What's new in PDK 3.0 for .NET ?
New release of PDK for .NET Rima Rudnik-Sirich in Interoperability .NET [Nov. 09, 2009 02:52 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Standards take time. Do they? Why?
SAP has come a long way with regard to support for standards and open source technologies. But the engagements with partners and standards organizations and open source projects requires skill sets that are mostly not technical. And they typically need more time than to simply ship proprietary technologies. Why is this and why does SAP really care? Claus von Riegen in Interoperability, Interoperability .NET, Interoperability IBM, Open Source, Partnership, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Service-Oriented Architecture, Standards [Oct. 21, 2009 10:40 AM | 0 Comments | Download Media | Permalink]

Delphi Prism, how to setup the environment for Crystal Reports 2008 and BOBJ Enterprise R3 development.
This describes the best practices when setting up a development environment for Crystal Reports 2008 and Enterprise R3 with Delphi Prism. This information is also valid for all Visual Studio .NET 2008 users. Trevor Dubinsky in Beginner, Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Interoperability .NET [Oct. 19, 2009 05:40 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Introduction to Delphi Prism applications development.
Introduction to development in Delphi Prism with Crystal Reports and Business Objects Enterprise. Trevor Dubinsky in Beginner, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Interoperability .NET, Partnership, SAP Developer Network [Oct. 09, 2009 10:36 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Security and IdM@TechEd 09: Get ready for the next generation Single Sign-On challenges!
Wondering which TechEd hands on session about security and identity management you should attend? Here is my recommendation... Martin Raepple in SAP TechEd, Service-Oriented Architecture, Security, ABAP, Application Server, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, ERP, Identity Management, Interoperability, Interoperability .NET, Interoperability IBM, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Standards [Oct. 05, 2009 08:25 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Crystal Reports .NET Web Forms - Ensure Correct Formatting For 120 DPI Screens
If you're not dynamically setting CrystalReportViewer.RenderingDPI, then you have a bug. Find out why. Ted Ueda in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Interoperability .NET [Sep. 11, 2009 02:27 PM | 7 Comments | Permalink]

Now 3 SCN Homepages for Mobile Devices (Beta)
In addition to the SDN homepage, we've now launched a mobile version of the BPX and BusinessObject Community homepages (Beta). See an online demo! Jason Lax in Business Objects, Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, CRM, ERP, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Interoperability .NET, Manufacturing [Aug. 04, 2009 07:51 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Café Innovation – The age of collaborative innovation
Innovation today is more than ever a matter of working collaboratively with your partners. Co-innovation can yield significant benefits as the demands of the marketplace require you to have more adaptive business processes. These considerations apply to almost any industry and those who proactively embrace this will lead the pack in their respective space. Puneet K. Suppal in Alloy, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Developer Network, Interoperability IBM, Interoperability .NET, Enterprise Performance Management, Duet, Business Suite 7, Business Process Management, Business Process Expert, Co-Innovation Lab [Jul. 09, 2009 12:05 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Call WCF Service (.NET) from SAP with UsernameToken and SSL
Interoperability WCF Service / ABAP Client Call WCF Service (.NET) from SAP with UsernameToken and SSL Wolfgang Bauer in Interoperability .NET [Jul. 08, 2009 06:37 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Inside Track Lima 2009 - The Recap
Noticias acerca del SAP Inside Track Lima 09 / News about SAP Inside Track Lima 09... Alvaro Tejada Galindo in ABAP, Scripting Languages, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Developer Network, Ruby, Interoperability .NET, Emerging Technologies, Community Day, Business Server Pages, Business Process Expert, Beyond SAP, Beginner, Web Dynpro [Jul. 07, 2009 08:57 AM | 16 Comments | Permalink]

SAP ES Explorer vs. SAP Connector for Microsoft .NET
Rima Rudnik-Sirich in Interoperability .NET, Service-Oriented Architecture [May. 25, 2009 01:08 AM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

