This section contains the release notes for the following SAP GUI for Java 7.30 releases:
- Release 7.30 rev 6 (December 18, 2013)
- Release 7.30 rev 5 (December 3, 2013)
- Release 7.30 rev 4 (September, 2013)
- Release 7.30 rev 3 (July, 2013)
- Release 7.30 rev 2 (May, 2013)
- Release 7.30 rev 1 (February, 2013)
- Release 7.30 (December 20, 2012)
Release 7.30 rev 6 (December 18, 2013)
- Bug Fixes
| Feature | Description |
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| Windows only | Local printing did not work in 7.30 rev 5, for details, refer to SAP note 1952957. |
Release 7.30 rev 5 (December 3, 2013)
- Enhancements and New Features
| Feature | Description |
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| Support for New OS Versions |
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| Compatibility | This version has been prepared to play according to the rules of the new security features announced for future Java 7 updates. |
| OS X only | Launching the application bundle is now possible without having Java 6 installed. Before, the Finder used to check for the availability of the Java 6 runtime, which at the end, has not been used anyway. As a result of the changes, it is also technically no longer possible at all to run SAP GUI for Java 7.30 using Java 6. |
| Grid Control |
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| TextEdit Control | The behavior of limiting the text length has been made consistent for various scenarios. Also the behavior has been harmonized between the SAP GUI flavors. |
- Bug Fixes
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Combining Characters | Combining characters received from the backend could result in infinite loops in some cases. |
| Security | Running without a trust level assigned could result in misleading error messages. |
| Tree Control |
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| SAP Logon | An error of the previous version when running without using configuration files for message servers or routers has been fixed. |
| Drag and Drop | An issue performing drag and drop when running on Java 7 Update 40 or newer has been addressed. |
| Window Handling | It could happen that the titles of the modal and main window of the same session were flickering in turns when activating the session by clicking in the main window. |
| Remote Function Call (RFC) | SAP GUI contains an RFC library that can receive calls from the backend to start processes. The mechanism to find the executables of the Java GUI installation was defect. |
Release 7.30 rev 4 (September 2013)
- Enhancements and New Features
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Java runtime version check | At startup time, it is verified whether the Java runtime meets the feature requirements of SAP GUI for Java. In case the Java runtime is not sufficient, a warning message is displayed. |
| Undo/Redo | Undo/Redo in entry fields is now more consistent with the behavior of other editors. |
- Bug Fixes
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Html Control | Buttons in html forms were broken with Java 7 Update 25 (JDK 7u25) and newer caused by incompatible changes in the Java runtime internals. A workaround has been implemented. |
| Grid Control | Various issues with clipboard handling in editable grid control have been fixed. |
| TextEdit Control | The handling of limiting the text length (MAX_NUMBER_CHARS parameter in the constructor) has been made consistent regarding various ways to insert text into the control. |
SAPInfo Control (ABAP class CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES) | Method DIRECTORY_LIST_FILES did not work when passing in the root directory as input parameter for DIRECTORY. |
Release 7.30 rev 3 (July 2013)
- Enhancements and New Features
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Compatibility with New Java Versions | A significant change deep inside of the JVM implementation of Java 7 Update 25 (JDK 7u25) and newer has caused problems loading classes resulting in the startup process to fail. The code has been adapted to this new situation to make it work again. |
| Security | A menu for choosing the trust level classification of the current connection has been added. |
| Templates | The set of configuration files, which can be distributed by the templates mechanism, has been extended. You find more information in the SAP GUI for Java 7.30 documentation in chapter Configuration Files, section Installing Custom Templates. |
- Bug Fixes
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Application Startup | There has been a potential race condition reading the configuration files causing the startup process to fail. |
| Grid Control | Some background colors have been wrong when using the Enjoy theme. |
| Calendar Control |
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| TextEdit Control | Importing a file erratically has caused to deactivate the limitation to enter only a certain number of characters. |
| Themes |
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Release 7.30 rev 2 (May 2013)
- Enhancements and New Features
| Feature | Description |
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| Support for New OS Versions |
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| Color Schemes for Signature Design | Color Schemes are now available for Signature Design and can be customized. They can be assigned to systems or even clients to clearly differentiate between test, development or productive systems and clients. |
| Corbu | The bounds of controls located on tabstrip pages are now more visible. |
| DropDown Listbox | The performance of the layout calcuation has been improved to avoid a delay when opening a list with thousands of items. |
- Bug Fixes
| Feature | Description |
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| Security |
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| Grid Control | In rare cases the grid title has not been displayed. |
| Tree Control |
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| Textedit Control |
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| Table Control | In sone themes, checked checkboxes and radiobuttons have not been displayed when their column was selected. |
| Data Provider on Demand | Calling the Invalidate() method has caused a dump. |
| OS X only | When launching the process from command line using the SAPGUI application stub, the command line arguments were not passed correctly to the JavaVM. |
| Rendering | Various graphics cards have issues with hardware accelerated image scaling resulting in vertical stripes in Corbu theme. A workaround has been implemented. |
Release 7.30 rev 1 (February 2013)
- Enhancements and New Features
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Support for New OS Versions | Fedora 18 |
| Secure Network Connection (SNC) | The option to logon with user and password, although SNC is active, has been introduced. |
- Bug Fixes
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Print Preview | In some cases, PDF files have not been displayed at all or the first page has been blank. This has been solved by a workaround for third party code causing the issue. |
| File Chooser | File choosers called by third-party components did not follow the rules of the Java Security Model, which was causing various issues. For example saving a PDF file from the print preview did not work. |
| Tree Control |
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| Textedit Control | Saving the content to a local file could have caused the loss of the changes in the data base. |
| OS X only |
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| Windows only | Execution of shh.exe was blocked by mistake because of missing policies. |
Release 7.30 (December 2012)
- Enhancements and New Features
| Feature | Description |
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| Support for New OS Versions |
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| Support for Java SE 7 | |
| Support for 64-bit Java | Windows |
| Corbu Theme | The new design is a fresh, modern and unique visual identity and is intentionally neutral to blend with a variety of content. |
| High Contrast Theme | High Contrast Theme for visually impaired users is available now. |
| Installation | Installation has been redesigned. It provides a better user experience and performance improvements. |
| Security | Improved security by employing the Java Security Model also in standalone mode. |
| Sounds | User interface elements provide audio feedback. This can be switched off in the preferences dialog. |
| Web Start Support | SAP GUI for Java can now also be deployed by using Web Start. |
| Keyboard Navigation | In Tabstrips, it is possible to navigate between the tabs by typing their title. |
| Grid Control |
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