Vertex question

We are currently using Vertex running on the iSeries in registration mode with our ECC 6.0 system. Vertex has stated that they do not officailly have a supported release to run on V5R4 or any ECC release although we appear to be running OK. In recent conversations with Vertex, they also have no schedule for when they will support V6R1. As such, we are not happy with the support and maintenance of the product for the iseries platform. We are questioning whether we could run Vertex on Windows/SQL server and still have this work with our iSeries SAP system. I would like to know if there are any other iseries/SAP customers that are using Vertex on the Windows platform working with their iseries SAP system? Also do any other iseries SAP customers use a different tax package beside Vertex for their SAP system?
Best regards,
Russ Cook
Gardner Denver

Hi Russ,
first of all, I think, it is really bad, that Vertex runs this "strategy" ;-(((
But, still, it will run on V6R1 - but I understand, that you want to come back to a supported landscape ...
But:
You can run such a product - as it JUST uses RFC to connect to SAP on ANY server on ANY OS in your landscape, that is supported by Vertex.
In Startup Mode it would be a hazle, but in regiostration mode, it can be run on any OS as it runs at the moment.
On the OS e.g. Windows, you have to start the most likely batch file, that registers to SAP on iSeries as it does locally right now (This took me 2-3 years as well to understand, that this local connect is the exception for RFC, as this protocol IS BUILT for cross-server-communication!) ... and then it works as you are used to )))
As they seem no longer to support OS/400, they should give you the windows license for free as well in my eyes ...
Regards
Volker Gueldenpfennig, consolut international ag
http://www.consolut.de - http://www.4soi.de - http://www.easymarketplace.de

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Question about Video Cards on Laptops

Hi everyone, and sorry if I post this in the wrong area. I own a few computers, some are consider ancient and others are somewhat old but can run Windows XP just fine. I have a question about the computers in the stores today.
I am looking to invest in a new laptop, possibly a desktop in the near future depending on my budget. The question I have about video cards today is that, I enjoy a good MMO game now and then, I don't expect to play heavy intensive games, just maybe some more advance games. I notice that for one game that I want to play, it requires a video card to have (Shadow Rendering, Vertex and Pixle Shaders). Do the computers today have those as standard for thier video card? Or do I have to invest in a little bit more expensive laptop/desktop. I am willing to invest money for some more RAM, if I need to improve its preformance. The reason I ask is because I have a 4 year old Laptop with a broken keyboard, and I was thinking about just replacing the laptop with a newer one. it has some pretty good specs and runs everything fine, but it can not play certain games because of those missing video requirements. (Current laptop incase someone is curious: 1.5Ghz Celeron M, 1GB memory 64MB video (Shared) ) Thanks to anyone who has the answer to this question. (P.S sorry if everything is scrunched together. for some reason the formatting is wierd on Opera web browser

Graphics cards have all those standard today... or at least they should unless you get a really cheap Graphics card. The kind of graphics card and processor and other specs of the computer you want to get should depend on what you want to do with it. It also depends on the kind of games you want to play. If you're playing FPS [first person shooter] then you need a really good graphics card and processor. If you're playing something like Diablo 2 or something that's on the lower end of graphics then you just need decent specs. Graphics cards, I suggest something with aGeForce Nividia card... as of today, they are in the 9 series for high-end cards I believe. For processors... get something like Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 or T9600 or the Core 2 Quatros or Extremes. Extremes are intended for hardcore gaming and would be more expensive. For RAM you should have at least 2GB... you can always upgrade that later.
For laptops my suggestions are:
$3k+ get a customized alienware
$2-3 get a customized dell xps, or macbook pro [although if you're gaming i would suggest you dual boot with windows xp or vista]
$1-2k get a cheaper customized dell, or sony vaio
under $1k... well I don't know what to say... you can't really get a nice gaming computer for under that price.
I personally DO NOT like HP computers at all because they are so quirky and have so many problems and break down easily.

A few JOGL/OpenGL questions

Question 1:
Basically, whenever i see a tutorial or example featuring OpenGL or JOGL and see the method;
glVertex3f, the values are always floats and always below OR equal to 1.0f.
Now, the models i am using i first rendered using java.awt.Graphics, which basically ment i had to calculate x, y and z values in pixels, so now i need to convert to use with OpenGL.
Question 2:
What is the simplest way of applying a texture to a rendered model in JOGL, for example if i made a simple quad for a floor tile like so;
gl.glBegin(GL.GL_QUADS);
gl.glVertex3f(0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f); // Bottom left vertex.
gl.glVertex3f(1.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
gl.glVertex3f(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
gl.glVertex3f(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
gl.glEnd();How would i apply a simple 2d, normal image to that?
Ive tried using;
Texture texture = TextureIO.read(file);
texture.bind();
gl.glEnable(GL.GL_TEXTURE_2D);But it dosn't seem to work.
Question 3:
How do you rotate the viewpoint so that the map is rotated towards you, for example if you were holding a camera and you tilt the camera down and view the floor from a birds eye view more?
Thanks for any help to any of the questions.

