SAP Solutions StackExchange Q&A Site

At the risk of being labeled a spammer and being excommunicated from SDN, I am posting an appeal here which I posted on the Suggestions forum - you could construe this as being Coffee talk anyway :
I have created a proposal on StackExchange for a Q&A site for SAP solutions.
However, the proposal was flagged as a duplicate by the submitters of another proposal for Enterprise. The submitters of that proposal, however, lump together SAP with ERP, CRM, HR etc, as if SAP were merely another category of enterprise software, clearly demonstrating a lack of knowledge about what SAP is.
If you support the idea of a StackExchange Q&A site for SAP Solutions, please follow the proposal and add your comments at the following URL: http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/31043/sap-solutions
Also, please raise your voice in this discussion as well: http://discuss.area51.stackexchange.com/questions/1460/q-a-on-sap-warrants-a-site-on-its-own

Hi Martin, that's a great idea; I've often wished this already existed as I'm a fan of the StackExchange communities myself. I see I'm too late for your proposal as it's been closed, but a newer one is still open and needs support. Since your question is still showing up quite high on a Google search I thought it was worth posting a reply to your old question pointing people to the newer request:
http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/41621/sap-systems-applications-and-products

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StackExchange site for SAP Solutions

I have created a proposal on StackExchange for a Q&A site for SAP solutions.
However, the proposal was flagged as a duplicate of another proposal for Enterprise. The submitters of that proposal, however, lump together SAP with ERP, CRM, HR etc., clearly demonstrating a lack of what SAP is. (As if SAP were a category of software like CRM, HR etc.).
If you support the idea of a StackExchange Q&A site for SAP Solutions, please follow the proposal and add your comments at the following URL: http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/31043/sap-solutions

Hi Martin, that's a great idea; I've often wished this already existed as I'm a fan of the StackExchange communities myself. I see I'm too late for your proposal as it's been closed, but a newer one is still open and needs support. Since your question is still showing up quite high on a Google search I thought it was worth posting a reply to your old question pointing people to the newer request:
http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/41621/sap-systems-applications-and-products

Business Object XI 3.0 Integration for SAP Solutions

Hi all,
       I am new to Business Object XI 3.0 integration for SAP solutions, can anyone please help me with the basics for Business Objects XI 3.0, I will probably be doing an installation of the same at my organization very soon, can anyone please tell me how much time is it going to take for me to complete the installation, what are the prerequisites, what should be the starting step for the same. Any advice as to where am I suppose to be carefull, I would really appreciate the help.
Regards,
Sree.

Hi shree,
As you are going for the new installation of Business Objects Enterprise XI R3 you can find all the prerequisites for the installation like the disk space and all other such requirement in the documents provided in the following link.
You can have the Business Objects documents from the following site.
-     Please go to Http://help.sap.com
- Click on Business Objects tab
- Select the product as Business Objects Enterprise XI 3.0 and it will list all the document under the respective product.
You can find all the prerequisites in the Business Objects Enterprise admin guide. And if you need to have BO and SAP work together in conjunction you need to have the Business Objects Integration Kit for SAP. Integration Kit provides the database drivers and other features for reporting off SAP.
Link to download the useru2019s Guide:
-     Please go to Http://help.sap.com
- Click on BusinessObjects tab
- Select the product as Integration Kit for SAP
User guide: BusinessObjects Integration Kit for SAP Useru2019s Guide.
I hope that helps you.
Regards,
Prashant

How to download sap solution manager

Hi all,
I'm studying SAP solution manager when I try to download solution manager components at site:
https://websmp202.sap-ag.de/instguides
with path:
Download --> Installations and Upgrate --> My Company's Application Components" SAP SOLUTION MANAGER" SAP SOLUTION MANAGER 7.0 --> Installation --> Windows Server --> Microsoft SQL_Server --> Downloads
but not successful.
please help me to download this software at this site or let me know the site I can download.
thanks all very much!

