Sucess factors for open source adoption
Join my next webinar on open source adoption in the enterprise. Claus Riegen in Eclipse, Interoperability, Java Programming, Open Source, Standards [Feb. 01, 2012 06:45 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

How to Architect SAP NetWeaver Gateway for Dummies (and for Experts)
SAP NetWeaver Gateway is an amazing new mechanism by which to connect systems into SAP environments. But it - so far - has confused some of the best technical minds. This is a discussion on how to architect Gateway. John Appleby in Integration and Certification, Interoperability, SAP NetWeaver Gateway, SAP Process Integration (PI) [Jan. 09, 2012 02:51 PM | 10 Comments | Permalink]

User Experience improvement of OOTB SharePoint rendering of SAP data imported via Duet Enterprise
The SharePoint platform contains standard controls to display SAP data imported via Duet Enterprise. The User Experience of these standard SharePoint controls can be largely extended and improved, by making some customizations strict on SharePoint side. The effect is transparent for the SAP NetWeaver Gateway side. WvStrien in Duet Enterprise, Emerging Technologies, Improving My Experience, Interoperability, Interoperability .NET [Jan. 07, 2012 07:47 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]

XMPP chat in the SAP Portal
Can a neat chat application seamless embedded into the SAP Portal add value? Tobias Hofmann in Enterprise Portal (EP), Interoperability, JavaScript, Knowledge Management (KM) [Nov. 16, 2011 11:27 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Turning the Marketing Megaphone round on the SAP Train Race
ABAP Survey Monkey - How to mashup facebook, Xbox Kinect, Google, jQueryMobile, PHP, SAP BPM and ABAP using SAP Gateway in 72 hours on the SAP Train Race – Turning the Marketing Megaphone round – Listen don’t shout. Owen Pettiford in Interoperability [Nov. 08, 2011 10:08 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Integrating SAP Business ByDesign with SAP Business Suite
Many companies are looking at a 2-tier ERP strategy to better manage their subsidiary operations. Out-of-the-box integration between SAP Business ByDesign and the SAP Business Suite gives SAP customers the best of both worlds; a fully integrated ERP solution, designed for their subsidiaries, with all the benefits of a Cloud model, and integration into corporate for more effective business processes, data management, and financial consolidation. Michael Morel in Data Integration and Quality Management, Interoperability, Manufacturing, On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), SAP Business ByDesign [Nov. 07, 2011 04:11 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Sneek Peek at Influenza on the SAP Train Race
Get a sneek peek at Influenza from CompriseIT team The Inebriati from the SAP Train Race Owen Pettiford in Interoperability [Nov. 05, 2011 11:52 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

CompriseIT catch Influenza on the SAP Train Race
Will our Influenza App be good enough to win the SAP Train Race ? Owen Pettiford in Interoperability [Nov. 04, 2011 12:31 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Gateway to solve Greek Debt Crisis - The Inebriati - SAP Train Race
CompriseIT starts the SAP Train Race, follow us using #Inebriati Owen Pettiford in Interoperability [Nov. 04, 2011 02:27 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Nice real-time WSDL and WS-I validation by Service Interface Editor (Eclipse based WSDL editor)
For a WSDL developer it is a great benefit to have a real-time validation of the changes that he/she makes. To face the issue, a quite new WSDL editor has been contributed to Eclipse WTP Incubator. Dimitar Tenev in Business Process Modeling, Composition Environment (CE), Eclipse, Interoperability [Oct. 26, 2011 01:52 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Clouds on Earth - Cloud Computing World Forum India 2011
I recently attended Cloud Computing World Forum India 2011. While IT industry has been gearing up for the huge paradigm shift with the advent of the Cloud, how do we take stock of what's happening around the Cloud when every marketeer is busy defining his Cloud? I have shared my observations and experiences at the conference in this blogpost. venkinesis in Beyond SAP, Emerging Technologies, Interoperability, On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), Virtualization [Oct. 17, 2011 02:16 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

