Future expectations for SAP BI

Hey everybody!
I´m currently writing my diploma thesis about SAP Netweaver BI.
What can you tell me about the future expectations?
When will BI 7.1 released and what will be the main advances?
What general issues will be in focus in the future?
How will the acquisition of Business Objects affect SAP BI?
Thanks for your help!!!

Hello Philipp,
Regarding the acquisition and what would be the future for both BO and SAP BI as well as the proffesionals working in the same is explained well in the blogs by John Reed . Here is the link :
http://sap.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/10/26/sap%E2%80%99s-bo-acquisition-impact-on-sap-bi-consulting-part-two/
Also the impact in the future would be on the User Interface for BI .
My two cents .
Hope it helps.
Thanks,
~Vj

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About future for SAP XI?

Hi Experts,
Im new to SAP.
Im an MCA fresher and im planning to go for SAP XI training with my friend's suggestion.
Just i wanted to know the openings for XI and Future for XI.
Can i start my career as XI fresher?
what are the basic requirements i should have if i go for XI training?
Kindly do needful.
regards,
Arvind.

Hi Arvind Subramaniam ,
>>Can i start my career as XI fresher?
Yes. It is a good Netweaver technology & u can either try as a developer or at Admin side. But there r good oppurtinities as a XI Developer.
>>what are the basic requirements i should have if i go for XI training?
XI is configuration type & maximum stuff wil be mapping . But , sometimes there arises a need to import JAVA code into XI. Hence if u know JAVA/J2EE it's a added advantage.
All the best for u'r success in future!
These r some excellent websites on basics of XI which familarizes u with XI:
SAP Exchange Infrastructure 3.0 Integrating Heterogeneous Systems with Ease
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/1ebea490-0201-0010-faad-a32dd753d009
SAP NetWeaver Technology Overview
http://www.gi-ev.de/regionalgruppen/aachen/vortraege/abstract/04/21-04.pdf
SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/events/sdn-meets-labs-walldorf-05/sap%20netweaver%20visual%20composer%20in%202005.pdf
SAP Exchange Infrastructure for Developers ( This is an excellent website for free pdf book for XI)
http://www.sap-press.de/download/dateien/1191/sappress_exchange_infrastructure.pdf
Exchange Infrastructure : XI Transaction Codes
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/wiki?path=/display/xi/xiTransactionCodes&
A Beginner's Guide to SAP XI Settings part I
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/73527b2c-0501-0010-5398-c4ac372c9692
A Beginner's Guide to SAP XI Settings part II
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/6bd6f69a-0701-0010-a88b-adbb6ee89b34
SAP XI AND SLD
http://www.sappro.com/downloads/nov06/XIandSLD.pdf
Exchange Infrastructure Learning Map
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/wiki?path=/display/xi/learning+map&
SAP Exchange Infrastructure eLearning Catalog(U wil get all downloads regarding XI starting from basics to end)
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/xi-elearning
All Articles on SAP NetWeaver Exchange Infrastructure(This website gives al articles on XI)
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/webcontent/uuid/f04b44aa-fe06-2a10-859e-82ad4965781d?startindex=101 [original link is broken]
Mastering SAP Netweaver XI - Programming( PDF Book for XI)
http://www.sap-hefte.de/download/dateien/1241/140_leseprobe.pdf
SAP XI Learning Guide
http://searchsap.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid21_gci1008087,00.html
SAP Exchange Infrastructure 2.0
http://www.sun.com/third-party/global/sap/collateral/SunSAPWP_final.pdf
http://help.sap.com/bp_bpmv130/Documentation/Planning/TechnicalInfrasture.pdf
Process Integration with SAP Netweaver new features and functions
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/4042611d-04e5-2910-bd9d-f97627b1c164
SAP NetWeaver Process Integration 7.1 Overview
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/706005a3-3bd6-2910-91ae-a2016239bdcf
End To End Process Integration Features in SP15 and higher incl. SAP NetWeaver 2004s
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/6a90d6aa-0b01-0010-8a83-cf0e6c70dcce
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/54f20a2e-0801-0010-f787-87653d356508
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Tips required for SAP XI online training from SAP eductaion partner?

Hi,
Recently I have registered for SAP XI course through online from SAP education partner. I would like to have some advice/share some experience to me for taking the online course effectively am a working person and will be able to spend only 2.5 hrs daily. Also please provide some tips for clearing SAP XI certification at the end of the course.
Your help will be well appreciated.
Thanks and Regards
Praveen.

