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The blog post Database Partitioning and Semantic Partitioning for SAP Business Warehouse on IBM i took a detailed look at the options that SAP Business Warehouse (SAP BW) and the database IBM Db2 for i offer in order to keep mass data in smaller,... Read More »

On January 20th, 2019 SL Toolset 1.0 SPS 28 has been released for customers. There is a new feature in the SWPM for SAP on IBM i: You now can do an SAP System Copy or a Refresh Database Content using an already existing SAP database library. So far,... Read More »

On January 30th, 2020, the SAP Support Required PTF Lists, formerly known as Information APARs, have been updated with the latest PTFs that are recommended when running SAP on IBM i. For IBM i 7.2, the Hiper PTF Group level was updated. For IBM i... Read More »

Since the program RSDU_IC_STARFLAT_MASSCONV was introduced in blog post Mass Conversion of Standard InfoCubes to Flat InfoCubes, it has received extensive enhancements. To enable the newest functions, install the support package levels or correction... Read More »

If you have visited the IBM developerWorks site for SAP on IBM i recently, you likely noticed a banner at the top of the page saying that “The developerWorks Connections platform will be sunset on December 31, 2019. On January 1, 2020, this... Read More »

Do you have SAP Business Suite systems that were installed as many as five, fifteen or twenty-five years ago? Have you inherited responsibility for SAP systems that may have been installed that long ago? As SAP NetWeaver and IBM i release levels... Read More »

On September 16th, 2019, the SAP Support Required PTF Lists, formerly known as Information APARs, have been updated with the latest PTFs that are recommended when running SAP on IBM i. For IBM i 7.2, the Hiper PTF Group level and the Database Group... Read More »

Even though SAP and IBM are testing their products thoroughly, the complex nature of modern IT may take its toll so that you must contact support. In many cases, you will probably contact the SAP support first and have the application experts look... Read More »

The SAP Support Required PTF Lists, formerly known as Information APARs, have just been updated with the latest PTFs that are recommended when running SAP on IBM i. The Hiper PTF Group level was updated with the current level on all releases. For... Read More »

Beginning with SAP kernel release 7.20, it was required to install and activate the SAP Host Agent on any server or partition that was running one or multiple SAP instances. The SAP Host Agent is providing several life-cycle management services,... Read More »