Messages, EDI, and SAP: More Than Just Data Vessels
Welcome to the first of a series of blog postings about messages and message standards in EDI and SAP. Join me as I cover the basics of the key message standards used in EDI in an SAP environment including EDIFACT, X12, and IDocs. So stay tuned ... and I hope you enjoy the ride. Emmanuel Hadzipetros in ABAP, SAP Process Integration (PI), Retail, Ranting, Procurement and SRM, Integration and Certification, ERP, Beyond SAP, Beginner, Standards [Nov. 16, 2009 06:21 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

A Love of Jazz and the Data Dictionary
An improvised blog riff on jazz, the SAP data dictionary, and just a few of my favorite things. Emmanuel Hadzipetros in ABAP, Beginner, ERP, Integration and Certification [Nov. 09, 2009 05:51 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

EHP 1 for SAP NetWeaver Process Integration 7.1: Available Adapters and Adapter Modules
This blog gives an overview of the available adapters and adapter modules for EHP 1 of SAP NetWeaver Process Integration 7.1. Udo Paltzer in Integration and Certification, Interoperability, SAP Process Integration (PI), Service-Oriented Architecture [Nov. 06, 2009 06:59 AM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

IDocs not reaching to PI but in backend SAP it was processed successfully
Scenario: IDoc to XML. IDoc was sent successfully from backend SAP (ECC/SRM) system. But, it didn't reach PI. Mayur Patel in Integration and Certification [Nov. 06, 2009 02:33 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Missed SAP TechEd 2009? Get 130+ sessions with Virtual SAP TechEd
If you missed out on the education and networking opportunities from SAP TechEd 2009 event, consider getting the next best alternative: Virtual SAP TechEd now available at 20% discount till December 31, 2009. Siva Darivemula in ABAP, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Product Lifecycle Management, Master Data Management (MDM), Interoperability, Integration and Certification, ERP, Enterprise Portal (EP), Enterprise Performance Management, EcoHub, CRM, Business Suite 7, Business Process Management, Business Objects, Business Intelligence (BI), Banking, Automotive, Application Server, SAP TechEd [Nov. 05, 2009 01:27 PM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

EDI, SAP NetWeaver, eSOA and Cloud Computing
This article explores the problems custom EDI integration scripts cause companies and how SAP's new eSOA and cloud computing approach to EDI means to resolve it. Kevin Benedict in Aerospace and Defense, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas, Procurement and SRM, Retail, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Process Integration (PI), Service-Oriented Architecture, Travel and Logistics Services, Utilities Industry, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Integration and Certification, Automotive, Banking, Business Suite 7, Chemicals, Consumer Products, ERP, Healthcare, Industrial Machinery and Components, Insurance, Wholesale Distribution [Nov. 05, 2009 08:08 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Documenting an Unfolding Story: Blogging, SCN, and Community
Knowledge sharing through blogging is an on-going process of exploration and discovery. Building a community like SCN is an unfolding story written by each of its participants everyday. This is just one paragraph of that story. Emmanuel Hadzipetros in ABAP, Careers, Community Projects, ERP, Integration and Certification, Ranting, SAP Developer Network [Nov. 02, 2009 06:05 AM | 7 Comments | Permalink]

Coding the STATUS IDoc Delete One-Step
Part 2 of KISS Those STATUS IDocs Goodbye. Coding a one-step STATUS IDoc delete that also cleans out all associated work flow items is as simple as stringing together a few SAP standard function modules. Emmanuel Hadzipetros in ABAP, Beginner, ERP, Integration and Certification [Oct. 26, 2009 06:57 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Usability tests for SAP's technology tools
SAP Usability Test Center, SAP User Experience, usability, SAP TechEd, SAP TechEd Vienna, UI design Martin Hofmann in Analytics, Universal Worklist, SAP TechEd, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Business Workflow, Product Lifecycle Management, Java Programming, Interoperability, Integration and Certification, Enterprise Portal (EP), Eclipse, Composition Environment (CE), Business Rules Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Management, Business Process Expert, Business Intelligence (BI), Beginner, Web Dynpro [Oct. 22, 2009 10:23 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Video Shoot: Ann Rosenberg on SAP BPM's Impact on Skills and Consulting
To get to the bottom of the impact of BPM on SAP's tools, skills, and consulting approaches, I managed to get the "Goddess of BPM," Ann Rosenberg, otherwise known as the Global Practice Owner for Business Process Management at SAP, to sit down for a live video shoot at SAP TechEd Phoenix. Jon Reed in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Rules Management, Integration and Certification, Organizational Change Management, SAP TechEd [Oct. 21, 2009 12:12 PM | 2 Comments | Download Media | Permalink]

