SAP Enterprise Portal (EP, aka. SAP Netweaver Portal) offers users role-specific, Web-based and secure access to all relevant information, applications and services. Employees only need a desktop and a Web Browser, and can begin work once they have been authenticated in the portal. SAP Enterprise Portal contains the NetWeaver components Portal, Knowledge Management, and Collaboration. In addition, SAP provides predefined content. At the moment the portfolio contains more than 100 business packages, which are shipped in multiple languages.

The Portal is used for different purposes.

• Internationalization
• Personalization
• Integration
• Authorization

SAP Enterprise Portal is the platform for running Web Dynpro applications or Dyn Page applications created by SAP or custom designed for connecting to some ERP functionality.