Do you have
- download permission?
- a valid installation number for Solution Manager?
Markus

What is exactly a IBASE in SAP Solution manager

Dear all
I'm making the configuration of service desk on SAP Solution manager, and then i have to make a set up of IBASE. Can anyone tel me what exactly is IBASE in solution manager?
thanks
Edited by: hchabi on Apr 1, 2010 1:45 PM

Hi
In solman you have SOL_MAN_DATA_REP as main IBASE or 1 and other managed systems will be attached to it as a component.
and you can check it in IB53 by entering "1" in the initial screen
For automatic generation you can use tcode IB_GEN and all the connected systems ibase will be generated and attached to ur ibase
Morever theoretically,
An installed base can be described as a multilevel structure of installed base components for managing objects (for example, devices, machines, software) that are installed, or are going to be installed on site at the customer site. An installed base can represent the reference basis for services.
An installed base describes the hierarchical structure of these objects and their individual parts (components
In business processes, an installed base can be referred to as a general unit or as an individual element (component).
The set of installed objects at the customeru2019s can be used, for example:
·        To determine the exact object for which a problem has been reported
·        To determine in detail what the transaction (for example, visit by field service representative, repair by a service employee) refers to
·        By the service employee as information about which object is affected and the parts it consists of
·        For documenting changes made to objects
Hope it helps and doubt is cleared
Regards
Prakhar

BusinessObjects XI 3.1 Integration Kit for SAP Solutions install

Where can I download the BusinessObjects XI 3.1 Integration Kit for SAP Solutions client install? I have only been able to find a trail version of 3.0 searching the site.
Thanks

all the software is on service marketplace. take a look here:
Getting started
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/boc/business-objects-for-sap?rid=/webcontent/uuid/20f83c7e-3f2a-2c10-7dbf-a5ec14611a1e [original link is broken]
Software / Installation
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/boc/business-objects-for-sap?rid=/webcontent/uuid/a02d2792-452a-2c10-7c8f-ddd50dad779b [original link is broken]
Content Library
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/boc/business-objects-for-sap?rid=/webcontent/uuid/70041b55-b52a-2c10-87a3-e4fa3c3acdaa [original link is broken]
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SAP Solutions

Hi
I have serched the site but unable to find some composite article or blog which describes all the various modules of SAP ,I am not sure but read some where that these modules like SCM,CRM,PLM etc ar enow called SAP Solutions.
If you have some stuff or link ,which gives brief overview of all these SAP Solutions ,please do a favour and provide me the same information.
Thanks
Ajay Sandal

Hi Ajay,
The modules SCM, CRM, PLM, SRM and EAM are called New Dimension Products. They can be stand alone or integrated with your R/3 system.
Hope the following link would provide the info required in detail
http://www.sap.com/solutions/business-suite/index.epx

Questions on "FAQ - SAP Solution Manager for VARs"

Hi,
I just got through the FAQ - SAP Solution Manager for VARs, but have some further questions:
For me it is not quite clear which connections are necessary for which VAR scenrio.. currently we have setup the service desk in our solman. Customer's aren't linked to the solman yet - we have saprouter-saprouter connections. Connecting them via SAP support backbone is an interesting option, especially for incident management. To get this working we should follow note 1124718 right?
But what about the other scenarios like maintenance optimizer and ewa monitoring? I guess for that we definitly need to build up RFC connections to each relevant customer system (~300+x)?! I think it will be hard to handle so many connections - just consider if a customer is cancalling the maintenance contract, everything needs to be removed again... best would be to have a central communication point...
For MOPZ we need up-to-date system information. So everyone is talking about SLD. Do you also recommend this option? There we need again a connection (direct to SolMan SLD or via external SLD on customer side).
According to the FAQ there is a workaround for ewa monitoring for customers with security doubts.. is this also working for non-ABAP components? We need SMD and WI for generating ewas for JAVA systems...
With regards to Enterprise Support contract: ewa only need to be monitored for productive systems? Can a customer be charged if they want to have ewas monitored for other sytems too? How long do we need to keep the ewas (1 month, 3 months, half year) before they are deleted? Are there any specific requirements?
All the work to get these scenarios working.. is this covered within the Enterprise Support contract? Can the customer be charged for work thats done by the VAR in their system (e.g. RFC connections, SDCCN, SLD,...)?
Sorry for this long text.. hope you have some helpful ideas!
Regards,
Richard

