SAP Network Weblogs

Posted: 12 May 2009 06:00 AM PDT

Lastnight I attended the opening keynote of the #ASUG09 and #SAPPHIRE Conferences. It startedout much like other opening keynoets, but then took a different turn. I'll share my first impressinons from ASUG and SAPPHIRE.

Authorization to Send SAP EM messages using /SAPTRX/MI02

Posted: 11 May 2009 06:39 PM PDT

Using the transaction /SAPTRX/MI02 to post events requires authorization but there is config that allows you to use this transaction without having to contact the SAP Security team...

Differences between Workflow and SAP EM

Posted: 11 May 2009 06:33 PM PDT

This short blog highlights the differences between SAP Workflow and SAP Event Management and when ou should consider each

Analysts Show BPM Consulting Faring Better in Economy

Posted: 11 May 2009 06:20 PM PDT

Recent analyst reports show declining IT consulting service revenue overall, but resiliancy in the part of BPM Projects. The reason for this is that BPM projects are management initiatives, not IT initiatives, that can be executed with rapid ROI and linked to clear business improvements. To help SAP services partners build their BPM practices, SAP PartnerEdge is launching a BPM Consultants Initiative on May 20, 2008. To learn more, register for the webinar featuring Ann Rosenberg, SAP BPM Global Practice Head, and Greg Chase, Director Platform Marketing: http://service.sap.com/~sapidb/011000358700000462952009E

A glimpse into Future --> The Next Version of the Web Page Composer (WPC)

Posted: 11 May 2009 02:26 PM PDT

This blog gives you a short introduction (with relevant links) to what is WPC, why should you use it, and what are the new capabilities of the next version of WPC (that is planned to be available as part of SAP NetWeaver 7.2).

MetaData and MetaProcess: A Non-Trivial Extension of the Notion "M:1"

Posted: 11 May 2009 02:16 PM PDT

You all know the E-R construct "1:M" and "M:1" - it's one of the foundations of "relational" mumbo-jumbo that made Larry Ellison rich and EF Codd (in)famous. So in for a dime, in for a dollar - let's think of some non-trivial extensions of "M:1" from metadata to metaprocess

Hands-on mobile apps with &#147;Ajax weaver&#148; and Red Hat at SAPPHIRE

Posted: 11 May 2009 01:58 PM PDT

The Ajax composition platform "Ajax weaver" will be available for you at SAPPHIRE on Red Hat booth. Come and do some hands-on application composition, and run it on your smart phone's browser!

'Mind the gap' - (#4 - reading query execution plans)

Posted: 11 May 2009 10:01 AM PDT

Moving to MaxDB as a DBA or database developer also requires that you get used to read the output of EXPLAIN in order to understand query execution in MaxDB. This time I'll write about the differences of WHAT and HOW the database shows you about its "optimizers thinking'.

Process Scheduling Adapter for SAP Solution Manager for everybody

Posted: 11 May 2009 06:59 AM PDT

Process Scheduling Adapter for SAP Solution Manager is now available for free