Release Recommendation for SAP NetWeaver Process Integration
This blog sets out SAP’s recommendation on which release of SAP NetWeaver Process Integration (SAP NetWeaver PI) customers should use. Udo Paltzer in Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP Process Integration (PI), Interoperability, Enhancement Packages [Nov. 08, 2009 11:49 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Systems landscape design, Is it an art or simply an insanity?
SAP Systems Landscape Design - Available tools. Hong Gun Cho in Application Server, Enhancement Packages, Interoperability, Product Lifecycle Management, Run SAP, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Solution Manager, SAP TechEd [Nov. 06, 2009 02:17 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Different ESS/MSS upgrade options when upgrading to ECC 6.0
Are you planning on SAP upgrade to ECC 6.0, but not sure how to handle the ESS/MSS upgrade. You have customized the ESS/MSS business package and strugling with the fact that some of those are delivered with new Business packages. Read thiws blog to Know different options you have with their Pros and Cons. Mohid Khan in ABAP, Web Dynpro, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Java Programming, ERP, Enterprise Service Community, Enterprise Portal (EP), Composition Environment (CE), Business Process Expert, Beginner, Enhancement Packages [Oct. 30, 2009 12:55 PM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

TechEd Bangalore – Half a TechEd?
SAP TechEd in Bangalore has a lot less sessions than Vienna - why is this? Paul Tomlinson in Enhancement Packages, Enterprise Portal (EP), Governance, Risk and Compliance, Identity Management, Java Programming, Ranting, SAP TechEd, Security [Oct. 08, 2009 03:05 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Co-Innovation Lab Architecture Series: Partner-delivered Enterprise Services - Summary (Final Part)
This summary of the Architecture Lecture provides you an overview about alle the deliverables within the series and a structured approach on how you can build your own SAP methodology compliant services. Joachim von Goetz in Beginner, SAP Developer Network, Partnership, Enterprise Service Community, Enhancement Packages, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Expert, Service-Oriented Architecture, Co-Innovation Lab, Beyond SAP, Standards [Sep. 23, 2009 05:28 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Optimize Business and IT With New Generation Application Lifecycle Management
Live webcast September 30 Register NOW Michael Schwandt in EcoHub, Enhancement Packages, Professional Services, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP Solution Manager, SAP TechEd [Sep. 18, 2009 12:40 PM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

Upgrade Dependency Analyzer (UDA)
The Upgrade Dependency Analyzer (UDA) provides the information whether an upgrade of a systems has an impact on other systems in your landscape, that is, whether the upgrade requires changes to other systems in the landscape as well. Martin Lauer in Application Server, Business Suite 7, Enhancement Packages, Run SAP, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Solution Manager, ERP [Sep. 08, 2009 02:49 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Seize control of your static resources versions
the difference between a successful smooth upgrade to a horrible nightmare can be result of a changes script or image. Old versions of resources are kept in the browser cache with the potential to cause compatibility issues after an upgrade (or even single application update), learn how you can easily overcome this with a new portal feature! Yoni Mizrachi in Application Server, Beginner, Enhancement Packages, Enterprise Portal (EP), SAP NetWeaver Platform [Aug. 20, 2009 11:57 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Efficient Spare Parts Processing with collaborative Dealer Portal
The new Automotive Dealer Portal includes: Vehicle Sales Management, Spare Part Sales and Warranty Management. This Automotive Dealer Portal is typically hosted by the OEM, Distributor or importer for the dealer or service provider as a portal web front-end. This blog talks about the second component, Spare Parts Processing within the new Dealer Portal. A short overview of part processing is provided here. Moncombu Raju in Automotive, Business Process Expert, Business Suite 7, Enhancement Packages, Enterprise Portal (EP), ERP, Web Dynpro [Aug. 18, 2009 04:59 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Beyond PCI - keeping RAW credit card numbers out of your SAP applications
Beyond PCI - eliminating the entry of RAW credit card numbers from your SAP applications to remove them from scope for PCI audits. Eric Bushman in ABAP, Business Process Expert, CRM, Emerging Technologies, Enhancement Packages, ERP, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Security, Service-Oriented Architecture [Aug. 14, 2009 08:38 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Sales Order Enhancement Series: Simplified Price Maintenance
With the Simplified Price Maintenance the important conditions can be displayed directly in the items overview tab of the ERP sales order. Sales reps can easily maintain conditions like customer discounts, customer price etc. by just changing the field entries from the sales screen or item overview screen, without the need to navigate to the (technical) item conditions view. The Simplified Price Maintenance is available with SAP ERP 6.0 with Enhancement Package 4. Ingo Woesner in Business Solutions, Wholesale Distribution, Enhancement Packages, ERP [Aug. 14, 2009 06:44 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP on IBM DB2 for i - using decimal floating point
This edition of the SAP on IBM DB2 for i "news from development" blog deals with decimal floating point (DFP) support. Most of the blog is relevant for other database platforms too as it deals with the integration of DFP into the ABAP world. In addition to that I present how to take advantage of DB2's and the POWER6 architecture's DFP support. Jan Stallkamp in ABAP, Enhancement Packages, Interoperability IBM, Product Lifecycle Management, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Aug. 13, 2009 06:34 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