Hello Richard,
(1) regarding network connections see document [Draft:Technical Support Network Connections for VAR Scenario|http://service.sap.com/~form/sapnet?_SHORTKEY=00200797470000089947&_OBJECT=011000358700000880802009E] as overview and with a lot of detailed information.
(2) yes, you have to setup once all your customer connections at the beginning but then only add/remove with customer contract changes
(3) the workaround by sending by email can handled a anexception. EWA has to be done for productive systems like nowadays done by SAP. Additional EWA services could meas additional business case for a VAR - that's contract between VAR and customer.
(4) whatever you think may be a business to sell - do it ! (and get a monetary bonus from your boss
Kind regards
Heinrich

Install SAP Solution Manager with DEV instance in the same server (MCOD)

Hello, i would like to install SAP Solutions Manager together with DEV ECC 6.0 in the same host, DEV is currently installed and working fine.
I followed note 551915 to convert MS-SQL 2005 to MCOD (change of schema from dbo to dev) and worked fine. But when i am installing the SolMan through the sapinst i don´t see the option MCOD
The only option i am confussed is
MS SQL Server
Database reuse o - New Database (DBSID = SAPSID)
o - Use Existing Database
Database ID (DBSID)
Witch option should i choose to perform a MCOD installation? new db or use existing db (DEV)?
Kind Regards

Hi Merchan, if you want to use MCOD you need to select the option: o - Use Existing Database
Database ID (DBSID) .
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Darwin C.

Error in installation of Sap Solution Manager - AIX / Oracle

Hello,
We are installing SAP Solution Manager in Operating System is AIX 5.3 and Database System is Oracle 10.2
After the Oracle Installation, in the phase of Abap Import (16 of 44), we are
receiving the follow error message:
Required system resources are missing or not available:
Import directory '/oracle/install/51032524/EXP1' does not exist;
Import directory '/oracle/install/51032524/EXP2' does not exist;
Import directory '/oracle/install/51032524/EXP3' does not exist;
Import directory '/oracle/install/51032524/EXP4' does not exist.
ERROR 2007-04-12 15:27:41
CJS-30022 Program 'Migration Monitor' exits with error code 2. For
details see log file(s) import_monitor.java.log, import_monitor.log.

The installation export DVD was copied to local machine (the directory
list is attached in zip file). We get this DVD from
service.sap.com/swdc.
java version "1.4.2"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2)
Classic VM (build 1.4.2, J2RE 1.4.2 IBM AIX 5L for PowerPC (64 bit JVM) build caix64142ifx-20061222 (ifix 113727: SR7 + 112603) (JIT enabled: jitc))
IMPORT_MONITOR.JAVA shows this message:
java version "1.4.2"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 2.3)
IBM J9 VM (build 2.3, J2RE 1.4.2 IBM J9 2.3 AIX ppc64-64 j9ap64142ifx-20061222 (JIT enabled)
J9VM - 20061220_10521_BHdSMr
JIT - 20061026_1805_r8
GC - 200612_20)
Required system resources are missing or not available:
Import directory '/oracle/install/51032524/EXP1' does not exist;
Import directory '/oracle/install/51032524/EXP2' does not exist;
Import directory '/oracle/install/51032524/EXP3' does not exist;
Import directory '/oracle/install/51032524/EXP4' does not exist.
And the directory is OK
/oracle/install/51032524
ls -l
total 160
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root system 79 Apr 12 09:54 CDLABEL.ASC
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root system 79 Apr 12 09:54 CDLABEL.EBC
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root system 9093 Apr 12 09:54 COPY_TM.HTM
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root system 5787 Apr 12 09:54 COPY_TM.TXT
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root system 8559 Apr 12 09:54 CRCFILE.DAT
drwxrwxrwx 4 root system 256 Apr 12 10:03 EXP1
drwxrwxrwx 4 root system 256 Apr 12 10:11 EXP2
drwxrwxrwx 4 root system 256 Apr 12 10:14 EXP3
drwxrwxrwx 4 root system 256 Apr 12 10:16 EXP4
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root system 88 Apr 12 09:54 LABEL.ASC
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root system 88 Apr 12 09:54 LABEL.EBC
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root system 20 Apr 12 09:54 LABELIDX.ASC
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root system 22361 Apr 12 09:54 SHAFILE.DAT
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root system 22 Apr 12 09:54 VERSION.ASC
Please, anybody have any idea?
Thanks for help,
Carlos Nogueira

