Blogs posted June 24, 2011

Back in October 2009 I announced the availability of a LinkedIn profile connector called the SAP Community Bio: Your Connection Between SCN and LinkedIn.  As you all know, LinkedIn is one of the top professional social networking sites. ... Read More »

A permanent issue has been identified in integration scenario’s using JMS based interfaces between SAP PI and the Oracle Service Bus – OSB (formerly known as BEA Aqualogic Service Bus). The issue normally arises when the connection of a... Read More »

http://marketingaccelerator.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/acne-myths.gifFor a panel discussion at the quarterly Silicon Valley Enterprise Social Media Council this June, I received the following request:    “Identify some of the... Read More »

OK, so here’s the scenario.   Your client has a big bunch of bills and payments that need to be cleared, and since they all involve advance payments from customers, some of the clearings will be net zero, some will result in CR memos... Read More »

Under BW 3.5, we had developed some Visual Basic macro to set the values of BEx variables for queries embedded in Excel workbooks. This was achieved by writing directly in the BEx repository (sheet SAPBEXqueries). However, this doesn’t work... Read More »

SAP NetWeaver Gateway is a technology that provides a simple way to connect devices, environments and platforms to SAP software based on market standards. The framework enables development of innovative people centric solutions bringing the... Read More »

What is it used for? Mailers interested in drop shipping must follow what is specified by Facility Access and Shipment Tracking (FAST).  It may not be immediately obvious which entry points you need to choose for your mailing, as not all entry... Read More »

Solution Manager 7.1 Ramp-Up During the SAPPHIRE Now 2011 event, there were so many exciting announcements, more than I ever remember at a single SAP event ever. The big announcement which largely went unnoticed was the official ramp up of Solution... Read More »

Like many others, I’m fascinated by HANA and the possibilities it gives for making faster, better decisions in a world of massively increasing data. To help me learn, I wrote this short quiz about HANA.   If you’d like to take the... Read More »