SAP Research and Development

Hi Gurus
As i m a continuous learner to keep my expertise in SAP in different cutting edge technologies and upcoming new SAP modules ,tools ,updations on everyday developments , i want to know how can we get or download SAP standard documents or any such related information from any SAP related websites .please assist for my career and development in SAP.
Regards
Gaurav

I think such things are good initiatives and I maintained a similar "box of tricks" once which I hardly ever use now, so I would also like to be honest with you...
You will need to put a lot more effort into your xls spreadsheet to start with before this framework and resource center (one of many!) will attract additional contributors to make it a central point of contact on the subject of SAP security. In fact this sounds like marketing jargon, and advertising is against the forum rules here on SDN.
> It will be written in a manner which anyone new to SAP can take it and use it for SAP Security Assessment.
In my opinion, anyone new in SAP Security should first take a training course and get hold of an IDES system to practice on.
I think you should take a thorough look at some of the other resources available already before deciding how to embark on this task.
You certainly wouldn't want it to be redundant and (release dependently) obsolete, and therefore incorrect even, by the time you finish it.
Your xls spreadsheet in it's current form does not look like a good strategy to me...
Just being honest,
Julius

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i.
As a BI Developer, to what extent do you need to know about SAP tables?
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ii.
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Hi,
i. As a BI Developer, to what extent do you need to know about SAP tables?
e.g. if you work mainly in the functional areas LO and FI
Not required, but today business demands so you required this Knowelgde.
ii.
For example, I know that in Finance, GL relates to the tables BSEG and BKPF.
And if it is important to know about them, then which other tables need to be known and for what reasons?
e.g. do I need to know all these tables: http://www.erpgenie.com/sap/abap/tables_fi.htm
We can't say yes or No, so based on your requirement you need to sit with Functional COnsultanst and the understand the Business Requirements and develop the OBjetcs.
iii.
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How to delete developer's SAP UserID and his SSCR key on SMP?

How to delete developer's SAP UserID and his SSCR key on SMP?
Dear Experts,
Background:
I want to delete developer's SAP UserID and SSCR key in QAS and SMP.
Because as I known, developer's SAP UserID(registered SSCR key) is belonging to the SAP License measurement.
I want to rid of the useless developer's SAP userID and the SSCR key registered on SMP.
====================Here below is the message I created===================
Dear Expert,
One of our developers whom registered SSCR key left, I want to delete
his SAP UserID and his SSCR key.Can you pls tell me how to implement?
What might have happened(expecially the downside) in the corresponding
SAP Client if I delete the developer's SAP UserID and SSCR key? Will
it cause our system screw up?
I've searched the answer on SDN. Someone told me I should carry out the
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(5)Lock/Delete the Developer.
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====================Here below is the reply from SAP===================
Dear Customer,
When the SSCR Developer/Object keys are transfered to the system, the
keys are stored in the following tables:
o DEVACCESS : Developer keys
o ADIRACCESS: Object keys
But we do not have any report programs to delete the entries from these
tables. If the customer wants to delete the entries, he has to write a
local program to delete the table entries.
SAP does not recommend ever cleaning out these developer keys, as long
as the user ID is Locked / Deleted, that is the main thing.
please Cancel all the Jobs defined by the Developer in DEV.
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If you have an absolute need to delete a developer key without deleting
a user then the easiest way to do this is probably to
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delete from DEVACCESS where UNAME = ....
Please note :
There is no recording, who did what in the table, that is why SAP strong-ly does not recommend this, and customers will have to take responsibil-ity for this action.
Thanks
====================My question is:===================
Do you have any better suggestions?

Hi,Rahul,Raghunandan
Thank you very much!
Her below were the SAP Support's main suggestions:
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It is the regular case, that the most SAP community members are working for different companies.
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I hope could describe the intend behind...
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SAP research PhD scholarship