FAQ for SAP Enhancement Package 4 Installations
Hot off the press: The technical FAQ for SAP Enhancement Package 4 installations Christian Oehler in Business Suite 7, Enhancement Packages, ERP, SAP Developer Network, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Solution Manager [Aug. 12, 2009 06:26 AM | 1 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]

SAPTechEd 2009 - Preview of SAP Enhancement Package sessions
SAP TechEd 2009 will start soon - that's why I would like to promote the sessions: LCM106 - What IT Professionals Need To Know about SAP Enhancement Packages, ALM 262 - Implementing Enhancement Packages: From Solution Map to Configuration and ALM 207 - Innovation Management and Configuration Christian Oehler in Business Suite 7, Enhancement Packages, ERP, SAP Solution Manager, SAP TechEd [Aug. 08, 2009 06:43 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Café Innovation – Process and “the cloud”
Many organizations are looking to leverage “SAP in the cloud” in the future as a way to functioning more efficiently. For those who think that making the technology shift is enough to solve many of their pain points it should be pointed out that a focus on business process is very vital to get more out of their investment and effort. The role of business process experts in this regard is crucial. Puneet K. Suppal in Business Process Expert, Business Objects, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP NetWeaver Platform, ERP, Enterprise Service Community, Enhancement Packages, Business Suite 7, Business Solutions, SAP Developer Network [Aug. 06, 2009 07:51 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

ERP Employee Interaction Center (EIC) What's New and Exciting In Enhancement Pack 4 (EHP4)
This article outlines the new functionality that SAP delivers for the ERP Employee Interaction Center (EIC) in Enhancement Package 4 (EHP4) Jarret Pazahanick in Enhancement Packages, ERP, Shared Service Center [Jul. 29, 2009 09:18 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Co-Innovation Lab Architecture Series: Partner-delivered Enterprise Services - Implementing services in ABAP (Part 8)
Continuing the blog series on Partner-delivered Enterprise Services, this 8th part shows how to implement a web service defined in the Enterprise Services Repository using the ABAP toolset of SAP NetWeaver 7.0 EhP1. The blog series by the SAP Co-Innovation Lab introduces the steps from modeling and defining a SAP SOA methodology-compliant web service using the Enterprise Services Builder to the implmentation on different platforms. Markus Peter in ABAP, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Developer Network, Enterprise Service Community, Enhancement Packages, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Expert, Beyond SAP, Beginner, Co-Innovation Lab [Jul. 21, 2009 11:56 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Upgrade to CRM7.0
How Australia Post upgraded from CRM2007 to CRM7 Tony de Thomasis in CRM, Enhancement Packages, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Jul. 18, 2009 06:57 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Penny For Your Thought: Grocery Shopping Practices Are Shifting!
The grocery industry runs on razor thin margins and is facing strongest headwinds in decades. What decisions do grocery executives need to make to thrive and regain a central place in the mind and heart of the food shopper? Mohamed Amer in Business Intelligence (BI), Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP Process Integration (PI), Retail, Organizational Change Management, Mobile, ERP, Enhancement Packages, Consumer Products, Business Process Expert, Business Objects, Wholesale Distribution [Jul. 14, 2009 03:58 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

User Interface Technology Strategy Webinar
NetWeaver Solution Management and the America's SAP User Group (ASUG) will soon host a free webinar that is open to everyone on the topic of User Interface Technology Strategy and Roadmap. Thomas Jung in ABAP, Composition Environment (CE), Enhancement Packages, Enterprise Portal (EP), SAP NetWeaver Platform, Visual Composer, Web Dynpro, Webinars [Jul. 09, 2009 09:30 AM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

