Mobile applications built using the Agentry Editor can be deployed directly to SAP Mobile Platform. Agentry applications already in production can be modified to run on SAP Mobile Platform.
Agentry applications provide the ability to support one or more client device types and one or more enterprise information systems of varying types from a single application project, high levels of configuration and modification with minimal user impact, simple or complex multi-screen workflows, and high data volumes stored on client devices. These applications are built using a 4GL development interface for business logic, client behavior and functionality, and other application behaviors, coupled with more traditional development languages that define the data synchronization with the EIS.
Agentry applications can operate in environments that include only occasional network connectivity, or take advantage of real-time synchronization in environments with reliable, always-available network connectivity. A wide range of application types are supported by this model, including work management, inventory management, CRM operations, as well as many others.
Agentry applications are built and maintained using the Agentry development environment, the primary tool for which is the Agentry Editor. The Agentry Editor runs as a plug-in to a standalone Eclipse environment, separate from SAP Mobile WorkSpace, and leverages this robust development environment’s support for related development tasks involving, potentially, Java, SQL, or other languages. With this approach, pre-built Agentry Client executables are deployed to the client devices in the runtime environment, which then consume the business logic from the Agentry Server running in the SAP Mobile Platform environment, which then dictates all of the client-side behavior and functionality.
For additional information, see Developer Guide: Agentry Applications.