Hello,
If anyone interested to pursue PhD and want to work in SAP research, pls read bellows and browse the link offered.
SAP Research:
SAP is the world's largest inter-enterprise software company and the world's third-largest independent software provider overall. SAP Research studies emerging IT trends and deploys new technologies in reallife environments to determine their potential business value for SAP. Research Centres are situated in several locations worldwide.
PhD Program:
The PhD program at SAP Research offers you a great chance to get industry experience in a real-life project, to work with top researchers, and to have the opportunity to develop your own research network. As SAP Research is a consortium member in various partly government funded projects, it forms an ideal platform for working on a doctoral thesis in conjunction with university partners.
As a PhD candidate you will be employed by SAP on a 3 year contract during which time it is expected that you complete your submission of a PhD thesis. Salary will be similar to university-based PhD studentships and tuition fees will be paid by SAP.
Obtain Your Ph.D. with SAP Research
Candidates interested in writing a dissertation in an industrial, "real-life" research setting find ideal conditions at SAP Research. The breadth of international projects and topics offers a wide range of opportunities for a doctoral thesis. This is why SAP Research established a dedicated Ph.D. framework in close collaboration with several European universities. The expected timeframe for completing a dissertation is three years. During this period, the candidates are assigned to a challenging project within one of SAP's research programs.
General Information about the Ph.D. Framework
SAP Research provides a framework with space for individual arrangements.
At SAP Research you will:
a.. Be involved in "real life" research topics
b.. Take part in the innovation process at SAP
c.. Collaborate with industrial and academic partners
d.. Work independently in a multifaceted research environment
e.. Enjoy an intercultural atmosphere in a global team
f.. Benefit from flexible working hours
So you can look forward to working in an inspiring environment.
Locations Offering the Ph.D. Framework
The following SAP Research centers offer the opportunity for a doctoral thesis in coordination with a partner university. Please e-mail your location of interest to learn more about current topics/projects for a thesis:
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General Requirements
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Dear Michael
thank you for your writing and information, I follow the link at the end but it leads me to the general SAP home page.
I´m interested in check the projects and universities with which I could apply for a PhD program.
please if possible, can you send me such list or probably current link for the same ?
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What is difference between SAP R3 And SAP IS Mills Product

HI Friends
What is difference between SAP R3 And SAP IS Mills Product
What are the futures are availables in IS MIlls
Regards

Hi,
SAP R/3 is the central enterprise version. It is not specifically designed for any inducstry sectors and it can cater many of the industry types.
Is is developed for specific industries an for SMB's (small and medium business). It will have components specifically for the industry.
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I'm the campus coordinator for a university that is a member of the University Alliances program. This gives us the ability to put the R/3 client and other software on lab machines and also distribute it to students.
Given that we deploy in a shared lab environment on a university campus we often don't have absolute control over things like browser versions, plugins available, security settings, Java version available, and so on. We also only have the ability to do updates, installations, etc. at fixed times of the year.
As a solution for this, we're contemplating creating a virtual machine to be able to control the environment more and also allow the student greater control and customization. At this point we'd be looking at developing a Windows VM, either Vista or XP, that would have the R/3 client, IE with all the correct plugins for running Visual Composer, NetWeaver Developer Studio, and other programs such as Solution Composer. The idea would be that if we need to add a new software resource, change a version, tweak the environment, etc. we could just update and redistribute this virtual machine.
Has anyone here attempted this type of deployment? As we are just beginning, any helpful hints or advice would be appreciated.

