SAP XI project - proof of concept
What will be tasks of an XI consultant for a SAP XI project - proof of concept stage.
Thanks,
-Naveen.
Hi Naveen,
As an SAP XI proof of concept...
First you need to understand what what Business System your are integarting or migrating any existing Interfaces in that case...you need to analysis how the interface is developed in that particular Tool..you need to analys the code if and business functionality with the Buiness Analyst and with the endusers..
This will be done usually for set of interfaces but not a single interface as an when the requirements,Business Process list,architecture,Communication plan,logic data model,usecase ...
you need to do design documents in which you need to explain you interace design and flow of it and design mapping documents for partiuclar inteface...
accoding to the time factor the initial face takes some time but designing document and mapping spec takes around 2 to 4 days
Amaresh
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Hi All,
I need some help with a ChaRM Proof of Concept TMS configuration.
I have this setup that I would like to make work.
logical component 1: DEV1 > QAS1 > PROD
logical component 2: DEV2 > QAS2 > PROD (this is the same prod as above)
I have ChaRM working fine with a maintenance project with logical component 1 assigned. My issues are arising when I try to have another maintenance project with logical component 2 assigned. The goal is to have maintenance project 1 for dev and customization on a yet to be decided maintenance cycle. And maintenance project 2 for production support on a weekly maintenance cycle.
These are all dummy Solution Manager clients numbers.
DEV1 is client 500
QAS1 is client 501
PROD is client 502
DEV2 is client 600
QAS2 is client 601
My TMS is set up with the following:
SAP > 501 transport
ZSM1 > 501 transport
501>502 Delivery
these three worked fine to get the basic ChaRM setup working with maintenance project 1.
I added:
ZSM2 > 601 transport
601 > 502 delivery
I can't add:
SAP > 601 transport. It tells me the SAP transport layer is already being used. (above to 501)
My maintenance project 2 is having issues being setup because the TMS is not reflecting the DEV 600 > QAS 601 > PROD 502 system landscape.
Anyone have any experience on how to setup the TMS to test this setup? I imagine this would be easier with seperate boxes, rather than having client for 2 DEV, 2 QAS and 1 PROD on the same one.
regards,
JasonHi Christian,
well my ChaRM Check is throwing a few errors which usually have to do with the TMS being setup incorrectly.
"No consolidation system found for SMD600 and "No track for project... for log. sys SMD/600"
My TMS knowledge is a bit lacking here. The SAP and ZSM1 are both consolidation routes, but I'm not exactly clear when and how each one is used. Should I just create another consolidation transport route? i.e. ZSM3 > 601 to go along with the ZSM2 > 601 I already created? Is it really just enough to have two consolidation transport routes?
thanks,
Jason -
I'm getting ready to lead a proof of concept of BIA before we purchase it. Another architect is also evaluating Netezza and Terradata as we have other BI environments inhouse (Siebel and homegrown oracle). SAP has been less than helpful with my project and it has been very frustrating. Any words of wisdom? Has anyone used any of the other products I mentioned with SAP BI? We may end up with them as it is making SAP look bad. Thanks!
JaimieWe have a teradata system and a BIA just purchased.
Teradata is used as the staging engine for the NON SAP data and they use cognos cubes on top of that infrastructure - and BIA is used as the accelerator for BW
We do need to join fata across the platforms and for this we use multicubes across BW cubes in the accelerator and virtual cubes which connect to teradata via jdbc drivers (sure we could have used TVAS but that is a tad pricey - and currently we are only POC'ing the conenctions - but it's easy!)
