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I am going to be searching a job in XI so the country will be in US so I need following information.
1. FAQ's.
2. Situation based questions and answers.
3.Brief view of the following items with screen shorts.
How to create a IDOC and transfer to file in XI.
What is XSLT Mapping give me an overview with screen shorts
Please help me out ASAP.
Rajamani

Raja,
1. FAQ's.
-->Steps required to configure a scenario
-->Types of mapping
-->which all configurations you need to do in R/3
for an Idoc to file scenario
-->Questions regarding the interfaces you have worked
on
-->Qestions on adapters eg. Idoc , RFC etc
-->How to configure JDBC Adapter(Sender & Receiver)
-->Qestions on Content conversion
-->Questions on BPM and the step types in BPM.
-->Questions on ALERTS. How to configure Alerts, alert rules, etc.
-->Architecture of XI.
For help on all these, just check the following link,
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/14/80243b4a66ae0ce10000000a11402f/frameset.htm
-->Steps required to configure a scenario
1. Interface Determination-- RB_SPLIT and RB_CLASSIC, condtional Interface Determination
2. Receiver Determination -- Conditional Receiver Determination.
3. Sender / Receiver Agreement-- Why doesnt IDOC and HTTP have a sender agreement, etc.
Flow of how XI determines the configuration scenario
>>Types of mapping
1. Types of Java Mapping -- DOM and SAX Parser. Advantages and Disadvantages.
2. XSLT mapping
3. Graphical Mapping--
Questions on context change, standard functions in XI etc.
-->Qestions on adapters
1. Which adpaters run on j2ee engine and which run on ABAP stack.
2. Use of each adapter
-->Qestions on Content conversion
1. how and why is content conversion performed.
-->Questions on BPM and the step types in BPM.
1. Correlation
2. synch/asynch bridge
3. Collect pattern.
4. For each and par for each in a block
5. send synchronously and asynchronously.
6. Step types in BPM.
-->Questions on ALERTS. 1. How do u define Alert Category, rules, etc.
2. How do you test an Alert.
3. Alerts in a BPM
-->Architecture of XI1. How and what are the stacks available in XI
2. Need for datatype, message type, message interface, message mapping, interface mapping, etc.
3. Synch/ Asynch/ outbound/inbound/ abstract interfaces, etc.
How do you monitor your messages in XI.
1. What is the difference between the monitoring done on the RunTimeWorkBench and the one done using SXMB_MONI.
2. What is End to End Monitoring, Performance Monitoring, Cache Montioring etc.
3. What is a Business System, Technical System, Logical System, and other questions related to the System Landscape Directory (SLD ).
Also check these links for further details...
XI Interview Questions
/people/michal.krawczyk2/blog/2005/06/28/xipi-faq-frequently-asked-questions
http://www.sap-img.com/abap/more-than-100-abap-interview-faqs.htm
http://sap.ittoolbox.com/documents/document.asp?i=3240
http://www.techinterviews.com/?p=198.
http://www.fundoosite.com/interview-questions/type.asp?iType=72
http://www.sapassist.com/documents/document.asp?i=3240
http://www.sap-img.com/abap/more-than-100-abap-interview-faqs.htm.
http://www.sap-img.com/business/sap-bw-interview-questions.htm
http://www.sap-img.com/business/sap-bw-interview-questions-2.htm
http://www.techinterviews.com/?p=184
http://rapidshare.de/files/3829216/Bw_Interview_Questions.pdf.html
interview questions
/thread/358955 [original link is broken]
2. Situation based questions and answers.
For that ur concept should be clear in various area of XI...
go thro' thsese questions .....although lil bit tuff..
1. What are different design time components used by XI?
2. What services does the integration server provide?
3. What are the 4 functions does adapter framework provide?
4. What is Java webstart and why is it used?
5. What are the different XI components?
6. What is XI domain?
7. What is XI pipeline and what is a pipeline service?
8. Describe the alert functionality of the runtime workbench?.
9. Name different monitoring functions of the runtime
workbench?
10. Web application server 6.2 has an integration engine.
Why is this so?
11. In BPM Async-Sync bridge, does the QOS change?
12. List 4 ways to enable logging / trace?
13. What is logging / trace?
14. Properties of an Async message?
15. Inbound XI message has problem, where do you look for
solution?
16. Describe XI message format?
17. Describe end-end monitoring?
18. In XI 3.0 where do you configure adapters?
19. Different steps to make an IDOC adapter work?
20. What is a mail adapter?
21. JMS adapter can talk with what type of systems?
22. What format can JDBC adapter communicate in?
23. If communications with JDBC using XML format, what
are 4 actions you could do?
24. Installing PCK what platforms can you install it on?
25. How does PCK and adapter framework engine differ?
26. Can JDBC adapter query DB tables?
27. JMS adapter scenario messaging system provider needs
to submit what?
28. What are the properties of receiving IDOC adapter?
29. JDBC/JMS require certain steps before they can work?
30. Properties of the PCK who developed it? What is it
similar too? Does it support B2B?
31. What is ALE audit with respect to IDOCS?
32. Properties of the HTTP adapter, does it use or need a
sender or receiver? Or communications channel
agreement?
33. What does a RFC adapter support?
34. Is EOIO supported by RFC?
35. What are advantages and why would you install a
decentralize adapter engine?
36. Comment on the following, adapter engine is also known
as a PCK?
37. What are the different monitoring status? Where do you
find them?
38. What adapters are not in adapter engine?
39. Which ABAP proxy, in or outbound has code you can
type in?
40. With an optional node what is the cardinality? How do
you make sure the subordinates fields get mapped?
41. What is it WSDL? Where do you find it in DR? Does Is
used in Java or ABAP Proxy?
42. In XI 3.0 Stack 9, what are the supported mapping
types?
43. What are prerequisites for importing customer defined
IDOC?
44. What are the three IDOC transactions in XI?
45. Context object replace what?
46. Two things can make up a collaboration agreement,
what are they?
47. What is a logical system, with respect to SLD?
48. What is the sender communications channel?
49. If error during inbound or outbound binding, where do
you look to solve?
50. What is URI, URL, and URN and what are their difference?
51. To perform content based routing, two places it can be
done, what are the two places?
52. What is an integration process
53. Message Mapping, advanced user function, can you test
for context changes, if yes how?
54. What is multi-mapping? Where is it used? What are the
advantages?
55. What are the two XSLT tags, previously that could not
be used in XI Why?
56. Using a simple user defined function how can you send
trace information to be monitored?
57. What is function exists in message mapping?
58. What Jar file is required to perform Java Mapping?
59. What is context in message mapping?
60. What is remove context and what is Split by Value?
61. Source message occurs 3 times, target only once what is
wrong?
62. Java mapping class, which class must it implement?
63. What is scope of mapping template?
64. How does a Boolean function work in message mappings?
65. Where can you use a user defined function, scope?
66. In simple mapping one source results in 4 identical
target messages, with regarding cardinality what is the
problem?
67. What is a prerequisite to do ABAP mapping for a
complex transformation?
68. What step can be inserted into an exception branch?
69. Where can you find business process engine?
70. What actions can you perform in SXICACHE?
71. What is a wait step and why is it used?
72. What is a block step and why is it used?
73. How do you get an error condition to generate an alert?
74. Could multiple instances of an integration process be
running at the same time? If so, how does a message
find its way to the correct instance?
75. Which XI objects can be used in an integration process?
76. What happens after an exception is raised in BPM?
77. Send message within an integration process to 8
receivers at the same time, how can I do this?
78. Describe the triggering of exceptions in BPM?
79. What is a correlation and what is local correlation?
80. Which steps can trigger an alert?
81. What does a control step do?
82. How does integration process kill itself? What are other
possibilities?
83. What is the 2 visibility of container elements?
84. What are the different types that a container element
can be based on? Can container elements be based on
dictionary structure MARA?
85. What is the relationship between an integration process
and business workflow?

