Lots of new stuff about BRFplus
Time has come to blog again about newly published BRFplus papers and other material. Want to learn how to automatically set the tax code in the purchase order creation? Or how BRFplus is used in the Support Team Determination of the SAP Solution Manager? You want to read the new BRFplus ebook and much more? Check out this blog. :-) Carsten Ziegler in ABAP, Business Process Management, Business Rules Management, SAP Business Workflow [Jan. 27, 2012 06:30 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

To Dual Stack or not to Dual Stack, is the question!
Java only installation or the double stack? Are you confused? Shabarish Vijayakumar in Business Process Management, Business Rules Management, SAP Process Integration (PI) [Jan. 18, 2012 07:56 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

News in the BRFplus Formula
Learn what is new in the BRFplus formula expressions. 1. Text editor 2. New formula parser 3. New and better formula functions Carsten Ziegler in ABAP, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Rules Management, SAP Business Workflow [Jan. 15, 2012 01:53 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Improving master data consistency with SAP NetWeaver MDM and Process Orchestration: Video Interview with Manfred Nielsen, CEO of pdo.concept
Manfred Nielsen from consulting firm pdo.concept AG talks about a global master data consolidation and governance project that he drove for a leading manufacturer of medical devices with the goal to improve master data quality and shorten data governane processes. Matthias Weber in Business Process Management, Business Rules Management, Master Data Management (MDM), SAP Process Integration (PI) [Dec. 15, 2011 07:34 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Are you only an SAP PI consultant?
Do you think you are skilled enough to survive? Prateek Raj Srivastava in Business Process Management, Business Rules Management, Career Center, SAP Process Integration (PI) [Dec. 13, 2011 11:50 AM | 10 Comments | Permalink]

Free event for developers, if you are near Kentucky, USA
Want to meet @Thomas_Jung @McNultyP (Peter McNulty), Storm Archer, and Blair Wheadon? They will all be at the Fifth Annual Developers Tools Day in Northern Kentucky University (NKU) Friday December 9, 2011. Jim Spath in ABAP, Business Rules Management, Community Projects, Emerging Technologies, SAP Education [Dec. 01, 2011 01:34 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

How to Scope Your BRFplus Project
A business rules scoping and estimation guide for projects using SAP BRFplus. C Lee Chisholm in Business Rules Management [Nov. 28, 2011 07:25 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

How Many Kinds of Enterprise App Stores are There Today?
Eric Lai in Application Lifecycle Management, Business Rules Management, Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Mobile, SAP EcoHub [Nov. 06, 2011 01:11 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

BPM Platform choice in an SAP-centric environment, part 1 of 4
Many organizations with a sizable SAP solutions footprint are embarking on selection processes for a BPMS platform. More often than not the focus of these selection processes is too narrow, and is reduced to a "features and functions" beauty contest. In this series of four blogs I propose a different approach to BPMS selection which addresses the real needs for organizations in the BPMS arena. H. Diepstraten in Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Rules Management, Composition Environment (CE), Enterprise Architecture [Nov. 04, 2011 02:54 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Growing momentum for SAP business rules
James Taylor in ABAP, Business Process Management, Business Rules Management, Business Solutions, SAP Business Suite [Oct. 28, 2011 05:40 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

BRFplus Classroom Training in German / BRFplus Präsenzschulung in Deutsch
A new classroom training for BRFplus has been set up. It is first conducted from 18.01.2012 to 20.01.2012 in Walldorf. If possible I will join for some hours. Carsten Ziegler in ABAP, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Rules Management [Oct. 28, 2011 05:58 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

Decision Management Systems: A Practical Guide to Using Business Rules and Predictive Analytics
This blog introduces to the books "Decision Management Systems: A Practical Guide to Using Business Rules and Predictive Analytics" and "Smart Enough Systems: How to Deliver Competitive Advantage by Automating Hidden Decisions" from James Taylor. Carsten Ziegler in Analytics, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Rules Management [Oct. 23, 2011 12:29 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Is your Enterprise future ready? Join the exciting "Winning with SAP NetWeaver BPM" workshop to find out and do even better!
Is your Enterprise future ready? Join the exciting "Winning with SAP NetWeaver BPM" workshop to find out how you can do even better! Learn how you can leverage the power of SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration: SAP NetWeaver Business Process Management, SAP NetWeaver Process Integration, and SAP NetWeaver Business Rules Management. Mariana Mihaylova in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Rules Management, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Oct. 20, 2011 05:32 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Hacking the value of integration
Some real-world notes about how we are implementing business perspective through cross-module integration Massimo Coletti in Business Rules Management, Data Integration and Quality Management, Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Data Warehousing/Business Warehouse, ERP [Oct. 16, 2011 05:39 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Technology and Innovation Forum on Tour > Next Stops Around the World!
SAP Technology & Innovation Forum on Tour; Hear about the latest SAP Technology; SAP Innovation; SAP Cloud Computing, Increasing User Productivity, SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration, SAP Platform Technologies. Mariana Mihaylova in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Rules Management, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Process Integration (PI) [Oct. 15, 2011 08:03 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