SAP BusinessObjects Social Network Analyzer Web Services API
SAP BusinessObjects Social Network Analyzer (SNA) comes with a RESTful Web Services API for integration with your apps. Sample Java and C# (.NET) codes are provided that illustrate the basics of this Web Services. Ted Ueda in Java Programming, Interoperability .NET, Business Objects, Business Intelligence (BI) [May. 21, 2009 10:30 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Duet Sales Management - what will be replicated to my users ?
With Duet Sales Management, users can replicate accounts, contacts and activities from CRM to their familiar Microsoft Outlook environment. In a recent blog of mine I talked about how you can check which data has been replicted to your Duet endusers. In contrast to that, this blog talks about how you can analyze the amount of data which will be replicated to your Duet users. Stefan Schwing in Duet, Interoperability .NET, SAP xApps [May. 14, 2009 12:12 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

20K for Best Polestar Mashup
Innocentive, a partner of the SAP Community Network is hosting this SAP sponsored challenge which will reward $20,000 to the developers of the best Polestar Ondemand mashups. This contest will only last for 30 days, so don't delay. In this post you will get all of the resources you need and learn about the level of effort that will be required. Robert Horne in ABAP, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP Developer Network, Ruby, Python, PHP, Perl, JavaScript, Java Programming, Interoperability .NET, Emerging Technologies, Business Objects, Business Intelligence (BI), Web Dynpro [Mar. 09, 2009 12:56 PM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

Polestar in the cloud Web Services API - Sample Codes
Polestar in the cloud RESTful Web Services API - Sample Codes to Get You Started! Ted Ueda in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Interoperability .NET, Java Programming, Python, Scripting Languages, Service-Oriented Architecture [Mar. 09, 2009 10:36 AM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

What´s new in Client Based Groupware Integration in CRM 7.0 for MS Outlook?
In this post I want to throw some light on what we are working on for CRM 7.0 Martin Dauer in Beyond SAP, Business Process Expert, Business Process Modeling, CRM, Duet, Enhancement Packages, Interoperability .NET [Feb. 20, 2009 09:46 AM | 12 Comments | Permalink]

SAP EcoHub: Discover Evaluate & now ...BUY !
SAP EcoHub: Discover-Evaluate & now ...BUY SAP Ecohub introduced new capability to buy solutions, listed on the hub. Initial rollout includes 6 products but it can be argued that it has larger implications in that it opens up a channel for developers to create interesting widgets and applications and offer this to the wider community of customers who could benefit from it. Rajeev Kak in Analytics, Visual Composer, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP xApps, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP Developer Network, Java Programming, Interoperability IBM, Interoperability .NET, Business Objects, Business Intelligence (BI), BI Accelerator, Widgets [Jan. 16, 2009 08:47 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Consuming SAP Enterprise Services with Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 - take it ESE !
Rima Rudnik-Sirich in Interoperability, Interoperability .NET, Service-Oriented Architecture [Jan. 15, 2009 01:43 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Using ES Explorer 1.1 for .NET on localized versions of Windows
Rima Rudnik-Sirich in Interoperability .NET [Dec. 22, 2008 09:02 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

TechEd Developer Survey - SAP Customers and SAP Tools
At TechEd Las Vegas and Berlin, I conducted a survey and interviews with attendees regarding usage of ABAP, Java, most popular tools, adoption of SOA, and general conceptions about composition. I'd like to share some results results from the survey. Greg Chase in ABAP, Visual Composer, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP TechEd, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Developer Network, JavaScript, Java Programming, Interoperability IBM, Interoperability .NET, Interoperability, Enterprise Service Community, Enterprise Portal (EP), Composition Environment (CE), Business Rules Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Management, Application Server, Web Dynpro [Dec. 17, 2008 05:56 PM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

Enabling the .NET community
To extract the greatest possible value from IT investments interoperability is a key factor. Since most SAP customers in one way or another rely on Microsoft platforms and/or applications SAP has a long-term commitment ensuring interoperability with Microsoft. With the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) of SAP and Microsoft it is now for the first time possible to take a standardized approach to interoperability. This blog is meant as starting point for .NET ISVs and .NET developers in general planning to build and sell .NET applications in the area of SAP and Microsoft interoperability. Carsten Boennen in Beyond SAP, Interoperability, Interoperability .NET [Dec. 17, 2008 09:36 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