3)How to create a IDOC and transfer to file in XI.
follow this..thats the best pdf...for Idoc to file with each and evrey step+screenshots
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/e07dcaa0-a92b-2a10-3a96-b3d942bd1539
also see
/people/prateek.shah/blog/2005/06/08/introduction-to-idoc-xi-file-scenario-and-complete-walk-through-for-starters

4)What is XSLT Mapping give me an overview with screen shorts
Go through these
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/01a57f0b-0501-0010-3ca9-d2ea3bb983c1
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/9692eb84-0601-0010-5ca0-923b4fb8674a
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/006aa890-0201-0010-1eb1-afc5cbae3f15
Some scenarios
/people/sap.user72/blog/2005/03/15/using-xslt-mapping-in-a-ccbpm-scenario
/people/anish.abraham2/blog/2005/12/22/file-to-multiple-idocs-xslt-mapping
Regards
biplab
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2.What is the difference between Collect statement and Append Statement???
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9.What is the flow of a Sales document???
10.What is the flow of Purchase order???
12.What is the flow of Invoice???
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14.What do you mean by table control???Where will we use this???
15.What are field symbols??Where will we use these symbols???
Deepti
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methods for enhancement.
14. table controls are enhanced version for step loops where we can expand rows .main difference between these two
is step loop can be expanded to two lines table controls can`t.
15. field symbols are just like pointers concept which are used in C language. We use them when we want to refer to
the fields considered,it doesnt allocate any memory for it.
Venu Rapolu
1. Ans: Using BDC., LSMW,,ALE., BAPI
2. Ans: Collect: it adds the numeric fields to the existing non numeric key field records., thereby avoiding duplicate
values., and append will simply adds the record
3 . Ans: The CTS contains work bench organizer and transport system :
The workbench organizer is used to record and contol changes to the ABAP/4 development objects;
The transport system is used to move objects from an SAP dev.system to production system
6. Ans: Outbound interface is used to send IDocs to the ALE server.,
Inbound interface is used to Analyse the received Idoc.
7. Ans: We (ABAPers) don't do.
8. Ans: se09 or se10
13. Ans: MATMAS
CREMAS
DEBMAS
GLMAST etc...
14. Ans: to display records in table format., we use in Screens
15. Ans: we assign the field content at run time with ASSIGN stmt.
Satish D
1. goto se16 u can view the table contents
2. collect will collects all the numeric fields of nonnumeric field values
append will append record at the end of table
3. when we are creatiing new task like dev. a new prg.. after completion of dev. that will be trnsported to testing system or production system to do that we are assigning an
transport request from our dev.class(system) by using se09
4. badis are dev. by class and inheritence methods where as user exitsdev by SAP only and empty shells filled wit user logic
5. go to system then status
6. outbound generating an idoc in ale layer with master_idoc_create_messgetype,
inbound is receivng system with idoc_inbound_process, gives an return variable wether it is sucess or not
7. no we have to configur that
8. go to se09 or se01 there write your task no and use release button it will asks whats the other system name
and number enter them and relase by pressing jeep button
9. inquiry
quotation
sales order
shipping
delivery
invoice
return goods
12. after creation of delivry note invoice is prepared
13. master_idoc_distribute will generate standard idoc
Deepti
I am enclosing some of answers which I know.
1. We can use t.Code SE16 to enter values into table only if table maintainence is allowed for that table.
2. Append will add new entries into the table where as collect add into the numeric type fields if other charatcer fields
matches to your selection criteria.
3. CTS used for creation of ABAP development transport requests.The transaction code for this is SE10.
4. UserExits r used for adding additional functionality to the existing SAP standard transactions.Using UserExits we can add additional functionality standard SAP functionality without making any changes to the original code.BADI is a standardized interface for ABAP sources that enables partners and customers to enhance SAP-delivered programs in their namespace.
5 .We can identify User exits by using transactions CMOD and SMOD.
6. After entering transaction code SE10 select the transport request which u want to transport and click on transport icon(Truck symbol) to release it.
10. Purchase Requistion->RFQ->Vendor Evaluation->Purchase Order(ME21).
14. Table control is the only facility provide thru dialog programming when we come acrosse the use of updating standared,deletion,insertion and all database operations.
15. Field symbols r pointers to the existing data types(like 'C') which does not allocate any memory space. These are used faster access of data.
Answers to some ABAP Interview Questions:
Questions which I have faced in an interview:
1) What is runtime analysis? Have you used this?
2) What is meant by performance analysis? Have done anything to improve the performance?
3) How to transfer the objects? Have to transferred any objects?
4) How did you test the developed objects?
5) What is the difference between SAP Memory and ABAP Memory?
6) In order to upload Purchase order details, how you handle multiple values for a single field?
Eg: Item field may contain no. of values for a record
7) What is the procedure you followed to upload the data?
8) How did you handle errors in Call Transaction?
9) Among the Call Transaction and Session Method, which is faster?
10) What are the difference between Interactive and Drill Down Reports?
11) How to pass the variables to forms?
12) How to create a link between modified form and modified print program?
13) What is the table, which contain the details of all the name of the programs and forms?
14) How did you test the form u developed? How did you taken print?
15) What are Standard Texts?
16) What is the difference between Clustered Tables and Pooled Tables?
17) What is pf-status?
18) Among "Move" and "Move Corresponding", which is efficient one?
19) What are the output type and Tcodes?
20) Where we use Chain and Endchain?
21) Do you use select statement in loop endloop, how will be the performance? To improve the performance?
22) In select-options, how to get the default values as current month first date and last date by default?
Eg: 1/12/2004 and 31/12/2004
Go thru these answers:
1) What is runtime analysis? Have you used this?
It's checks program execution time in microseconds. When you go to se30.if you give desired program name in performance file. It will take you to below screen. You can get how much past is your program.
2) What is meant by performance analysis? Have done
3) How to transfer the objects? Have you transferred any objects?
4) How did you test the developed objects?
I was testing a developed object. There are two types of testing