Now what made us choose BIA and not use BW as a staging engine to dump to teradata
Simple - real time and near real time feeds via extractors
From my point as a BI architect - I position BW as not only a BI reporting engine but also the "glue" which via delivered extractors takes the data as near real time as possible out of the SAP landscape
Now the SAP landscap is becoming very defragmented over the past few years due to the SOA landscape - with BW being really the only place where combined application reporting can happen
With the new hybrid infoprovider concept comign with BIA - users can enter a purchase order or a jnl in R3 and that data via RDA can fly into the daily storage aspect of the hybrid infoprovider concept
At the end of the day you then fill the BIA with the rest of the daily transactions
True you can do this with using Teradata in place of BIA in the hybrid conceptual model - but I prefer to take the path of risk adversity
Sorry for the ramble - just doing a brain dump - and some ideas of how we are planning our future landscapes -
Help with starting point for "proof of concept" integration
We are a third party application provider and are attempting to figure out how to do a "proof of concept" integration with SAP. We are not looking for "certification". Our product does not appear to fit any of the standard certifications for integration and our experience integrating with other systems indicates that no two integration will be identical.
We are looking to do a simple integration scenario with an SAP system so we have some basic experience doing it, can say 'Yes" when asked if we have done it, and can create a video showing a transaction being done in SAP and our system also updating (and ideally the reverse).
Our starting point with respect to SAP knowledge is "0".
Our basic task list (we think) goes something like
1. Figure out the version and modules of SAP with which we should be integrating
2. Get access to an SAP system (do we rent, is there a developer/evaluation, ...)
3. Put some data in the test system (is there a "sample data" set?)
4. Figure out the SAP transactions that map to the business process in which we are interested (moving goods in and out of a distribution center/ware house - are there some "standard business process guides")
5. Integrate (we are a .NET web based application so we are guessing this means use the ".Net Connector")
Could anyone point out any resources (white papers, links, people, places to find people,...) that might be a good starting point?
Thanks,
JohnAthol,
We are looking to recieve notifications out of SAP as tractor trailers at a dock are filled as proof on concept. The actual integration scenarios we do are more complex and do not match well with any of the pre-packaged certification scenarios. The real world integration scenarios actual vary substantially from customer to customer in terms of the integration points between systems.
As we have become more marginally knowledgable about SAP, I think we will end up receiving and sending "IDOC" messages from SAP but have no idea what those IDOC messages are or where to start looking for what a "standard" (if there is one) message SAP would generate in reaction to whatever the "trailer is loaded" transaction is.
To figure out what the transaction is, I assume we need to identify what version of SAP we should be targeting for a simple integration. Are there any could references on what the commonly integration methods are and to which versions they apply?
Something like "hey, if you do an integration with a IDOCs in with SAP Netweaver 2004 then that would good proof you could integrate with 90% of the installed SAP base". Of course, any links explaining what the versions of SAP are and where they are in there lifecycle and what people are actually using would be helpful.
John -
Hi Xi Sappers,
I am new to the XI world. I was looking for some documentation on how to conduct a POC (Proof of Concept) for XI. Basically it should encompass a sample landscape, most common business scenarios, ways to test thruput, error messaging, monitoring, security etc.
Any help would be very appreciated and will be a lifesaver.
Thanks in advance.Hi,
Sombody write this a few weeks ago.
I had save this, because there a every important links for XI Newcomer inside:
Welcome to XI !
