The CRM Web UI - When will it reach its true potential?
A short, personal note on realizing the true potential of the new CRM Web User Interface. This is aimed at CRM techno-functional consultants who know their way around the Web UI and its related configuration. Ajithkumar Krishnakumar in Business Server Pages, CRM [Jan. 29, 2012 09:06 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

CRM Web UI Workflow Navigation to ERP Sales Orders
A technical article to help resolve potential inconsistencies found in CRM workflows involving ERP Sales Orders as attachments for custom business objects. Ajithkumar Krishnakumar in ABAP, Business Server Pages, CRM, ERP [Jan. 06, 2012 12:11 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

What is road ahead for CRM Web Client and Web Dynpro UI?
With enhancements to FloorPlan Manager framework in Web Dynpro ABAP, we would be able to use Business Object Layer to build applications, does this sound familiar to existing SAP CRM Web Client UI framework. What would be the road ahead for UI enhancements in SAP CRM Web Client and Web Dynpro based applications? rohit.khetarpal in CRM, ABAP, SAP TechEd, Web Dynpro, Business Server Pages [Nov. 17, 2011 10:09 AM | 8 Comments | Permalink]

Message Handling in SAP CRM Web UI
As a consultant, we commonly come across requirements where we are required to add / delete / read / replace messages on the Web UI or to use them to navigate to a view; messages are also used to add any business logic to be performed by subscribing to a message. SAP CRM provides different ways of working with messages based on the requirement such as scope of the message, severity, user who should be allowed to see the message and attaching messages to object types. In this article, we would see different ways of processing messages and how does framework handle them. rohit.khetarpal in ABAP, Business Server Pages, CRM [Oct. 02, 2011 06:24 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Developing Content Rich Tool tips in CRM UI using jQuery
Tool tips showing at glance information of a particular object is one quick and easy time-saver that you can use in a web application. Ever wondered just hovering mouse on a link in your CRM UI will show the entire relationship linkage of an Account in the tool tip. This blog is about my experiences of building a content rich tool tip using jQuery in CRM UI. Ravikiran C in Business Server Pages, CRM [Sep. 08, 2011 02:39 PM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

Mobile SAP Applications using DHTMLX Touch
Intro to DHTMLX Touch Mobile HTML5 Javascript library integrating with SAP Brad Pokroy in ABAP, Business Server Pages, Emerging Technologies, Interoperability, Mobile [Jul. 13, 2011 05:49 AM | 12 Comments | Permalink]

Problems When Using the Message Server for HTTP Load Balancing From the Portal
I want to use this blog to highlight a configuration issue which has tripped up many customers in my experience in support for the Enterprise Portal. That is the use of the message server to load balance requests to ABAP-based web applications (BSPs, WebDynpros, IACS) accessed via the Enterprise Portal. Rory Murphy in Business Server Pages, Enterprise Portal (EP), SAP NetWeaver Platform, Web Dynpro [Jul. 05, 2011 01:43 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Position of ITS window in a CRM Launch Transaction
How to change the position and/or sizing of the ITS window for the CRM Launch Transaction Hasan Zubairi in CRM, ABAP, Business Process Expert, Business Server Pages [Jun. 28, 2011 09:21 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Creating Blackberry Apps with WebWorks and BSP – Part 3
Steps explaining how to deploy Blackberry apps using Eclipse/WebWorks. 3rd and final part of the blog series explaining the steps for creating and integrating the app with SAP through Business server pages (BSP) Asim Mian in ABAP, Business Server Pages, Eclipse, Emerging Technologies, Mobile [Jun. 19, 2011 08:40 PM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