When 3 become 1: Introducing Process Orchestration
New market opportunities, increased competition, and the need to comply with internal and external regulations are forcing businesses to constantly evolve. This article takes a look at SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration — which blends SAP NetWeaver BPM, SAP NetWeaver BRM, and SAP NetWeaver PI — a solution designed to help companies keep up with these rapid changes and provide a foundation to generate better business and IT alignment. Eduardo Chiocconi in Business Process Management, Business Rules Management, SAP Process Integration (PI), Service-Oriented Architecture [Oct. 06, 2011 01:25 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Technical Trace in BRFplus
Technical trace in BRFplus and how to export the trace Phillip Parkinson in Business Rules Management, ABAP [Sep. 19, 2011 12:07 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

BRFplus KnowledgeBurst - 4 Hours of BRFplus Online Learning
A BRFplus knowledge Burst with 4 hours of training material is now available, FOR FREE! Carsten Ziegler in ABAP, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Rules Management, SAP Education [Sep. 14, 2011 07:29 PM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration - join the premiere at TechEd Las Vegas
SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration - join the premiere at TechEd Las Vegas. Mariana Mihaylova in Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Rules Management, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Process Integration (PI) [Sep. 08, 2011 04:31 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

Business Process Management (BPM) at SAP TechEd 2011
SAP TechEd 2011 provides ample opportunity to learn about SAP's business process management (BPM) products and methodology Dirk Ammermann in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Rules Management, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP TechEd [Sep. 08, 2011 12:36 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Sneak Review of PI 7.31 - TechEd Sessions PMC165 and PMC166
Again, SAP is going to surprise you with some new features which have often be requested by you. In this sneak preview, we are going to look at the merging of Business Process Management (BPM), Business Rule Management (BRM) and PI into a single integrated java installation. We will look at how ccBPM can be migrated/replaced by BPM. We will also be using the new Eclipse tool to create objects in the ESR and configure the integration scenarios without using the Swing tools of ESR and ID. William Li in Business Process Management, Business Rules Management, Eclipse, SAP Process Integration (PI) [Sep. 07, 2011 07:33 AM | 15 Comments | Permalink]

Case Management Process Modeling (CMPM) – System Concepts
We introduce in this blog series the concept of Case Management Process Modeling (CMPM) - An emerging concept complementary to existing Business Process Management (BPM) concepts. My previous blog entries dealt with the business value, standards and modeling aspects of case management. In this third blog entry, we explain concepts for case management systems. Furthermore, we explore the inter-organizational dimension of the case management paradigm. This blog entry is relevant for enterprise architects, product managers, researchers and developers. Joern FRANKE in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Rules Management, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Research [Sep. 05, 2011 06:40 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

More about BRFplus
An ASUG webcase about BRFplus is planned for November this year: "BRFplus - Leveraging Business Rule Technology In SAP Applications" The blog further lists a couple of interesting articles and papers about BRFplus. Carsten Ziegler in SAP Business Workflow, Business Rules Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Management, ABAP [Aug. 29, 2011 05:58 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Introduction to Process Orchestration
A high level discussion on process orchestration, focusing on what constitutes a business process. An overview of what BPM, PI and BRM are, and a teaser of how these tools can improve your business efficiency and increase profit margins. David Bann in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Rules Management, SAP Process Integration (PI) [Aug. 20, 2011 10:13 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Case Management Process Modeling (CMPM) – What Constitutes a Case?
We introduce in this blog series the concept of Case Management Process Modeling (CMPM) - An emerging concept complementary to existing Business Process Management (BPM) concepts. In this second blog entry, we explain modeling aspects of a case that could be interesting for the currently developed standard for CMPM by the Object Management Group (OMG). This blog entry is relevant for enterprise architects, product managers and business analysts. Joern FRANKE in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Rules Management, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Research [Aug. 09, 2011 03:34 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

