Getting Started with Windows and Windows Mobile Development

Use advanced SAP® Mobile Platform features to create applications for Windows and Windows Mobile devices. The audience is advanced developers who may be new to SAP Mobile Platform.

This guide describes requirements for developing a device application for the platform, how to generate application code, and how to customize the generated code using the Client Object API. Also included are task flows for the development options, procedures for setting up the development environment, and Client Object API documentation.

Companion guides include:

SAP Mobile WorkSpace - Mobile Business Object Development
Supported Hardware and Software
Tutorial: Windows Mobile Application Development, where you create the SMP101 sample project referenced in this guide.
Complete the tutorials to gain a better understanding of SAP Mobile Platform components and the development process.
Troubleshooting.
A complete Client Object API reference is available in SMP_HOME\MobileSDK23\ObjectAPI\apidoc\cs
Fundamentals contains high-level mobile computing concepts, and a description of how SAP Mobile Platform implements the concepts in your enterprise.
Developer Guide: Migrating to SAP Mobile SDK contains information for developers who are migrating device applications to a newer software version, and changes to MBOs, projects, and the SAP Mobile Server.

Object API Applications
Object API applications are customized, full-featured mobile applications that use mobile data model packages, either using mobile business objects (MBOs) or Data Orchestration Engine, to facilitate connection with a variety of enterprise systems and leverage synchronization to support offline capabilities.
Best Uses for Object API Applications
Synchronization applications provide operation replay between the mobile device, the middleware, and the back-end system. Custom native applications are designed and built to suit specific business scenarios from the ground up, or start with a bespoke application and be adapted with a large degree of customization.
Documentation Roadmap for SAP Mobile Platform
SAP® Mobile Platform documents are available for administrative and mobile development user roles. Some administrative documents are also used in the development and test environment; some documents are used by all users.