Monday, December 28, 2009

SAP Network Weblogs

SAP Network Weblogs


Agility through Simplicity - Part VI

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 04:35 AM PST

Text Analysis, e-mails, contextual links, Operationalizing the back office, Collaborative Technologies for Network-Centric Operations; YOWIE

First impressions and Thoughts on 12sprints.com

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 03:50 AM PST

First impressions and Thoughts on 12sprints.com

Text-Editing from Notes - Logic to HTML

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 11:54 PM PST

I have developed at my company Instrumentation laboratory a textobject to solve the the problem of tracking changes to text. This solution has evolved into an interface for text maintenance and several other possibilities including HTML maintenance, full text search and an interface into standard SAP text maintenance.

Effective WebDynpro Applications: Lazy Tabs in TabStrip

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 11:54 PM PST

The blog shows how to bring lazy-loading behavior to tabs in TabStrip UI element. This allows to eliminate unnecessary data loading in complex WebDynpro Java applications and improve a performance.

Moving a Development Component (DC) to another track or Software Component (SC).

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 11:53 PM PST

In this document/blog you will find a description on how to move a Development Component from one Software Component/Track to another and how to delete it from the original SC/Track.

Send WI to a Distribution List

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 11:53 PM PST

Send WI to a Distribution List without manually requiring to determine users in that List.

SAP Education presents: “How much do you know about&#133SAP Financial Accounting?”

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 11:53 PM PST

Let's see how much you know about SAP Financials - Financial Accounting.

New SAP JVM Profiler release 1.4 is available!

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 11:53 PM PST

New SAP JVM Profiler release 1.4 available

The Right Information at the Right Time

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 11:53 PM PST

Automatic Trigger Extract: Steps/ Procedures for Configuration

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 11:52 PM PST

This blog gives the steps/procedures invloved in automating trigger extract( to extract the data object instances to device outbound queue).

What should you know about Unicode Conversion when you plan for SAP Upgrade Projects?

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 11:52 PM PST

It can be a costly mistake for those who do not realize the benefits and, in some cases, the requirement of Unicode Conversion while planning SAP Upgrade projects. Understanding Unicode and the Unicode conversion process will save your company a significant amount as well as time in the long run. This article will provide an overall view oft the benefits and requirements of Unicode and also the Unicode conversion process, which should help you plan your upgrade projects efficiently.

Implement Web Dynpro Paging with MDM Java API

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 11:52 PM PST

This short blog entry would like to draw your attention to the benefits of Web Dynpro paging with MDM Java API commands. Developers often have to deal with retrieving thousands of records from MDM repository and fortunately MDM Java API search commands have paging ability that could be combined with Web Dynpro context paging.

Install.xml of NetWeaver Mobile Client Patch Decoded

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 11:52 PM PST

Helpful information to customize install.xml of NetWeaver Mobile Client patch.

Initialization of new APO system

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 11:52 PM PST

Fresh into the project and no seniors around to hand hold you? Never mind; everyone starts from ZERO :) You can learn few tips & tricks to start with and make APO work for you

The SAGA : MS Excel, Macros, RFC & Data Fetching

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 11:51 PM PST

Generally while the SAP Implementation is going on and once its Go-Live sometimes you need to have some critical information with you as well as you might also need that information on regular basis so this document explains how to ease this process and reliable too. At the end of this article you will be able to fetch the data into excel sheet using a bit of macro programming.

Friday, December 25, 2009

SAP Network Weblogs

SAP Network Weblogs


Oracle Database Monitoring - Introduction of LSSM

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 04:15 AM PST

The new dbacockpit for Oracle functionality 'Loadable SAP Support Monitors' provides flexible monitors for performance analysis and daily administrative duties.

CommunityPROFILES - Introducing Ludek Uher: Top Contributor for the SAP BusinessObjects Community

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 11:36 AM PST

Get to know Ludek Uher, SCN Top Contributor, SAP BusinessObjects Community member, Crystal Reports and .NET development expert. Why does he contribute to SCN?