Video Shoot: Sue Martin at SAP TechEd on SAP Certification Changes
During SAP TechEd Phoenix, I shot a couple of live flipcam videos with Sue Martin, Global Director of SAP Certification. During the videos, we talked informally about the changes underway within SAP Education. We discussed the perception of SAP certification as largely unchanged through the years and why that is no longer true. Jon Reed in Business Process Expert, Community Projects, Integration and Certification, SAP TechEd, ERP, SAP Developer Network, University Alliances Message Board [Oct. 20, 2009 11:00 AM | 2 Comments | Download Media | Permalink]

KISS Those STATUS IDocs Goodbye, Part 1
A simple one-step solution to cleaning up IDoc records and workflow items generated by a successful STATUS IDoc interface. Emmanuel Hadzipetros in ABAP, Beginner, Business Objects, ERP, Integration and Certification, SAP Business Workflow [Oct. 19, 2009 05:33 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Mapping IDocs to X12 Transactions and EDIFACT Messages
It's an inexact science perhaps but we can provide a base cross-reference between SAP IDocs and X12 transactions and EDIFACT messages. Emmanuel Hadzipetros in ABAP, Beginner, Beyond SAP, ERP, Integration and Certification, SAP Process Integration (PI) [Oct. 12, 2009 03:26 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

How EDI and B2B Connections Can Destroy Your Company
This article identifies the dangers of upgrading or changing your ERP without first considering the implications to your EDI integrations. Kevin Benedict in Aerospace and Defense, Integration and Certification, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Master Data Management (MDM), Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas, Procurement and SRM, Retail, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Process Integration (PI), Travel and Logistics Services, Utilities Industry, Insurance, Industrial Machinery and Components, Healthcare, Automotive, Banking, Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Suite 7, Chemicals, Consumer Products, CRM, EcoHub, ERP, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Wholesale Distribution [Oct. 12, 2009 02:41 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

A Sneak Peak at my New Book from SAP Press
Leafing through a sample chapter from my new SAP Press book "Architecting EDI with SAP IDocs" Emmanuel Hadzipetros in ABAP, Beyond SAP, Business Solutions, ERP, Integration and Certification, Standards [Oct. 07, 2009 07:36 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Basic Requirements for an EDI System in an SAP Environment
Seven basic requirements that I consider critical in selecting an EDI subsystem. Emmanuel Hadzipetros in ABAP, Beginner, ERP, Integration and Certification, Interoperability, Standards, Ranting [Sep. 30, 2009 08:13 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

REST-orientation: Controlling access to resources
Exposing data and functions from SAP in a Resource Orientated Architecture (ROA) approach (i.e. following REST principles) is extremely powerful. But that power must be matched with control. In this weblog post, I explain how I achieve the right level of granular access control for the resources served by my new REST handler/dispatcher for the ICF. DJ Adams in ABAP, Application Server, Integration and Certification, Open Source, Service-Oriented Architecture [Sep. 30, 2009 06:36 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

TERP10 Certification at University
TERP10 and the benefits to universities and students of gaining an SAP Certification whilst at college Martin Gollogly in Beyond SAP, SAP Process Integration (PI), Professional Services, Manufacturing, Integration and Certification, Higher Education, ERP, Enterprise Service Community, Community Projects, Business Process Management, Business Process Expert, University Alliances Message Board [Sep. 20, 2009 06:49 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

