Consuming WSDL file in EJB
This blog is all about, consuming a WSDL file or a Web Service in EJB. Also it throws light on handling web services with "ANY" tag. Vishweshwara P.K.M in Application Server, Beginner, Enterprise Portal (EP), Java Programming, Web Dynpro [Feb. 07, 2012 01:16 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

PPM 4.5 to PPM 5.0 Upgrade
Blog is about the upgrade of PPM 4.5 to PPM 5.0. In this blog I have mentioned about the Prerequisite for v5.0, upgrade dependency, upgrade sequence and provided all the important SAP notes which one needs to go thru before starting the PPM 5.0 upgrade. Sushil Aher in SAP xApps, Application Server, Enhancement Packages, ERP, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Feb. 06, 2012 01:34 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Sourcing 7.0 - Part 01 - Hardware Sizing
In this blog series I will share our challenges and learning from a recent SAP Sourcing 7.0 On Premise Implementation Shubham Tripathi in Procurement and SRM, Application Server, Composition Environment (CE), On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), SAP NetWeaver Platform [Feb. 04, 2012 11:34 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Why we use Amazon AWS as our SAP System Landscape
We're been using Amazon AWS Cloud Systems for more than 3 years for internal purposes. This blog gives a brief introduction to setup a Cloud Based SAP System Landscape for a production system. HUSEYIN BILGEN in Application Server, ERP, On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), SAP NetWeaver Platform, Sustainability [Jan. 25, 2012 07:17 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Technical Guide - Dual-Stack Split Tool vs Java Export SAPinst #sapadmin
Dual-Stack Split Tool - Java system copy & Java deinstallation Nicholas Chang in Application Lifecycle Management, Application Server, SAP Business Suite, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Jan. 16, 2012 07:27 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

Why I am learning to program all over again
Why I have decided to learn a new language and increase my ability to work with a world of Web Services, APIs and data Chris Kernaghan in Application Server, Emerging Technologies, Ruby, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Scripting Languages [Jan. 10, 2012 09:19 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

SAP NetWeaver Landscape Virtualization Management software release 1.0 - Key Features
This blog highlights the features of SAP NetWeaver Landscape Virtualization Management 1.0, enterprise edition. Primarily targeted for NetWeaver basis administrators, LVM delivers automation in several areas including complete end-to-end automated SAP system clone, copy, and refresh tasks. Venkata Giduthuri in Application Lifecycle Management, Application Server, On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), SAP NetWeaver Platform, Virtualization [Jan. 04, 2012 02:41 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Single Sign-on with SAP Netweaver 7.3
How to Configure Single Sign-on Between SAP Business Suite 7 systems and SAP Netweaver 7.3 systems ? Sunny Pahuja in Application Server, Enterprise Portal (EP), SAP NetWeaver Platform [Jan. 04, 2012 02:42 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Dba Cockpit : An insight into MSSQL Administration with Dba Cockpit
Brief Overview of the various administrative and configuration tasks that can be performed using dba cockpit for MSSQL Server jacobgeorge74 in Application Server [Jan. 04, 2012 02:39 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Extend the SICF-Logonscreen with XSLT
In addition to the blog posted by Alessandro Spadoni. I will show a way to build these fancy logon-screens with minimal effort. Hendrik Brandes in ABAP, Application Server, Mobile, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Dec. 30, 2011 01:39 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

How to setup the SAP Web Dispatcher with SSL Re-encryption?
There are three different scenarios involving the SAP Web Dispatcher (WDP) and HTTPS access: SSL Termination (in the WDP), SSL Re-encryption and End to End SSL. This article will present the second scenario. Cristiano Hansen in ABAP, Application Server, Security [Dec. 30, 2011 01:37 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

How to setup the SAP Web Dispatcher with End-to-End SSL?
There are three different scenarios involving the SAP Web Dispatcher (WDP) and HTTPS access: SSL Termination (in the WDP), SSL Re-encryption and End-to-End SSL. This article will present the third and last scenario. Cristiano Hansen in ABAP, Application Server, Security [Dec. 29, 2011 08:56 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

