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What Is the Purpose of these Guidelines? | What Are the Major Building Blocks of the Guidelines? | Who Is the Target Audience? | Status
What Is the Purpose of these Guidelines?
These guidelines describe how to develop usable and accessible Web applications and iViews using HTMLB and the SAP Portal framework. These applications include applications that are part of the Portal framework, such as administration and personalization applications.
What Are the Major Building Blocks of the Guidelines?
The three major building blocks are:
- General rules for the design and accessibility of Web applications
- Rules for the overall layout and for special layout controls
- A reference section - the main part of these guidelines - describing the look, behavior, usage and programming interface for each HTMLB control
Who Is the Target Audience?
The guidelines address developers of Web applications and iViews using HTMLB and the SAP Portal framework.
They are also intended as a reference for user interface designers who consult application designers or are directly involved in development projects.
Status
Version 1.0.4, 13 February 2003
Note: This version of the guidelines is a "frozen" version that corresponds to mySAP Enterprise Portal 5.0. It contains design and usability information as well as descriptions of the API for the HTMLB controls. Links to examples and code samples, however, have been removed because these may be subject to change.
If you are interested in more developer-oriented information, please visit the iView Studio Website at www.iviewstudio.com and go to the the "Dev Zone." There you will find more resources and the option to download the Portal Development Kit (PDK). Some code examples may also require that you have a Tomcat server running.
This guideline can be found in Resources on the SAP Design Guild Website (www.sapdesignguild.org).