- Negative testing
- Positive testing
In negative testing we will give negative data in input and we check any errors occurs.
In positive testing we will give positive data in input for checking errors.
8) How did you handle errors in Call Transaction?
We can create a internal table like 'bsgmcgcoll'. All the messages will go to internal table. We can get errors in this internal table.
Below messages are go to internal table. when you run the call transaction.
- Message type
- Message id
- Message Number
- Variable1
- Variable2
- Variable3
9) Among the Call Transaction and Session Method, which is faster?
Call transaction is faster then session method. But usually we use session method in real time...because we can transfer large amount of data from internal table to database and if any errors in a session. Process will not complete until session get correct.
10) What are the difference between Interactive and Drill Down Reports?
ABAP/4 provides some interactive events on lists such as AT LINE-SELECTION (double click) or AT USER-COMMAND (pressing a button). You can use these events to move through layers of information about individual items in a list.
Drill down report is nothing but interactive report...drilldown means above paragraph only.
11) How to pass the variables to forms?
12) What is the table, which contain the details of all the name of the programs and forms?
Table contains vertical and horizontal lines. We can store the data in table as blocks. We can scroll depends upon your wish. And these all are stored in database (data dictionary).
Which contain the details of all the name of the programs and forms? (I don't know).
13) How did you test the form u developed? How did you taken print?
14) What are Standard Texts?
16) What is the difference between Clustered Tables and Pooled Tables?
A pooled table is used to combine several logical tables in the ABAP/4 dictionary. Pooled tables are logical tables that must be assigned to a table pool when they are defined.
Cluster table are logical tables that must be assigned to a table cluster when they are defined.
Cluster table can be used to store control data they can also used to store temporary data or text such as documentation.
17) What is pf-status?
Pf status is used in interactive report for enhancing the functionality. If we go to se41, we can get menus, items and different function keys, which we are using for secondary list in interactive report.
18) Among "Move" and "Move Corresponding", which is efficient one?
I guess, 'move corresponding' is very efficient then 'move' statement. Because usually we use this stamtent for internal table fields only...so if we give move corresponding. Those fields only moving to other place (what ever you want).
19) What are the output type and Tcodes?
20) Where we use Chain and End chain?
21) Do you use select statement in loop end loop, how will be the performance? To improve the performance?
22) In select-options, how to get the default values as current month first date and last date by default?
Eg: 1/12/2004 and 31/12/2004
SAP ABAP interview questions
Thanks to the reader who sent in this question set:
1. What is an ABAP data dictionary?- ABAP 4 data dictionary describes the logical structures of the objects used in application development and shows how they are mapped to the underlying relational database in tables/views.
2. What are domains and data element?- Domains:Domain is the central object for describing the technical characteristics of an attribute of an business objects. It describes the value range of the field. Data Element: It is used to describe the semantic definition of the table fields like description the field. Data element describes how a field can be displayed to end-user.
3. What is foreign key relationship?- A relationship which can be defined between tables and must be explicitly defined at field level. Foreign keys are used to ensure the consistency of data. Data entered should be checked against existing data to ensure that there are now contradiction. While defining foreign key relationship cardinality has to be specified. Cardinality mentions how many dependent records or how referenced records are possible.
4. Describe data classes.- Master data: It is the data which is seldomly changed. Transaction data: It is the data which is often changed. Organization data: It is a customizing data which is entered in the system when the system is configured and is then rarely changed. System data:It is the data which R/3 system needs for itself.
5. What are indexes?- Indexes are described as a copy of a database table reduced to specific fields. This data exists in sorted form. This sorting form ease fast access to the field of the tables. In order that other fields are also read, a pointer to the associated record of the actual table are included in the index. Yhe indexes are activated along with the table and are created automatically with it in the database.
6. Difference between transparent tables and pooled tables.- Transparent tables: Transparent tables in the dictionary has a one-to-one relation with the table in database. Its structure corresponds to single database field. Table in the database has the same name as in the dictionary. Transparent table holds application data. Pooled tables. Pooled tables in the dictionary has a many-to-one relation with the table in database. Table in the database has the different name as in the dictionary. Pooled table are stored in table pool at the database level.
7. What is an ABAP/4 Query?- ABAP/4 Query is a powerful tool to generate simple reports without any coding. ABAP/4 Query can generate the following 3 simple reports: Basic List: It is the simple reports. Statistics: Reports with statistical functions like Average, Percentages. Ranked Lists: For analytical reports. - For creating a ABAP/4 Query, programmer has to create user group and a functional group. Functional group can be created using with or without logical database table. Finally, assign user group to functional group. Finally, create a query on the functional group generated.
8. What is BDC programming?- Transferring of large/external/legacy data into SAP system using Batch Input programming. Batch input is a automatic procedure referred to as BDC(Batch Data Communications).The central component of the transfer is a queue file which receives the data vie a batch input programs and groups associated data into sessions.
9. What are the functional modules used in sequence in BDC?- These are the 3 functional modules which are used in a sequence to perform a data transfer successfully using BDC programming: BDC_OPEN_GROUP - Parameters like Name of the client, sessions and user name are specified in this functional modules. BDC_INSERT - It is used to insert the data for one transaction into a session. BDC_CLOSE_GROUP - This is used to close the batch input session.
10. What are internal tables?- Internal tables are a standard data type object which exists only during the runtime of the program. They are used to perform table calculations on subsets of database tables and for re-organising the contents of database tables according to users need.