Hi Carlos, can you resolve this ? because i have the same problem, but with sql and win 2003.
java version "1.4.2_15"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_15-b02)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2_15-b02, mixed mode)
Required system resources are missing or not available:
Import directory sapinst\saptrans\D51032007\EXP1' does not exist;
Import directory 'sapinst\saptrans\D51032007\EXP2' does not exist;
Import directory 'sapinst\saptrans\D51032007\EXP3' does not exist;
Import directory 'sapinst\saptrans\D51032007\EXP4' does not exist.
thanks in avance.

Is it possible to use variant configuration (with a Non-SAP solution) when creating ERP sales orders in SAP CRM WebUI

Hello,
our customer plans to use a Non-SAP solution for variant configuration (Camos) in SAP ERP (ECC 6.0) and in SAP CRM 7.0 EHP1 as well.
ERP sales orders (and ERP quotations) should be created in SAP CRM (CRM WebUI).
Is it possible to use variant configuration (with an external variant configuration tool) when creating ERP sales orders and quotations in the SAP CRM WebUI or do we have to implement SAP IPC for this?
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AEV

Dear AEV,
I think LORD (lean orders) should work with variant configuration as well. In the note 1236015 there is not restriction listed. However you need lord2 activated in ECC, and ECC system should be on EHP4.
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Solution Manager Installation Error "SAP SOLUTION MANAGER 7.0 EHP 1"

I am new to SAP and currently trying to install SOLMAN 7.0 EHP 1 on Windows Server 2008 R2. I have read the documentation also. For JDK I have used "j2sdkfb-1_4_2_24-rev-b06-windows-amd64.exe" which looks to be working fine.
The installation process runs fine until it hits "Start Instance" the message on the bottom says "Starting instance xxx/DVEBMGSOO" (where xxx is my sid) and then its times out after 10 minute. After timing out I get the following error on the window.
An error occurred while processing option SAP Solution Manager 7.0 EhP1 > SAP Systems > Oracle > Central System > Central System( Last error reported by the step: ABAP processes of instance ORC/DVEBMGS00 ABAP: UNKNOWN did not start after 10:00 minutes. Giving up.). You can now:
Choose Retry to repeat the current step.
Choose Log Files to get more information about the error.
Stop the option and continue with it later.
Log files are written to C:\Program Files/sapinst_instdir/SOLMAN/SYSTEM/ORA/CENTRAL/AS.
Though the installation steps are not fully completed but I do see SAP management Console and when I open it I see two process running "msg_server.exe" & "igswd.exe" The process dispwork.EXE starts in the beginning and then stops and stays stopped. I tried restarting all the process again but only tow of them starts and the process "dispwork.EXE" starts but then stops again. I also did a NEW installation considering a file could have been corrupted or something else but the installation process stops and the same place. I am sure ppl have installed SOLMAN on windows 2008 R2 and this error seems common to me. Please assist. Any tips would be nice.
Edited by: amirsd on Aug 3, 2011 5:53 PM

Hi,
Please check the below
1) ip/host entries should be in /etc/hosts
2) patch the latest kernel for 2008 R2
and re run installation
Regards,
Ram