BCO6181 - ERP Applications - Victoria University of Technology - User Interfaces in SAP
One of a series of collaborative blogs by Vic Bilchouris and Mart Leepin, this follows on from a previous introductory blog titled: ERP Applications - BCO6181 - Victoria University of Technology May. 26th, 2011. ERP Applications - BCO6181 is a new subject recently offered at Victoria University of Technology, as part of the post-graduate courses offered in ERP Systems (http://www.business.vu.edu.au/sap/default.asp). As previously introduced in the above mentioned blog, this subject not only focuses on introducing students to NetWeaver Administration and NetWeaver Technology components, but also focuses on assisting participants with job readiness and career development. This particular article is a summary of an informative introductory presentation on SAP User Interfaces that was offered to participants by a SAP NetWeaver Mobile technologies specialist. Vic Bilchouris in Beginner, Business Server Pages, Web Dynpro [Jun. 15, 2011 02:12 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Creating Blackberry Apps with WebWorks and BSP – Part 2
Steps explaining how to develop Blackberry apps using WebWorks and integrating the app with SAP through Business server pages (BSP). Asim Mian in ABAP, Business Server Pages, Eclipse, Emerging Technologies, Mobile [Jun. 13, 2011 07:07 AM | 14 Comments | Permalink]

Creating Blackberry Apps with WebWorks and BSP – Part 1
Steps explaining how to develop Blackberry apps using WebWorks and integrating the app with SAP through Business server pages (BSP). Asim Mian in ABAP, Business Server Pages, Eclipse, Emerging Technologies, Mobile [Jun. 07, 2011 01:48 PM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

Accessing Backend Content through the Enterprise Portal from the Internet - Further Considerations
This blog follows up on my previous blog 'Accessing Backend Content through the Enterprise Portal from the Internet'. Here I address the scenario where you want to be able to access the backend content using a different protocol or hostname depending on whether the users come from inside the LAN or outside it. Rory Murphy in Business Server Pages, Enterprise Portal (EP), SAP NetWeaver Platform, Web Dynpro [Apr. 05, 2011 07:20 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Accessing Backend Content through the Enterprise Portal from the Internet
This blog address the common misconception that the portal acts as a proxy for backend content. The need for direct access from the user's browser to the backend server (could go through a proxy or reverse proxy) is highlighted. Rory Murphy in Business Server Pages, Enterprise Portal (EP), Web Dynpro [Apr. 04, 2011 01:02 PM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

Next Generation ABAP for Charity
I wanted to combine attending SAP Inside Track Sydney 2011 and doing something for charity, find out how by reading this blog and help a good cause and your career! Simon Kemp in ABAP, Business Server Pages, Community Day, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Web Dynpro [Mar. 20, 2011 03:48 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

What does it mean for a Business Software Vendor to support HTML5? (Technical Summary)
This is the second of two blogs on what it means for a Business Software Vendor to "support" HTML5. This blog is aimed at Web developers or any technical person with an interest in HTML5 Chris Whealy in Business Server Pages, JavaScript, PHP, Scripting Languages, Standards [Feb. 26, 2011 03:32 PM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

Rich User Interfaces - Technology Evaluation
Discuss the need for a rich user interface to enable SAP business solutions. Evaluate alternative technologies for portal solutions. Thanigaivelan Muthu in Business Server Pages, ABAP, Service-Oriented Architecture, Web Dynpro [Feb. 06, 2011 04:54 AM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

SAP CRM - WebUI Sessions Restarting
CRM WebUI sessions restarting Hasan Zubairi in Application Server, Business Server Pages, CRM [Jan. 31, 2011 07:49 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP UI Design Patterns - Forms
In the world of SAP User Interfaces, there are certain design patterns which will make your users online life a little better and easier. Here we explore some best practices for "Form" design patterns for SAP UIs. Pete Lagana in Business Server Pages, Enterprise Portal (EP), Improving My Experience, Mobile, Web Dynpro [Jan. 29, 2011 10:01 AM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

Mobile apps or HTML?
When to use an app and when to use HTML (5)? Tobias Hofmann in Business Server Pages, Enterprise Portal (EP), Mobile [Dec. 08, 2010 12:56 PM | 24 Comments | Permalink]

Build your first Mobile web app using jQuery Mobile and ABAP - Part 3
Following on from Part 1 and Part 2, we finally explore a basic UPDATE scenario for our Mobile web app using jQuery Mobile and ABAP BSP. We also consider leveraging additional HTML5 concepts. John Moy in ABAP, Emerging Technologies, Mobile, Business Server Pages, Scripting Languages [Nov. 23, 2010 08:09 AM | 36 Comments | Permalink]