11. What is ITS? What are the merits of ITS?- ITS is a Internet Transaction Server. ITS forms an interface between HTTP server and R/3 system, which converts screen provided data by the R/3 system into HTML documents and vice-versa. Merits of ITS: A complete web transaction can be developed and tested in R/3 system. All transaction components, including those used by the ITS outside the R/3 system at runtime, can be stored in the R/3 system. The advantage of automatic language processing in the R/3 system can be utilized to language-dependent HTML documents at runtime.
12. What is DynPro?- DynPro is a Dynamic Programming which is a combination of screen and the associated flow logic Screen is also called as DynPro.
13. What are screen painter and menu painter?- Screen painter: Screen painter is a tool to design and maintain screen and its elements. It allows user to create GUI screens for the transactions. Attributes, layout, filed attributes and flow logic are the elements of Screen painter. Menu painter: Menu painter is a tool to design the interface components. Status, menu bars, menu lists, F-key settings, functions and titles are the components of Menu painters. Screen painter and menu painter both are the graphical interface of an ABAP/4 applications.
14. What are the components of SAP scripts?- SAP scripts is a word processing tool of SAP which has the following components: Standard text. It is like a standard normal documents. Layout sets. - Layout set consists of the following components: Windows and pages, Paragraph formats, Character formats. Creating forms in the R/3 system. Every layout set consists of Header, paragraph, and character string. ABAP/4 program.
15. What is ALV programming in ABAP? When is this grid used in ABAP?- ALV is Application List viewer. Sap provides a set of ALV (ABAP LIST VIEWER) function modules which can be put into use to embellish the output of a report. This set of ALV functions is used to enhance the readability and functionality of any report output. Cases arise in sap when the output of a report contains columns extending more than 255 characters in length. In such cases, this set of ALV functions can help choose selected columns and arrange the different columns from a report output and also save different variants for report display. This is a very efficient tool for dynamically sorting and arranging the columns from a report output. The report output can contain up to 90 columns in the display with the wide array of display options.
16. What are the events in ABAP/4 language?- Initialization, At selection-screen, Start-of-selection, end-of-selection, top-of-page, end-of-page, At line-selection, At user-command, At PF, Get, At New, At LAST, AT END, AT FIRST.
17. What is CTS and what do you know about it?- The Change and Transport System (CTS) is a tool that helps you to organize development projects in the ABAP Workbench and in Customizing, and then transport the changes between the SAP Systems and clients in your system landscape. This documentation provides you with an overview of how to manage changes with the CTS and essential information on setting up your system and client landscape and deciding on a transport strategy. Read and follow this documentation when planning your development project.
18. What are logical databases? What are the advantages/ dis-advantages of logical databases?- To read data from a database tables we use logical database. A logical database provides read-only access to a group of related tables to an ABAP/4 program. Advantages: i)check functions which check that user input is complete, correct,and plausible. ii)Meaningful data selection. iii)central authorization checks for database accesses. iv)good read access performance while retaining the hierarchical data view determined by the application logic. dis advantages: i)If you donot specify a logical database in the program attributes,the GET events never occur. ii)There is no ENDGET command,so the code block associated with an event ends with the next event statement (such as another GET or an END-OF-SELECTION).
19. What is a batch input session?- BATCH INPUT SESSION is an intermediate step between internal table and database table. Data along with the action is stored in session ie data for screen fields, to which screen it is passed, program name behind it, and how next screen is processed.
20. How to upload data using CATT ?- These are the steps to be followed to Upload data through CATT: Creation of the CATT test case & recording the sample data input. Download of the source file template. Modification of the source file. Upload of the data from the source file.
21. What is Smart Forms?- Smart Forms allows you to create forms using a graphical design tool with robust functionality, color, and more. Additionally, all new forms developed at SAP will be created with the new Smart Form solution.
22. How can I make a differentiation between dependent and independent data?- Client dependent or independent transfer requirements include client specific or cross client objects in the change requests. Workbench objects like SAPscripts are client specific, some entries in customizing are client independent. If you display the object list for one change request, and then for each object the object attributes, you will find the flag client specific. If one object in the task list has this flag on, then that transport will be client dependent.
23. What is the difference between macro and subroutine? - Macros can only be used in the program the are defined in and only after the definition are expanded at compilation / generation. Subroutines (FORM) can be called from both the program the are defined in and other programs . A MACRO is more or less an abbreviation for some lines of code that are used more than once or twice. A FORM is a local subroutine (which can be called external). A FUNCTION is (more or less) a subroutine that is called external. Since debugging a MACRO is not really possible, prevent the use of them (Ive never used them, but seen them in action). If the subroutine is used only local (called internal) use a FORM. If the subroutine is called external (used by more than one program) use a FUNCTION.
Please check these links.
http://www.sap-img.com/abap/abap-interview-question.htm
http://www.sap-img.com/abap/answers-to-some-abap-interview-questions.htm
http://sap.ittoolbox.com/documents/document.asp?i=3240
http://www.techinterviews.com/?p=198
http://www.sapbrain.com/FAQs/TECHNICAL/SAP_ABAP_DATADICTIONARY_FAQ.html
http://www.****************/InterviewQ/interviewQ.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/en/35/2cd77bd7705394e10000009b387c12/frameset.htm
http://www.techinterviews.com/?p=198
http://www.techinterviews.com/?p=326
http://www.sap-img.com/abap/answers-to-some-abap-interview-questions.htm
http://www.sap-img.com/abap/more-than-100-abap-interview-faqs.htm
http://www.geekinterview.com/Interview-Questions/SAP-R-3/ABAP
http://sap.ittoolbox.com/documents/popular-q-and-a/abap-sample-interview-questions-3240
http://www.sap-img.com/abap/abap-interview-question.htm
http://www.allinterview.com/Interview-Questions/ABAP.html
regards,
srinivas