SAP NetWeaver Gateway: 90-day trial version, train race, webinar, and other news
SAP NetWeaver Gateway 2.0 is now GA and includes a 90-day Gateway trial version for developers. Additionally, sign up for the SAP Train Race, join the pre-release program for the Adobe Flash Builder Plug-In for Gateway, and register for the upcoming Gateway webinar focusing on the technical aspects of the solution. Helena Losada in Interoperability, SAP NetWeaver Gateway [Oct. 14, 2011 03:10 PM | 15 Comments | Permalink]

Realizing Web Services Inter-Operability using SAP PI 7.1 - Part III
This document intends to share the learnings while trying to make the Web Services exposed from SAP PI 7.1 inter-operable with other applications in the landscape. Amit Dingorkar in Interoperability, SAP Process Integration (PI), Service-Oriented Architecture [Sep. 18, 2011 12:05 PM | 8 Comments | Permalink]

Realizing Web Services Inter-Operability using SAP PI 7.1 - Part II
This document intends to share the learnings while trying to make the Web Services exposed from SAP PI 7.1 inter-operable with other applications in the landscape. Amit Dingorkar in SAP Process Integration (PI), Service-Oriented Architecture, Interoperability [Sep. 18, 2011 12:04 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Realizing Web Services Inter-Operability using SAP PI 7.1
This document intends to share the learnings while trying to make the Web Services exposed from SAP PI 7.1 inter-operable with other applications in the landscape. Amit Dingorkar in SAP Process Integration (PI), Interoperability [Sep. 13, 2011 09:42 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Guidelines for Best-Built Applications (BBA) at SAP TechEd 2011 Las Vegas
Blog announcing BBA related activities at SAP TechEd 2011 in Las Vegas Joerg Nalik in Interoperability, Integration and Certification, Best-Built Applications, SAP Business Suite, SAP TechEd [Sep. 12, 2011 11:14 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

WebClient UI Export to Spreadsheet with abap2xlsx
To celebrate the 200th member of the abap2xlsx project I release this new development which replaces the standard WebClient UI (mainly used in SAP CRM) functionality "Export to Spreadsheet" with an implementation using abap2xlsx. So no more CSV or XML format hassle. The .XLSX file is created on the server and can be downloaded in all Browsers supported by the WebClient UI Framework. Gregor Wolf in Code Exchange, CRM, Interoperability [Sep. 06, 2011 06:03 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

RFC bindings for Node.js
Node.js: Bindings for the SAP NetWeaver RFC SDK Joachim Dorner in JavaScript, Interoperability, Scripting Languages [Aug. 16, 2011 10:04 PM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

Creating an Integtration Scenario run by Scheduler or Manual,making a RFC Call to SAP ERP/CRM with B1iSN
This video shows you how to create an integration scenario with B1iSN run by scheudler or manual trigger, making a RFC call to SAP ERP/CRM, downloading Sales Orders to XML file or SAP Business One. Yatsea Li in Interoperability, SAP Business One, SAP Business Suite [Aug. 02, 2011 03:59 AM | 0 Comments | Download Media | Permalink]

Podcast: SOA Manager in July 2011
Podcast: Paul Read talks with Harish Mehta and Martin Plummer about the latest features in SOA Manager. Paul Read in ABAP, Interoperability, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Service-Oriented Architecture, Web Dynpro [Aug. 01, 2011 01:14 AM | 0 Comments | Download Media | Permalink]

Wanted: Customer Feedback on Integration Needs
Integration remains a big issue and cost driver for most companies. As technology innovations like cloud computing, social networking and mobile computing become more mainstream for businesses, IT is faced with the challenge of securely connecting several systems within and outside their traditional IT boundaries. SAP is working on several products and technologies in this area, to name a few: SAP NetWeaver Process Integration, Enterprise Services Workplace (ES Workplace), SAP NetWeaver Business Process Management (SAP NetWeaver BPM), SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment (SAP NetWeaver CE), Enterprise Services, Web Services, ALE/iDOC, RFC/BAPI, EDI, File Transfer, REST, CRM/BDoc, APO CIF Gaby Wenneker in Emerging Technologies, Interoperability, On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), Run SAP [Jul. 28, 2011 05:23 AM | 2 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]

