaction Server (ITS)** was SAP’s first step to bring SAP GUI screens (Dynpro) to the web. ITS Mobile converts classical Dynpro screens into basic HTML pages.
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- Focus on reusing existing Dynpro logic for web & mobile use cases.
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- Still used today for specific legacy scenarios.
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### Web Dynpro ABAP
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### Business Server Pages
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_Embedded HTML in ABAP (2001+) (SAP)_
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Business Server Pages (BSP) introduced HTML-based web development within the ABAP stack.
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- Developers write HTML and JavaScript, with embedded ABAP for logic.
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- Also server-side rendering, but with greater control over layout and styling.
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- Used extensively in early CRM and SRM web applications.
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- Technically obsolete, but still present in some legacy environments.
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### Web Dynpro
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_Structured Web Applications (2003+) (SAP)_
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**Web Dynpro ABAP** introduced a component-based UI framework for web applications.
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**Web Dynpro** introduced a component-based UI framework for web applications.
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- UI definitions are created in ABAP (Views, Context, Controllers).
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- Still **Server-Side Rendering**: UI is built on the server, rendered as HTML in the browser.

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