Aperture2 - Recovery and Black Point adjustments question

I purchased the Aperture2 upgrade and, I'm impressed!!!
I have a question:
In the *Adjustment Tab*:
Two features in the *Exposure area, "Recover and Black Point"*, works sometimes and other times it does not.
There must be a reason for it - I just can't figure out why this happens. One would think that it should work all the time!?
Anyone know?

C and Scott, thanks so much for trying to help this old codger learn new tricks.
All the images I imported into Aperture2 are projects already completed and therefore I won't need to make adjustments to them. I was using them to test and learn the new Aperture2 features.
But, Just in case I ever need to convert a RAW image from A1x to the A2 format I'll know how to do it.
As I said before, as long as my new RAW images that I import directly into A2 have all the features available, I'm a happy camper. I won't be importing any images into A2 until after my shoot this evening, so, do you know if this is the case?

1702i access point presales questions

I am trying to clarify the capabilities of this device before purchase. One of the points of confusion is that the configuration guide applies to the 3700 series, the 2700 series, and the 1700 series. If there is a more appropriate manual to use than the "Cisco IOS Configuration Guide for Autonomous Cisco Aironet Access Points" for the 1702i, then that would be useful information.
SSIDs: The manual indicates that the access points are capable of 16 SSIDs running simultaneously, but it doesn't make any distinctions between each of the series. Can I assume the 1702i is capable of 16 SSIDs, and 17 VLANs, like the WAP371?
DHCP server capabilities: P 5-25 of the manual shows how to use the internal DHCP server capabilities of the unit, but it is not clear to me how many instances, or pools, I can make. Am I limited to only one set, applied to one subnet, or can I define a different pool and subnet for each of the 16 SSIDs?
Specific model: The manual refers to the 1700i, but it looks like the model available is the 1702i. Are there any differences in the 1702i version?