- buy/download an OpenGL book. Seriously, you are not going to get anywhere without knowledge of at least the basics of the API and the math behind it. There are no books for JOGL, but it is a simple mapping directly on top of OpenGL, so any OpenGL book will give you the knowledge you need to work with JOGL. Most books use simple c++ code, which is easy enough to read and translate to Java code.
- Be aware of the performance constraints on the glVertex line of methods; they are okay for simple testing and prototyping, but when you want to do any serious rendering learn how to use vertex buffers in stead.
Also, did you know there is a game development forum? You'll have more chance of getting help there. also checking the the http://www.javagaming.org forum. Perhaps you do not want to create a game, but JOGL is mostly used in gaming/simulations.

ECC 5.0 and CRM 7.0 Integration Questions

Hello,
We are on ECC 5.0 and are part of a global implementation that is putting in CRM 7.0.
We have a couple of issues/questions.
1. We want to integrate ECC Internal Orders with CRM Contracts and Orders. However we don't see the ECC Internal Order type SAPS in ECC 5.0. What release/plugin would give us SAPS Internal order type
2. We currently use CS and PM in ECC, and we have equipment and func. locations. Do we need to be on a certain version/plugin to integrate Equipment and Func. Locations with CRM iBase?
3. Any tips/suggestions on integrating Vertex with CRM for taxes.
Thanks
chris

Hi
Here are the Answers
1. We want to integrate ECC Internal Orders with CRM Contracts and Orders. However we don't see the ECC Internal Order type SAPS in ECC 5.0. What release/plugin would give us SAPS Internal order type
- This is release indepedant- It is been available from R/3 4.7 so you should have it, if you dont have an SAPS order type, you have 2 options
1. Create your own SAPS Order type
2. Define RFC from Client "000" and push the order type. This must be available in "000" as a standard delivery, may be your Basis did not move the order types properly.
2. We currently use CS and PM in ECC, and we have equipment and func. locations. Do we need to be on a certain version/plugin to integrate Equipment and Func. Locations with CRM iBase?
Yes you can have the equipment and Functional Locations, but for FLocs to download to CRM you need ECC6.0 with Sp6 anything below cannot be integrated or downloaded with CRM7.0 .. for Equipments any versions are fine and you do all configuration and customization in CRM
3. Any tips/suggestions on integrating Vertex with CRM for taxes.
Its a broad question, SAP provides standard integration option to vertex, and you integrate as needed..
let me know if you need anything else.

Question mark key not working

hi my question mark key on macbook pro is not working any ideas please

Does it work when an external keyboard is plugged in?
17" 2.2GHz i7 Quad-Core MacBook Pro  8G RAM  750G HD + OCZ Vertex 3 SSD Boot HD 

W520 support for SATA III or 6GB with Vertex 3 240GB SSD

I need a laptop that supports 16GB memory, HD display (1920 X 1080) and SATA 3 with 6Gb speeds to leverage my existing Vertex 3 240GB SSD.
Looking up PSREF, I find the W520 specs state SATA 3Gb/s (SATA II?) while the chipset is QM67 which is supposed to support SATA III 6Gb/s.
So the question is, does the W520 support SATA 3 at 6Gb/s? I need the throughput to leverage the throughput of the Vertex 3 240GB SSD for multiple VM's on my laptop.
Thanks and regards
Sarge Thomas
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Just for the record i been using several SSDs with the W520 including the OCZ Vertex 3 and OCZ Vertex 3 max and they both fit fine with the rubber rails in the W520. Just don't mount the case that is normally around the HDD/SSD. You won't need that case anyway when using the SSD in the W520. Use only the rubber rails and the SSD will fit fine and should be seated fine as well.
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My question mark key is not working

when i go to type a question mark, it comes up like this ^. Thoughts

Does it work when an external keyboard is plugged in?
17" 2.2GHz i7 Quad-Core MacBook Pro  8G RAM  750G HD + OCZ Vertex 3 SSD Boot HD 

Problems with Vertex and ECC 6.0

We have recently upgraded to ECC 6.0. We applied the CodePage to the R# database and the connection to Vertex was fine. But, the connection no longer worked after we upgraded to release ECC 6.0. We are receiving a TP connect error when checking the connection in SM59. We still do not have a solution. Can someone out there pleasssse point me in the right direction?

Hi Brett,
sorry, but I think you do not fully understand the difference of an IP and a port ...
The IP is the thing, that makes the servER unique and the Port is the ing that makes the ServICE unique. As you have to use the gateway of your instance it will ALWAYS be sapgw00 as I do exepect that you are using instance number 00. In your case, there is just no reason, to install a second gateway instance - this makes it just more complicated ...
If you want to register from another IP (from another server), this is no problem either. Just move your config & programs over to that other server (where I don't see a reason as well) and it will work, because RFC is used to be located on different servers )
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I would just call your current program 3 times and let it run 3 times in the current subsystem, that you opted for and then it will work "round robin" and I would be interested in the question, if it still is unstable ...
Regards
Volker Gueldenpfennig, consolut.gmbh
http://www.consolut.de - http://www.4soi.de - http://www.easymarketplace.de

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