SEO: Google Panda and You
A brief history and overview of the Google Panda algorithm update that was first released a year ago and updated several times since. Jason Lax in Search, Business Process Expert, Community Projects, Emerging Technologies, SAP Developer Network [Feb. 06, 2012 03:59 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

What should a fresher in SAP do?
When you are new to SAP world, I wanted to know how should a fresher progress his career in this BIG SAP world. krishna tangudu in Beginner, Career Center, Search, Webinars, Enterprise Data Warehousing/Business Warehouse [Jan. 29, 2012 01:33 AM | 8 Comments | Permalink]

SEO: Are you searching social? (Search, Plus your World)
Hear about Google's new Search, plus Your Word? Lets see how searching for content is about to get a whole lot more interesting! Jason Lax in Beyond SAP, Community Projects, Emerging Technologies, Search [Jan. 16, 2012 04:53 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

TF-IDF Multi Thread Java Implementation
TF-IDF Java implementation using multi-threads to improve performance. Sudhir Verma in Analytics, Java Programming, Search [Dec. 15, 2011 05:48 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

How to Install TREX 7.1 on a Non-English Windows System
This is about how to install TREX 7.1 on a non-English Windows, which is officially not supported. As you will see, this restriction can be bypassed with some minor changes on some python installer files. Detlev Beutner in Enterprise Portal (EP), ERP, Knowledge Management (KM), Python, Search [Nov. 03, 2011 03:35 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

BPath. Lesson 06. Unstructured returns, sorting and performance considerations
We take a closer look onto the performance of sample BPath statements and we provide some rules of thumb for performance estimations. Beyond that, result set sorting is shown and we explain how to formulate your BPath statement in case you want to return a single value (e.g string, integer, date ...) . Or a table of the same. Juergen Gatter in ABAP, CRM, Interoperability, Scripting Languages, Search [Jun. 30, 2011 08:29 AM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

Sales Order Enhancement Series: Material Info
Have you ever missed a search tool in ERP that gives you quick access to the most relevant material information with a few clicks? I mean: availability in selected plants, prices, customer discount, scales, margin, last sales orders, basic data, purchasing info, etc. Then the new transaction MATERIAL_INFO is the answer you have been waiting for! It is available with SAP ERP 6.0 Enhancement Package 5 and leverages the great Senhancements "Enhanced Material Search" and "Material View". Ingo Woesner in Enhancement Packages, ERP, Procurement and SRM, Search, Wholesale Distribution [Jun. 03, 2011 06:14 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Google Makes Search (Life?) Easier: How to Optimize Your Queries with the Left Panel and Search Operators
Do you know about Google's advanced search functions? Stop wasting time and find exactly what you're looking for faster... Jason Lax in Business Process Expert, Ranting, SAP Developer Network, SAP EcoHub, Search [Jun. 02, 2011 04:59 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

BPath. Lesson 05. Sub, String & Get-function(s) plus global variables
The fifth lesson of BPath covers basic string functions and introduces the concept of sub functions enabling the user to start "side pathes". Beyond these two topics we highlight the global variable table. Juergen Gatter in ABAP, CRM, Interoperability, Scripting Languages, Search [May. 23, 2011 05:14 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Non-disruptive finding of apples with SAP's FindGrid
In this interview with Stephan Brand I address some of the questions that arised from my last blog around FindGrid and semantics at SAP. Rui Nogueira in Analytics, Run SAP, SAP Research, Search [May. 09, 2011 03:17 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Why machines can learn from peanut butter sandwiches and why they should forget about it over time
After the interview with Matthias Kaiser about semantics and apples he now talks about peanut butter sandwiches to explain two additional very important aspects of semantics: the context of a user and that machines need to forget semantic information. Rui Nogueira in Knowledge Management (KM), Master Data Management (MDM), SAP Research, Search [May. 04, 2011 01:23 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

BPath. Lesson 04. Enhanceable structures, aggregations, derefencation and transposition. And object retrieval.
The 4th lesson on BPath covers various small, but nevertheless pretty interesting topics which provide a pretty dynamic way to access data. It is also shown that BPath is not restricted to data provision/assembly, it is also possible to return object collections. Juergen Gatter in ABAP, CRM, Interoperability, Scripting Languages, Search [May. 04, 2011 09:03 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

BPath. Lesson 03: Functions and Assignments
The third lesson about BPath covers a completely new approach, assignments. Assignments provide the possibility to dynamically fill target fields on all levels with data. Additionally functions are covered and the operation table is provided. Juergen Gatter in ABAP, CRM, Interoperability, Scripting Languages, Search [Apr. 26, 2011 10:19 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

