What is WebDAV in SAP BW-BEX - Business Explorer?

SAP Term: WebDAV

• Component: BW-BEX

• Component Name: Business Explorer

• Description: World Wide Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning An XML-based enhancement of the HTTP/1.1 protocol for asynchronous document management, which is the standard for accessing documents by using a Web browser application. Documents that are on a Web server are called resources and are combined into collections. WebDAV describes methods, headers, and content types in order to do the following: prevent resources from being overwritten during distributed editing manage metadata using resources properties create and manage collections According to the WebDAV Standard Specification RFC Request for Comments 2518 February 1999, the IETF Internet Engineering Task Force is developing additional, special WebDAV specifications for example, DASL.

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• Key Concepts: 
  WebDAV stands for Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning. It is a set of extensions to the HTTP protocol that allows users to collaboratively edit and manage files on remote web servers. WebDAV is used in SAP Business Warehouse (BW) Business Explorer (BEx) to enable users to access and manage BW data from a web browser. 
  
  How to use it: 
  To use WebDAV in BW-BEx, users must first install the WebDAV client on their computer. Once installed, users can access BW data from a web browser by entering the URL of the BW server into the WebDAV client. The user will then be able to view, edit, and manage BW data from the web browser. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When using WebDAV in BW-BEx, it is important to remember that only certain types of files can be accessed and managed through the WebDAV client. For example, only text files, spreadsheets, and images can be accessed and managed through the WebDAV client. Additionally, it is important to remember that any changes made to BW data through the WebDAV client will not be saved until the user explicitly saves them. 
  
  Related Information: 
  For more information about using WebDAV in BW-BEx, please refer to SAP's official documentation on the topic. Additionally, there are many online tutorials available that provide step-by-step instructions for setting up and using WebDAV in BW-BEx.