Hi,
if u going to give certification in near future please go through the below questions for ur help.
XI Certification info:
http://www.sap.com/services/education/certification/certificationtest.epx?context=FFC760B8923D16BB5150DAE63E7C1A6B331AF0B9E3A8F73CE3A9B7046E051044503600C911DBA13DCE978D3AC9057626D2B68111A7CD2D707E2EEC31213097E46EB790DD0106435EE0756F7B22F3FA4B4FF0645C06954BF3A150E023B4164DA282F33B1BD441FBE4083F2C923E33EA0C5960F8C8950FDEB6081ABED6E0E05E2617A693D85077260F9EA218716A79AEF3AA57C7D5E8975334%7cE41BF735AA1862BF88AE1830FD06B8FCD2D8AECBF5109A3E
refer the below thread and the certification details:
Re: XI Certifications
Certification passing mark:
Re: XI/PI certification
Refer http://www.sapteched.com/india/reg/certificationExams2.htm for information and eligibility.
*Note:
these all questions are framed by us from all the TBITS during our certification exams this is just for ur reference please dont assume that this surely come in Exams but this will help to some extend to see what is ur prepration level.*
Refer the below thread for more certification help as well:
TBIT40:
1) XI is positioned under which if the following
1) People Integration
2) Information Integration
3) Process Integration
4) Application Platform
2) SAP XI support which of the following
a) Sync and Async communication
b) Sync communication
c) Async communication
d) None of the above
3) SAP XI is an integration technology and platform for
1) SAP and non SAP application
2) A2A and B2B scenarios
3) Async and sync communication
4) Cross component business process management.
4) XI uses which of the following web stds for communication with the other systems
1. WSDL
2. SOAP
3. XML
4. None of the above
5) Integration builder uses which of the following framework
1. Client Server framework
2. Client framework
3. Server framework
4. All of the above
6) Which of the following systems can be integrated with SAP XI
1. SAP system only
2. SAP and Non SAP systems
3. Business Partners and Public Marketplaces
4. All of the above
7) SLD uses which framework
1) Client Server framework
2) Client framework
3) Server framework
4) All of the above
7) SLD is based on which architecture
1) Common Interface Model proposed by Distributed management Task force.
8) Which is equivalent to QoS
2) BE  sRFC
3) EO  tRFC
4) EOIO  qRFC
9) XI message protocol is based on
SOAP envelop with message header or SOAP message with attachment
SOAP envelop without message header
All of the above
10) XI transport protocol is based on
HTTP or HTTPS
11) Which of the core services the adapter framework provides
Messaging
Queuing
Security Handling
All of the above
12) Central Monitoring tool provided which of the following services
Component monitoring
Message monitoring
Graphical end to end and performance monitoring
All of the above
13) SLD supports which of the following dimensions.
Solution dimension
Transport dimension
Technical dimension
All of the above
14) Two main areas of SLD are
System catalog and Software catalog
15) Which contains the information about all the software component and products including their versions and all info about third party systems
Component landscape
Landscape Description
Business systems
Technical Systems
16) Which contains the information about the installed landscape element
Component landscape
Landscape Description
Business systems
Technical Systems
17) True or False
Technical system may have multiple component installed on it  True
Software product is composed of one or more software components  True
Business system name must be unique for the landscape  True
Technical system can have only one Business system associated with it  False
Software component system can have more than one software component version associated with it  True
Data type can be reused in other structure  True
True or false:
1. XML messaging is used in XI to implement tight coupling.
2. Integration Engine is a Product to be used at runtime and relies on content of Integration Directory
3. SLD is an Open architecture, based on CIM
4. Synchronous communication makes use of Q.S, Best effort ONLY.
5. Asynchronous communication makes use of Q.S, exactly-once-in-order ONLY
6. Adapter framework based on Java Connector Architecture (JCA)
7. Security enrichments for B2B consists of Digital Signature AND Encryption
8. Partner Connectivity Kit enable partners of XI customers to conduct XML document exchange with XI
9. Products are collections of Software Components and both Software Products and Components exist in versions.
10. In the Software Catalog we define each Technical System in the landscape.
11. The relationship between a software product and its constituent components is described in the SLD by an association called a Software Feature.
12. SAP XI utilizes two types of content: mention those.
13. Mention the 3 dimensions of System .
14. SLD is based on Configuration Information Model (CIM) of the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF)
15. SLD is also the basis for SAP Solution Manager
16. XI Integration is interface-driven.
17. Message types and Data types are defined as XML Schema (XSD)
18. The Interface type corresponds to the root of the XML message
19. The Message Interface is the highest-level representation of XML metadata
Adapters:
1) Adapters convert messages from XI protocol (SOAP with attachments over Http) to the respective protocol spoken by the application and vice versa (True / False)
2) Application can be categorized based on their function
a) Application Adapter
b) Technical Adapter
c) Industry Adapter
d) Business Adapter
3) SAP, SIEBEL is not an application adapter (True / False)
4) File, RFC, JMS, JDBC, MarketPlaces are Technical Adapter (True / False)
5) Rosettanet & CIDX is Business Adapter (True / False) (Industry Adapter)
6) Technical Adapter are low level adapter, they just provide gateway to the application system. (True / False)
7) Plain Http & IDOC adapter resides within the Integration Server (ABAP)
(True / False)
8) Adapter framework is the core of Adapter engine. What core services are common to all the adapters?