New Pages in the .NET Interoperability Knowledge Center
New pages in the .NET Interoperability Knowledge Center serve as single access points to all resources related to the SAP tools for .NET developers, such as PDK for .NET, SAP ES Explorer for .NET and SAP connector for .NET. Anne Tarnoruder in Composition Environment (CE), Enterprise Portal (EP), Interoperability .NET [Dec. 17, 2008 09:27 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

New Crystal Reports .NET book just published
Learn how to use the latest Crystal Reports features when integrating reports into your .NET applications. Brian Bischof in Business Objects, Interoperability .NET [Dec. 09, 2008 10:22 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Microsoft Office 2007 now supported with SAP Office Integration in SAP R/3 4.6C
In this weblog I would like to point the reader to the updated version of SAP Note Andre Fischer in Application Server, Interoperability .NET [Nov. 14, 2008 12:01 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

New book: Web Service Contract Design and Versioning for SOA
This blog covers the focus of the new book for SOA recently published by Pearson: Web Service contract design and versioning book for SOA. Umit Yalcinalp in SAP Research, Interoperability IBM, Interoperability .NET, Interoperability, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Emerging Technologies, Business Solutions, Beyond SAP, Application Server, Standards, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Nov. 11, 2008 10:37 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Real Life Customer Examples for High Volume Scenarios with SAP NetWeaver Process Integration
This log gives an overview of real life customer examples for high volume sceanrios with SAP NetWeaver Process Integration. The customer are based on the latest release SAP NetWeaver Process Integration 7.1, as well as the older releases SAP NetWeaver Process Integration 7.0 and SAP Exchange Infrastructure 3.0. Udo Paltzer in Application Server, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Process Integration (PI), Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Interoperability IBM, Interoperability .NET, Interoperability, Integration and Certification, Beyond SAP, Utilities Industry [Nov. 03, 2008 05:28 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Calling WebServices from ABAP via HTTPS/SSL with pfx certificates
Tutorial for creating a connection to an external webserver with a pfx certificate Jens Gleichmann in ABAP, Interoperability .NET [Oct. 31, 2008 08:43 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

SAP NetWeaver Process Integration 7.1: Available Adapters and Adapter Modules
This blog describes which adapters and adapter modules are available as of today for SAP NetWeaver Process Integration 7.1. Udo Paltzer in Application Server, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Process Integration (PI), Java Programming, Interoperability IBM, Interoperability .NET, Interoperability, Integration and Certification, Enterprise Service Community, Standards [Oct. 31, 2008 06:59 AM | 7 Comments | Permalink]

Interoperability goes TechEd
In this blog I would like to inform you about all the relevant sessions on SAP and Microsoft interoperability at TechEd 2008. Carsten Boennen in Beyond SAP, Enterprise Portal (EP), Enterprise Service Community, Interoperability, Interoperability .NET, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP TechEd, Service-Oriented Architecture [Oct. 27, 2008 07:55 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