The Architecture of the new Automotive Dealer Portal
This blog is about the Automotive Dealer Portal general application architecture. Ute Gramann in Automotive, Business Process Expert, Business Server Pages, Business Suite 7, Enhancement Packages, Web Dynpro [Jul. 08, 2009 05:02 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Skills Conference 2009 – Breakout Sessions wrap-up
The second part focuses on the SAP CRM Breakout sessions which where part of the SAP Skills Conference 2009. They took place on 2nd and 3rd of July 2009 in Walldorf. Gregor Wolf in Business Solutions, Business Suite 7, CRM, Enhancement Packages, ERP, SAP TechEd, Service-Oriented Architecture, Visual Composer [Jul. 06, 2009 03:56 PM | 9 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Skills Conference 2009 Keynotes wrap-up
I’d like to provide you a personal view of the SAP Skills Conference 2009 which took place on 2nd and 3rd of July 2009 in St. Leon-Rot and Walldorf. You find a compilation of the Keynotes on SAP Business Suite 7, SAP BusinessObjects solution portfolio and SAP CRM 7.0. Gregor Wolf in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Business Process Expert, Business Solutions, Business Suite 7, CRM, Enhancement Packages, ERP [Jul. 05, 2009 04:45 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

HCM Processes & Forms: The Evolution of Necessity to Enhancement Pack 4 and beyond
How has HCM Processes and Forms evolved through Enhancement Packages and why was this so necessary so quickly? It's all part of evolution and product maturity pushed by customer demand and expectations. Chris Solomon in Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Solutions, Enhancement Packages, Enterprise Portal (EP), SAP Business Workflow, SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe [Jun. 30, 2009 12:51 PM | 7 Comments | Permalink]

Life-Cycle Mangement Use Cases - Installing SAP EHPs on Business-Critical Productive SAP NetWeaver Systems
This blog provides a demo series, showing the application of SAP enhancement package to a system with significantly reduced downtime. It gives an explanation and navigation spanning all steps during maintenance - planning, preparation, and execution. Wolf Hengevoss in ABAP, Application Server, Business Suite 7, Enhancement Packages, ERP, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Solution Manager [Jun. 08, 2009 02:46 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

New EHP4 for SAP ERP Master Guide Prototype released
Announcement of new EHP4 for SAP ERP Master Guide prototype Christian Oehler in Business Suite 7, Enhancement Packages, ERP [Jun. 04, 2009 07:15 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP on IBM DB2 for i - improve (not only) upgrade performance
This issue of the SAP on IBM i news from development deals with performance improvements. Originally designed to speed up upgrades they can be used in other system administration tasks, too. Jan Stallkamp in Enhancement Packages, Product Lifecycle Management, SAP NetWeaver Platform [May. 25, 2009 02:43 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Co-Innovation Lab Architecture Series: Partner-delivered Enterprise Service - Modeling Services (Part 3)
Learn how to model SAP methodology-compliant services within the Enterprise Services Builder. Joachim von Goetz in Beginner, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Developer Network, Enterprise Service Community, Enhancement Packages, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Expert, Beyond SAP, Co-Innovation Lab [May. 20, 2009 08:01 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Notes from the Ivory Tower Part 5: Enterprise Software Anti-Pattern "Superset Hell"
In this blog, we will have a look at a frequently encountered anti-pattern in enterprise software development: Developing the superset instead of the intersection of requirements in a shared component. Thorsten Franz in ABAP, Beyond SAP, Business Process Expert, Composition Environment (CE), Enhancement Packages, ERP, Java Programming, SAP NetWeaver Platform [May. 20, 2009 03:13 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

New Pilot Program – SAP Enhancement Package Installer for SAP Support Packages
This is an announcement for a new pilot program for applying SAP Support Packages via SAP Enhancement Package Installer. Since September 2008 we offer the SAP Enhancement Package Installer to install SAP enhancement packages for SAP ERP 6.0 and SAP NetWeaver. Read more and check out the benefits of this pilot program. Kathrin Winkmann in ABAP, Application Server, Business Suite 7, Enhancement Packages, ERP, SAP NetWeaver Platform [May. 13, 2009 10:33 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Enabling Close collaboration with Automotive Dealers for Vehicle Sales Management
When dealers purchase vehicles, they must have access to the systems of the importers and OEMs. The quality of this access significantly impacts the effectiveness of the cooperation between dealers and importers. This can be achieved by the use of the automotive dealer portal what is operated by the OEM, importer or wholesale organization as a web-frontend of their own SAP ERP solution for their retail network. This blog gives describes the business benefits of the automotive dealer portal for vehicle sales and gives an overview on the features and functions, as available per the Business Package “Automotive Dealer Portal for Vehicle Management 1.4“ (EhP4). Ute Gramann in Automotive, Business Process Expert, Business Suite 7, Enhancement Packages, ERP, Web Dynpro [May. 13, 2009 03:32 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