Error in Import Java Dump phase while installing SAP solution Manager 7.1

Hi,
While installing SAP solution manager 7.1 I am getting the below error during the phase "Import Java Dump".
An error occurred while processing option SAP Solution Manager 7.1 > SAP Systems > MS SQL Server > Central System > Central System( Last error reported by the step : Execution of JLoad tool 'C:\j2sdk1.4.2_17-x64\bin\java.exe -classpath "C:\Program Files\sapinst_instdir\SOLMAN71\SYSTEM\MSS\CENTRAL\AS\install\sharedlib\launcher.jar" -showversion -Xmx1024m com.sap.engine.offline.OfflineToolStart com.sap.inst.jload.Jload "C:/Program Files/sapinst_instdir/SOLMAN71/SYSTEM/MSS/CENTRAL/AS/install/lib/iaik_jce.jar;C:/Program Files/sapinst_instdir/SOLMAN71/SYSTEM/MSS/CENTRAL/AS/install/sharedlib;D:/usr/sap/SPT/SYS/exe/uc/NTAMD64/mssjdbc/sqljdbc.jar" -sec SPT,jdbc/pool/SPT,
smn/sapmnt/SPT/SYS/global/security/data/SecStore.properties,
smn/sapmnt/SPT/SYS/global/security/data/SecStore.key -dataDir "D:/SAP SOLMAN/Java Components/51040039\DATA_UNITS\SOLMAN_JAVA_EXPORT_JDMP" -job "C:\Program Files\sapinst_instdir\SOLMAN71\SYSTEM\MSS\CENTRAL\AS\IMPORT.XML" -log jload.log' aborts with return code 1. SOLUTION: Check 'jload.log' and 'C:/Program Files/sapinst_instdir/SOLMAN71/SYSTEM/MSS/CENTRAL/AS/jload.java.log' for more information.
JLOAD.JAVA log details below
java version "1.4.2_17"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_17-b06)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 1.4.2_17-b06, mixed mode)
Jload R 7.12 V 0 A 0
Jload -sec SPT,jdbc/pool/SPT,
smn/sapmnt/SPT/SYS/global/security/data/SecStore.properties,
smn/sapmnt/SPT/SYS/global/security/data/SecStore.key -dataDir D:/SAP SOLMAN/Java Components/51040039\DATA_UNITS\SOLMAN_JAVA_EXPORT_JDMP -job C:\Program Files\sapinst_instdir\SOLMAN71\SYSTEM\MSS\CENTRAL\AS\IMPORT.XML -log jload.log
Connecting to database
Couldn't connect to DB
com.sap.inst.common.exception.DBConnectionException: com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerException: The TCP/IP connection to the host has failed. java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: connect
     at com.sap.inst.common.db.DBConnection.connect(DBConnection.java:157)
     at com.sap.inst.jload.Jload.main(Jload.java:222)
     at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
     at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
     at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
     at com.sap.engine.offline.OfflineToolStart.main(OfflineToolStart.java:81)
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     at com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerException.makeFromDriverError(Unknown Source)
     at com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerConnection.connectHelper(Unknown Source)
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     at com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver.connect(Unknown Source)
     at com.sap.sql.jdbc.NativeConnectionFactory.createNativeConnection(NativeConnectionFactory.java:215)
     at com.sap.sql.connect.OpenSQLDataSourceImpl.createConnection(OpenSQLDataSourceImpl.java:522)
     at com.sap.sql.connect.OpenSQLDataSourceImpl.getConnection(OpenSQLDataSourceImpl.java:276)
     at com.sap.inst.common.db.DBConnection.connectViaSecureStore(DBConnection.java:111)
     at com.sap.inst.common.db.DBConnection.connect(DBConnection.java:151)
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An error occured during execution. Please consult SAP note 942766 for first steps on troubleshooting the problem.
I have gone thru with the notes and it didn't help me much.
I have used J2SDK 1.4.2_17 nad JCE_Policy-1.4.2 files.
Please let me know where IO went wrong.
Thanks in advance.
Sai

Hi,
1. Did you select java path (Export CD/DVD) while intsallation? Check once again.
2. Add JAVA_HOME = Java path in environment variable.
3. What is the exact error, you got it, post error here.
Regards,
Srini Nookala

How to Unlock the Object in SAP Solution Manager

Hi all,
Iam trying to Upload the TS into Solution manager, but the Project Documentation TAB is locked by another User.So i am unable to get ADD button enable
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Regards

This is not the right forum to ask your doubt. Post this in Solution Manager forum
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Difference Between SAP ECC 6.0 and SAP Solution

Dear Experts,
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So my question to all experts is that, what is the exact difference between SAP ECC 6.0 and SAP Solution SBH model.
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Do reply asap.
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Hi Nilesh,
Looking at the image below, you will find out that ECC6 is under SAP ERP, and SAP ERP is under SAP Solution:
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