How to setup the SAP Web Dispatcher with SSL Termination?
There are three different scenarios involving the SAP Web Dispatcher (WDP) and HTTPS access: SSL Termination (in the WDP), SSL Re-encryption and End to End SSL. This article will present the first scenario. Cristiano Hansen in ABAP, Application Server, Security [Dec. 27, 2011 11:05 PM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

How to Enable the HTTP compression for the Integrated ITS (for releases higher than 7.01)?
Until the Integrated ITS 7.01 (Kernel 7.01, SAP_BASIS SAPKB701xx), the HTTP compression for ITS-related services could be achieved by setting a flag in the service node via transaction code SICF. How to achieve the same result in the new Integrated ITS 7.02 (Kernel 7.20, SAP_BASIS SAPKB702xx)? Cristiano Hansen in ABAP, Application Server [Dec. 26, 2011 10:52 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Configuring services for SAP Credit Management-FSCM
SAP Credit Management-FSCM pavan kumar in ABAP, Application Server, SAP Process Integration (PI), Service-Oriented Architecture [Dec. 22, 2011 06:54 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

New Virus Scan Interface (V2) to be available soon
SAP decided to develop the next version of the virus scan interface (known as NW-VSI) and make that available in 2012. Kristian Lehment in Application Server, Integration and Certification, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Security, Software Support and Maintenance [Dec. 21, 2011 03:35 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Solman - Set Up Automatic Confirmation / Changing User Status of Messages using report: AI_SDK_SP_AUTO_CLOSE_2
This blog explains the case when solution manager service desk message has been confirmed automatically from SAP side after certain time but User status is not Confirmed. This also deals with the case when customer wants to change the status of the service desk message to confirmed or any other desired status. Vikram Jain in ABAP, Application Server, SAP Solution Manager, Service-Oriented Architecture [Dec. 20, 2011 10:53 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

ST12 - Schedule Traces
Consultants or Support Consultants like me know this situation quite well: You are at a customer and you are asked to trace and analyze a background job which runs outside of office hours e.g. from 04:00 am to 04:30 am. This blog will show you how to have a good and non-disrupted sleep at night WHILE the job will be traced automatically by ST12. Hermann Gahm in ABAP, Application Server, Beginner [Dec. 12, 2011 01:13 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Making SAP Sourcing work with SSL Termination
A brief discussion on SSL Termination and how to set up your load balancer to work with SAP Sourcing. Paul Wagner in SAP NetWeaver Platform, Procurement and SRM, On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), Application Server [Dec. 09, 2011 12:57 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAPJVM overview
This is a little overview on the SAPJVM, how the garbage collector output looks like and a little bit about the 'switch' to SAPJVM 4. Desiree Matas in Application Server, Beginner [Dec. 07, 2011 06:54 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

ST12 - 01N_* SP1 new features
The Single Transaction Analysis was extended recently and has some great new features. This blog shows you what you can expect from the latest patch. An overview of the new features is presented in this blog. Hermann Gahm in Application Server, ABAP, Beginner [Dec. 07, 2011 01:20 AM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

Viewing the Logs in SAP Sourcing 7.0 On Premise
A brief how-to on accessing the logs through the NetWeaver Administrator. Paul Wagner in Application Server, Composition Environment (CE), On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), Procurement and SRM [Nov. 28, 2011 07:32 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Authenticating Linux Web AS in Windows 2003/2008 AD and Single Sign-On with Windows XP/7 clients
Christian Beckmann in Application Server, Interoperability [Nov. 18, 2011 03:33 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Checkpoint-Group the powerful friend of every ABAPer but…beware!
@Andrea_Olivieri in this blog gives you some insights into the CHECKPOINT-GROUPS , suggests to use them as standard in the newly created custom developments and warns about the LOG-POINTS. Andrea Olivieri in ABAP, Application Lifecycle Management, Application Server, Beginner, Improving My Experience [Nov. 09, 2011 02:37 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