"you will also see what access points that is supported on": My point was that the configuration guide did not say whether 16 SSIDs were supported on some or all of the series. That was my reason for asking the question (page 7-2 of the manual)
"The data sheet of the APs of the comparison guide will show you the feature difference of the access point": You must be looking at a different data sheet than I have been able to find:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/wireless/aironet-1700-series/datasheet-c78-732347.html
a search for "SSID" on the page had no hits.
also the comparison between 1700, 2700, and 3700 series showed no hits for SSID:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/wireless/buyers-guide.html#~indoorac,
"DHCP is strictly for that access point and it's always prefered to use a true dhcp server and not the access point itself."
It sounds like you may have misunderstood my question. I'm asking whether the DHCP server capability can assign a different IP pool for each SSID. The "Understanding Multiple SSIDs" section on P 7-2 shows that a different VLAN may be specified for each different SSID, but I can't tell from the "Setting up the DHCP Server" section on P 5-24, whether this can be done for different IP address pools, or just for one.
For example:
The SSID "InterEquipment" would use VLAN 2, and the subnet 192.168.2.0
The SSID "Staff" would use VLAN 3 and use the subnet 192.168.3.0
The SSID "Guest" would use VLAN 4 and use the subnet 192.168.4.0
Could the 1702i act as the DHCP server for all of these SSID/Vlan/subnet combinations, or just one of them?
Concerning your comment "...it's always preferred to use a true dhcp server and not the access point itself." , what is it about the access point that makes it not a "true dhcp server", and why is it "preferred" to use something else?
-Dave

Points / Certificate question

I preordered Destiny and used (what I thought) was a combination of available certificates and gift cards. I have been unable to access my points history, but it is saying that I have $5 in certificates to use. I have two questions,
1) Looking at the order history, I see the gift cards were used, but the points do not seem to be. Can this be confirmed for me?
2) Can the existing certificate be applied to an existing order? I am concerned with cancelling and replacing the same order as it is for a high demand product and I do not want to lose my ability to get the item.
3) Since the points history has not been accessible for me, as it seems to be the case with others, will Best Buy make an exception to the policy of reissuing rewards certificates based on this issue?
4) I have my rewards certificates set to issue at $20. Is there a way to see when I changed this versus when the last two certificates were issued?
I understand the policy of reissuing, so if that is the final answer, you do not need to send me to the fine print link. I am just hoping the interest of customer service some sort of resolution can be found. If not, I'll chalk it up as lost money to a confusing and broken system.
Also, if this is Derek answering, you have helped me multiple times with other issues. This is not intended to criticize any individuals. Thanks!

Good morning ToxicLogics,
I am more than happy to see if I can help answer your questions!
Based on your pre-order, it does not appear that any My Best Buy certificates were redeemed.
If you want to apply any active My Best Buy certificates to your pre-order, then you would need to cancel the existing pre-order and place a new pre-order.
Are you trying to view your points history by logging into BestBuy.com? If you want to view the details of your account and access your points/certificates , then you are going to wan to login to MyBestBuy.com. Your My Best Buy and BestBuy.com accounts appear to be linked.
I am unable to see when you changed your certificate preference
I would like to go over your My Best Buy account with you to ensure it is up-to-date and that your certificate preference is correct, so I will be sending you a private message. You can check your private messages by logging into the forum and clicking on the little yellow envelope at the top of the page.
Thank you for posting to the forum!
Derek|Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
Private Message

Cue Point - navigateTourl question

Ok, this is what I need to do, I have an flv inside an swf. when the flav gets to either 22:00 or a certain frame I need an invisible button to appear ONLY after the cue point where the flv will display a click here graphic and the invisible button will be on top.
I was able to add the button to the stage but it is clickable throughout the video, how can I get the button to appear AFTER the cuepoint.
any help?
rd

Thx for the reply I'm using actionscript and it's working but now but my problem is I have an invisible button on stage over the flv on another layer and need that button only to work after the flv get's to a certain frame now the button is always on stage and clickable.

I had been through an interview. Scenario question ...

I had been through an interview. Scenario is there are 3 ESXi node in a cluster and 30 VMs.
1)One ESXi host 15 VMs.
2)Another ESXi host 14 VMs.
3)Third ESXi host only 1 VMs.
DRS and HA is configured properly.
Client is asking why there is only one VM hosted on this single ESXi..???
Message was edited by: a.p. - Shortened the tile

DRS periodically checks the workload on the ESXi hosts in a cluster. If it finds hosts with very high memory or CPU usage, it does a cost-risk analysis on whether it makes sense to migrate one or more VMs to other hosts with free resources. Based on these analysis results, and the DRS configuration settings (aggressive <-> conservative) VMs are migrated. So if - like in your example - none of the hosts is overloaded, there's no reason for DRS to migrate VMs, even if one of the hosts has only a single VM running on it.
I'd suggest you take a look at e.g. DRS Deepdive - Yellow Bricks which explains this more detailed.
André

OSPF Point to Point network question

I just have a quesiton about the linkstate database. I have a point-to-point link between a couple routers(makes sense) and when I look at the database for the lsa type 1, it shows the router has 2 links in the area and one is a stub. I don't under stand how thats possible.
            OSPF Router with ID (4.4.4.4) (Process ID 1)
                Router Link States (Area 1)
LS age: 1136
Options: (No TOS-capability, DC)
LS Type: Router Links
Link State ID: 4.4.4.4
Advertising Router: 4.4.4.4
LS Seq Number: 80000007
Checksum: 0xC738
Length: 60
Number of Links: 3
    Link connected to: another Router (point-to-point)
     (Link ID) Neighboring Router ID: 1.1.1.1
     (Link Data) Router Interface address: 192.168.41.2
      Number of TOS metrics: 0
       TOS 0 Metrics: 10
    Link connected to: a Stub Network
     (Link ID) Network/subnet number: 192.168.41.0
     (Link Data) Network Mask: 255.255.255.0
      Number of TOS metrics: 0
       TOS 0 Metrics: 10
Can anyone explain to me what I'm seeing here? Thanks