A glimpse into Future --> The Next Version of the Web Page Composer (WPC)
This blog gives you a short introduction (with relevant links) to what is WPC, why should you use it, and what are the new capabilities of the next version of WPC (that is planned to be available as part of SAP NetWeaver 7.2). Dafna Yanay in Business Process Expert, Enhancement Packages, Enterprise Portal (EP), Knowledge Management (KM) [May. 11, 2009 01:26 PM | 7 Comments | Permalink]

ASUG Annual Conference Session: End-to-end View on the Enhancement Package Installation Process
This blog provides an abstract for the Storm's upcoming session at the Sapphire/ASUG Annual conference on the SAP Enhancement Package Installation Process. Storm Archer in SAP SAPPHIRE, Application Server, Beginner, Business Intelligence (BI), Enhancement Packages, Enterprise Portal (EP), ERP, SAP Developer Network, SAP NetWeaver Platform, ABAP [May. 06, 2009 11:43 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Sapphire - Application Lifecycle Management Strategy Session - Linking IT to Business
Storm Archer with SAP Labs, LLC. will be holding strategy sessions on Application Lifecycle Management - Linking IT to Business. There are a limited number of spots are available. Storm Archer in SAP Solution Manager, Application Server, Beginner, Business Intelligence (BI), Enhancement Packages, Enterprise Portal (EP), ERP, SAP Developer Network, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP SAPPHIRE, ABAP [May. 06, 2009 10:58 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Café Innovation – Innovation options from the SAP ecosystem will be on display at SAPPHIRE ‘09
Attending SAPPHIRE this year is a matter of enterprises seeking to find out more about how best they can leverage their SAP investment. Attendees should seek out those opportunities that help them stay in step with the evolution of SAP’s offerings. They should seek out the game-changing options that will help them focus on business process in a way that not only helps them with savings during this economic downturn, but also assists them in emerging ahead of their competition beyond it. Puneet K. Suppal in Analytics, SAP SAPPHIRE, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Developer Network, Professional Services, ERP, Enterprise Service Community, Enterprise Performance Management, Enhancement Packages, Business Suite 7, Business Process Expert, Business Objects, Business Intelligence (BI), BI Accelerator, Service-Oriented Architecture [May. 05, 2009 10:31 AM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

BusinessObjects and BusinessSuite 7 - Your chance to influence the future
At SAPPHIRE we will conduct a NetWeaver Strategy Session focusing on the topic of Embedded Analytics - which is about integration of BusinessObjects BI tools into the daily processes of your SAP application. Ingo Hilgefort in Analytics, SAP NetWeaver Platform, ERP, Enhancement Packages, Emerging Technologies, Crystal Reports, Business Suite 7, Business Process Expert, Business Objects, Business Intelligence (BI), SAP SAPPHIRE [Apr. 29, 2009 10:39 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Co-Innovation Lab Architecture Series: Partner-delivered Enterprise Service - Outlining the ‘way to deliver' services (Part 2)
Learn the ‘way to deliver' methodology-compliant services as part of the Partner delivered Enterprise Service Architecture Series. Joachim von Goetz in Beginner, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP Process Integration (PI), SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Developer Network, Enterprise Service Community, Enhancement Packages, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Expert, Beyond SAP, Co-Innovation Lab [Apr. 26, 2009 11:33 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

The Value Scenario "Design Challenge"
Dan Woods, in a recent post "Value Scenarios and the BPM Continuum" hits the nail on the head, when he calls SAP Business Suite Value Scenarios a "Design Challenge". This is exactly why we need... Robb Bush in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Suite 7, Enhancement Packages, Enterprise Service Community, SAP SAPPHIRE, Service-Oriented Architecture [Apr. 14, 2009 09:19 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