First Steps towards a Semantic Enterprise?
Tobias Trapp in Emerging Technologies, Knowledge Management (KM), Search [Apr. 21, 2011 08:46 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Automated Note Search & Customer Code Detection III (release 3.0)
After the second pilot delivery of Automated Note Search tool, we're ready to launch release 3.0 including some new features that will delight our fans. Enjoy release 3.0! Ivan Martin Marra in ABAP, ERP, SAP Research, Search, Software Support and Maintenance [Apr. 19, 2011 02:59 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

BPath. Lesson 02: About the interpreter, integration, structures and filtering
The second lesson about BPath covers structures, filters and basic expression evaluation. Technically we explain how the parser is constructed and we provide an easy example how BPath statements can be integrated into your ABAP code. Juergen Gatter in ABAP, CRM, Interoperability, Scripting Languages, Search [Apr. 14, 2011 12:41 PM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

From apples to products: semantic technologies in SAP products
After my interview with Cirrus Shakeri and Matthias Kaiser about semantics in general and why apple computers don't taste sweet I want to provide some insights into a project called Semantic Business Applications and the solution"FrindGrid". This project uses the semantic technologies that Matthias and Cirrus talked about. Rui Nogueira in Knowledge Management (KM), Master Data Management (MDM), Run SAP, SAP Research, Search [Apr. 11, 2011 07:38 PM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

BPath. Lesson 01: What is BPath?
This is the first of a series of lessons about BPath, a new interpreted language designed to access Business Objects in a generic, XPATH-like manner. Well ok, I have to admit that the second goal was not achieved. BPath can do quite a lot more :-). Juergen Gatter in ABAP, CRM, Interoperability, Scripting Languages, Search [Apr. 07, 2011 05:07 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

How Ontologies assist Linked Data Priciples
In this blog instalment I discuss details of the Linked Data prototype I introduced in my last blog. And I will try to answer the question why linked data is more than the traditional HTML hyperlinks and how ontologies provide semantics. Tobias Trapp in Emerging Technologies, Knowledge Management (KM), Search [Apr. 06, 2011 03:46 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

From Information Silos to Linked Knowledge
I created my first Linked Data prototype that mashes up internal documentation within an SAP system and SAP Library & SCN wiki together. If SAP would provide meaningful URL schemes for their documentation it would be easy to create navigators through the huge information landscape of SAP to get an overall view that is necessary for information workers. This a fundumental shift of paradigms from exposing data instead of only documents. Tobias Trapp in ABAP, Emerging Technologies, Knowledge Management (KM), Search, Standards [Apr. 03, 2011 05:13 AM | 34 Comments | Permalink]

Semantics at SAP or why apple computers don't taste sweet
Did you ever wonder why apple computers don't taste sweet? Matthias Kaiser, chief architect for semantics, will explain to you in this blog and video. Rui Nogueira in Emerging Technologies, Knowledge Management (KM), Search [Mar. 24, 2011 06:41 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Enhanced Material Search - Part 5: Major improvements in Enhancement Package 5
The Enhanced Material Search provides a great alternative to the classic material search in ERP Sales and Purchasing transactions, offering full text search capabilities for materials and supplier catalog products (without material number), plus on-the-fly Creation of new materials. In this 5th BPX article about the Enhanced Material Search with Creation I present great improvements and support of further transactions in Purchasing and Retail done in Enhancement Package 5, which is currently in RampUp. When I convinced you with the new features you can apply for rampup on https://service.sap.com/~form/sapnet?_SHORTKEY=01100035870000730505& Ingo Woesner in Enhancement Packages, Procurement and SRM, Retail, Search, Wholesale Distribution [Feb. 17, 2011 09:40 AM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

Automated Note Search & Customer Code Detection II (release 2.0)
After the first pilot delivery of Automated Note Search tool, we're ready to launch release 2.0 including some new features that will delight our fans. Enjoy release 2.0! Carlos Martinez Escribano in ABAP, ERP, SAP Research, Search, Software Support and Maintenance [Jan. 24, 2011 04:10 PM | 48 Comments | Permalink]