Full config
hostname R4
boot-start-marker
boot-end-marker
no aaa new-model
memory-size iomem 5
no ip icmp rate-limit unreachable
ip cef
no ip domain lookup
multilink bundle-name authenticated
archive
log config
hidekeys
ip tcp synwait-time 5
interface FastEthernet0/0
ip address 192.168.104.1 255.255.255.0
ip ospf authentication message-digest
ip ospf message-digest-key 1 md5 dallas
ip ospf 1 area 1
duplex auto
speed auto
interface FastEthernet0/1
ip address 192.168.41.2 255.255.255.0
ip ospf authentication message-digest
ip ospf message-digest-key 1 md5 dallas
ip ospf 1 area 1
duplex auto
speed auto
router ospf 1
router-id 4.4.4.4
log-adjacency-changes
ip forward-protocol nd
no ip http server
no ip http secure-server
control-plane
line con 0
exec-timeout 0 0
privilege level 15
logging synchronous
line aux 0
exec-timeout 0 0
privilege level 15
logging synchronous
line vty 0 4
login
end
R4#

Three Point edit question?

I have duplicate sets of source materials. One is the original GoPro fisheye-distorted camera shots. The other set all have the identical clip names, but are processed to be fisheye-free.
I've edited the fisheye shots into an edit, then I want to replace all shots in a duplicate of that edit, including some that run at non-realtime speed or are cropped or have stabilization applied or have been tonally altered or run backwards--all while retaining those qualities.
I can find and Mark a point in the original clip within the fisheye edit that is easy to identify and Mark in the set of flattened version clips. It would be handy to call this a "sync point" and use it to assist in dropping the flat version clip right smack where the fisheye clip was, but that doesn't seem to be what 3-point does. Or I am missing something major? I want that sync point to drive the match between the already edited clip and the incoming processed version of the same clip to respect its in and out points. My work around is to lay the incoming, flat shot's sync point above the original clip, then trim ends to fit, but that takes more time than a presumably easy sync-edit would take.
Also, I want to keep the altered speed and backwards attributes that were applied to the fisheye edit. How do I reverse a source clip--or change its speed before dropping it over the fisheye clip in the timeline? The only way to sync a reversed clip I've found is to select the edited clip, bring in the new, replacement clip above it, reverse the incoming clip, match the sync points and trim, as above. Is there a way for an incoming clip to inherit everything at once?

If you really, truly, scouts honor have two duplicate sets of source clips, where the only difference is on set has had the distortion removed - but in all other aspects (except filename can be different) are the same - then you are going about this all wrong.
In FCP7, make a copy of your project by saving it under a different name, such as "Project - video fixed". Then, working on the copy project:
Select the sequence where you want to replace the fisheye footage in the Browser, then once selected, control click on it.
From the drop down menu choose Reconnect Media.
When the Reconnection Pane opens, use the Locate button to reconnect each source file FCP asks you to reconnect (they will have an underline under the file name in the Files to Connect box) to that files matching file that has the distortion removed. If they have matching file names, once you navigate to the directory that contains the corrected files, you can use the check box for "Reconnect All Files in Relative Path" to let FCP find all the matches.
Once you have reconnected all your source files, the sequence will now have all the distortion corrected files in it with all your effects, speed changes etc. applied.
The only effect I would worry about not working correctly is the smoothcam shots, the stabilization may not be the same for the corrected clips.
Again, this only works if the source file and reconnected file match identically in terms of length, frame size, etc.
MtD

DL Break Point - Problem/Question

Recently I've been getting some complaints from my customers that there DVD starts to Pixelize / Break-up on the point the DVD switches layers. Some people even claim the DVD stops all together at the break point.
Not all of the DVD - 9's I sell do this. But it does seem like the complaints have increased.
Is this a problem with my Software (DVDSP 3) or the Replicator im using?
I master all the DVD's on DLT, and than send those to the Replicator. I also chose my own breakpoint.
Could it maybe be the brand of the DVD player having trouble reading the switch? I've asked that they send the problem DVD back to me and it plays fine on my Sony DVD Player.
Anyone else have problems with DVD 9's?
Thanks,
Mike A.

Eric,
You should not be saying that DVD SP is not a good pre-mastering tool, like you're saying here, and have been saying on boards elsewhere over the last period.
It's not true. Actually, the exact opposite is true - tests show DVD Studio Pro has the best pre-mastering formatter on the market; MUCH better than Scenarist and Creator, Encore, and even the vaunted Toshiba DVD Authoring system. And yes, better than even DVDAfterEdit Mastering Edition.
Just run any of the above formatters' DDP output through EclipseSuite 5.0, like I have, and look at all the UDF errors you'll find in all of them - except DVD Studio Pro's output; it's the cleanest.
Maybe what you meant is that ALL authoring systems can hand you your you-know-what in a can, if you don't watch it. That's true.
When I pre-master for a studio running DVD SP, I ALWAYS have the good folks send me a DDP Image on hard drive. And if I'm not adjusting the Image with DVDAfterEdit, I'll format their DVD SP DDP Image straight to tape (after extracting the VIDEO_TS folder for rounds of tests including the DVD Forum's MEI DVD-Video Verifier, and even burn a disc from it for player bank testing).
True, their are at times something wrong with the DVD SP DDP Image that I find with the EclipseSuite; allot of these warnings and errors have to do with project settings (true, some of them shouldn't be there or initially set that way). But if you know what you're doing, and have some guidance when needed (which I provide my clients), then most of the time DVD SP will come through, beautifully.
Since, DVD SP 2.0 when the new Spruce Maestro code set was introduced, things vastly improved. When was that, 4 years ago? Now, I find DVD SP very reliable, with most of the mistakes coming in the authoring and/or how the project was first submitted, before it came to me.
So anyway, please, keep to the facts in the future.
Thanks,
Trai
Trai Forrester
TFDVD Research Labs
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XML with HTML Tags... (easy points) 11g question