The SAP Enterprise Services Explorer for Microsoft .NET: New interoperability offering for the Services Registry
Interoperability between SAP Services Registry and Microsoft Visual Studio. SAP enterprise services for .Net developers. Susanne Rothaug in Composition Environment (CE), Interoperability, Interoperability .NET, SAP Process Integration (PI), Service-Oriented Architecture [Oct. 21, 2008 04:16 PM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment (CE) Survey
If you are using the SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment then we would like to hear from you. Your feedback will be used to communicate findings directly into the development process with the main goal of improving product quality. Please use the link within the Blog to access the survey. Werner Steyn in Business Process Management, Visual Composer, Universal Worklist, SAP TechEd, Open Source, Java Programming, Interoperability .NET, Service-Oriented Architecture, Composition Environment (CE), Business Rules Management, Business Process Modeling, Web Dynpro [Sep. 02, 2008 09:08 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP TechEd '08: Web Services SSO in a heterogeneous SOA landscape
Here are the session details for SIM207 and the download link to the code archive of the demo that my colleage Stefanie Garcia-Laule and I will show in Las Vegas and Berlin. Martin Raepple in ABAP, SAP TechEd, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Interoperability .NET, Interoperability, Identity Management, Service-Oriented Architecture, Enhancement Packages, Beyond SAP, Application Server, Standards [Aug. 26, 2008 07:46 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Articles Submission on SCN and the SDNContent Inbox
Have a question about your submitted article? in this blog you will find information of how to submit your article, the review process and links to how to do it in a way that will save time when reviewing your article. David Metser in ABAP, Mobile, SAP Business One, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP xApps, Scripting Languages, Universal Worklist, Visual Composer, Web Dynpro, Master Data Management (MDM), Knowledge Management (KM), Java Programming, Beginner, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Business Process Expert, Enterprise Portal (EP), Service-Oriented Architecture, Interoperability .NET, Interoperability IBM, Widgets [Jul. 16, 2008 06:44 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

What does an upgrade to Microsoft Office 2007 mean for my SAP system landscape ?
Upgrade plans to Microsoft Office 2007 are raising the question for our customers whether these plans will have an impact on their SAP system landscape. As a member of the Strategic Alliance Microsoft Team I receive numerous questions regarding the support of Microsoft Office 2007 by SAP solutions and would therefore like to point you to the following sources of information: Andre Fischer in Interoperability .NET [Jul. 08, 2008 01:51 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

enterprise SOA Partner Enablement program - the first main step for realizing the benefits of enterprise SOA !!
This articles gives you an overview of enterprise SOA Partner Enablement Program which main objective is to enable selected strategic SI Partners to deliver on enterprise SOA and support partners create enterprise SOA awareness resulting in projects. By reading this article you will learn why and how we do it... Oleg Figlin in Beginner, Interoperability IBM, Interoperability .NET, Interoperability, ERP, Service-Oriented Architecture, Composition Environment (CE), Business Process Modeling, Business Process Management, Business Process Expert, Beyond SAP, SAP Developer Network [Jul. 01, 2008 06:59 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

5 steps to cure failing Duet Report Template delivery
This blog provides a checklist of troubleshooting steps in case some Duet Reporting Management report templates are not arriving at the Outlook clients. Jochen Kranzdorf in Duet, Emerging Technologies, Interoperability .NET, SAP xApps [Jun. 19, 2008 12:16 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Testing Single Sign On between ERP and Duet Server
This blog shows you how you can test the Single sign On mechanism between the ERP system and the Duet J2EE server. Stefan Schwing in Duet, Emerging Technologies, Interoperability .NET [Jun. 17, 2008 03:38 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Windows Server 2008 - Active Directory certified for the BC-LDAP-USR Directory Interface for User Management
Windows Server 2008 - Active Directory has been certified for the BC-LDAP-USR Directory Interface for User Management. Andre Fischer in Interoperability .NET [Jun. 04, 2008 03:13 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Expanded SAP Community Network eLearning Section
We've taken down the antena and installed cable providing everyone with access to over 50 eLearning channels! Jason Lax in Business Process Expert, Interoperability, Interoperability .NET, Interoperability IBM, Java Programming, Master Data Management (MDM), Mobile, Organizational Change Management, SAP Business One, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP NetWeaver Platform, Visual Composer, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP Developer Network, ABAP, Analytics, Application Server, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Composition Environment (CE), CRM, Enterprise Performance Management, Enterprise Portal (EP), Web Dynpro [May. 19, 2008 05:27 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Questions to SAP Support: Is ODBC access to the database a good idea?
You need your SAP data in another application? You want to do it quick and economic? Why not use ODBC? Read my blog and get the answers! Lars Breddemann in ABAP, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP Developer Network, Master Data Management (MDM), Interoperability IBM, Interoperability .NET, Interoperability, Integration and Certification, Governance, Risk and Compliance, ERP, Business Solutions, Beyond SAP, Beginner, Application Server, SAP NetWeaver Platform [May. 19, 2008 05:05 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