BRFplus @ TechEd 2011
September is TechEd time, once again. And again, I will be there for discussions with customers and partners, and of course to demo BRFplus. Carsten Ziegler in ABAP, Business Process Management, Business Rules Management, SAP Business Workflow, SAP TechEd [Aug. 05, 2011 08:33 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

A deeper look at Sybase: CEP
CEP is short for Complex Event Processing. This describes an event-driven application model whereby an incoming event must be responded to within a very short time, typically milliseconds. The incoming events... Rob Verschoor in Application Lifecycle Management, Beyond SAP, Business Rules Management, Event Processing (Operational BI) [Aug. 05, 2011 02:19 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Process Orchestration in action - Demo showcasing extension of SAP CRM
This blog is show casing how NW BPM SAP NetWeaver Business Process Management can implement an agile and flexible business process in the utilities market for managing new marketing campaigns. This demo show cases process modeling, and how the different process artifacts are implemented (user interfaces and integration back to SAP systems like SAP CRM). It also covers the end user experience both through the traditional Universal WorkList as well as a mobile device interface. Definitively worth looking to have a comprehensive view of what SAP NetWeaver BPM is capable of ! Eduardo Chiocconi in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Rules Management, Composition Environment (CE) [Aug. 02, 2011 07:52 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Case Management Process Modeling (CMPM) – An Introduction
We introduce in this blog series the concept of Case Management Process Modeling (CMPM) - An emerging concept complementary to existing Business Process Management (BPM) concepts. In this first blog entry, we explain why this concept is important, how it differs from BPM, its success in practice and present standardization efforts driven by all major software vendors. This new standard aims at complementing the Object Management Group (OMG) standard Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN). This blog entry is relevant for CIOs, CTOs, enterprise architects and business analysts. CMPM is expected to be the next big thing in BPM for the next 1-5 years. Joern FRANKE in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Rules Management, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Research [Jul. 27, 2011 07:08 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Using Transaction FDT_HELPERS in BRFplus
FDT_HELPERS is a useful BRFplus transaction that was previously only availible internally, this blog shows you how to activate this transaction in your customer systems. Phillip Parkinson in ABAP, Business Rules Management [Jun. 15, 2011 05:06 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

How to Enhance a Business Process Management System with Risk Management Capabilities?
In this blog entry we brainstorm ideas on integrating risk management into Business Process Management Systems (BPMS), such as SAP Netweaver BPM or SAP Business Workflow. Proactively managing the risk using a business process management system has not drawn much attention yet, although the financial crisis has shown that it is crucial to manage the risk of your assets. Nevertheless, there is lack of tool support for managing the risks during runtime of business processes. Even more important, none of these tools focus on the business users, with a particular attention on usability. We propose here a system that addresses one part of this: control-flow oriented risk evaluation during execution of the process. Appropriate actions can be defined in the system to handle risk incidents. Joern FRANKE in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Rules Management, Governance, Risk and Compliance, SAP Research [Jun. 14, 2011 10:43 AM | 12 Comments | Permalink]

We need better Interpreters not a Bunch of Translators
Migrating from the MS version of BPC to the NW version of BPC is not just a straight forward translation. Creativity and awareness of interpretation can cleanse client implementations and help them set the stage for transformative EPM activity. Richard T Jabbour in Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Business Rules Management, Business Solutions, Code Exchange, Enterprise Performance Management [May. 23, 2011 09:28 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Business Intelligence, Business Rules and Business Process
Bringing together Business Intelligence, Business Rules and Business Analytics will enable a new class of system to be built James Taylor in Business Process Management, Analytics, Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Business Rules Management, SAP Business Suite [May. 14, 2011 01:23 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Podcast: SAP BI Thorny Questions - Eve of SAPPHIRE NOW Edition
On the week before SAPPHIRE NOW, I went after some very thorny SAP BI questions with my semi-regular SAP BI podcast co-host Vijay Vijayasankar. To spice things up, we brought in special guest James Taylor of Decision Management Solutions. Jon Reed in Analytics, Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Business Rules Management, Emerging Technologies, In-Memory Business Data Management [May. 13, 2011 11:09 AM | 0 Comments | Download Media | Permalink]

BRFplus @ SAP Skills Conference 2011
Business Rule Framework plus (BRFplus) will be presented at the SAP Skills Conference 2011. Carsten Ziegler in ABAP, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Rules Management, SAP Business Workflow [May. 06, 2011 08:08 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