Dear Programming Gods,
I have been researching this for about 2 weeks now, and I have hit the final road block.
Using BI Publisher 11.1.1
In APEX 4.0 I have a Rich Text Field. The data from the Rich Text Field is store in CLOB. The data has HTML formatting tags. I have a data model that selects the data. I create an xml which has the html tags. I export the xml and import it into MS Word using the BI Publisher add-in. I import my subtemplate which handles almost all of the formatting tags. I apply the template to the CLOB field so that the HTML formatting tags will be rendered when printed.
The problem is this. The subtemplate is looking for this < and / > however BI publisher convters the tags stored in the CLOB from raw html tags to this &.lt; and &.gt; so the subtemplate can not match to it.
Here is what I need to figure out and please explain it in very novice terms.
When I generate and export the XML from BI Publisher how do I prevent it from converting my raw tags?
Here is some further assistance when prepairing your answer.
My subtemplate is based on the htmlmarkup.xsl from the following blog but has been modified heavily to include support for simple tables, more formatting such as subscripts and superscripts, ect...
http://blogs.oracle.com/xmlpublisher/2007/01/formatting_html_with_templates.html
I am also familliar with this blog but I do not understand how to implement it using BI 11g.
http://blogs.oracle.com/xmlpublisher/2009/08/raw_data.html
I have tried adding this to my layout but it doesnt seem to work.
<xsl: element name="R_CLOB" dataType="xdo:xml" value="R_CLOB" / >
Please, help me. I have to have this working in 4 days.
Richard

This did not work either. Here's more infor on what I have so far.
My data template looks like this:
<dataTemplate name="Data" description="Template">
 <parameters>
 <parameter name="p_person_id" dataType="character" defaultValue="1"/>
 </parameters>
 <dataQuery>
 <sqlStatement name="Q1">
 select TEMPORARY_TEMPLATE_DATA.line_id as LABEL_line_ID,
TEMPORARY_TEMPLATE_DATA.column_id as LABEL_column_ID,
TEMPORARY_TEMPLATE_DATA.person_id as LABEL_PERSON_ID,
TEMPORARY_TEMPLATE_DATA.label as LABEL_DATA
from MY_BIO.clm_TEMPORARY_TEMPLATE_DATA TEMPORARY_TEMPLATE_DATA
Where person_id = :p_person_id
and style = 'L'
 </sqlStatement>
 <sqlStatement name="Q2" parentQuery="Q1" parentColumn="LABEL_DATA">
 select TEMPORARY_TEMPLATE_DATA.LINE_ID as LINE_ID,
TEMPORARY_TEMPLATE_DATA.COLUMN_ID as COLUMN_ID,
TEMPORARY_TEMPLATE_DATA.label as COLUMN_LABEL,
to_nclob(TEMPORARY_TEMPLATE_DATA.COLUMN_DATA) as COLUMN_DATA,
TEMPORARY_TEMPLATE_DATA.STYLE as STYLE,
TEMPORARY_TEMPLATE_DATA.ATTRIBUTE as ATTRIBUTE,
NVL(TEMPORARY_TEMPLATE_DATA.JUSTIFY,'L') as JUSTIFY
from MY_BIO.clm_TEMPORARY_TEMPLATE_DATA TEMPORARY_TEMPLATE_DATA
Where person_id =:p_person_id
and label = :LABEL_DATA
and style != 'L'
Order by line_id, column_id
 </sqlStatement>
 </dataQuery>
 <dataStructure>
 <group name="G_LABEL" source="Q1">
 <element name="LColumnData" value="label_data"/>
 <group name="G_DATA" parentGroup="G_Label" source="Q2">
 <element name="LineID" value="line_id"/>
 <element name="ColumnID" value="column_id"/>
 <element name="ColumnData" value="column_data"/>
 <element name="Style" value="style"/>
 <element name="Attribute" value="attribute"/>
 <element name="Justify" value="justify"/>
 </group>
 </group>
 </dataStructure>
</dataTemplate>
After running this data_template there was no change in the xml file generated see partial : Note:
my test actually has the B with the html tags
</G_DATA>
- <G_DATA>
<LINEID>20</LINEID>
<COLUMNID>1</COLUMNID>
<COLUMNDATA>test test my test</COLUMNDATA>
<STYLE>R</STYLE>
<ATTRIBUTE />
<JUSTIFY>C</JUSTIFY>
</G_DATA>
- <G_DATA>
<LINEID>21</LINEID>
I loaded in to MS Word but there was no change documnet still look the same. I left the commands import file command and xsl:apply-templates command in the word document template.
I really appreciate you helpiing me.
cheryl

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