a) Messaging,
b) Queuing,
c) Security Handling,
d) Debugging
9) Adapter framework supports JCA J2EE Connector Architecture (True / False)
10) Adapter engine can be deployed centrally and not locally (True / False)
11) Central Adapter engine is manually installed with Integration Sever
(True / False)
12) Monitoring of IDOC & Plain Http Adapter is not done thru RWB there are specific ABAP transaction to monitor these adapters
(True / False)
13) Adapters are know as Inside out Approach (True / False)
14) Proxies are known as Outside In approach (True / False)
15) Communication between PCK & SAP XI is via http messaging protocol
(True / False)
16) SAP PCK includes the following adapters FILE, JDBC, JMS SOAP, IDOC (True / False)
17) Adapter Framework has its own persistence Layer (True / False)
18) In case of JMS & JDBC vendors specific drivers must be deployed in the SAP J2EE engine in order to function properly (True / False)
19) Communication between Integration Sever & Adapter Engine is done using SAP XI messaging protocol (True / False)
20) Since PCK is detached from Integration Central configuration and administration is not possible (True / False)
BPM:
1. The pattern that can be used to receive Multiple messages in parallel and send the message in the reverse sequence
1. Collect
2. Multicast
3. Serialization
4. Sync/Async
2. The pattern used to send messages to multiple receivers and waiting for a response message from each receiver is known as
1. Collect
2. Multicast
3. Serialization
4. Sync/Async
3. A local correlation is used to send messages to multiple receivers so that a separate instance of the correlation can be processes for each receiver.
True/ False
4. In serialization you cannot specify that the process must wait for an acknowledgement each time that it sends a message
True/ False
5. You should always use multiline container whenever you create a collect pattern.
True / false
6. You should use an infinite while loop for Collect patterns of type
1. Payload dependent
2. Time dependent
3. Message dependent
4. Different interfaces.
7. The collect pattern of Different interfaces can be done without a Fork step
True/ false.
8. if Multiple conditions are specified for a fork statement the conditions are checked in sequence
True/False
Refer the below links:
/people/sravya.talanki2/blog/2006/12/27/aspirant-to-learn-sap-xiyou-won-the-jackpot-if-you-read-this-part-iii
Mapping techniques:
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/wiki?path=/display/xi/mapping%2btechniques
Different types of Mapping in XI:
/people/ravikumar.allampallam/blog/2005/02/10/different-types-of-mapping-in-xi
ValueMapping using the Graphical Mapping Tool
/people/community.user/blog/2007/01/08/valuemapping-using-the-graphical-mapping-tool
Mapping Templates:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/79/2835b7848c458bb42cf8de0bcc1ace/frameset.htm
Message Mappings:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/49/1ebc6111ea2f45a9946c702b685299/frameset.htm
Multi-Mappings:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/79/2835b7848c458bb42cf8de0bcc1ace/frameset.htm
Standard Functions Most imp topic:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/43/c4cdfc334824478090739c04c4a249/frameset.htm
These are some of the mapping related questions which we have frame during my certification time.
1) Which of the mapping is not available in XI By default
a. Message Mapping
b. ABAP Mapping
c. Java Mapping
d. XSLT Mapping
e. None of the above.
2) Choose the true about types of mapping XI supports
a. Structure Mapping
b. Node mapping
c. Value Mapping
d. Functional Mapping
3) During Mapping the attribute or element is already assigned mapping, but mapping is not complete. What is the color of ICON for the element/attribute?
a. Red
b. White
c. Yellow
d. Green
4) Which of the following is not generic function?
a. concat
b. CopyValue
c. DateTrans
d. ifWithoutElse
5) Which of the following in not true about user defined Simple functions
a. process individual input filed values for each function call
b. Expect string as input parameter
c. Takes the object of GlobalContainer class
d. Return a string
6) Which of the following are required to create a user defined function
a. Name
b. Description
c. Argument Count
d. Label
7) Which of the following package are by default imported in user defined functions
a. java.lang
b. java.io
c. java.reflect
d. All the above
e. None of the above
8) Mapping trace does not support following function. Choose one
a. addWarning
b. addDebugMessage
c. addDebugInfo
d. addInfo
9) In Mapping Trace addWarning function which of the following is true.
a. Supports trace level 1,2 and 3 .
b. Supports trace level 1,2 .
c. Supports trace level 1 .
d. Supports trace level 1,2 ,3 and 4 .
10) Which of the following is not true about multi mapping
a. Multimapping supports m:n transformation
b. Use Abstract interfaces
c. Can be implemented without ccBPM
d. Development is same as Message mapping
11) Mapping template can be defined for structure mapping for the following structure. Chose the wrong one.
a. Data type true
b. Complex types in IDOC and RFCs true
c. Complex types in external definitions true
d. Message types false
e. Reference types used in multiple templates can be located in any software component. True
12) Which of the following is true about XSLT/JAVA mapping
a. You can create a .jar or .zip in XI
b. Create new imported archive and import .jar in IR
c. Upload XSLT/JAVA programs and can modify them within XI
13) In Standard function category, date format is
a. ddMMyy
b. MM/dd/yyyy
c. ddmmyyyy
b. MM/dd/yy
14) Which of the following are mapping objects
a. Imported Archives
b. Message mapping
c. Mapping template
d. Interface mapping
15) The conditions in Boolean function can be represented in the form of
a. Square
b. Triangle
c. Circle
d. Rhombus
16) Which of the following are Standard functions
a. Concat
b. Date
c. Substring
d. FormatNum
17) How do you define mapping of non-mandatory nodes
a. minOccurs > 1
b. minOccurs = 0
c. maxOccurs > 1
Thnx
Chirag