Thursday, December 24, 2009

SAP Network Weblogs

SAP Network Weblogs


How to connect BusinessObjects to the Cloud

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 12:54 PM PST

Technical aspects of connections to the cloud with BOE SDK.

Manufacturing beyond Recession -- New Opportunities

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 10:36 AM PST

Challenging times, low confidence levels, increasing pessimism, uncertain demand situation, cautious approach etc are the state of economy that’s tops every conversation these days - The current situation can be viewed as an opportunity to become smarter to build efficient manufacturing processes

External Clouds 2009-2011 - Cost Dimension

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 10:36 AM PST

The posting describes how clouds will evolve in the coming months and years and what that means for SAP customers and partners

Improving My Experience through SDN

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 10:35 AM PST

My Experience with SDN in 2009

Data Governance with Netweaver MDM and BPM

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 10:35 AM PST

This blog rotates around the importance of Data Governance, its benefits and how Netwever BPM - MDM combination helps in better Data Governance.

e-Recruiting: An important tool for Wholesale Distributors

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 10:35 AM PST

Wholesale Distributors can benefit from SAP's e-Recruiting solution

Why the future of data visualization cannot forget its past

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 10:34 AM PST

Effectively visualize your data to make better-informed decisions.

PI, how to handle high volume data per jdbc adapter

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 10:34 AM PST

SAP Mentor Directory

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 09:52 AM PST

This dashboard will help you locate an SAP expert in your area of interest, from the huge list of SAP Mentors.

Docupedia - Improve my experience

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 09:22 AM PST

Docupedia - SAP's site to comment, tag, edit, contribute, rate documentation.

Ecohub Site & Solution Enhancments - December 09

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 05:43 AM PST

The new features and functionalities we are adding to the Ecohub experience with our December '09 Release.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

SAP Network Weblogs

SAP Network Weblogs


WebDynpro ABAP Flash Islands with OpenStreetMap - Part 2

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 02:29 AM PST

This Blog describes how to use the Flex Framework "openscales" to display maps of OpenStreetMap in a WebDynpro ABAP Flash Islands application

CommunityPROFILES - Introducing Raghavendra Gadhamsetty: Top Contributor for the SAP BusinessObjects Community

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 03:20 PM PST

Get to know Raghavendra Gadhamsetty, SCN Top Contributor, SAP BusinessObjects Community member, and Crystal Reports Design expert.

Managing Foreground IP Derived from Co-Innovation

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 01:35 PM PST

This blog post examines the need for a bilateral approach to managing intellectual property derived from co-innvoation projects pursued through strategic alliance and partnerships.

To upload IMR or upload PDR: that is the question

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 12:53 PM PST

It can get really confusing when it comes to uploading a Full-Service Mail.dat to PostalOne! on whether to use .imr or .pdr. Here's some scenarios which can help in decision making and the most important thing performance.

Setting the Intelligent Mail Mailer ID for Pieces.

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 12:18 PM PST

Postalsoft Presort allows several ways to set the Mailer ID for piece IMb. This article is a quick review of the options available.

Whitepaper: Delivering a Superior Customer Experience with a Perfect Ordering Process

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 11:05 AM PST

Whitepaper: Delivering a Superior Customer Experience with a Perfect Ordering Process

BI for Marketing: Demand Generation

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:54 AM PST

My view on how BI can help improve demand generation

Beyond Copenhagen

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 09:32 AM PST

This post talks about two emerging industry, government, and customer driven co-innovation initiatives that are worth watching: The Sustainability Index, The Cradle-to-Cradle System Design Framework

BPEL4People and WS-HumanTask in public review

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 07:16 AM PST

This blog is just notification that the BPM standards BPEL4People and WS-HumanTask are at the dress-rehearsal stage just before release.

Notes from Supernova 2009

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 06:08 AM PST

Was at the very interesting Supernova 2009 conference the other day. Unfortunately I only had time for the first day. Here are my notes.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

SAP Network Weblogs

SAP Network Weblogs


SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment 7.2 -- The Ramp-Up Starts Now!