SUP Notifications vs. Credentials - Part II
Learn how to use credentials in a Sybase Mobile WF for use with Notification message DCN-WF. Ivan Mirisola in Mobile, Interoperability, SAP Business Workflow [Jul. 12, 2011 02:42 PM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

Cloud, SOA and Virtualization – The story behind the three sister technologies
The whole new world of SOA, Virtualization and Cloud environment, the emerging technologies in the enterprise space. A view for the technical layman. Sharath M G in Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Architecture, Business Process Management, Green IT, Interoperability [Jul. 07, 2011 01:08 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

SUP Notifications vs. Credentials - Part I
Understand how notification works within SUP for sending new workflow tasks to mobile devices. Ivan Mirisola in Mobile, Code Exchange, Interoperability, Java Programming, SAP Business Workflow [Jul. 06, 2011 12:59 AM | 4 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]

Working with complex SAP business entities in Duet Enterprise
Duet Enterprise natively only supports flattened SAP data entities. Typically however business data exhibits a complex structure. Via custom programming against the SharePoint BCS ObjectModel it is possible to integrate complex SAP business entities via Duet Enterprise in SharePoint. WvStrien in Duet Enterprise, Emerging Technologies, Interoperability, Interoperability .NET, Service-Oriented Architecture [Jun. 19, 2011 02:33 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

OData the silo buster
Prominent in both SAP's and Microsoft's technology roadmap's, the Open Data Protocol(OData) promises to break down data silos and simplify integration. John Patterson in Interoperability, Emerging Technologies, SAP NetWeaver Gateway [Jun. 15, 2011 02:28 AM | 13 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Portal at SAPPHIRENOW and ASUG 2011
At SAPPHIRE NOW and the ASUG annual conference 2011 the SAP Portal was well presented with several very interesting sessions about 7.0 and 7.3 Tobias Hofmann in Enterprise Portal (EP), Interoperability, Knowledge Management (KM), Mobile, SAP SAPPHIRE [Jun. 09, 2011 07:10 AM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

SAP InnoJam In A Nutshell
Always wanted to know what SAP InnoJam is and how it runs? This blog explains the InnoJam format and anwers frequently asked questions. Rui Nogueira in Community Day, Emerging Technologies, Interoperability, Run SAP, SAP Research [May. 23, 2011 11:38 PM | 0 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]

Bite but no Sting : HR-XML a widely used data model
Sting will not be singing at the HR-XML Spring Technical Meeting in the US this week - unlike the SAP SAPPHIRE conference next week, where he is performing. But the HR-XML specifications are starting to achieve bite, and what is happening within HR-XML will interest people in the HCM/HR field within the SAP ecosystem. John Kleeman in Human Capital Management, Interoperability, Standards [May. 10, 2011 02:05 AM | 6 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]

Personalising the mobile business solution-a composite application approach 
Mobile enterprises have limited time and resources to invest in identifying and utilizing complex business software. Mobile technology could potentially offer a solution to this problem, through component-based mobile applications from online application marketplaces. This session aims to demonstrate how mobile enterprise owners can strategically build a dynamic and integrated business solution through the use of existing mobile applications from various application marketplaces. Akash Singh in Business Solutions, Interoperability, Mobile, On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), SAP TechEd [Apr. 28, 2011 12:54 PM | 6 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]

SAP for Healthcare gets Stamp from Global Authority on Standards for Interoperability
SAP sucessfully participated in the European Connectathon 2011 at Pisa Bettina Lieske in Healthcare, Interoperability, SAP Process Integration (PI), Service-Oriented Architecture [Apr. 26, 2011 02:26 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

The time was ripe
There are new enterprise services for SAP Patient Management with ECC 6.0 Enhancement Package 5. Bettina Lieske in Healthcare, Interoperability, SAP Process Integration (PI), Service-Oriented Architecture [Apr. 19, 2011 06:44 AM | 0 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]