Build your first Mobile web app using jQuery Mobile and ABAP - Part 2
Following on from Part 1, we now explore the coding required to develop a Mobile web app using jQuery Mobile and ABAP BSP, for display scenarios. John Moy in ABAP, Emerging Technologies, Mobile, Scripting Languages, Business Server Pages [Nov. 21, 2010 05:42 AM | 27 Comments | Permalink]

Using the HTML 5 cache manifest for SAP mobile apps
HTML 5 is supported by the iPhone and newer devices running Android or Blackberry OS 6. One useful feature is the offline application cache. It allows you to store the HTML, CSS, Javascript and image files on the phone and improves the user responsiveness of your mobile apps. John Carpinelli in ABAP, Business Server Pages [Nov. 19, 2010 02:39 PM | 8 Comments | Permalink]

SAP CRM Web UI Simple Objects
Blog on simple objects, which is quite useful for SAP CRM Web UI Technical Consultants. sumit mittal in ABAP, Business Server Pages, CRM [Oct. 11, 2010 07:12 AM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

CRM Web Client UI Framework is available in ERP 6.0 and NetWeaver ABAP
Web Client UI Framework, formerly proprietary user interface technology of SAP CRM, is now generally available as an ABAP Add-on, and it’s even available by default in ERP 6.0 EHP 4. It looks good, and it's easy to use, so it might even become a competitor for Web Dynpro. Let’s have a brief look at the framework and its background and architecture. Thorsten Franz in ABAP, Business Server Pages, CRM, ERP, Web Dynpro [Jul. 27, 2010 02:35 PM | 20 Comments | Permalink]

BSP Custimazation in E-rec Portal
Many a times it might be required to enhance the e-rec Portal with additional fields for specific users. In most cases SAP provides the Customer Include option in the Info types related to E-recruitment. Using this option the user can add new fields on the e-rec portal as desired . However there are Info types which do not have the option of Customer Include. This Blog contains an illustration of one such requirement. Pavithra Lakshmi Kesavaram in Business Server Pages, ABAP [Jul. 06, 2010 05:58 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Simple BSP iPhone Monitor for SAP PI
This blog is about how you can display a minor version of SAP PI’s monitor on the iPhone. Steven Lenaerts in SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Process Integration (PI), Business Server Pages [May. 14, 2010 09:10 AM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

Time to take SDN Collaboration to NEXT Level?
So how do you rate collaboration on SDN in the present form? On the scale of 1-5, I personally would not rate it more than 3. It is a huge community and still growing and I am proud to be part of it. But.... Agrawal Vikash in Manufacturing, Ranting, Retail, RFID, Ruby, Run SAP, SAP Business One, SAP Business Suite, SAP Business Workflow, SAP BusinessObjects BI OnDemand, SAP Developer Network, SAP EcoHub, SAP Education, Python, Public Sector, Professional Services, Master Data Management (MDM), Mill Products and Mining, Mobile, Oil and Gas, Open Source, Organizational Change Management, Partnership, Perl, PHP, Postalsoft, Procurement and SRM, Product Lifecycle Management, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, SAP MaxDB and liveCache, Standards, Sustainability, Travel and Logistics Services, Universal Worklist, University Alliances Message Board, Utilities Industry, Virtual Worlds and 3D Web, Visual Composer, Web Dynpro, SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, Webinars, Wholesale Distribution, Software Support and Maintenance, Shared Services Center (AIC, EIC), Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Network TV, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP Research, SAP SAPPHIRE [Apr. 26, 2010 09:55 AM | 16 Comments | Permalink]

