Blogs posted December 2004

The SAP ALE/IDoc technology is one important SAP integration technology for asynchronous messaging between SAP systems / external systems.  Sometimes you need to develop an external IDoc receiver program to “subscribe” to IDocs... Read More »

The first 7 units of training material for the Composite Application Framework are available. You can find them as e-books on SDN. Here is the list of links: Unit 1 – Overview Unit 2 – Introduction Unit 3 – Installation &... Read More »

If you’re a Java developer, you know all about Sun’s Javadoc documentation utility, which automatically generates HTML-based Java API documentation from declarations and signatures in your source code. You know that you can additionally... Read More »

Introduction The new mozilla-based browser, Firefox, has become very popular and a lot of people are switching from Internet Explorer to Firefox. You can find out the advantages of using Firefox and download it at... Read More »

With the success of SAP Exchange Infrastructure (XI), the shortage of knowledgeable professionals becomes critical. This happens not only at customers, but also at consulting firms. So what credentials should a successful consultant or power user... Read More »

Part One: Adaptive Computing and Grid Computing at SAP: Are they the same or different?   In order to delve into this topic we must first spend some time understanding what each of these is.  I found myself getting the two confused... Read More »

Shan Jiang, engineer on the NetWeaver BI team in Palo Alto, has crafted three new how-to guides that users of the BI Java SDK should enjoy: How To Use the BI Java SDK in a Portal iView: This document provides detailed instructions on how to use the... Read More »

What is Basis Anyway?  And Why is it Important? If you scout through enough SAP technical information, or if you attend presentations at SAP events and conferences, or listen to webinar’s on SDN, eventually you come across it. ... Read More »

Introduction I was working as a technical consultant at one of the mechanical companies in Pennsylvania in October 2002. I thought the SAP implementation (46C version) there to be a simple one, with minimum tweaks and twists, till I was assigned... Read More »

In the first foundation piece (Episode one: V3 Update, the ‘serializer’), we examined the conception and technical background of delta extraction related to logistic flows towards BW system by using the Serialized V3 Update.Now we will... Read More »