ECATT integration with Mercury QuickTest for SAP

For the past few months I have been evaluating Quick Test Professional from Mercury and eCATT (extended Computer Aided Testing Tool) from SAP as testing tools for SAP. Mercury has a strong partnership with SAP and the two companies have offered ways to integrate their two products. Has anyone ever used eCATT in conjunction with QTP? What are your thoughts on this partnership? Is it worth $10,000 to pick up Mercury's QTP when SAP's eCATT is Free with SAP? I think the functionality is comparable, although QTP is easier to use and can interact with 3rd party applications. If anyone has used both QTP and eCATT, do you think these two tools are an either/or option or do they compliment each other?

Ben,
Good to hear you liked the article. Look out for another contribution in SPJ in the near future
I have attempted to answer your questions - all prefixed with ==> SAP (JM) in your original text:
This document describes the functionality, abilities and benefits that would be lost in an SAP automated testing solution that excludes Mercurys QuickTest. Assuming that SAPs eCATT is the only tool used for SAP testing there will be the following limitations:
Script Creation
SAP eCATT cannot record certain types of report screens in TCD(Record) mode. i.e. MB58(view stock levels)
==> SAP (JM): This is true - but you can use the SAPGUI command, which uses the same technical interface as QTP.
Although the active screen simulator in eCATT contains data, it is usually not visible and the user has to guess where to click in order to capture a value. The other option is to forgo the active screen and do all of the work through the command interface.
The active screen in QuickTest allows the user to see the exact state of the screen that was recorded and access the fields in that screen.
==> SAP (JM): A valid criticism of eCATT. From Release 6.40 (SAP NetWeaver 04), a script-wide search function makes using the command interface easier.
The recorded script is one command, (i.e. TCD(VA01, VA01_1) is the command for an entire sales order), therefore Scripting logic must be placed before, after or around a transaction. There is less freedom in scripting inside of a transaction.
In the Expert view of QTP users can add or delete visual basic statements during any portion of the transaction. Each step, down to a click or keystroke is recorded as an individual statement that can be modified or deleted. Logic such as loops and conditions can be placed around any set of steps.
==> SAP (JM): Using the SAPGUI command in eCATT, you can create commands that cover a single screen, providing more of the kind of flexibility that you find in QTP.
The eCATT tool does not allow individual steps in a single transaction recording to be rearranged or deleted. If a user makes a mistake while recording, the entire transaction must be re-recorded.
QuickTest allows users to freely remove steps that were mistakes or errors after a transaction has been recorded.
==> SAP (JM): Again, using SAPGUI in eCATT, this is possible. Admittedly tricky in Release 6.20, but very simple in Web AS 6.40.
SAPs eCATT cannot inherently read excel spreadsheets for data driven testing. The eCATT tool allows for data driven testing through its own data tables. These are useful for entering small sets of data. For eCATT to test large sets of data created in excel spreadsheets there are three solutions:
1. Purchase conversion software from SAP
2. Write an in-house conversion script
3. Enter data manually into the eCATT data table
QuickTest stores its data table as an excel-readable .xls file.
==> SAP (JM): 1. Who is selling the conversion software?
==> SAP (JM): You can use the class CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES to upload a tab-delimited file into an internal table in a test script (using an Inline ABAP routine)
==> SAP (JM): Data upload/download is available in Web AS 6.40
Test scripts in eCATT are limited to about 40 parameters.
In QucikTest the only limitation to the number of parameters or number of iterations is the maximum number of columns and rows in an excel worksheet.
==> SAP (JM): Where does this limitation come from? Does it seem to be technical, or more practical in nature?
Scripts that enter a single line item in a table cannot be modified to enter multiple items later. A new script with multiple line items must be recorded.
A script in QTP can be modified to add a single line item or multiple line items to a table regardless of how many items were entered when the transaction was recorded.
==> SAP (JM): This is possible in eCATT if you use the SAPGUI command. Because a single SAPGUI command can cover a small part of a transaction, you can isolate the "line item" section in a single command, then put a loop around it. I have an example of this if you need one.
Script Execution and Analysis
SAP eCATT will respond with a pass/fail status based on its own criteria before any checkpoints have been added. Although eCATT allows for additional checkpoints, there is a minimum level of pre-set requirements that eCATT looks for in order to allow a test to pass. These pre-set requirements cannot be viewed or changed and tests may fail even when, from the users perspective, the transaction has responded exactly as expected.
Quick Test will only fail a test if the script if it was unable to recognize an object on the screen or complete every statement. Otherwise failure points are completely determined by the insertion of check points by the Test engineer. QuickTest also provides the option to ignore missing objects or uncompleted steps.
==> SAP (JM): Default conditions in eCATT (for example, fail if an error message occurs) can be overwritten. See eCATT documentation on http://help.sap.com for details (use the NetWeaver 2004 documentation - it is more comprehensive). Then, the only conditions under which the test would fail automatically would be a system error (RFC destination not available, or similar)
If SAP experiences a system failure, eCATT will fail too and test results may be lost.
If SAP were to crash QuickTest can take a screenshot and pinpoint the location in the code where the script failed.
==> SAP (JM): If you are working remotely (test case and application under test in different systems) you will get a log in the central test system, even if the SUT fails. The only circumstances under which everything is lost would be a full GUI crash!
eCATT cannot use the SAP logon pad to open a new session and log on as a new user.
In QuickTest new sessions can be opened and different users can be logged in with encrypted passwords.
==> SAP (JM): eCATT uses System Data Containers and RFC destinations to log onto multiple systems as a specified user. This is more flexible than using hard-coded user names in a script and allows you to leverage concepts such as Trusted RFC or SSO.
Aside from printing results on paper, users cannot view test results without an SAP logon to the system where the tests were executed.
Mercury provides a test viewer that can be installed on any machine and allows users without the QuickTest application to view and analyze test results.
==> SAP (JM): eCATT logs can be downloaded in a variety of formats from the log view in transaction SECATT (via the Print Preview function, then List -> Save).
Cannot view a screenshot of the failed step.
QuickTest provides the option to capture a screen shot at the point of failure.
==> SAP (JM): Again, a valid criticism. This has been rectified for the next release of eCATT (will be available with Solution Manager 4.0). When playing back a SAPGUI command, you will be able to capture screenshots at various points in time ranging from "every screen" to "on error".

