1. Download and install JDK 1.6 from here:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk-6u26-download-400750.html
2. Copy the file nwds-extsoa-7.3-SP00-PAT0000-win32.zip from:
<your download location>\51039309\DATA_UNITS\JAVA_IDE
\distros\com.sap.netweaver.developerstudio.distribution.complete.extsoa \8.30.0.101020102100
to a convenient folder.
3. Extract the content and you will have a folder with name “eclipse”.
4. Launch the Netweaver Developer Studio from folder eclipse, you may want to create a shortcut on the Desktop.
5. If you haven’t maintained JAVA_HOME property or if it’s pointing to some other java version, eclipse will complain about it. In the dialog window locate the JDK 1.6 installation. Path to JDK 1.6 should be something like
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_25\bin
6. Restart the NWDS after this and select a suitable workspace.
7. Set the run time engine in NWDS, by going through the menu path:
Window->Preferences->SAP AS JAVA