Progress at ASUG Portal Influence Council and new member survey
Portal influence council progress review and an invitation to join. Jerzy Bilchuk in Enterprise Portal (EP), Knowledge Management (KM), Search, Universal Worklist [Jan. 14, 2011 06:36 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise BI 4.0 - Platform Search API
SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise BI 4.0 greatly enhances how your clients approach Business Intelligence content via the Platform Search API. Extend the reach and utility of your BI system via the search paradigm Ted Ueda in Enterprise Data Warehousing/Business Warehouse, Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Java Programming, Search [Dec. 28, 2010 04:41 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Automated Note Search and Customer Code Detection
Introducing new Automated Note & Customer Code Search Tool Carlos Martinez Escribano in ABAP, ERP, SAP Research, Search, Software Support and Maintenance [Dec. 16, 2010 12:55 PM | 139 Comments | Permalink]

iOS CRM for SAP and iPad - A free Mobile CRM App
So its finally ready for a quick demo, the app has taken a little bit longer than expected to develop but has been a really good experience. Having worked very little little with CRM, it was interesting to get a bit of background knowledge and information about the product and its potential. Paul Aschmann in CRM, Enterprise Architecture, Search, Widgets [Dec. 07, 2010 05:38 AM | 10 Comments | Permalink]

Google, Bing and Technological Singularities …
The way that humans manage and process information has fascinated me for a long time. So it isn’t surprising that a comment about “technology singularities” by futurist Ray Kurzweil in Time magazine triggered my thoughts on how developments in artificial intelligence relate to information management and, in particular, to my favorite subject asset information management (AIM). Sid Snitkin in Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Knowledge Management (KM), Search [Dec. 06, 2010 12:41 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Note Viewer for iPad
SAP Note Viewer for iPad is now available in the Apple App Store. Paul Aschmann in Mobile, Search, Security, Standards, Widgets [Dec. 06, 2010 12:04 PM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Note Viewer for iPhone
SAp Note Viewer for iPhone, a SAP OSS Note viewer which lets users download, save, view and mark notes on their mobile device. Paul Aschmann in ERP, Mobile, Search [Nov. 19, 2010 07:47 PM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

TechEd 10 Las Vegas - Expert Networking Sessions about NetWeaver Enterprise Search information federation across your landscape, and creation of a search UI consumable on any device
If you are wondering: How can I provide federated search capabilities for information across multiple repositories (SAP, non SAP) to my business users? How can I enable access for my end users to that information with a User Interface (UI) that is consumable on any device? If those questions sound relevant to your role or organization, take a look at this blog first and then join us for a couple of TechEd Las Vegas Expert Networking Sessions focused on those topics! Joseph Zeinoun in Knowledge Management (KM), SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP TechEd, Search [Oct. 17, 2010 05:36 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

360 Degree View for SAP Customers on the SAP EcoHub - Welcome Service Partners!
360 Degree view for customers on the SAP Ecohub, SAP Service Partners have a new storefront highlighting their professional services capabilities for SAP customers. Darryl Gray in Partnership, Professional Services, SAP EcoHub, SAP TechEd, Search [Oct. 04, 2010 12:52 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP xSearch
New Searching tool provided by Service.sap.com. Effective/Efficient/Easy Search - xSearch of Service.sap.com Vamsi in Beginner, SAP Research, Search [Sep. 10, 2010 07:51 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

An Expert Networking Session at SAP TechEd 2010 in Berlin about Semantic Technologies in the Research Project Aletheia
Promoting a TechEd Session about benefits of Semantic Technologies for Data Federation in a research project Frithjof Dau in Knowledge Management (KM), SAP Research, SAP TechEd, Search [Sep. 07, 2010 08:35 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Get Involved in SCN's SEO Project
Share your SEO experience in our new Search Engine Optimization Wiki Jason Lax in Business Process Expert, Enterprise Portal (EP), Knowledge Management (KM), SAP Developer Network, Search [Jul. 18, 2010 05:58 AM | 7 Comments | Permalink]

#SAPITNSQ - acronyms and conversations expanded, brain waves extrapolated
A lot happened in the #SAPITNSQ Community Day event on June 25, 2010. Here are 3 key takeaways for me. And a few analytical postulations. Plus a video. Jim Spath in Emerging Technologies, Community Day, Beyond SAP, Sustainability, Search [Jul. 05, 2010 05:32 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

SEO Makes Everything More Findable
More and more community members use external search engines such as Google, Bing, or Yahoo to find content on SCN. Read how our Search Engine Optimization (SEO)efforts have increased the findability of content and almost tripled the incoming traffic from these sources. Keith Elliott in Beginner, Beyond SAP, Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Business Process Expert, Career Center, SAP Developer Network, Search, University Alliances Message Board [May. 19, 2010 06:11 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

Connecting People Finder to SAP People
People Finder is yet another SAP iPhone app released available in the Apple iTunes store. It connects to the Social Network Analyzer Prototype to visualize information on people and relationships. For this blog I had the People Finder app connected to our internal SNA prototype implementation called "SAP People". Martin Lang in Analytics, Mobile, Search, Widgets [May. 06, 2010 12:10 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

