Blogs posted September 2006

Contrary to popular believe, the message or document sent thru XI does NOT have to be in XML format. This means that any data, including EXE, ZIP, PDF, Word, Excel, etc., can be sent thru XI from any adapter to any adapter. Provided, of course, the... Read More »

Hello all, in this blog I want to explain you what CRM ACE is, what it can do, what the concept is and how you can implement it. Introduction Large and complex (international) CRM installations all face the same problem: how do we show the users... Read More »

Secure Network Connection (SNC) is the SAP technology provided for Network and Transport Layer Security. In this Blog I will provide a how to guide how to enable data encryption for RFC connections to ABAP back ends. How to avoid problems Do only... Read More »

Introduction So you may ask what is constant selection. Basically, this functionality has existed since BW 3.0 and allows you to do left outer joins on underlying infocubes within queries built on multiproviders. Scenario Infocube 1... Read More »

The contest The “SAP Facts Chuck Norris style” contest which was announced in the blog Humor@SAP Contest: Are you ready? has now come to an end. The task was to write the most funny SAP fact in the same form as Chuck Norris facts .... Read More »

Introduction This weblog explains various steps involved in configuring an existing output types (also called Condition types) for PDF-Based print forms. Configuring output types for PDF-Based print forms is almost similar to the configuring output... Read More »

For my first weblog, I will try to give an answer to a forum question: Is it possible to use the same sender File adapter for the picking up of several files by excluding some other ones. Forum thread: 2 files in 1 communication... Read More »

Introduction Lately, I’ve had a lot of people ask how to roll out the new frontend tools. Initially, my recommendation was that it depends on the customer project and requirements. In general, after talking to a lot of customers, I realize... Read More »

SAP FACTS Chuck Norris style http://sapfacts.elsewhat.com In one of my latest blogs, Humor@SAP Contest: Are you ready?, I announced together with SDN a contest for creating the funniest SAP Fact Chuck Norris Style. This contest will end at... Read More »

The application of Support Packages is one of the main software maintenance tasks, so is true with the maintenance of SAP systems. In addition, there are a lot of new terms, methods and system types which have emerged in the last few years. With... Read More »