Why should SAP Functional consultants use SCN?
SCN is for the full SAP community. Currently it is more focused to the developer. This blog looks at why functional consultants should use SCN - the benefits it provides to them and the wider community. Mark Chalfen in Beginner, Business Process Expert, Enterprise Social Systems, Improving My Experience, Ranting [Feb. 08, 2012 01:55 AM | 17 Comments | Permalink]

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]

Challenge yourself
This blog is for people that are curious and have this stupid custom of trying something new, outside of their everyday box. It is for people that accept challenges and feel this warm feeling when they crack the problem after a fair duel. In my case the challenge was HR appraisal form BADI and this blog is about what I`ve learnt in a couple of hours so nobody else has to reinvent the wheel again. Gold Otto in ABAP, Beginner, Human Capital Management [Feb. 05, 2012 11:51 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Ten top tips for running a successful archiving project
If archiving is on your 'to do'list this year take a look at these tips for running a successful archiving project. Lynda Kershaw in Beginner, Enterprise Performance Management, Governance, Risk and Compliance, SAP Business Suite [Feb. 03, 2012 12:52 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

The Delta Puzzle – A beginner’s view.
This blog is about the author's view on generic delta extraction using function module. soorejkv in Beginner, Enterprise Data Warehousing/Business Warehouse [Feb. 03, 2012 04:00 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

SCN active contributor silver !!
Yes another feather in my cap. I was awarded the badge of active contributor silver in SCN and I am loving it. joshi_kavindra in Beginner, Career Center, CRM, Ranting [Feb. 02, 2012 11:53 AM | 12 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]

Social Media: Loss of Control or The Path to Serendipity?
Why participate in social media or "what's in for me?" Matthias Steiner in Beginner, Beyond SAP, Emerging Technologies, Improving My Experience, Social Media and Social Networks [Jan. 27, 2012 10:21 AM | 19 Comments | Permalink]

Get Involved Early On in the New SCN Discussions
Check out this quick guided tour of the new SCN Discussion Forums and get involved in the conversation early on! Gali Kling Schneider in Beginner, Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Business Process Expert, SAP Developer Network, University Alliances Message Board [Jan. 24, 2012 11:29 AM | 14 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Locking – It’s Logical!
This blog explores the very important but out of sight fact about SAP Locking. Gaurav B. in ABAP, Beginner, SAP Developer Network [Jan. 19, 2012 04:00 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

HOW TO ANALYZE PERFORMANCE ISSUES ARAISING DUE TO LOCKWAITS
HOW TO ANALYZE PERFORMANCE ISSUES ARISING DUE TO LOCK WAITS georgepulikken in Beginner [Jan. 13, 2012 03:49 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

From an Intern to a Full Time Contributing Member of Society: a Recap of my First 6 Months Gainfully Employed
A recap of my first 6 months of employment after graduation. What skills directly translated from the classroom to the SAP world. Corey Holstege in Beginner, Career Center, University Alliances Message Board [Jan. 11, 2012 03:20 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

BW on HANA: Working of In-Memory Info Cube
This blog explains about working and Structure of In Memory Info Cube and how the data load gets faster when compared to Standard Info Cube. krishna tangudu in Beginner, Enterprise Data Warehousing/Business Warehouse, ERP, In-Memory Business Data Management, Emerging Technologies [Jan. 11, 2012 02:29 PM | 7 Comments | Permalink]

Design Thinking and Co-Innovation: A proof point with SAP Travel OnDemand
Have you seen what SAP is doing to take the pain out of business applications? Check out this short video: Sven Denecken in Beginner, Beyond SAP, On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS), Travel and Logistics Services [Jan. 08, 2012 08:54 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Understanding the employee – or in tech speak: the end-user is the currency
Listening to our favorite songs, updating with friends, taking child photos or checking on our latest emails…the way we consume products and how we manage daily activities has significantly changed over the last decades. New trends and technologies emerged, having a profound impact on consumption patterns and working style of today’s generation. While many still wonder or even push back, change has happened. Sven Denecken in Beginner, Beyond SAP, On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS) [Jan. 08, 2012 08:53 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Information Steward : data insight capablities
This blog talks about the "data insight" module of SAP infomation steward application at the high level along with its various capabilities. Deepak Gupta in Data Integration and Quality Management, Improving My Experience, Master Data Management (MDM), Beginner [Jan. 08, 2012 07:29 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

BW 7.30: Hierarchy loading becomes easier with the help of new framework
This blog explains the benefits and process of loading hierarchies with transformations and DTP, using new framework in BW 7.30 krishna tangudu in Enterprise Data Warehousing/Business Warehouse, ERP, Beginner, Emerging Technologies, SAP Business Suite [Jan. 08, 2012 07:00 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

BW on HANA: Working of In-Memory DSO
This blog explains you about In-Memory DSO and how the data activation gets faster when compared to the standard DSO. krishna tangudu in Enterprise Data Warehousing/Business Warehouse, ERP, Beginner, In-Memory Business Data Management, Emerging Technologies [Jan. 05, 2012 01:53 PM | 7 Comments | Permalink]