Future plans of sap

Hi all,
Please explain future plans of sap?
regards,
shyam

Dear shyamkiran shetty,
A conference is scheduled on 16-18th June having the following agenda. This will give you a clear cut view of SAP's future plan.
Solution Manager
Why use it and why do I need it?
SAP's strategy and plans
Will it become mandatory to use Solution Manager?
Customer experiences
Practical uses of the product
What tools are included in Solution Manager?
The role of Solution Manager in upgrades and loading data
Presentations showing and discussing functionality in the areas of System Monitoring, Helpdesk, System Landscape Management, Business Process Management, Change Management, Testing and Document Management
What other tools are currently available as a comparison? Why choose other tools and what are the consequences?
User Interfaces
Current UI's - what are their features, benefits and characteristics?
Why should I choose one over another?
What are the pre-requisites and support implications?
UI's developed using WebDynpro (both ABAP and Java)
Adobe UI's - Forms and Flex
GuiXt, Visual Composer, Portals, .NET
Mobile technology and mobile infrastructure
Upgrades
Building a business case
Examples of a business case and justification for an upgrade
What are the compelling reasons to upgrade?
What benefits and ROI can be gained?
To upgrade or re-implement?
Hear customer stories from completed upgrades
Leveraging an upgrade to gain a business benefit
New functionality contained in the latest versions
The new features and tools - how to find and use them
After the upgrade - exploiting new functionality
Technical aspects of an upgrade
What are the landscape and sizing implications and how do we manage those issues?
Virtualisation - what benefits can it deliver and what limitations exist?
Unicode upgrades
Preparing your technical staff and resources for the upgrade
How can I address the training and education requirements?
Planning for continuous improvement
TDMS - why use it and what benefits will it bring to us?
Planning an archiving strategy, as opposed to deletion strategy
SAP Strategy/Futures
SAP has stated its strategy for new releases up to 2011. What does this mean to the current customers who need to make strategic plans of their own?
In light of recent acquisitions what are the implications to customers and partners?
The interdependencies between the various SAP solutions such as BI, CRM, and APO
What's coming with each solution and how does this affect customers?
What is the effect of implementing each component of SAP on other areas and the total system landscape?
Using existing functionality in industry solutions within your solution
Business By Design
SAP's SDN and BPX communities
SAP training and certification changes and what they mean
What is coming next?
XI(PI)/xApps/NetWeaver
How is XI (PI) currently being used and what are the plans for the future?
Real solutions, what has been done, how is it used and what is the benefit of replacing existing interfaces with XI?
How are companies exchanging information between systems using XI (B2B)?
Customer success stories and examples of what can be achieved with XI and xApps
The xApps that are available
The NetWeaver technology strategy
NetWeaver core components and inter-relationships
What demand do the inter-relationships place on the system landscape?
Development/Modelling
Building WebDynpro applications that are supportable, upgradeable and reusable
Object oriented ABAP, ABAP shared objects, consuming web services and SAP's enhancement framework
Discussions and demonstrations of the various modelling and developing tools
ABAP vs Java and .Net and Java WebDynpro
Designing and building in the composite environment
Comparisons of the various modelling tools in the market, including Visual Composer and some common third party tools such as ARIS etc.
What skills are required within an organisation for modelling?
Business Process modelling
Testing environments - use, requirements and demonstrations of TDMS
Portals
The business case
Justifying the need to implement a portal
What are the benefits we can expect to achieve?
The new features and functionality of EP 7.1 over EP 6
Federated portals and examples of successful implementations
The technical case
Remote access and security
Single sign-on, authentication and authorisations
System dependencies, administration issues and enterprise search
Third party portals - what are the options about deploying content?
Integrating non-SAP technology and portals
What skills have customers had to employ to support new portal technology?
System Admin
Virtualisation and adaptive computing - what options are available?
System landscape optimisation, managing complex landscapes and sizing
Unicode conversions
Server consolidation and performance tuning
Database comparisons, managing large databases and database migration
To TDMS or not to TDMS?
Archiving and archive links
Document management solutions
Data integration, workflow and job scheduling
Infrastructure and architecture platforms
Installing, monitoring and maintaining SAP's J2EE server
SAP's support pack strategy
Monitoring and maintaining the SAP portal
Security
Security continues to be of interest as more people work from outside the traditional environment and also with the increasing use of Portal technology.
Best practices
Portal issues
Role management, identity management across systems and the aspects of a single sign-on environment
Authentication and authorisations in the mobile workforce
Access for non-SAP users
Access for contractors and short-term workers
Additional security products such as Versa
Support
SAP's support pack strategy and support tools
What does SAP's active Global support offer?
Outsourcing issues and options
Best practices for support
The service marketplace - Helpdesk experiences and alternatives
Building a support team
Do let me know in case of any queries.
Hope this helps you.
Regards,
Rakesh

BODS : Datastore options for SAP R/3 - need clarity for use

Hi All.
Another request to understand the datastore optiono n BOXI 3.1 BODS existing installation.
We are trying to pull a new table from SAP R/3 into BODS and we find that ABAP program is not getting generated as expected. And terminates. When we tested a simple workflow.
While creating a new datastore for SAP R/3 Source :
When we look at the datastore we find the following options for R3 Source ;
ABAP Execution option :
Execute preloaded
Generate and execute
Under data transfer method we find ;
Shared directory
Direct download
FTP
Custom transfer
Then we have working directory on sap server
local directory
generated ABAP Directory
Am testing a simple workflow of pulling data from SAP R/3 in a dev machine.
But am not understanding.
which option of ABAP Execution, and data transfer , path would work in co-ordination.
Because when i say direct download and say generate and execute it throws error.
Can anyone help me with combinations of the options to choose for a R/3 source. And the implications thereof.
I had created a folder under local bods server D:\Bodi. And given the path for data transfer.
But the files are not getting generated for whatsoever reasons.
Any advise on this would be helpful.
Also found a bit unusual, that there was no button to test the connection to be correct or not, a TEST connection button is not there. Which i felt, could be included.
Note : on the existing production system, we have chosen execute preloaded; shared directory on sap server. and shared that folder path for the user and given full rights. But while we try to do the same on the dev machine a test before transporting on production, a simple workflow does not work.
would like to know what settings on sap server, really affect the data store options on the BODS
thanks
indu
Edited by: Indumathy Narayanan on Jul 19, 2011 4:14 PM