Following link to inst.guide:
https://websmp201.sap-ag.de/instguidesNW04
Following is the link for 'how to guides', A step by step guide to create scenarios:
https://websmp201.sap-ag.de/nw-howtoguides
Training
https://www.sdn.sap.com/sdn/elearning.sdn?page=eL_XI.htm
As you are a newbie it is important for you to first understand the Netweaver Stack and the role of Exchange Structure in it. For this go through this link
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/e1/8e51341a06084de10000009b38f83b/frameset.htm
SAP XI - Where to Find Information
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/xi/sap xi - where to find information.pdf
All the information you need in XI :
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/0f/80243b4a66ae0ce10000000a11402f/frameset.htm
To understand the architecture of XI, Please go through this link,
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/14/80243b4a66ae0ce10000000a11402f/frameset.htm
You can also go through the url for e-learning :
https://www.sdn.sap.com/sdn/elearning.sdn
To read about System Landscape Directory (SLD), you can have a look at this link:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/fe/39ae3d47afd652e10000000a114084/frameset.htm
XI is all about configuration of Adapters, to learn more please go through this link:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/0d/5ab43b274a960de10000000a114084/frameset.htm
One of the most powerful feature of XI, Business Process Management:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/3c/831620a4f1044dba38b370f77835cc/frameset.htm
How the messages are delivered through XI:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/17/50d440e14f8431e10000000a1550b0/frameset.htm
Also, this weblog provides you with FAQ in XI:
/people/michal.krawczyk2/blog/2005/06/28/xipi-faq-frequently-asked-questions
Once you go through these links and are a bit aware what all XI objects do, you can try a simple "File to File Scenario" which would help you to understand XI objects in a much better manner.
For help on this scenario go through this blog it is in two parts thus I am providing both links below:
/people/venkat.donela/blog/2005/03/02/introduction-to-simplefile-xi-filescenario-and-complete-walk-through-for-starterspart1
/people/venkat.donela/blog/2005/03/03/introduction-to-simple-file-xi-filescenario-and-complete-walk-through-for-starterspart2
and a little bit more:
how-to guides at :
http://service.sap.com/nw-howtoguides
To understand the architecture of XI, Please go through this link,
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/14/80243b4a66ae0ce10000000a11402f/frameset.htm
You can find numerous scenarios here :
https://www.sdn.sap.com/sdn/weblogs.sdn?blog=/weblogs/topic/16
In https://help.sap.com you get the documentation for SAP Netweaver. as 4 working with XI and screen shots, There are almost all the basic scenarios covered as weblogs in this site..
Happy learning!!
Regards,
Robin -
Dear All,
I am Working as a "SAP HR Functional Consultant".
Now,I have been given the Assignment of Preparing "POC - Proof of Concept" for MSS / E.Recruitment/Succession Planning / Performance Management & Organizational Structure.
Could you kindly help me by suggesting on How to prepare POC?
Waiting for your reply.
Thanks.Hi -
You need to get the baseline requirements and mock it up in the system. They don't need all the bells and whistles but they need to see that the system will do what they need it do. When you demo the POC, anything that you don't show, you need to explain how they will handled (e.g., 'I'm going to show you delivered correspondence but obviously, you'll need to customize and have a developer or whatever create the correspondence you need' or 'I know you need manager's approval for this but that's not a delivered workflow in SAP. You'll need to customize a workflow to read the chief position for each employee who executes this transaction and they will then approve it before it's completed.'
Good luck - sounds like you need a mentor. -
Microsoft Guidelines for SCCM Proof of Concept
Where can I find the Microsoft Guidelines for Microsoft Proof of Concept for SCCM 2012 R2.
Some of the point I remember are as follows:
POC should be done in Lab and not in production.
POC not to be include any specific customization.
At times customers want to include everything specific to their environment which is not possible in limited time we have for POCs (5-10 days). Where can we show them the guidelines for that? All the customizations they have may take 1-2 months to test and
deliver.
They generally say that all customizations must be provided in POC as they are paying for the project. But actually it is Microsoft paying for that. Just want to know how others deal with such situations.You need to make your costumer understand that a Proof-of-Concept is exactly what it Means - It proves to the customer that this product can deliver what they need. That does not mean that you have to implement every possible feature in ConfigMgr 2012 and
configure advanced OSD TS´s etc.
Compile a long list of demos, features and functionality and let the customer choose which ones they would like to "examine" in their PoC. When you have tried this a few times you sort of know how long it takes to implement whatever they want.
And just like Gerry - I do not know of any guidance documents from Microsoft either. -
Edge database interaction "Proof of Concept"
Hi all-
I've read several posts asking about the possibility of Edge interacting with an outside source such as a database.