Knowledge is power! How Social Monitoring & Analytics sets the foundation for more insightful customer operations
Ever since famous author & philosopher Sir Francis Bacon coined the phrase “knowledge is power,” there have been millions of great examples for why this amazingly simple statement holds so much truth and wisdom. Sven Denecken in Beginner, Beyond SAP, CRM, On Demand and Software as a Service (SaaS) [Jan. 05, 2012 01:20 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Your reputation on SCN - An outlook for 2012
This blog explains what reputation means in an online community like SCN. It also gives a definition of concepts such as expertise, status, etc. Read more to find out how to build and grow your reputation on SCN in 2012! Laure Cetin in Beginner, Beyond SAP, Enterprise Social Systems, SAP Developer Network, Social Media and Social Networks [Jan. 04, 2012 02:42 PM | 11 Comments | Permalink]

To Object or not to object??? Or who cares?
So many blogs - so many issues. So many people trying to FORCE me into objects. Sometimes it feels like round peg square hole. Bang it enough and I will change my shape. Really?????!!!! I had fun reading some of the blogs today and had to add my own. It's my invitation to start thinking differently and helping all of us. Michelle Crapo in ABAP, Beginner, Ranting [Jan. 04, 2012 11:55 AM | 30 Comments | Permalink]

Supply Chain Risk Management
In the survival of the fittest paradigm supply chain operations need to be more cost conscious, flexible ,innovative, and agile.Supply chain starts at one corner of the world and ends thousands of miles away in a different continent.Now a days localized event’s effect is experiences across the globe due to decentralized supply chain model. Supply chain operations are exposed to risk from a number of internal factors, which are easier to be addressed, or external factors, which are beyond the control. Kaushik Choudhury in Beginner, Beyond SAP, Business Process Expert, Consumer Products, Manufacturing [Jan. 03, 2012 05:55 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Blag's best blogs picks from 2011
Blag's list of best blogs for 2011 Alvaro Tejada Galindo in ABAP, Beginner, Beyond SAP, In-Memory Business Data Management, Mobile [Jan. 02, 2012 09:58 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

SAP HANA Over Traditional Databases and Data Storage Capabilities
SAP HANA Over Traditional Databases and Data Storage Capabilities. Suresh Koduru in Beginner, Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Enterprise Data Warehousing/Business Warehouse, ERP, Master Data Management (MDM) [Jan. 02, 2012 03:52 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

BW 7.30: Different ways to delete Master data
This blog explains different ways and advantages in which we can delete the master data using "New Master data deletion" wizard available in BW 7.30. krishna tangudu in ERP, Enterprise Data Warehousing/Business Warehouse, SAP Business Suite, Beginner, Business Solutions [Jan. 01, 2012 03:32 AM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

Learned Lessons from my first SAP CharITy Project
My First SAP ChartITy project was a success and a second will follow. Here I’m blogging what I learned from the project and explain how you and your company can benefit from these projects. Tobias Trapp in Beginner, Beyond SAP, Community Projects, Webinars [Dec. 31, 2011 10:40 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

My journey to being an Active contributor bronze
My journey from a dabbler to an SAP SDN active contributor bronze. joshi_kavindra in Beginner, CRM, Ranting, SAP Developer Network [Dec. 28, 2011 05:12 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

BW 7.30: Dataflow Copy Tool: How to use Dataflow Copy tool to speed up the development activity
In this blog, I would like to explain how to use Dataflow Copy tool (wizard based tool) and understand how to copy an existing BW 7.x data flows and process chains.Which helps to decrease the development time. krishna tangudu in Enterprise Data Warehousing/Business Warehouse, ERP, Beginner, Business Solutions, SAP Business Suite [Dec. 27, 2011 03:32 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Influencer Summit: The quest for access
With so many new technologies being introduced by SAP, there is still one crucial question that is being left out.. When will developers get free / affordable access to these tools. Those questions were finally taken up at SAP Summit and were answered to a certain extent. Mohammed Asim in ABAP, Beginner, Beyond SAP, Ranting [Dec. 21, 2011 06:59 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Users of SAP applications reveal six top drivers for data management decisions in a poll
Users of SAP applications reveal the key drivers for data management in a poll - performance optimization comes top Lynda Kershaw in Beginner, Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Performance Management, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Run SAP [Dec. 21, 2011 06:53 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

BW 7.30: Data Flow Migration tool: Migrating 3.x flows to 7.3 flows and also the recovery to 3.X flow
This blog explains about migration process and recovery process in BW 7.30. krishna tangudu in Enterprise Data Warehousing/Business Warehouse, ERP, Beginner, Business Solutions, SAP Business Suite [Dec. 17, 2011 03:05 PM | 10 Comments | Permalink]