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 05:10 AM PST

We are happy to announce that today we have started the ramp-up for SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment 7.2.

Is Blue the new Green ?

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 04:30 AM PST

How do we innovate on top of a traditional (blue) ABAP ERP system?

ABAP Detective: Missing Process, Chapter 3: Shadow Of The Thin Client

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 02:56 AM PST

In the latest chapter of the ABAP Detective, we find out what happens when you shadow a thin client through the inter-op-world.

The importance of SAP PI architecture for projects

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 02:33 AM PST

Developing PI solution is a real time consumer. If you don't have the correct architecture in place you have a problem. This blog describes one of the problems with missing a PI architecture.

Café Innovation -- Reinvention is the Key… 2010 and Beyond

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 05:21 PM PST

Whether it is the use of new-found ways to innovate on the fly, or whether it is the use of considered innovation programs, organizations need to establish how they will move forward and continue to grow. Being agile enough to reinvent yourself speedily will be important, for reinvention is the key. Business process experts are indispensable in this matter and every organization should establish a “process first” model.

Podcast: ALM@SCN -- Why It is an Important Area for SAP Customers & Partners

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 11:14 AM PST

At SAP TechEd '09, ALM emerged as a very important topic for SAP and customers. But why does ALM matter? And why now? Find out in this podcast: http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/elearn?rid=/library/uuid/e0ce471e-5cd0-2c10-cd9c-b720037fef27&overridelayout=true

CRM 7.0: How to setup High Volume Segmentation

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 08:00 AM PST

In CRM 7.0, SAP CRM introduced a new segmentation engine with a completely redesigned User Interface. This blog will be a starting point for a series of blogs, video blogs and How-to´s to give an overview about the capabilities, setup & configuration of this new engine.

Go Beyond the Expected - Personalized Content Management for E-Mail Marketing

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 08:00 AM PST

You want to make your E-Mail Marketing more personalized, so that it doesn´t look like an automated bulk E-Mail… But I´m not just talking about an email that greets you by name. Most of your customers and prospects will only realise that the email is not a ‘bulk’ E-Mail until they read the first paragraph, and if the email actually contains information useful to them… which it should, then chances are pretty good they will read on and your response rates will increase.

Video to Show How to Use a Distribution Rule for Distributing Opportunities to Channel Partners

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 08:00 AM PST

This blog links to a video which shows in SAP CRM 7.0 how to use the rule polices for distributing opportunities to channel partners

Couponing: End-to-End process in SAP CRM Marketing

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 05:56 AM PST

The process of planning, creating, distributing coupons can be quite complex and involves several parties. In this blog, I explain the typical process around a coupon that is distributed in conjunction with a retailer and I show in a video how SAP CRM Marketing supports this end-to-end couponing process.

Monday, December 21, 2009

SAP Network Weblogs

SAP Network Weblogs


Share everything you like: Share everything: sharing objects between Web Dynpro components

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 04:33 AM PST

This blog will show how to sahre objects between WD components.

Dynamically hide elements with javascript - SAP CRM 2007

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 04:33 AM PST

In a recent SAP CRM 2007 implementation, we had the requirement to hide a view in response to a change in a dropdown value. This is easily done using javascript code on the client side, and what's more such a solution to the problem is easy to implement and is not really restricted to SAP CRM 2007 or even SAP web development in general.

Rules Based Account Assignment (A simple how to and why Guide)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 04:32 AM PST

Rules Based Account Assignment or ‘RBAA’ as I love to call it, is a powerful feature in SAP Public Sector Accounting. RBAA is no different from the document splitting functionality active in New GL. SAP has created this little gem of functionality in the otherwise dull Public Sector solution to alleviate a lot of complicated features currently being carried out in the Federal space

How to change the Address Layout for Vendors and Customers to the US format

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 04:32 AM PST

How to change the standard address layout for customers, vendors and business partners.

Data Migration for Utilities - Step 1 - Data Profiling

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 04:31 AM PST

Follow up to earlier blog - Migration in Utilities Industries. This is step 1 for data migration in utilities which is data profiling.

