Agentry Development Archetype

A new development archetype for Agentry applications is now integrated with SAP Mobile Platform. Developers use the Agentry Editor to create and modify applications, then deploy them to SAP Mobile Server. System administrators deploy, manage, and monitor applications using SAP Control Center.

Agentry applications provide the ability to:
  • Support one or more client device types, and one or more enterprise information systems (EISs) of varying types, from a single application project.
  • Configure and modify applications with minimal user impact.
  • Develop simple or complex multi-screen workflows.
  • Store high data volumes on client devices.

Each Agentry application has its own Agentry Server instance that runs on a SAP Mobile Server node.

Note:
  • End-to-End Trace, Solution Manager, and LoadRunner are not currently supported for Agentry.
  • Native push is supported for Apple Push Notification Service (APNS) and Google Cloud Messaging (GCM).
  • The current SAP Mobile Platform scale-out node architecture supports the Agentry Server.
  • Agentry applications are now included under the SAP Mobile Platform license; you can no longer use the Syclo licensing method.

Quick Start: Agentry Documentation

Agentry information is now incorporated in the SAP Mobile Platform documentation set. In Fundamentals, see Agentry Applications for an overview of the Agentry development archetype.

Install

Core Agentry components are installed as part of SAP Mobile Platform 2.3.
  • Installation Guide for SAP Mobile SDK
  • Installation Guide for Runtime

Configure

Use SAP Control Center to configure the Agentry Server and back-end system connection, and the Agentry Server and application client security connections. Setting up these configurations modifies the agentry.ini file.

Each Agentry application server instance is configured based on the information that is loaded from the Agentry Server configuration files that are installed with the SAP Mobile Server. You can modify the configuration for individual Agentry applications using the SAP Control Center. To modify the Agentry Server configuration files installed with the SAP Mobile Server, you must edit the files directly.
  • Landscape Design and Integration, see Agentry Server Host System Connectivity to identify EIS connectivity requirements. [In SAP Mobile Platform documentation, enterprise information system (EIS) is equivalent to "back end"].
  • System Administration, see:
    • Agentry Server Configuration Overview
    • Configuring Back End Communications
    • Configuring Client-Server Communications

Migrate

Migrate your existing Agentry Mobile Platform development environment to SAP Mobile Platform. In Developer Guide: Migrating to SAP Mobile SDK, see Migrate Agentry Applications, and follow the steps in the order presented to set up your environment, and deploy your existing applications.

Develop

Install a standalone version of Eclipse, separate from SAP Mobile WorkSpace, and the Agentry Editor plug-in. Use the Agentry Editor to design applications, define authentication and security settings, and define EIS connections and operations. Use the Branding SDK to modify the client application package (for example, icons, application name, and so forth).
  • Installation Guide for SAP Mobile SDK, see Installing the Agentry Editor Plug-In and Eclipse Platform
  • Developer Guide: Agentry Applications
  • Developer Guide: Agentry Language Reference
  • Developer Guide: Agentry Device Client Branding SDK

Deploy

Use the SAP Control Center application creation wizard to create an application definition. Specify the application file, import the Agentry application, and configure the Agentry Server instance associated with the application. You can manage multiple Agentry application versions. Security settings are autogenerated, picking up configuration settings from Agentry Editor.

In SAP Control Center for SAP Mobile Platform, see:
  • Agentry Applications
  • Creating Agentry Application Definitions

Manage

Use SAP Control Center to manage applications and the application life cycle. Create application definitions, deploy them immediately or later, and update definitions over time.

  • SAP Control Center for SAP Mobile Platform, see:
    • Creating Agentry Application Definitions
    • Maintaining Activated Applications

  • Security, see Agentry Server Security

  • For system administrators supporting customers in the field, see Installation Guide: Agentry Device Clients.

Monitor

Use SAP Control Center domain-level event and message application logs, and server log files to monitor end-to-end communications from client applications to the EIS.

  • System Administration, see:
    • Agentry Server Logs
    • Agentry Application Logs
  • SAP Control Center for SAP Mobile Platform, see Retrieving Application Logs
Parent topic: New Platform Features