How open source software supports SAP technology strategy
A few days ago, Rui Nogueira interviewed me on how open source supports the SAP technology strategy. A good reason to continue my blog. Which I am doing way too rarely. This time, I was almost on my way to title the blog post “Statistical errors or how Rui made me speak”. Yes, Rui made me speak. But why statistical errors? Because almost any time I used the terms statistic or statistical, I created a knot in my tongue … But listen yourself. Claus Riegen in In-Memory Business Data Management, Interoperability, Mobile, On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), Open Source [Apr. 08, 2011 09:59 AM | 8 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]

The role of Open Source in SAP's Technology Strategy
As a follow-up on my blog series around SAP's Technology Strategy I've had the chance talking to Claus von Riegen who explained the role of Open Source in SAP's Technology Strategy. Rui Nogueira in Emerging Technologies, Interoperability, Open Source, Run SAP, Standards [Apr. 06, 2011 10:57 PM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

The Application Development Guidelines Chapter for Best-Built Applications
The Application Development chapter of the SAP Guidelines for Best-Built Applications provides recommendations for developing the enterprise-class software which integrates with SAP Business Suite, including special guidelines for ABAP, Java and .NET technologies. Olga Dolinskaja in ABAP, Interoperability, Java Programming, SAP Business Suite, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Feb. 16, 2011 12:37 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

In Eclipse - Maven learns Event Insight
How-to setup your SAP Business Objects Event Insight development environment in three easy steps. We all know the general rule – If you type something twice you already missed the first chance to write a script for it. The same is true if you ever tried to create an Event Insight Java project. But of course there is a workaround that allows you to use the mighty powers of maven to create a simple but powerful built environment. This is a step-by-step guide that leads you to a compiling, working, and running SAP Business Object Event Producer using the powers of maven. Sebastian Steinhauer in Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Eclipse, Emerging Technologies, Interoperability, Java Programming [Feb. 09, 2011 10:34 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

Installing Duet Enterprise: The Microsoft side -- A Video Guide
In the first blog we covered the SAP side of installing / configuring Duet Enterprise. Now we will take a look at the SharePoint side and perform the required steps to get SAP data into SharePoint. Holger Bruchelt in Duet Enterprise, Interoperability, Interoperability .NET, Service-Oriented Architecture [Feb. 04, 2011 10:09 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

What will Gateway really deliver?
Project Gateway Alisdair Templeton in ABAP, Interoperability, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Feb. 02, 2011 04:42 AM | 11 Comments | Permalink]

Installing Duet Enterprise: The SAP side -- A Video Guide
Although Duet Enterprise 1.0 is a platform to connect different systems and bring data into SharePoint 2010 the installation and configuration of the new Service Pack 2 is pretty simple -- especially with the help of the Duet Enterprise Configuration Wizard. You only have to perform some prerequisites steps and then the Wizard guides you through a series of steps that performs basic configuration on both the Service Consumption Layer and any connected SAP backend systems. Within 20 minutes (on the SAP side) you can have a fully configured Duet Enterprise system. That's what I am going to show in a video here... Holger Bruchelt in Interoperability .NET, Interoperability, Service-Oriented Architecture, Duet Enterprise [Jan. 31, 2011 05:25 PM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

Security chapter for Best-Built Applications
The new security chapter for the Best-Built Applications Guide is out! Read this blog to get an overview on this latest addition. Martin Raepple in Identity Management, Interoperability, Security [Jan. 28, 2011 01:05 PM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

Caffeine in Action
This blog post explains the Caffeine runtime in more detail and at concrete examples. Daniel Vocke in ABAP, Eclipse, Interoperability, Java Programming, Mobile [Jan. 19, 2011 03:17 PM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

Development Approach with Duet Enterprise
Outline of the Development Approach applied in Duet Enterprise Ramp-Up to service-enable PoC scenario. WvStrien in Duet Enterprise, Interoperability, Interoperability .NET, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Service-Oriented Architecture [Jan. 18, 2011 01:24 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]