SDT - Improved script for observer mode and alert function
Improved perl script to implement an observer mode and an alert function for versions of the Software Delivery Tools (SDT) and EHP installer without that feature. Christian Ziemski in ABAP, Application Server, Enhancement Packages, ERP, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Nov. 04, 2011 06:58 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Client side libraries used by SAP/ABAP for SQL Server
DBSL, dbsmssslib.dll, Database Client Tools, SNAC, SQL Native Client, MDAC, Microsoft Data Access Components, WDAC, Windows Data Access Components Jesus Garcia Castro in ABAP, Application Server, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Nov. 02, 2011 08:14 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

SAP in IaaS Cloud environments - why are they so difficult to manage
After a number of years managing IaaS platforms, this is a brief post describing some of the items which can turn a flexible platform into a costly nightmare of unmanaged resources. Chris Kernaghan in Application Server, Emerging Technologies, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Oct. 31, 2011 04:14 AM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

Announcement: B2B adapters for SAP NetWeaver PI
Announcement: B2B adapters for SAP NetWeaver PI Piyush Gakhar in Application Server, Business Process Expert, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Process Integration (PI), Standards [Oct. 31, 2011 12:25 AM | 17 Comments | Permalink]

Using SAP Passports (X.509 client certs) in the SAP Web AS ABAP
Using X.509 client certificates (SAP Passports) Provided by the SAP Trust Center Service in your SAP Netweaver ABAP server Christopher Leonard in ABAP, Application Server, Identity Management, Security [Oct. 28, 2011 06:10 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Landscape Virtualisation Manager concerns
This post discusses the implications of the SAP Landscape Virtualisation Management software licensing which was discussed at TechEd Bangalore. Chris Kernaghan in Application Server, Emerging Technologies, ERP, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Solution Manager [Oct. 27, 2011 06:17 AM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

Transport directory common problems
Description about common problems related with the transport directory Francisco Javier Hernanz in Application Server, SAP Business Suite, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Oct. 27, 2011 03:41 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Troubleshooting bad roll-in issue unfolded #sapadmin
In this blog I take a look at how to troubleshoot an error that was reported by the end-users on a SAP system. End-users where receiving SAP Gui errors stating roll-in failed and as an effect their session got terminated. Tom Cenens in Application Server, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Oct. 19, 2011 07:00 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Security Vulnerabilities Detection and Protection Using Eclipse
This blog entry presents an innovative security vulnerabilities detection system, using Eclipse workbench to leverage agile and decentralized approach in day-to-day developers' life. Gabriel SERME in SAP Research, Application Server, Eclipse, Java Programming, Security [Oct. 14, 2011 12:10 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

2nd Edition of the book on Interactive Forms is available!
This blog announces the availability of the 2nd edition of the book on SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe. It is the introduction to understanding and using this technology and hence a must have for all developers. doctorj1971 in Application Server, Composition Environment (CE), SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Web Dynpro [Oct. 13, 2011 11:53 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Setting up CCMS Auto-Reactions, and Analysing Issues
CCMS Auto-Reactions: points to note when setting up CCMS auto-reactions, and also points to check when analysing auto-reaction problems Brendan O'Callaghan in Application Server, ERP, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Oct. 03, 2011 05:43 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Education Resources Help SAP Users
New educational resources in the Help Center of the Business Suite will help SAP users to find best fitting e-learning courses and classroom training based on their needs. SAP is testing the new functionality which will also be available on many web pages. A video shows how it works. Lars Satow in Beginner, SAP Education, Application Server, Business Process Modeling, Community Projects [Sep. 30, 2011 05:35 AM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

End to End trace analysis
How to collect traces from backend application when portal is acting as frontend. Edison Buttenbender in ABAP, Application Server, Enterprise Portal (EP), SAP Solution Manager, Web Dynpro [Sep. 28, 2011 11:59 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Sybase Afaria tech series: "Unable to download <app_name>"
SAP Sybase Afaria technical error during installing an Enterprise Application deployed via Afaria Portal Package server. Shival Tailor in Application Server, Emerging Technologies, Mobile [Sep. 19, 2011 08:21 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