BRFPlus and MDG – future ahead:
BRFPlus and MDG. How SAP has closely integrated BRFPlus with SAP Business Workflow in MDG, some of the key features and future ahead. Rama Tandra in Business Process Management, Business Rules Management, Master Data Management (MDM), SAP NetWeaver Platform [May. 02, 2011 12:29 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Archetypical Usage Scenarios for NetWeaver BRM
Archetypical usage patterns for NetWeaver Business Rules Management from customer projects Harshavardhan Jegadeesan in Business Process Management, Business Rules Management [Apr. 26, 2011 09:25 PM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

We want you for BRFplus - Customer Engagement Initiative
The BRFplus Customer Engagement Initiative allows customers to get early insight into SAP product plans and closely collaborate with SAP in the area of Spec, Design, implementation and test. Carsten Ziegler in ABAP, Business Process Management, Business Rules Management, SAP Business Workflow [Apr. 20, 2011 04:27 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

BPM for the Public Sector - Effectiveness & Efficiency
This Blog points to an Article related to a Use Case/Design Pattern for A Complaint/Issue Management System for a Public Sector Organization such as a Local Self Government. It explains how one can realize a quick solution to this case using SAP's BPM, BRM 7.3 technologies. It serves as a good guide to those wishing to innovate solutions in this industry sector Prem Mascarenhas in Web Dynpro, Business Rules Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Management [Apr. 13, 2011 12:56 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

SAPMentors + ASUG +VNSG +SAP = #winning!
So I wanted to use this tag (#winning) before I have to pay for the right to use it. But regardless of how you feel about *that* person, please read on for some real news... Susan Keohan in ABAP, Business Process Management, Business Rules Management, SAP Business Workflow [Apr. 05, 2011 02:57 PM | 22 Comments | Permalink]

A lesson in information as an enterprise asset from the airline industry
The current issues that Southwest Airlines, Boeing, and the FAA are experiencing involve massive information governance efforts. The rest of us can learn from this true treatment of information as an enterprise asset. Ina Felsheim in Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Business Process Expert, Business Rules Management, Data Integration and Quality Management, Master Data Management (MDM) [Apr. 05, 2011 12:36 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

A Dicey Situation - Central or Local Instance of BRFplus
To have a local instance or a central instance of BRFplus, if we have to centralize the Business Rules Management. Rama Tandra in ABAP, Business Rules Management, CRM, Enterprise Architecture, ERP [Mar. 11, 2011 10:35 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

BRFplus and Business Workflow - How to combine the best from both worlds
The blog comments on the combination of business rules management (BRFplus) and business process management (Business Workflow). A very detailed paper has been created and an ASUG webinar is scheduled to show the recently added capabilities to combine the two products. Carsten Ziegler in ABAP, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Rules Management, SAP Business Workflow [Mar. 11, 2011 07:14 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

SAP BusinessObjects Event Insight and SAP Hana = Real Time Analytics!
The combined in-memory capabilities of SAP BusinessObjects Event Insight and SAP Hana provide customer a powerful real time operational analytics. Laura Chu in Analytics, Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Business Process Management, Business Rules Management, Event Processing (Operational BI) [Feb. 28, 2011 03:46 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Real-world BPM and decisioning with business rules
A new book on best practices in BPM has a chapter on decision management and business rules as well as some chapters on SAP's business rules technology. James Taylor in Business Process Management, Business Rules Management, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Feb. 26, 2011 06:09 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Watch Feedback from BI4 Launch
Watch SAP Customers J.P. Morgan, Major League Baseball, CBS, and SAP Mentor Dave Rathbun share their perspective at Run Better NYC and Business Intelligence 4.0 launch. Sylvia Santelli in Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Business Rules Management, Dashboard Design (Xcelsius) [Feb. 25, 2011 06:11 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Run Better Tour Keynote notes
James Taylor in Analytics, Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Business Rules Management, Dashboard Design (Xcelsius) [Feb. 23, 2011 07:48 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

An Update - SAP BI and EIM 4.0
James Taylor in Analytics, Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects), Business Rules Management, In-Memory Business Data Management [Feb. 22, 2011 02:24 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Webinar on business rules in ERP and other core applications
James Taylor in ABAP, Business Process Management, Business Rules Management, SAP Business Suite, Webinars [Feb. 21, 2011 04:06 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Use Netweaver BPM as a "Real" BPM
"BPM is a workflow" - One of the BPM myth and I see many still treating Netweaver BPM as a typical workflow.But it is not.This blog explains different technical pieces and their importance in Netweaver BPM. Anilkumar Vippagunta in Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Rules Management [Feb. 10, 2011 04:39 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]