"Classic" EDI is Here to Stay ... And I'm Here to Write About It
EDI is still by far the most widely used form of B2B e-commerce in the world today, carrying trillions of dollars worth of transactions every year. My new SDN blog aims to deal with real-world EDI issues and solutions in SAP and I look forward to hearing from readers with their questions and problems. Emmanuel Hadzipetros in ABAP, Integration and Certification [Sep. 18, 2009 12:32 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

The UA positive feedback loop
The UA Program is a means to create a positive feedback loop that enables universities, industry and students to make ever greater enhancements to their teaching, learning and research experience. Martin Gollogly in Beginner, SAP Research, SAP Developer Network, Public Sector, Integration and Certification, Business Process Expert, Beyond SAP, University Alliances Message Board, Manufacturing, Knowledge Management (KM), Higher Education, ERP, Community Projects, Community Day, Co-Innovation Lab, Sustainability [Sep. 18, 2009 12:32 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

SAP and Google Wave - Embedding waves in SAP NetWeaver Portal
In this blog we will focus on how you today can embed Google Wave within SAP NetWeaver Portal and how this can provide business value. Dagfinn Parnas in Beyond SAP, Enterprise Portal (EP), Integration and Certification [Sep. 09, 2009 12:55 PM | 7 Comments | Permalink]

Don't Miss the ASUG Event in Chicago on 9/17/09!
New SAP on Sun Special Interest Group (SIG) Event Hosted by ASUG - America's SAP User Group. Join other SAP customers for the first face-to-face meeting being hosted by SAP, Sun Microsystems, and ASUG to exchange ideas and best practices for running SAP software on Sun. Christine Puccio in Business Objects, Business Process Expert, Business Solutions, Community Projects, Integration and Certification, Product Lifecycle Management, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Sustainability [Sep. 09, 2009 12:31 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP and Google Wave - Conversation Augmentation
A short 'conversation augmentation' demo of integration between Google Wave and SAP. DJ Adams in ABAP, Beyond SAP, Emerging Technologies, Integration and Certification, Python, Scripting Languages [Sep. 07, 2009 11:35 PM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

On the Road with SAP TechTour: Chicago
SAP TechTour and SAP Communities will soon be in the WIndy City at ASUG Chicago chapter meeting on August 28, 2009. If you plan to attend, please stop by to learn the latest from SAP Communties and SAP TechEd 2009. Siva Darivemula in ABAP, Business Suite 7, Community Projects, ERP, Integration and Certification, SAP TechEd, SAP TechTour [Aug. 19, 2009 04:04 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Unrestricted shipment of SAP enhancement package 1 for SAP NetWeaver Process Integration 7.1 as of July 31, 2009
This blog is about the key benefits and functions provided with SAP enhancement package 1 for SAP NetWeaver Process Integration 7.1. This enhancement package is in unrestricted shipment since July 31, 2009. Udo Paltzer in Enhancement Packages, Integration and Certification, Interoperability, SAP Process Integration (PI), Service-Oriented Architecture [Aug. 12, 2009 12:48 AM | 10 Comments | Permalink]

Investing in SDN Blogging
This article discusses investing in blogging on SDN and the benefits received. Kevin Benedict in SAP Developer Network, Mobile, Oil and Gas, Procurement and SRM, Retail, RFID, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Process Integration (PI), Service-Oriented Architecture, Shared Service Center, Standards, Travel and Logistics Services, Mining and Metal, Master Data Management (MDM), Manufacturing, Automotive, Business Objects, Business Process Expert, Chemicals, Consumer Products, ERP, Healthcare, Industrial Machinery and Components, Integration and Certification, Knowledge Management (KM), Life Sciences, Wholesale Distribution [Jul. 21, 2009 11:50 AM | 9 Comments | Permalink]

IDM Connector Overview Presentation is now available
A comprehensive descritpion about the existing IDM connectors to other systems is now available Kristian Lehment in Identity Management, Integration and Certification, Business Suite 7, ERP, Governance, Risk and Compliance, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Security [Jun. 30, 2009 05:26 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Architecting for disposable code
Delight users and save money on training and change management by creating beautiful user interfaces. Make them easily replaceable by ensuring business logic and data stays out of the UI and inside the back-end system, accessed via properly managed and governed functions and services. Peter Chapman in ABAP, Emerging Technologies, ERP, Integration and Certification, SAP Developer Network, Service-Oriented Architecture [Apr. 06, 2009 10:13 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