Indeed, BODS <> SAP connectivity can be tricky.
For a development environment, I suggest you select the option "Generate and execute" for your "ABAP Execution Option." What this means is that DS will create, on the fly, small-ish ABAP programs. These ABAP programs will be written, in plain text, to a local directory on the DS job server, in the folder specified in "Generated ABAP Directory". You can see them in there after an attempted job execution, assuming the job involves the creation of an ABAP program. The ABAP program name is specified in the properties of an ABAP data flow, under Options > ABAP Program Name. If you can't, perhaps the DS job server process doesn't have full rights to that folder - ? After being generated on-the-fly, they'll be transferred to SAP to execute. The SAP user you use to connect to SAP must have sufficient rights to upload-and-execute these ABAP programs, and that's a fairly substantial set of rights. What's required is documented in the BODS supplement for SAP. Often, to get things running, your friendly local Basis admin will grant SAP_ALL to the DS user, to see what rights are being invoked.
Once all that jazz is working, you need to get the data back. There are a number of ways to do this. The method of data transfer is specified in "Data transfer method," where, ignoring "Custom transfer," you have three choices:
1) Direct Download: easiest and slowest. This method tells SAP to attempt to stick data in the client-side folder specified in "Local directory." Try this first.
2) Shared folder: This is recommended when you have SAP being hosted on a Windows box. Basically: you set "Working directory on SAP Server" and "Data Services path to the shared directory" to point to the same folder. SAP uses the "Working directory on SAP Server" to find this folder, and DS uses the other setting. So, for instance, if you were going to use the Shared folder method, you could set "Working directory on SAP Server" to "E:\BODS_Transfer", and, assuming E:\BODS_Transfer was shared-out as "BODS_Transfer", you could set "Data Services path to the shared directory" to
dev12.somecompany.com\BODS_Transfer . Then, you'd need to setup all the relevant security, as both SAP and DS need rights to read and write files in this folder.
3) FTP (this is the method I usually use): SAP writes the "transport files" you're after (i.e., the data) in the folder specified in "Working directory on SAP Server". Then, you need to establish ftp connectivity to that folder from the DS job server's perspective, which you do by entering the ftp host name and the path to that folder in "FTP host name" and "FTP relative path to the SAP working directory". In my opinion, the "relative" business is a little confusing, and I just typically enter the full ftp path, beginning the path w/ a forward slash, like "/usr/sap/tmp/BOBJ" or something like that. You also need to obtain a separate username and password for the ftp connectivity. Note that this name and password has NOTHING to do with the SAP username and password; you're just setting-up DS to act as an ftp client. I strongly encourage you to test ftp connectivity by using a regular ftp client from the DS job server and attempt to connect to your ftp host using the username and password you were given, and attempting to fetch some sample test file. If you can't do this, manually, then DS won't be able to do it, either.
Best wishes,
Jeff Prenevost

Where to find Crystal Report Formats for SAP B1 8.8 (India Localization) ?

Hi Experts,
do anybody knows Where to find Crystal Report Formats for SAP B1 8.8 (India Localization) ?
For example
Sales Register
Purchase Register
Journal Register
Sales Analysis - Crystal Report
Purchase Analysis - Crystal Report
Check Register - Crystal Report
Production register
Pending Sales Order
Outstanding Receivable
Outstanding Payable
BankBook
CashBook
General Ledger
BP Ledger (Customer / Supplier)
Trial Balance
Balance Sheet
Profit & Loss Statment
Cash Flow statment
Excise reports
   RG 23 A Part I
   RG 23 A Part II
   RG 23 C Part I
   RG 23 C Part II
   Daily Stock Account
   RG 1
   ER 1
   etc....
Documets Layout
   Incoming Payment
   Outgoing Payment
   Journal Entry
   Transaction Journal Report - Crystal Report
   Sales Quotation
   Sales Order
   Sales Delivery
   Sales Return
   Sales Invoice (A/R Invoice)
   Purchase Order
   Goods Receipt PO
   Purchase Goods Return
   Purchase Invoice (A/P Invoice)
Inventory Transfer
Inventory - Goods Receipt
Inventory - Goods Issue
Best Regards,
Samir Gandhi

Hi Neetu,
Do you wish that at all customer site all concern involved in implemtation do the same work ?
I believe ERP is meant for single entry system, and it should be true for implementation also, why to invest man hours for the same task ?
I expect it standard reports should be released by SAP, so that speed of implementation improve, we have more nos. of satisfied customers.
customised reports is all together different and it is understood that it is needed to be developed after study the exact requirement.
Best Regards,
Samir Gandhi

Re-use of article numbers in SAP Retail - consequences for SAP BI ?

Hello experts,
I´ve got another task concerning SAP BI 7.0 and Retail ECC 6.00. We are confronted with the following situation: The InfoObject 0MATERIAL is used for SAP Retail Article. 0MATERIAL has been extended with some specific attributes, but beside from this it´s still a standard Business Content object (lenght 18 characters etc.). We are loading data on a daily basis.
Now for the future there´s the intention to re-use already existing article numbers for different articles (!). E.g. article 012345678910111213 is now a bath towel, but somewhere in the future it changes into a computer or something else.
From my understanding, we cannot delete the "old" articles in SAP BI as long as they are used in any transactional data. We also cannot change the article text, because 0MATERIAL is not time-dependent. I know that we can make the texts time-dependent (valid from - valid to), but in this case the users have to know when the last change of every specific article has taken place - and this can´t be guaranteed. Beside from this, I can´t see a solution for the reporting on articles because they cannot be compared.
So - has anybody of you been confrontated with a similar situation and has been solved this problem ?
Thank you very much.
Regards,
Alexander

Hi,
Please check this wiki pages for more information on how to solve your issue:
http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/BOBJ/ReleasingExtractorsforusebytheODP+API
http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=217449812
Hope it helps,
Pedro