BW7.30:Exporting Hierarchy using Open Hub Destination into Flat file from BW 7.3
To explain how to use Open hub destination to export the hierarchy from BW 7.3 krishna tangudu in Enterprise Data Warehousing/Business Warehouse, ERP, Beginner, Business Solutions, SAP Business Suite [Dec. 17, 2011 06:30 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

10 tips to being a blogger in consulting - 2011 in review
2011 has been an amazing year, and it's nearly wrapped. Here's my review of the year that passed and some tips on how to balance consulting and blogging. I can't claim they are correct, but they're my take. I hope they help someone either blog, be a better blogger, or even better teach me something I don't know. John Appleby in Beginner, Partnership, SAP Developer Network [Dec. 15, 2011 03:01 PM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

Top 10 SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) Articles of 2011
The top 10 SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) Articles of 2011 are featured in this article Jarret Pazahanick in Beginner, ERP, Human Capital Management, SAP Business Suite, Social Media and Social Networks [Dec. 15, 2011 05:45 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Do SAP HR components support all of the typical HR processes?
I say “yes”, what do you say? Faisal Iqbal in Beginner, ERP, Human Capital Management, SAP Research [Dec. 13, 2011 11:12 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]

Overview of Global SAP Template Rollout Programs
Brief Overview of Global SAP Template Rollout programs. Koustav Biswas in Improving My Experience, Beginner, ERP [Dec. 12, 2011 12:36 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

Thoughts and Views : De-centralized Warehouse Management
Sometime back I worked in an assignment which involved Decentralised Warehouse Management (DWMS) . That was the first time I worked in decentralised warehouse management scenario and I thought it will be nice to pen down my experience and personal perspective on DWMS. Kaushik Choudhury in Beginner, Business Process Expert, ERP, Wholesale Distribution [Dec. 10, 2011 07:30 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Enhancing Standard Transactions efficiently!
This blog deals with performance measure which needs to be taken care of while enhancing SAP standard transactions. Gaurav B. in ABAP, Beginner, SAP Developer Network [Dec. 09, 2011 12:45 PM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Mentor Monday: SAP Technology Overview
Join us for the upcoming SAP Mentors Monday webinar about 'SAP Technology - An overview' with Peter McNulty on Dec. 19th... Matthias Steiner in Beginner, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Enterprise Architecture, Emerging Technologies [Dec. 09, 2011 06:54 AM | 8 Comments | Permalink]

How to Get Started with SAP Enterprise Support
SAP Enterprise Support helps customers do what they do best, even better. The Getting Started slide deck explains step-by-step how to get started with SAP Enterprise Support. Christian Oehler in Beginner, ERP, SAP Business Suite, SAP Solution Manager, Software Support and Maintenance [Dec. 07, 2011 06:07 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Virtual Community Clubhouse - Meet the Members of SCN
Come to the virtual Community Clubhouse to engage, interact, and meet the people working behind the scenes of the SAP Community Network. For the first time Community Clubhouse becomes a virtual hang-out for SCN members, SAP Mentors, and the people who bring you SCN, the SAP employees of SCN. Aleksandra Barilko in Beginner, Community Day, Community Projects, Ranting, Webinars [Dec. 07, 2011 11:54 AM | 3 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]

Preparing for the New SCN: A Checklist for Users
As we move closer to launching the New SCN, the following items will be helpful in getting you prepared so you can be active once the new site goes live. Patrick Flanders in Beginner, Improving My Experience [Dec. 05, 2011 04:08 PM | 24 Comments | Permalink]

Facts of Workflow Event Mechanism
The blog discusses about the workflow event mechanism. How the event is submitted to the logical system. Pavan Bhamidipati in ABAP, Beginner, Business Process Management, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Business Workflow [Dec. 02, 2011 03:49 PM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

Humor@SAP Some terms you learn as a beginner
This blog is about my funny encounters with ABAP during initial months of my career .Let's bring smile on face of people who spend most of there time, in some or the other T code. Anjaneya Bhardwaj in Beginner, Beyond SAP [Dec. 02, 2011 03:49 PM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

The First Three Things You Learn As a New Consultant Part 3
Understanding your role as a new consultant is crucial to being successful. In this blog, I discuss the challenge of marketing your skills to get staffed and finding project work that aligns with your goals. Tanya Duncan in Beginner, Career Center, University Alliances Message Board [Nov. 29, 2011 04:01 PM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

The Secrets of Santas Supply Chain
Gartner likes to publish the Top 25 Supply Chains every year. Unfortunately, there’s one supply chain the esteemed analyst firm continues to overlook. And it just so happens to be the greatest supply chain success story of all time. I’m talking about The Santa Claus Supply Chain. Richard Howells in Business Solutions, Beginner, Consumer Products, ERP, Manufacturing [Nov. 29, 2011 06:36 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

The First Three Things You Learn As a New Consultant Part 2
Understanding your role as a new consultant is crucial to being successful. In this blog, I explore the reasons why consultants must be confident, independent and self-motivated individuals. Tanya Duncan in Beginner, Career Center, University Alliances Message Board [Nov. 28, 2011 04:13 PM | 13 Comments | Permalink]