An amBITIous Agenda [UPDATED 11-May-2010]
We found odd search hits on the #ASUG2010 / Sapphire Agenda Builder. Here are a few, and a rant on what's wrong with the search function. Jim Spath in Ranting, SAP SAPPHIRE, Search [May. 06, 2010 03:13 AM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

Get Name of Tables used in T-Code
A Custom Application to Get Name of Tables used in T-Code Faisal Altaf in ABAP, SAP Developer Network, Search [Feb. 14, 2010 11:15 AM | 9 Comments | Permalink]

The Grinch who stole the Questions
As a part of the "SDN Santa clean-up" I read all posts, again, in the SCN Security Forum and straightened some things out to the best of my ability, where required. These are some thoughts, observations and recommendations from it. Julius Bussche in Search, Ranting, Beginner, Security, ABAP [Jan. 06, 2010 12:47 PM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

Sales Order Enhancement Series: Full Text Search for Customers (plus Creation)
The Full Text Search for Customers is a Sales Order Enhancement that makes life easier for anyone who works with the ERP Sales Order (any order type). Users can search for customers quickly and intuitively from the header of the sales document. You can use any part of the customer name, address, city, zip code at once, like you are used when searching the web. Ingo Woesner in Business Solutions, Consumer Products, Enhancement Packages, ERP, Improving My Experience, Oil and Gas, Retail, Search, Wholesale Distribution [Dec. 11, 2009 06:41 AM | 7 Comments | Permalink]

An unconventional use of SAP Text Analysis
SAP Research has recently released the first ever iPhone SAP application in the AppStore. The application demonstrates the power of SAP BusinessObjects Text Analysis in a very surprising scenario. Read more to find out what the application does and how to get it (it's free of charge!). Marek Kowalkiewicz in Beyond SAP, Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Consumer Products, SAP Research, SAP TechEd, Search, Widgets [Nov. 11, 2009 06:51 AM | 8 Comments | Permalink]

Mobile SAP Client (Android): android SAP Customer search client demo
Development of an android client for mobile phones, that searches for SAP ERP clients by name with the help of standard - out of the box - SAP web services. Thomas Schnocklake in ABAP, CRM, Emerging Technologies, ERP, Java Programming, Mobile, Open Source, Search, Service-Oriented Architecture [Nov. 06, 2009 02:26 AM | 18 Comments | Download Media | Permalink]

TechEd 09 Phoenix - Searching for your SAP and non-SAP information more efficiently
You might be asking yourself: How can I provide federated search capabilities for information across multiple repositories (SAP, non SAP) to my business users? To get an idea of a possible answer, take a look at this blog first then join us for a TechEd session focused on this topic! Joseph Zeinoun in Knowledge Management (KM), SAP NetWeaver Platform, Search [Oct. 07, 2009 10:10 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Two options you should know to improve the handling of Contact Persons in CRM
Two new Notes make the work with Contact Persons probably easier and clearer in CRM. Arno Meyer in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Solutions, CRM, Search [Oct. 05, 2009 08:45 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Workflow search utility
New search utility for workflow threads, blogs and articles Ravi Dixit in ABAP, Beginner, SAP Business Workflow, Search, Universal Worklist [Sep. 08, 2009 06:03 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Where did the eBooks go?
We recently renamed our eBooks to Demo or Tutorial. Find our more on why we made this change and how it will help users. Jason Lax in Webinars, Community Projects, CRM, Ranting, Retail, SAP Network TV, ABAP, Enterprise Data Warehousing/Business Warehouse, Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Business Process Management, ERP, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Master Data Management (MDM), Search, Business Process Expert [Sep. 07, 2009 04:10 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

The ASUG NetWeaver Portal Influence Council has been launched
The ASUG NetWeaver Portal Influence Council leadership presented a webcast about the purpose of the new council and the portal product status update. The event was recorded and the council is seeking participation of qualified companies. Jerzy Bilchuk in Enterprise Portal (EP), Knowledge Management (KM), SAP NetWeaver Platform, Search [Aug. 11, 2009 12:00 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Project Search 2.0: Faceted Search
Finding information across the web is the most fundamental use case of the web. Without search engines and basic navigation, nobody would be able to locate anything. The search application as you know it on SCN has evolved very little since the launch of SDN back in 2004. We have received numerous comments, feedback, and complaints about the search application, and we are also sitting on loads of industry reports, usability studies, and best practices. So, it is now far past due for us to deploy a new Search application, one which not only looks better but one which will allow you to navigate search results based on assigned metadata, similar to product searches on Amazon and other such websites. On June 28, 2009 after our system has been updated, Search 2.0 will be live. Scott Lawley in Community Projects, Search [Jun. 25, 2009 04:51 PM | 8 Comments | Permalink]