Installation Procedure Before you install the Developer Studio, make sure that the system meets the

min imal system requrements. For more information see: Prerequisites. Download the NWDS_platform.zip archive from the Developer Studio download page. This archive contains the kernel of the Developer Studio. Open the NWDS_platform.zip archive and extract the content into a folder on the operating system. Open the folder and start SapNetWeaverDeveloperStudio.exe. When the Developer Studio starts, enter a workspace folder. In the workspace fol der the Developer Studio stores preference settings and projects. Do not use the workspace folder of any previously installed Developer Studio ver sions. Make sure you do not use the workspace folders of any uninstalled Develop er Studio versions. When you uninstall a Developer Studio version, the system do es not remove the content which you created in the workspace folder. For more information about how you can use your existing local development in th e newly installed Developer Studio, open the installation guides section on SAP Service Marketplace SAP Service Marketplace. Then, navigate to the available upd ate guides for the respective release. If the Developer Studio detects an installed JRE or unsupported JDK, a dialog op ens and allows you to enter the location of the javaw.exe file of a supported JD K version. If you do not have a supported JDK version installed, you can install the JDK wh ile this dialog is still open and choose it when the JDK installation completes. When you enter a valid javaw.exe file the Developer Studio stores the settings and exits. Start SapNetWeaverDeveloperStudio.exe again. The NWDS_platform.zip archive contains the kernel of the Developer Studio. The k ernel does not contain the SAP features which are necessary to develop SAP NetWe aver applications. The SAP features are installed with the update manager. The u pdate manager is invoked automatically when the Developer Studio starts. If the Developer Studio cannot connect to the update site, a dialog opens and allows yo u to check the network connections. For more information about the network conne ctions, see: Troubleshooting. Choose the features which you want to install. Make sure that the component which is required for the selected features is also installed on the AS Java. If you select a feature that requires another feature , the wizard displays an error message that contains the ID of the required feat ure. To resolve this error, choose Select Required. This option selects the requ ired features automatically. To install a prior version of the Developer Studio, disable the option Show the latest version of features only in the update manager wizard Search Result dialo g. Then, the wizard allows you to select the previous versions of the Developer Studio features. The Developer Studio allows you to add features anytime after the installation. More information: Adding New Features Accept the license agreement. Choose Next on the Optional Features dialog window. Do not deselect a feature that is displayed in the dialog window. This can cause a malfunction of the Developer Studio. Choose Finish on the Install dialog window. The Developer Studio starts downloading the features. To verify the feature installation, choose Install All. To finish the installation and apply the changes on the updated features, restar t the Developer Studio. To remove the Developer Studio from the operating system, see: Removal Procedure

. For the most recent information on the installation, as well as corrections to t he installation documentation, refer to SAP Note 1386844.