Community Project ZAPP_INTEGRATOR
In the SAP Enterprise Portal there is the Application Integrator which allows to integrate different back-end systems in the Portal UI. This project tries to do the same based on the NetWeaver Web Application Server ABAP only. In the first release you can start transactions on the WebAS ABAP using the SAP GUI for Windows (WinGUI). Gregor Wolf in ABAP, ERP, Enterprise Portal (EP), Code Exchange, SAP Business Suite, Business Server Pages, Web Dynpro, SAP Developer Network, Open Source, CRM, Community Projects, Application Server, Interoperability [Apr. 15, 2010 11:02 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

User Interface decision tree
Decision tree that can be useful to validate the business case for developing an alternative user interface as replacement for SAP standard delivered UI Pim de Wit in Business Server Pages, Visual Composer, SAP xApps, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, PHP, Perl, Java Programming, Interoperability IBM, Interoperability .NET, Enterprise Portal (EP), Duet, Web Dynpro [Apr. 05, 2010 08:31 AM | 11 Comments | Permalink]

Custom Error Messages Using SAP Web Dispatcher
The blog discribes the customing of standard error pages from Web dispatcher and Custumizing error Page for Mantainmance Mode. Hussain Sehorewala in SAP NetWeaver Platform, Enterprise Portal (EP), Business Server Pages [Mar. 29, 2010 05:42 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

CRM 7.0 How to --5E Search View and Search Result
Step by Step instruction to create a Search View and Search Result. Vikash Krishna in ABAP, Business Server Pages, CRM [Mar. 28, 2010 06:50 PM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

Improve performance of your web application by minimising CSS and JS
Give your SAP web application a boost by minimising the impact Cascading Style Sheets and JavaScript has on performance. Use Pack:Tag to minify, combine and compress your CSS and JS files. Victor Yeoh in ABAP, Application Server, Business Server Pages, CRM, Enterprise Portal (EP), Java Programming, JavaScript, Knowledge Management (KM), Web Dynpro [Mar. 26, 2010 08:18 AM | 16 Comments | Permalink]

The big UI Technology Survey - open now
The ASUG UI Influence Council is publishing a new survey, now open to SDN members trying to map the usage of NetWeaver based UI technologies withing our customer base. Yariv Zur in Business Server Pages, Composition Environment (CE), Enterprise Portal (EP), Java Programming, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP SAPPHIRE, Visual Composer, Web Dynpro [Mar. 22, 2010 06:11 PM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

User Interface technologies : Problem of too many?
SAP User interface Chintan Virani in Beyond SAP, Business Server Pages, Application Server, Web Dynpro, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, Ranting, Knowledge Management (KM), Enterprise Portal (EP), Emerging Technologies, Composition Environment (CE) [Feb. 17, 2010 05:05 AM | 17 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Mentor Directory 2010
This dashboard displays list of SAP Mentors 2010 by their area of expertise... Anil Bavaraju in ABAP, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP xApps, Scripting Languages, Service-Oriented Architecture, Visual Composer, Web Dynpro, Widgets, Business Process Management, SAP Business Suite, Human Capital Management, Interoperability, SAP Developer Network, SAP Business Workflow, Beginner, BI Accelerator, Enterprise Data Warehousing/Business Warehouse, Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Business Process Expert, Business Server Pages, Composition Environment (CE), CRM, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Portal (EP), ERP, Perl [Feb. 09, 2010 09:45 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Single Sign On to BSP pages
Achieving Single Sign On to BSP pages on the ABAP system is not easy if you do not have a Public Key Infrastructure or something like that in place. In this blog I explain a way on how to get SSO to BSP without having to modify the URL when you have an SPNego-enabled J2EE Engine in your landscape. Holger Bruchelt in Business Server Pages, Enterprise Portal (EP), Security [Jan. 11, 2010 01:14 AM | 32 Comments | Permalink]

CRM 7.0 How to --5D Custom Controller and Binding of context nodes
CRM 7.0 How to --5D Custom Controller and Binding of context nodes Vikash Krishna in CRM, Business Server Pages, ABAP [Dec. 28, 2009 09:23 AM | 9 Comments | Permalink]