Troubleshooting FAQ: How do I start SAP Front-End Installer Administrative Console over a network path?
Your Installation Server is hosted on a network share, and you wish to administer it remotely via your desktop. However, you are not able to start the administrative console NWSAPSetupAdmin.exe over the network path. Here is a solution. Siddhartha Rao in Interoperability .NET [May. 15, 2008 01:35 AM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

DI Commander 2.0 - The New Generation Scripting Tool
The new version of DI Commander comes with a bunch of powerful new features and functions. Henry Nordstrom in Python, SAP Business One, Scripting Languages, Interoperability .NET [May. 05, 2008 06:40 AM | 14 Comments | Permalink]

The Developer’s Guide to SAP NetWeaver Security Book
In this blog I detail the steps that led to the creation of the new SAP PRESS book "The Developer's Guide to SAP NetWeaver Security". Have a glimpse at the content of the book, the reason why I wrote it, and how it can help you to resolve security issues in development. Martin Raepple in ABAP, Standards, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Java Programming, Interoperability .NET, Interoperability, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Service-Oriented Architecture, Enterprise Portal (EP), Application Server, Web Dynpro [May. 05, 2008 02:07 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP® Explorer & Proxy Generator Add-In for Visual Studio® 2005: Overview
This blog gives an overview of what Softwise SAP Explorer & Proxy Generator Add-In is and also demonstrates how it can be used to generate proxies for RFC & Bapi in any C# project in Microsoft Visual Studio .Net 2005. Seema Rane in Interoperability .NET [Apr. 17, 2008 12:00 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Use proxy to inspect http/soap requests
How to inspect SOAP webservices with a http proxy. Daniel Graversen in Beyond SAP, Interoperability .NET, SAP Process Integration (PI) [Apr. 14, 2008 12:07 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

How to add SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Search as a Search Provider to Internet Explorer
Learn how to add SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Search as a Search Provider to Internet Explorer. Andre Fischer in Interoperability .NET, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Search [Apr. 02, 2008 12:32 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Collaboration of SAP R3 4.6C with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
Since SAP is the industries most respected information system hence its integration with the organizations messaging system is essential for leveraging organizations performance and productivity. With this article I am going to explain the setup of SAP R3 4.6C or SAP R3 4.6D environment for email collaboration with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 using SAP Exchange Connector 2.11/2.12. The prerequisite of getting all this up and running is a R3 and a MS Exchange Server 2003 environment. Kamran Ellahi in ABAP, Interoperability .NET, SAP Process Integration (PI) [Feb. 26, 2008 09:11 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

How to Integrate SAP Patient Management with MEIERHOFER Clinical Information System
Prototyping the future integration of SAP Patient Management (IS-H) with our clinical information system based on Business Process Platform. Keywords: Enterprise SOA, Business Process Platform, Service Definition Group Markus Rathmayer in Healthcare, Business Process Expert, Service-Oriented Architecture, Interoperability .NET [Feb. 11, 2008 12:16 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Play with loaded DICE - Improving DI API with extension methods
DICE extends the functionality of DI API by providing better support for collection handling. It is based on the new features of .NET Framework 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008. DICE is also a code generator that could easily be adapted to other extension purposes in DI API and UI API. Henry Nordstrom in SAP Business One, Interoperability .NET [Dec. 24, 2007 04:02 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Joint Technical Reference Guide - Interoperability between SAP NetWeaver Portal and Microsoft SharePoint - available
Joint Technical Reference Guide - Interoperability between SAP NetWeaver Portal and Microsoft SharePoint - available now for download from SDN Andre Fischer in Enterprise Portal (EP), Interoperability, Interoperability .NET [Dec. 23, 2007 03:39 AM | 5 Comments | Permalink]