Thanks to a few posts and examples here (redesign for the example of the mailto" project and Lee Brimelow for the folowing link:
http://www.gotoandlearn.com/play.php?id=168)
I have built a "Proof of Concept" page that, all within Edge, let's a user click a button to search a database, pulls the results and displays them within the Edge animation...
If people are interested, I can make a complete tutorial that walks through each aspect of this, including how to easily create a JSON file for Edge to import and use...
Here's a link to the working example. Right now I have it limited to pulling 5 items from the database but what you see IS live from a MySQL database!
http://www.fundraiserhp.com/json/send_lasso.html
Let me know if anyone is interested in a tutorial for this...
JamesOK, don't everyone "bash" me at once :-)
I apologize for the delay but some work issues cam up I needed to take care of. I don't know how good this tutorial is, I was a bit rushed!
There are 3 parts to the video:
Part 1: Creating links within an Edge animation to another Edge animation that displays the database information.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrEu5vfXCgQ
Part 2: Creating the "Container" symbol to hold the database information inside an Edge animation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wwb6TFTx3sc
Part 3. Calling the database and creating a .json file with the database info for the Edge amination to impoort.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMqGf_eyKok
Each tutorial video has a link to the next video so it should be easy to follow by just going to the first video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrEu5vfXCgQ
Enjoy!
James -
EP/NW Proof-of-Concept (POC)
Aside from SAP Best Practices Baseline Package US V1.470, without having a sap r/3 backend, or non-sap backend (j2ee, etc.) what are our options in building a EP/SR2 proof-of-concept to show EP's functionality for a business case?
Thanks.
JamesHi James,
either you should be a little more specific or try this question in one of the EP forums.
Regards,
Benny -
EP Proof of Concept (POC)
Aside from SAP Best Practices Baseline Package US V1.470, without having a sap r/3 backend, or non-sap backend (j2ee, etc.) what are our options in building a EP/SR2 proof-of-concept to show EP's functionality for a business case?
Thanks.
JamesHi James,
either you should be a little more specific or try this question in one of the EP forums.
Regards,
Benny -
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But I am looking for specific configuration and master data set up required for store order creation scenario where " Warehouse stock is created if stock exists else third party order is created"
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hi, friends and experts
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Role of a Security Consultant in an SAP implementation Project
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The role of a Security consultant in any SAP product implementation (not just GRC) is wide enough and it's hard for anyone to sum up on a single forum post. Still I can give you some pointers.
Security consultants come from different backgrounds, some from networking, database administration, infrastructure and even development like me. They contribute enormously to any product implementation from scratch (landscape design) to go-live (and continuous maintenance) so they are active on every phase of the implementation.
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in sap plm projects is this necessary , to generate the reports,scripts.
what is exactly sap plm projects,give some idea briefly.because just recently
i got offer for working in sap plm development projects.
help me.
thanks& regards
subhasisHi Subhasis,
Are you a Technical/Functional i.e. ABAP/Functional please let me know?
If you are a Technical (ABAP) then you no need to worry about your work in PLM
your work remains same as of ABAP. i.e. you will be working on Function Modules, User Exits, Field Exits, Report Design, Scripts & enhancements etc.
The Objects/Area which you will be dealing are : Document Managment System (DMS), Engineering Change Management (ECM), & CAD Integration yes i forget to mentioned you will be working on "Interfaces" too. and rest in PS or CProjects & CFolders based on the Scenarios/Requirements of your Project.
If you are a Functional:
Then working in PLM is still easy if you have a experience of working in SAP,
First part of your PLM is PDM (Product Data Managment) which deals with
DMS, ECM, CAD Integration, Material Master, BOM etc
Basically you have to integrate all these objects or business objects precicely speaking to all the modules of the SAP R/3.
Welcome to the board.
If you have any specific questions, you can write at SDN, SDN team will help you at maximum, no need to worry.
Best Regards
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