I appreciate your willingness to think through this with me and share your expertise.
>
Markus Doehr wrote:
> Why do you think so? The "key" you use during installation is bound to a medium. We also have a license that allows us to fully automatically install Windows XP on our client PCs using Empirum and also install all other necessary software (IE updates, SAPGUI, Adobe SVG, Microsoft Office etc.)
My assumption was that if we had multiple windows instances out there all with the same key (assuming non-volume key) that the piracy protection built into the OS might in some way cause problems.
> (Perhaps not. We're still considering the ins and outs of that.) We're hesitant to put our campus volume license key on these VMs, since one could recover that key from the system and then it could become publicly available. Clearly that would be bad.
>
> That may be not a problem because those keys "usually" work only with the corresponding media - people would need to get their hands on a coorporate installation media to actually use it.
I'm not sure how challenging that in fact might be. A quick Google search turned up lots of sites that at least claim to have Windows volume keys and necessary install media. I know that college students can be very adept at things in that domain.
> The biggest problem you might face is the UUID of the client instances - they will be identical. If you plan to use Active Directory functionality (for e. g. Single Sign On) then you need to make sure each VM is different (speaking of running sysprep) and that you have a different user on each VM - which will be not easy to mantain.
If I'm understanding your thought correctly, the UUID issue is why I thought attempting 1 shared OS license key for all VMs would be problematic. My assumption is that having a unique OS key on each VM would solve this problem.
As far Active Directory goes, that likely won't be an issue. Our students have storage on the campus network, but we have no plans for the VM to access that. All our SAP resources are hosted remotely at a UCC. I envision the students being able to 'boot' their VM, connect to the UCC using the client software, do their SAP work, and be done. The only storage they'd have in the VM would be a drive in the VM. While this might not work in many deployments, given our use of this just for lab instruction, I think it would work well.
> Another point to consider is: How to update? If you update your main image (e. g. necessary SAPGUI patches) - how will you distribute that to the USB-VMs - or how will you make sure the students use the latest copy?
This is where our situation and a corporate situation likely differs. Since we are hosted by a UCC that caters just to the academic environment things tend to be build and frozen during the summer and then not changed until the next year. Our classes run each semester independently. Although we may have to roll out a different VM from one semester to the next, a mid-semester change shouldn't be needed. However, having said that, if we do need to install a patch, that should be much easier. In a lab shared environment updating a software version requires a lot of coordination. In this VM situation, each students has full administrator privilege over their VM. If they need to install a patch, they can do so. If they mess this up, they haven't disrupted anyone else. In that instance they could just download the base VM again as a 'reset.'
> In such an environment I'd more think about setting up a terminal server (using Windows 2003) and install all necessary software there. With that you only need to update at one place, you can granularily give permissions to the users and supporting users in case of a proble is easier (mirroring the session) than having single instances with all the same hostname of the client. And all students only need an RDP client which comes with the Windows XP or Vista by default.
That is something we haven't considered with this project, and I'll have to check with our system manager. Resources might be an issue here. We have an abundance of PCs, so each of them running their own VM isn't an issue. I'm not sure if we have a server capable of supporting 30-40 simultaneous remote connections that is not otherwise in use.
Thanks for your ideas here Markus. Any other thoughts, ideas, etc. are most welcome. I'll also update this thread as I start experimenting with this over the next couple of weeks.

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Dear All,
I am working for a multi-national company and now we are thinking to implement SAP SRM but I have some questions about communication between SAP MM and SRM. Firstly I want so share with you our as-is status and then my doubts and question that I have.
In our case we have two different locationed organizations which are using different version of SAP system and SAP MM. In this two sap system mostly codes are and descriptions are different for all materials and now we want gather all data and we want to have one global code system and (local code also will remain). I mean we want to call same materials with one global unique code instead of two different codes. We are thinking to implement something like coding center that will take local master data from local organization then will assign global code, update table then with somehow will update SAP SRM.
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1)     which are the standard communication channel between R/3 and SRM or How they can speak with each other ?
2)     Is there any standart batch file (BI or BAPI) to be able to perform this.Is it possible to develop tool using excel or access etc. which will manage coding task.
3)     When we are trasferring for the first time Master Data from MM to SRM is there any standard transaction?
4)     how the two MD are aligned (i.e. what if a new item is created or modified on MM)?
5)     standard program (transaction) for aligning available ?
6)     ) how this process can be triggered (scheduled using SAP scheduler, event or user driven)
7)     Where the translator (tool) should be (R/3 local, SRM, BW, other) --> Enrichment table
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Regards,

Hi,
Have you considered using CCM. You generally use an industry standard code (perhaps UNSPSC) in CCM as your vendors would all have different number (similar to your scenario). CCM is a plug-in to SRM, supplied by SAP.
The authoring tool is where you can enrich your catalogue, and have approval dependant on rules that you setup. In your case you would possibly have a catalogue per locationed organisation (or R/3 system). These would then be mapped to a master catalogue, and assigned to users as views. This tool is a BSP on SRM. You could also upload these catalogues from Excel (as a CSV) or through XI as XML. We use the automatic transfer of materials from R3 and then there is a report in SRM to feed that through to the catalogue.
The only thing that needs to be thought through is how you feed the selected catalogue item back to the differing R3 systems, but this shouldn't be a stumbling point.
Cheers
Rob

DMS Document Management from SAP LSO and IT1062

Hi Experts
I need to use the Knowledge Link Infotype (IT 1062) for linking to documents in the DMS for use from within SAP LSO.
I can upload the documents using Tx OAOR, but how do I add the link to the document in IT 1062?
Is there another way of uploading the document which I should be trying?
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hi ppl...
hope u r doing best help with ur career (may be) as well as knowledge on SAP...
I am actually trying to install SAP-Ecc 6.0 in Home PC(Laptop i mean)...
i have Windows XP ....As of now i just have SAP-GUI installed..but i need the server(IDES or any log on details)...to work and play around(practice or have hands-on)...which application server(create a logon pad) and clients(login and pwd) to use...any free source exists...just to work on SAP..
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