Problem when trying to print standart invoice crystal report for SAP

Hi All, I have the following problem when trying to print a system invoice report in crystal reports for SAP
I pass params and load the report using this code
Private Sub DisplayThreadReportSeq()
Dim oView As New frmViewReport
Dim strReportPath As String = ""
Dim strParamName As String = ""
Try
Dim CR As New ReportDocument
CR.Load(oReport.CrstPath)
' Declare the parameter related objects.
SetReportValues(CR)
Dim crParameterDiscreteValue As ParameterDiscreteValue
Dim crParameterFieldDefinitions As ParameterFieldDefinitions
Dim crParameterFieldLocation As ParameterFieldDefinition
Dim crParameterValues As ParameterValues
' Get the report's parameters collection.
For Each oPar As cslParam In oReport.Params
crParameterFieldDefinitions = CR.DataDefinition.ParameterFields
crParameterFieldLocation = crParameterFieldDefinitions.Item(oPar.ParName)
crParameterValues = crParameterFieldLocation.CurrentValues
crParameterDiscreteValue = New CrystalDecisions.Shared.ParameterDiscreteValue
crParameterDiscreteValue.Value = oPar.Value
crParameterValues.Add(crParameterDiscreteValue)
crParameterFieldLocation.ApplyCurrentValues(crParameterValues)
Next
If pPrint Then
If oReport.Printer "" Then
CR.PrintOptions.PrinterName = oReport.Printer
End If
CR.PrintToPrinter(IIf(oReport.Copies = "", 1, oReport.Copies), False, 0, 0)
SBO_Application.StatusBar.SetText("Printed Document Successfully", SAPbouiCOM.BoMessageTime.bmt_Medium, SAPbouiCOM.BoStatusBarMessageType.smt_Success)
Else
oView.Text = pReport
oView.TopMost = True
oView.Viewer.ReportSource = CR
oView.Hide()
oView.ShowDialog()
End If
Catch ex As Exception
Util_GenErrorLog("DisplayReport", ex)
End Try
End Sub
This code works fine when the report invoke to print is developed in crystal reports version for .net 2008 or .net 2005
when trying to print a report standart getting from SAP BO 8.8.1 using this code I getting the following error:
Error in File C:UsersecombaAppDataLocalTemp5ARInvoiceStandartSap {300B9A68-DF05-4D7B-8F3B-1670A4493BEE}.rpt:
Error in formula .
'Shared numberVar SectionTotalMaxHeght;
A number, currency amount, boolean, date, time, date-time, or string is expected here.
This report is the standart report that SAP 8.8.1 includes and works fine on SAP.
I referenced this dlls CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.dll, CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Shared, version 10.2.3600
How I can get these dll´s version for Crystal Report 2008 for SAP Business one or How I can solve this problem
thanks in advance,
Ezequiel.

Hi Ezequiel,
You can try to search in SAP Business One Reporting & Printing forum section or post there.
nd.Q

Crystal Report doesn't prompt for SAP credentials / errors out on refresh

2 Environments tested with same results:

BOE XI 3.1 SP2 & BOE XI 3.1 SP2 FP2.5 
SAP Intg Kit on mirrored SP/FP levels in each environment.

We've been successfully creating Crystal Reports against BEx queries in BW for months now as well as ECC master data. We've also built universes and have WebI reports actively working against similar BEx queries in the same. However, we're getting some curious behavior when we refresh the Crystal Reports against BEx queries in BW. Verified all necessary transports and authorizations have been provided for both authoring, as well as refreshing/viewing on demand, etc.

We've setup all the Crystal Reports we're testing to:

a) Use custom database logon information specified here. 
b) Specify a custom driver, leveraging the crdb_bwmdx driver 
c) Prompt the user for database login

We have not enabled SNC as of yet.

1) When we refresh a WebI report hitting a BEx query with security applied, it doesn't prompt for the credentials, but we confirmed through tracing on the SAP side that if the user hits a paramater it has access to, the data comes through and when we hit a paramater they do not have access to, we can clearly see SAP reject it and it spits out a logical error on the BO side in InfoView and in the WebI logs on the BO server.

2) When we refresh a Crystal Report hitting ECC data, we are prompted for the SAP credentials and everything works as expected

However:

3) When we refresh a Crystal Report hitting a BEx query in BW, we are not promtped for SAP credentials. We immediately get the "LOV" prompts. Now, if we use a test user in SAP that has NO SECURITY restrictions at all and open access to the query, the data comes through. However, as soon as any security is applied to the query level, even if it is SAP ALL, we cannot retrieve the data. Tracing is also strange, as we can see on the SAP side it buffer the selected paramaters, but unlike with the WebI reports, it never shows it reaching the point where it checks each paramater against what the role has access to. An error is then spit back. We run the same queries with the same users within SAP and get normal behavior. It's as though as soon as we apply security to the query the mdx driver doesn't like it. Dependant on the type of InfoView viewer we use, the errors we consistently get on the BO side are:

Interactive Viewer: "Error in File %reportname%: Encapsulating Page Failed" 
Java Viewer: "Error in File %reportname%: Database Connection Error"

Nothing glaring in the event logs on the BO servers or in the Crystal logs that I can see, however just because it isn't spitting a specific error in the crystal logs doesn't mean I'm not missing something because I don't know what to look for behavior wise. To reduce the liklihood that it has to do with the way the report was built, we've tried against the same query by building a report using standard methods, as well as the SAP Toolbar using a very plain jane report. Same behavior.