On Business Suite Value Scenarios...
Information about SAP Business Suite Themes and Value Scenarios for the BPX Community - and related upcoming developments and events. Robb Bush in Enhancement Packages, Business Suite 7, Business Process Management, Business Process Expert [Apr. 09, 2009 10:18 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Another good reason to attend Sapphire/ASUG...
Information about the ASUG Annual Conference Pre-Conference seminar: A BPX Guide to SAP Business Suite Value Scenarios. Robb Bush in Business Process Expert, Business Process Modeling, Business Suite 7, Enhancement Packages [Apr. 07, 2009 07:25 PM | 3 Comments | Permalink]

E-recruitment – Candidate scenarios using Webdynpro ABAP (WDA)
E-recruitment; Candidate scenarios using Webdynpro ABAP(WDA) vinay naithani in Enhancement Packages, ERP, Web Dynpro [Apr. 01, 2009 08:45 PM | 7 Comments | Permalink]

New pages for Adobe Flash and SAP now on-line!
Our new content for Adobe Flash in SAP is online! Andre Salazar in ABAP, Visual Composer, SAP TechEd, SAP SAPPHIRE, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Developer Network, Professional Services, JavaScript, Enhancement Packages, Emerging Technologies, Composition Environment (CE), Web Dynpro [Mar. 30, 2009 09:15 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

What are they thinking!?!
What's on the minds of the CIO's of the worlds biggest chemical companies? This blog is about the CEAC, the Chemical Executive Advisory Council which includes companies like BASF, Bayer, Dow, Dupont, AkzoNobel and SAP. In Part One, we talk about the importance of TCO for chemical companies and about eSOA. In Part Two we talk about how sustainability is affecting chemical companies. Franz Hero in Business Process Expert, Business Suite 7, Chemicals, Sustainability, Enhancement Packages, ERP, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas, Service-Oriented Architecture [Mar. 27, 2009 07:34 AM | 8 Comments | Permalink]

Tools for Today’s Economy – SAP Business Suite Webcast with Colgate-Palmolive
Don't miss this webcast featuring Ed Toben, CIO of Colgate-Palmolive. He will talk about best practices and lessons learned by Colgate-Palmolive as one of the first customers using SAP Business Suite 7 software. Natascha Schuberth in Business Process Expert, Business Suite 7, Consumer Products, Enhancement Packages [Mar. 10, 2009 06:44 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Applying Solution Manager 7.0 Enhancement Pack 1
How to prepare for and apply Enhancement Pack 1 (EHP1) also known as SPS 18 to you Solution Manage 7.0 system. Tony de Thomasis in Enhancement Packages, SAP Solution Manager [Mar. 09, 2009 08:34 PM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

Enhanced Material Search with Creation - Part 4: How to create new Search Criteria w/o modification
In this 4th BPX article about the Enhanced Material Search with Creation I explain how you can create and use your own Search Criteria without modification. Ingo Woesner in Enhancement Packages, Business Solutions, Application Server, Wholesale Distribution, ERP, Search [Mar. 05, 2009 11:24 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Business Process Management Projects Surviving Budget Cuts
Business process management programs are proving to be resilient while other IT projects are subject to cuts. A window has opened for SAP Partners in BPM consulting as a result of new SAP offerings. Be warned, however that BPM consulting is a different kind of business from traditional SOA application development. Special webinar about how SAP partners can develop their own successful BPM practicesnext Wednesday, March 11 at 11AM Eastern / 8AM Pacific featuring Ann Rosenberg. Greg Chase in Business Process Expert, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Professional Services, Organizational Change Management, Enterprise Service Community, Enhancement Packages, Composition Environment (CE), Business Suite 7, Business Solutions, Business Rules Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Management, Webinars [Mar. 04, 2009 01:19 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Podcast: SAP Enhancement Package 1 for SAP NetWeaver Process Integration 7.1 - Service Bus
Paul Read talks to Udo Paltzer about improvements in the Service Bus in SAP Enhancement Package 1 for NetWeaver 7.1 Process Integration. Paul Read in ABAP, Enhancement Packages, Enterprise Service Community, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Service-Oriented Architecture [Feb. 26, 2009 01:31 AM | 0 Comments | Download Media | Permalink]

SAP NetWeaver Enhancement Package Switch Installer - ASUG Webinar March 19, 2009
This blog provides an abstract for an upcoming ASUG webinar on the SAP NetWeaver Enhancement Package Installer. An upcoming video blog will be posted after the webinar demonstrating the use of the installer. Storm Archer in ABAP, SAP Developer Network, Java Programming, ERP, Enterprise Portal (EP), Enhancement Packages, Business Intelligence (BI), Beginner, Application Server, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Feb. 23, 2009 04:11 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]