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In total, the vendor has released 25 security patches (aka SAP Security Notes). One of the most notorious vulnerabilities was closed among the set of fixes released in March 2017. The vulnerability in the SAP GUI client for Windows allows remote code execution. Also, researchers who identified the
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SAP is a distributed application, where client software (SAP GUI) installed on a user's workstation is used to access the central SAP server remotely over the company's network. Users need to authenticate themselves when accessing SAP. By default, however, SAP uses
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The 64bit version; Quartz themes: Modernization of rendering engine and some additional features; HTML Control based on Microsoft Edge: Improvements; Usability improvements in many components; Improvements for SAP Logon; Branding images per system and client
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ABAP 7.0x or 7.3x servers in the system landscape. Then it can be used on all SAP NetWeaver ABAP servers with a kernel of 7.21 or higher, including on NetWeaver ABAP 7.11 systems (on which Personas cannot be installed directly).
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security issues pointed out that the vulnerability allows an attacker to download ransomware on the SAP server that would be automatically installed on every workstation within a company.
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Introduces Belize theme, aligning GUI's visual design with the rest of SAP's Fiori applications. Retires Enjoy / Streamline / Tradeshow / SystemDependent themes.
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Support for Windows XP; Windows 2003 Server; Windows Vista; Windows 2008 Server; Windows 7 and Office 2010; Built with Visual Studio 2008
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Replaces Corbu with Blue Crystal; integrates SAP GUI for Windows 7.40 and Netweaver Business Client 5.0
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Supported OS – openSUSE, Fedora Core, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, AIX, OS X Lion, Fedora, Ubuntu
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Support for Microsoft Vista and Office 2007; new "Tweak SAP GUI" tool; new ABAP front-end editor
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First "GUI" for SAP software; no graphical elements like checkboxes, radiobuttons and icons
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SAP offers an option to strongly protect communication between clients and servers, called
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Windows95-look with flat buttons; tabstrip control and ABAP List Viewer (ALV) introduced
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New graphical elements: checkboxes, radiobuttons, group boxes and push buttons on screen
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New GUI for Windows 3.1; System and Application Toolbar added; icons in System Toolbar
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Since 1998 SAP GUI screens (so-called "DynPros") can be adjusted and customized with
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GUI is re-designed; multiple-areas are introduced to reduce need for screen changes
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Usability enhancements; new customization features; built with Visual Studio 2010
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Native iOS and Android implementations of SAP GUI are available from
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Criticism of using SAP GUI for authentication to SAP server access
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Field length indicated by background colors; fast paths in menus
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Unicode support extended; accessibility and usability improved
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Active X elements introduced; ALV is now based on grid control
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SAP GUI for the Windows environment and Apple Macintosh
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Screens contain more information to reduce navigation
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as well. Single sign-on also works in the Java GUI.
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SAP GUI for HTML / Internet Transaction Server (ITS)
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Developer(s)
SAP
Stable release
C
C++
Operating system
Microsoft Windows
Java Virtual Machine
graphical user interface
SAP ERP
3-tier architecture
database
application server
client
Microsoft Windows
Apple Macintosh
Unix
desktop
SAP ERP
SAP Business Information Warehouse
remote access
Microsoft Windows
Internet Explorer
single sign-on
SAP Logon Ticket
Secure Network Communications
GuiXT
NetWeaver
GuiXT

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