The five minute rule
If data is accessed more frequently than every 5 minutes, it should be kept in memory. This so called "5 minute rule" was found to be valid in the years 1987, 1997 and in 2007. Martin Lauer in ABAP, Application Server, BI Accelerator, In-Memory Business Data Management, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Sep. 15, 2011 07:03 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Trial Cutover 2 (TC2) completed and the lessons we learnt from it (CUUC Part 6)
The 6th entry in my CUUC series, this entry details the final pieces of analysis undertaken after the 2nd trial cutover and how these will feed into the Production Go-Live. Chris Kernaghan in Application Server, ERP, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Sep. 08, 2011 10:55 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

How to work with search helps in WDA - 1: OVS
This is the first blog in a series aiming to describe how to create search helps and value lists in Web Dynpro for ABAP. I will start by showing the basics of search helps, then proceed to discuss the dynamic programming of value lists in WDA tables. Trond Stroemme in ABAP, Application Server, Web Dynpro [Aug. 30, 2011 12:03 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Performance & Scalability – a Networked Solutions Quality
Performance & Scalability is an important Architecture Quality defining non-functional capabilities. In this survey we want to get your feedback, expectations and requirements for performance and scalability from a NWS architecture perspective to support business processes spanning across on-demand and on-premise applications. SAP has established the Networked Solutions (NWS) architecture program with the goal of creating a single architecture blueprint that defines how SAP and non-SAP solutions behave as one and fit together to support end to end business processes across heterogeneous IT landscapes for existing and new offerings. Detlef Thoms in ABAP, Application Server, Best-Built Applications, Java Programming, Standards [Aug. 18, 2011 04:31 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Web Intelligence: Memory Leak or Sizing Issue? Read between the lines with Remote Support Component
This is the first weblog in a series of forthcoming articles on troubleshooting and root cause analysis with Remote Support Component. In this episode, we take a deep dive on analyzing the SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise application tier to determine whether a re-occuring crash is due to a memory leak or a sizing / configuration issue. Toby Johnston in SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, Application Server, Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Application Lifecycle Management [Aug. 17, 2011 09:47 AM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

Has Performance Got You Seeing Stars?
If you have used transaction STAD to investigate performance metrics, and see truncated values, this blog will show you how to access the full data. David Hull in ABAP, Application Server, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Aug. 16, 2011 12:15 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

How to read the Garbage Collector output (for Sun JVM)
This is my second blog dedicated to explain how to understand the output of the garbage collector. In this case, we will discuss the Sun JVM output. Desiree Matas in Java Programming, Beginner, Application Server [Jul. 19, 2011 03:33 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

Data analysis of CUUC outcomes of TC1 (CUUC Series part 5)
This is the 5th post in a series about my recent CUUC project for a client - the post details some of the analysis you can do to tune your Upgrade and Unicode processes Chris Kernaghan in Application Server, ERP, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Jul. 18, 2011 03:59 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

The 1st Trial Cutover (CUUC Series part 4)
Another in the CUUC Series, this time focussing on the 1st Trial cutover. It details the progression of the upgrade, the mistakes and the fixes we used to bring about a successful conclusion. Chris Kernaghan in Application Server, ERP, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Jul. 11, 2011 02:25 AM | 8 Comments | Permalink]

Running a Proof of Concept - it's really a good idea (CUUC Series Part 3)
What happened running the Proof of Concept of my Upgrade and Unicode conversion. Chris Kernaghan in Application Server, ERP, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Jul. 04, 2011 03:40 AM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

Merits of using ECM APIs as web-services
ECM (Enterprise Content Management) as a tool for content management is very useful and easy. It can be used as simple plugin or application to handle the content load without affecting the applications performance.The most efficient way to integrate ECM with any client application is by wrapping the APIs of the ECM as web-services and then consuming these in the client application. In this blog I am focusing on some basic advantages which can be achieved by exposing the ECM API as web-services. Choudhary Jeetendra in Composition Environment (CE), Knowledge Management (KM), Application Server [Jun. 28, 2011 04:49 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

ArchiveLink: Document access log
There are some ArchiveLink functionalities that are not known to System Administrators. One of them is the ArchiveLink logging, which allows to keep track of access to documents and print lists. Juan Pablo Barcenas in Application Server [Jun. 23, 2011 09:40 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]