New General Ledger - Introduction
Today, in the current SAP R/3, we would handle General Ledger Accounting by using different SAP applications. Depending on specific industry requirements – internal as well as external, we have to implement other application components or functions, which reside outside the general Ledger, like special purpose ledger- to meet drawing financial statements based on other accounting principles like US GAAP, IFRS etc. and Profit Center accounting- to have profitability reports on some internal business units. Though these functions are still available in the current SAP R/3, as these are lying scattered, it involves numerous closing actives to get the desired result. Marssel Vilaça in Business Process Expert, Business Solutions, ERP, Integration and Certification, International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS), SAP Developer Network [Mar. 23, 2009 10:20 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Separating BPX and SDN for Relevance?
This article explores how best to best use the SDN and BPX areas for relevance. Kevin Benedict in Business Process Expert, ABAP, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Integration and Certification, Interoperability, Master Data Management (MDM), SAP Process Integration (PI) [Mar. 18, 2009 12:40 PM | 8 Comments | Permalink]

Consulting reflections of a newbie....
Junior Consulting, First Implementations, Getting to grips with SAP from the ground up, Graduates James Dunn in Beginner, Business Process Expert, Business Solutions, ERP, Integration and Certification, SAP Developer Network, University Alliances Message Board [Mar. 09, 2009 09:06 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

The Future of SOA
Recent musings in the blogosphere on the demise of service-oriented architecture (SOA). But SOA is more than just an architectural concept. SOA has helps to bridge the business-IT chasm, and in this role I see SOA going forward and addressing several fundamental issues that businesses face and that IT must resolve. Vishal Sikka in Business Objects, Service-Oriented Architecture, Open Source, Mobile, Master Data Management (MDM), Interoperability, Integration and Certification, ERP, Enterprise Service Community, Emerging Technologies, EcoHub, Business Suite 7, Business Solutions, Business Rules Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Management, Business Process Expert, Standards [Feb. 05, 2009 02:44 PM | 7 Comments | Permalink]

Cloud Computing and Data Integration for EDI and B2B
This articles discusses some of the integration issues companies should consider when planning to use Cloud computing(managed services) for key business processes. Kevin Benedict in Business Process Expert, Integration and Certification, Interoperability, Procurement and SRM, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP NetWeaver Platform, Service-Oriented Architecture, Shared Service Center [Feb. 03, 2009 08:16 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP E-Sourcing integration to ERP and SRM
How to integrate E-Sourcing with ERP and SRM? This article discusses the available solutions and approaches for E-Sourcing integration to ERP and SRM. Though the standard integration to SRM is not yet available, approaches will be discussed how to model such an integration using the existing building blocks and components used for E-Sourcing integration to ERP Marko Navala in Business Process Expert, Business Process Modeling, Business Solutions, Integration and Certification, Interoperability [Feb. 02, 2009 08:59 AM | 13 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Business Network Transformation, UDDI, EDI and Enterprise Services Repository
Traditional EDI/B2B strategies, methodologies and systems may be on their way out for SAP users in 2009. Kevin Benedict in Automotive, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP Business Workflow, Oil and Gas, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Integration and Certification, ERP, Composition Environment (CE), Chemicals, Business Process Expert, Standards [Dec. 24, 2008 09:36 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Dynamic Generation of Offline Adobe Interactive forms for SAP 4.6c and EP 7.0 without User Intervention (Part – I)
Invoke Adobe Form without User Interaction Sankar Narayana in ABAP, Application Server, Beginner, Enterprise Portal (EP), Integration and Certification, Web Dynpro [Dec. 23, 2008 10:19 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