Blag's best blogs picks from 2009
My favorite blogs from 2009 Alvaro Tejada Galindo in ABAP, Perl, PHP, Python, Ranting, Ruby, SAP Developer Network, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP TechEd, Scripting Languages, Standards, Virtual Worlds and 3D Web, Visual Composer, Web Dynpro, Open Source, Mobile, Java Programming, Application Server, Beginner, Beyond SAP, Enterprise Data Warehousing/Business Warehouse, Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Business Process Expert, Business Server Pages, Code Exchange, Community Day, Community Projects, Composition Environment (CE), Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Portal (EP), Widgets [Dec. 11, 2009 12:12 PM | 13 Comments | Permalink]

Using BSP Element Expressions (BEEs) in HCM E-Recruiting
Using BSP Element Expressions (BEEs) in HCM E-Recruiting and reduce the time designing and developing. James02 in ABAP, Business Server Pages, Enterprise Portal (EP) [Dec. 01, 2009 05:29 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

ABAP - Mail to Outlook with SAP Link
Mail to Outlook with SAP Link Rama krishna S in ABAP, Business Server Pages, Enterprise Portal (EP), SAP Business Workflow, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe, Web Dynpro [Nov. 27, 2009 12:56 PM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

SAP CRM 7.0: Making Use Of Tileset Pages
The intention of this blog is to show how flexible the new CRM Web UI is and what benefits you can get out of this, based on an example on the CRM Resource Planning Application. Alexander Biesinger in Business Process Management, Business Server Pages, Business Solutions, SAP Business Suite, CRM [Nov. 03, 2009 06:05 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

CRM 7.0 How to --5C EventHandling and Navigation
This blog will cover a> How to add button to the toolbar of an assignment block (view) b> React to event on the UI c> Navigate to one view to other within the same UI Vikash Krishna in ABAP, Business Server Pages, CRM [Oct. 28, 2009 06:55 PM | 14 Comments | Permalink]

"Crossdomain.xml" in ABAP Web AS Server cache
In this weblog, I would like to show you how you can easily use Adobes crossdomain.xml on ABAP Web AS. Dezso Pap in ABAP, Application Server, Business Server Pages, Web Dynpro [Oct. 21, 2009 10:44 AM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

TechEd - Wednesday through Process Slam
#sapteched09 through BPX Process Slam 2009. It was an awesome though thoroughly tiring day. Here's my session by session chronology, along with only a few editorial comments on the state of SAP, ASUG and the business software world. Jim Spath in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Rules Management, Business Server Pages, Community Projects, SAP TechEd [Oct. 15, 2009 08:12 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

CRM 7.0 How to --5B Create an Overview Page with content
Creating an Overview Page with Contents (Covers how to create and configure an Overview Page) Vikash Krishna in ABAP, Business Server Pages, CRM [Oct. 08, 2009 05:42 AM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

CRM 7.0 How to --5A Create a custom component with a simple view
Create a Custom Component with a simple View (Covers how to create a new custom component, create a view and assign some context nodes). Vikash Krishna in ABAP, Business Server Pages, CRM [Oct. 08, 2009 05:42 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

VCD #16 - The REST Bot: Behind the scenes
In VCD #16 you have seen, amongst others, the REST bot. This short blog wants to explain how he/it works. Uwe Fetzer in ABAP, Application Server, Beyond SAP, Business Process Expert, Business Process Modeling, Business Server Pages, Python [Sep. 29, 2009 12:22 AM | 8 Comments | Permalink]

Basic ABAP OO eLearnings
I frequently receive requests for learning materials on basic ABAP Object Oriented concepts. In response I have created a 5 part eLearning series that is intended to be accessible to anyone just starting out with ABAP OO. Thomas Jung in ABAP, Beginner, Business Server Pages, Web Dynpro [Aug. 11, 2009 06:29 AM | 29 Comments | Permalink]

The Architecture of the new Automotive Dealer Portal
This blog is about the Automotive Dealer Portal general application architecture. Ute Gramann in Automotive, Business Process Expert, Business Server Pages, SAP Business Suite, Enhancement Packages, Web Dynpro [Jul. 08, 2009 05:02 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]