FAQ

Neptune DXP - Open Edition is a rapid application development platform that provides a universal way to develop and manage enterprise-grade applications from anywhere. Contrary to the Neptune DXP - SAP Edition, the Neptune DXP - Open Edition is developed for non-SAP users.

With Neptune DXP - Open Edition, you develop, run, and manage applications for both desktop and mobile environments.

Yes, with Neptune DXP - Open Edition, you can develop both the front end and the back end to create full-stack applications.

Neptune DXP - Open Edition consists of tools for developing, such as the App Designer and the API Designer, and many additional tools for user management, workflows, server-side scripts, authentication and many more. For more information on the tools, see Cockpit tools.

Yes, you can use the API Designer to create APIs communicating with on-premises system endpoints. The APIs you create can call the endpoint and map the data of your resource to your application components. This includes the communication with OData resources, REST APIs, and JSONH.

Yes, Neptune DXP - Open Edition includes tools for application management. For example, you can manage different languages, create mobile clients, and maintain tiles of your applications. For more information on these tools, see Administration.

Yes, the Neptune DXP - Open Edition provides tools and services to help you with the development process. For more information on the deployment process and services, see Deployment.

Yes, you can create both roles for individual users and groups for multiple users. The host of Neptune DXP - Open Edition decides how the role and group system are used. For more information on roles, groups, and other security services, see Security.

Neptune DXP - Open Edition is more than a package builder. It provides a complete environment for running Neptune DXP applications.

There are too many differences between Neptune DXP - SAP Edition and Neptune DXP - Open Edition apps (like application class and AJAX_ID) so there is no official migration possible. Also, Neptune DXP - SAP Edition uses SAP UI5 objects and Neptune DXP - Open Edition uses Open UI5, so it’s possible to encounter these discrepancies.To do a Neptune DXP - SAP Edition app components in the Neptune DXP - Open Edition, the recommended way is to re-do the app from the start in Neptune DXP - Open Edition. It is possible, however, to remote call, and run the Neptune DXP - SAP Edition application within the Neptune DXP - Open Edition context.

The entire Neptune DXP - Open Edition is built on Node.js.

Neptune DXP - Open Edition runtime is a package solution that comes with plugins, including Node.js. You can install your own Node.js on the same server and use your own plugins.

You can add your custom server-side code with any npm dependency.

You can run callback both client-side and server-side.

Neptune DXP - Open Edition currently supports Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and SAP HANA as database systems. Files can be stored on the system, in the database, or using Azure Blob Storage.

Yes, Neptune DXP - Open Edition provides all essential functions to be used as a MAM solution.

You can assign applications to users, but you cannot assign them to devices.

In Neptune DXP - Open Edition, you can establish login policies for users. By default, users that fail three login attempts are locked. Administrators can unlock users in the User service and change the default limit of attempts. In addition, if a user fail to log in a mobile client, the mobile client data are cleared from the device. The application remains, but it has no data inside.

Yes, for example, you can create a launchpad with tiles that trigger the installation of a mobile client. If a user accesses the launchpad and selects Install on one of the tiles that points to a mobile client, the IPA, APK or Windows 10 version of the mobile client is installed.

Neptune DXP - Open Edition provides multiple services for monitoring. You can see who has access to which applications and when they are logged into an application. For more information on monitoring services, see Monitoring.

You do not need to actively update applications. Whenever you log out of an application, it updates to the latest version automatically.

Neptune DXP - Open Edition is a platform for application development and, as such, has no control over devices. You will need a Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution to have this kind of control. If you want to do so, you can integrate your MDM solution into Neptune DXP - Open Edition. There are a lot of MDM solutions that we have already worked with, such as Microsoft Intune, SOTI, MobileIron, Airwatch, BlackBerry Dynamics, and Blue Cedar.