Planning for IT Resources When Implementing EDI / B2B
Kevin Benedict in Chemicals, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP Developer Network, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Integration and Certification, Industrial Machinery and Components, Healthcare, ERP, Business Process Expert, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Nov. 30, 2008 08:09 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SOA Management - Solutions from SAP Co-Innovation Lab
The new level of agility and competitive differentiation fostered by SOA do not come free. They come with additional complexity of IT landscape. SAP SAP Co-innovation Lab is working with key SOA management players to address these new challenges. Kevin Liu in Integration and Certification, Interoperability, Service-Oriented Architecture, Co-Innovation Lab [Nov. 18, 2008 11:08 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Understanding the Complexity of B2B & EDI Implementations
What are the steps necessary to implement B2B supply chain automation? This article details the specific tasks. Kevin Benedict in Aerospace and Defense, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas, Retail, SAP Business Workflow, SAP Developer Network, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Solution Manager, Standards, Integration and Certification, Industrial Machinery and Components, Automotive, Banking, Business Process Management, Business Rules Management, Business Solutions, Chemicals, Consumer Products, CRM, Defense, ERP, Healthcare, Utilities Industry [Nov. 13, 2008 11:18 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

New developments in Netweaver RFC communication
Discussion of some new features of the RFC communication protocoll (starting with SAP Kernel release 7.01) and how they can be used by external programs via the NetWeaver RFC Library Ulrich Schmidt in ABAP, Integration and Certification, SAP Developer Network, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Nov. 08, 2008 10:48 AM | 17 Comments | Permalink]

Business Network Transformation in Today's Economy
The relevance of business network transformation in today's economy? Kevin Benedict in Aerospace and Defense, Interoperability, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas, Retail, SAP Business Workflow, SAP Developer Network, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Solution Manager, Travel and Logistics Services, Integration and Certification, Industrial Machinery and Components, Automotive, Banking, Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Solutions, Chemicals, Consumer Products, CRM, Defense, ERP, Healthcare, Utilities Industry [Nov. 04, 2008 11:47 PM | 0 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]

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]

SAP and Business Network Transformation
What is a Business Network and Why Does it need Transformed? Kevin Benedict in Aerospace and Defense, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP Developer Network, SAP Business Workflow, Oil and Gas, Mining and Metal, Life Sciences, Interoperability, Integration and Certification, Healthcare, ERP, Defense, Chemicals, Business Solutions, Business Process Management, Business Process Expert, Beyond SAP, Automotive, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Oct. 20, 2008 01:23 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

SOA Middleware in Action at TechEd 2008
This blog is about the 2 hour lecture "SOA218: SOA Middleware in Action" at TechEd 2008. Udo Paltzer in Beginner, Service-Oriented Architecture, Integration and Certification, Interoperability, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP TechEd [Sep. 04, 2008 07:08 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

EDI Scenarios With SAP NW PI 7.1 and SEEBURGER Adapters at TechEd 2008
This blog is about the TechEd session SOA261 "EDI Scenarios With SAP NetWeaver PI 7.1 and SEEBURGER Adapters Including Content". Udo Paltzer in Service-Oriented Architecture, Integration and Certification, Interoperability, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP TechEd [Sep. 04, 2008 05:30 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Invalid URL issue in UWL
After configuration of UWL,we were stuck with a issue even after following SAP Note:646601 .i.e.Invalid URL.This Blog explains about that issue. srikanth d in Application Server, SAP TechEd, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Integration and Certification, ERP, Enterprise Portal (EP), Business Solutions, Business Process Expert, Beginner, Universal Worklist [Aug. 08, 2008 05:48 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

The link between skills and pay : new trends that are influencing people's career decisions
Have you wondered where the future is in regards to skills you have and you need in the future. I have.... I came accross a very interesting article and it made me wonder. Marco ten Vaanholt in ABAP, Beyond SAP, Business Process Expert, Higher Education, Integration and Certification, Ranting, SAP TechEd [May. 19, 2008 04:44 PM | 4 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]

Certification of Xen on Linux / Itanium
Every certification takes some time. You might ask why the LinuxLab Xen Itanium certification for SAP took so long. It's due to the fact, that we applied the same comprehensive rules like on any other SAP LinuxLab certification. Take a look inside for more information. Hannes Kuehnemund in Beyond SAP, Emerging Technologies, Integration and Certification [May. 02, 2008 03:46 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]