Setting a Crystal Report to Any Datasource

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 04:31 AM PST

Setting a Crystal Report from tables to a stored procedure or command or universe (or the reverse) can be difficult. Using the method in this blog post you can avoid any associated datasource mapping issues.

Holistic Management of Sustainability through Carbon and Data

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 04:29 AM PST

How does carbon measurement and reduction help companies beyond climate change regulations, and use of data to achieve sustainability.

XML to ABAP conversion and vice-versa

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 04:29 AM PST

Project challenges faced during XML to ABAP conversion and vice-versa.

BPM Experience, the third one!

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 04:28 AM PST

The more I learn about BPM and my project, the more complex it become. How can I use the Visual Composer simple samples in a BPM Project?

Distribution Rules: Steps for Creation/Types of Rules

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 04:28 AM PST

This blog gives the steps involved in the creation of distribution rules. Decisions to be made while creating rules.

Xcelsius 2008 Basics Videos on Youtube

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 04:27 AM PST

I've recently recorded few basic "How To" videos for Xcelsius 2008. They have been published on the Xcelsius Channel on YouTube. This post gives you an brief description about those videos.

SAP Invoice Management? Yes SAP Invoice Management

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 04:27 AM PST

SAP Invoice Management by Open Text has been on the SAP price list for over a year but except a few posts in the forums no information can be found on SDN. By this post I hope we can start changing that.

Agility through Deployability

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 03:51 AM PST

HMS Toronto Canadian Halifax Class Frigate live with ECC 6.0

UI API For Dummies - Part 2 Items

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 11:58 PM PST

As you know, the UI API allows you to access the user interface level of the SAP Business One application. This allows you to make some minor changes to the GUI but also to build larger functionality in conjuction with the DI. In the second part of this blog series i will show you a number of small changes you can make to items via the UI API.

Get ready to define your bank statement format for Business One 2007 - Part III, Mapping

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 11:57 PM PST

Recall that in the first post we reviewed the history of bank statement processing solutions in different Business One versions and the advantage of introducing a mapping tool to cover the flexibility and diversity of variant bank formats in the world. In the second post, we took a closer look at the file importing solution by a case study of an imaginary bank statement format, which is invented purely for the case study and contains all the necessary fields in real plain-text bank statements but simple enough for demonstration. Especially in that post, we focus on describing the format structure in the tool. In this third post, we go on to demonstrate how the mapping from bank statement to Business One fields is done. By the way, I'm planning to devote the last post in this series to CSV bank statement handling and use of regular expression in the tool.

Saturday, December 19, 2009

SAP Network Weblogs

SAP Network Weblogs


Collecting performance statistics for Voyager workspaces

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 12:46 PM PST

Do you have a Voyager workspace that is taking a long time to load? This article gives instructions for collecting some performance statistics which could identify a bottleneck.

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah 2009

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 11:54 AM PST

Let's enjoy this holidays...

SAP Influencer Summit 09: Report Card

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 11:07 AM PST

My own report card on how SAP did with the 2009 Influencer Summit. Just in time for final exams and the holiday break...

Podcast: “Accelerating Time to Value with BOC” - Interview with Partner PGS on How They Use the SAP BusinessObjects Community to Increase Client ROI

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 10:44 AM PST

Don't miss this interview with Freddie Guerrero of PGS to learn how you too can leverage the SAP BusinessObjects community to improve your knowledge base, increase client wins and develop industry visibility. http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/elearn?rid

How to Perform Systematic Duet 1.5 Troubleshooting -- Part 2

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 10:19 AM PST

Issues getting Duet running? Check out the second blog of a Duet troubleshooting series to find out how to narrow down an issue on Duet server side.

Why are my calculations wrong? (Redux)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 09:50 AM PST

I had previously written a very technically focused description of what values you can expect when two calculations intersect in a Voyager workspace. I have since come up with a much less technical explanation comparing Voyager to what you can do with Excel formulas.