Thoughts?
Edited by: Jay Riddle on Mar 1, 2010 8:55 PM

Hi,
1) When we refresh a WebI report hitting a BEx query with security applied, it doesn't prompt for the credentials, but we confirmed through tracing on the SAP side that if the user hits a paramater it has access to, the data comes through and when we hit a paramater they do not have access to, we can clearly see SAP reject it and it spits out a logical error on the BO side in InfoView and in the WebI logs on the BO server.
>> Which authentication are you using to logon to InfoView ? Whats the configuration in the Universe Connection for Authentication ?
2) When we refresh a Crystal Report hitting ECC data, we are prompted for the SAP credentials and everything works as expected
>> The user is using which authentication ? and against which system does he log on ?
However:
3) When we refresh a Crystal Report hitting a BEx query in BW, we are not promtped for SAP credentials. We immediately get the "LOV" prompts. Now, if we use a test user in SAP that has NO SECURITY restrictions at all and open access to the query, the data comes through. However, as soon as any security is applied to the query level, even if it is SAP ALL, we cannot retrieve the data. Tracing is also strange, as we can see on the SAP side it buffer the selected paramaters, but unlike with the WebI reports, it never shows it reaching the point where it checks each paramater against what the role has access to. An error is then spit back. We run the same queries with the same users within SAP and get normal behavior. It's as though as soon as we apply security to the query the mdx driver doesn't like it. Dependant on the type of InfoView viewer we use, the errors we consistently get on the BO side are:
>> The user is using which authentication ? and against which system does he log on ?
>> You mentioned security restrictions and I assume we talk about BI authorizations in form of data level security. If so - does the BW query include the authorization variables ?
Ingo

New patches for SAP GUI 6.40 and the Screenreader Extension

Hi,
patch 10 for SAP GUI 6.40 and version 8 of the screenreader extension have been published on service.sap.com and ftp.sap.com.
Best regards,
Christian

Hi John,
short update: I talked to the service market place team, and unfortunately the software corner is not a standard SMP site, so the nice features you know from other pages are not available, and won't be in the near future.
I will post news about new patches here, but as mentioned this is not part of the official workflow and may not always happen, for example when I'm on vacation
Best regards,
Christian

Change future periods for Fiscal year variant-OB29

Hi experts,
We are using 4-4-5 rule, Fiscal year variant is M1, Future Periods for FY variant M1 is not maintained correctly. Our year end is on 6/25/2011 but in our variant M1 it is defined as 7/2/2011 and periods following that are defined incorrectly.
Company - US (4-4-5 rule)
FY variant - M1
Period - P12/2011 and following periods are not defined correctly
1.     There are risks involved if you change the fiscal year in Live SAP system. What is the risks for changing future periods - 2 months from now.
2.     Posting are not carried out for the periods we are changing. We need to check plan data if any
3.     Impact on other modules, organization structure, master data, transaction data
4.     How intense the testing needs to be.
Any help will be appreciated and point will be assigned.
Thanks
Monica

Hello,
If you change the Fiscal year period in the live system the following problems may come as per my understanding.
For Costing Module Planning would have already been carried our at the start of the year,
similarly for CS, PP and PS modules if they are implemented in your company the planning data will be effected.
If there is any Budjet posted even you have to consider how to change the budget and reaccolation
Best Regards,
Ravi

OpenDocument URL for SAP BW query

Hi,
We have built universe on top of SAP BI query and created the variable for Fiscal Year. When I run any WebI report created from the same Universe it automaticaly pops up the window to pass the parameter for Fiscal Year.
I have created two reports one Parent and other one is child. For the child report I am passing the Fiscal Period value as Period 05 2010. When I click on Parent report link to show child report it shows me the MDX error instead of report. (The report works fine without link)
Prompt Name: Fiscal Year
Values: Example Period 04 2010,Period 05 2010, Period 06 2010 etc
URL is:
="<a href='../../opendoc/openDocument.jsp?sPath=[PublicFolder],[MSS],[MSSScorecards]&sDocName=Scorecard&sType=wid&sWindow=Same&sRefresh=Y&lsSFiscal+Year=Period 05 2010'>Click</a>"
Please suggest me if I am missing anything in the URL and let me know how to format the URL for SAP Query based universe.
Environment:
BOE XI3.1 (Web Intelligence)
SAP Integration Kit 3.1
SAP BI 7.1
Thanks,
Moogi

Hi,
the product group is working on extending the functionality of the int.Kit and improving the integration between BOBJ and SAP in general. Stay tuned for future releases.
Regards,
Stratos

FICO for SAP HANA

Hello,
I've reading a lot of documentation from SAP about the new SAP HANA. But i can't yet find the difference between SAP FICO in no-HANA Systems and Smart Finance and Simple Finance in SAP HANA sytem's.
As far as i understood, if i migrate my FICO from no-HANA to HANA system, i would have, obligatorily, the New GL functionality and the New Asset Accounting.
But i have two question, if anyone could assist it would be of great help:
1. By simply migrating data would i imediatly benefit of the new architectural design? (column oriented, in-memory, total tables and index tables transformed to views such as all BSI* and BSA*) or do I need to instal an add-on (Simple Finance or Smart Finance)??
2. I recently entered a SAP HANA machine from one of our clients, and BSIS, for example, was not a view as was expected. Was there something missing, some sort of activation?
Thank you very much.
Best Regards,
Nuno Anjos

Please read the release notes in this link SAP Simple Finance Add-On for SAP Business Suite powered by SAP HANA – SAP Help Portal Page to understand what's new in SAP FICO as compared to the earlier versions.
Regarding your questions above, here are my thoughts:
1. You need to install the add-on first (a software update) and then perform the database migration.
2. Once you install the financial add-on for Suite on HANA (SAP Simple Finance Add-On for SAP Business Suite powered by SAP HANA), BSIS should appear as a DDL SQL View in SE11.

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