Following the 2009 edition of SAPPHIRE, SAP gives us the opportunity to download some free brochures. You can find your way by browsing by Solutions/Services or by Industry. Use the search tool to look for brochures that provide additional insight into topics covered at SAPPHIRE 2009. In case your attended the event, you’ll be able [...]
SAP NetWeaver Product Management has prepared a page of guidance and best practices for people downloading and installing SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment Preview Software. Please click on this link to access the Composition Environment’s hints and step by step instructions on post-installation.
This section contains available tools for SAP NetWeaver Portal only. Please access our Download page in order to download SAP NetWeaver Main Releases or SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment.
Downloadable Tools for SAP Portal
SAP Portal Development Kit for Microsoft.NET (PDK for .NET) is a self-contained set of tools that enables developing, running and administrating portal applications [...]
Get an early peek at some of the technologies that have been developed for the next generation SAP NetWeaver platform. Sneak Previews and Trials are offered in various configurations, allowing you to choose the option most suited to your interests and needs. The configurations below are not available for commercial use and have restrictions regarding [...]
The SAP HCM/HR module enables the standardization of Human Resource processes across the company. Since this module is quite extent, it is subdivided in several sub-modules, like Time Management, Payroll, Training, etc. The following transaction codes are the most relevant for the SAP HR module.
SAP Basis administrators are responsible for a number of complex operations and functions. Basis administrators must learn how to manage SAP Basis transactions, structure Basis security, handle Basis copying and fix printing problems. The following transaction codes are the most relevant for the Basis Administration tasks.
SAP MaxDB is the database management system developed and supported by SAP AG. It can be used as an alternative to databases from other vendors for your own or third-party applications.
Note: The installation packages listed below can be used free of charge according to the SAP Community License Agreement for SAP MaxDB. These packages are [...]
In case you successfully installed your local SAP Portal, you’ll have to fine tune it by performing some additional steps. One of those steps is applying a license key, based on your local computer hardware key. Otherwise, your installation will only work for about 90 days or so. So, follow the steps shown below to be able to achieve this. [...]
Lots of portal projects primarily focus on providing a pure technical portal platform. Thus strategic aspects are often neglected although the reach of a portal implementation throughout the company is quite big. There are usually many touch points with other teams, departments and technical components. This could be for example the different business units, works [...]
On March 19, 2009, Jon Reed moderated a webcast roundtable on the state of SOA and where SOA is in the hype cycle. This webcast, hosted by ASUG, Americas’ SAP Users’ Group, was coordinated by Kent Sanders of CSC, who is the volunteer chair of the ASUG SOA SIG.
Click here to download the WebEx version [...]
This was something that I was meaning to do a long time ago – installing my own local SAP Portal, so I can deploy and test my applications whenever I want, without having to go through the NWDI server. I finally had the time and resources to do it, so let me share this experience [...]
Our recent new joiner expert in SAPLAB.org has launched an idea aiming to promote knowledge exchange through the blog. On a moderated basis, Helder Gonçalves is willing to answer your specific SAP questions with a professional answer, pointer or even a solution. It all depends on the type of challenge you present to him and [...]
The Product Availability Matrix bundles technical and release planning information on SAP components for quick reference. You will find information on the availability of SAP component releases (product versions), maintenance end dates and upgrade paths, as well as technical release information (DB-platforms, JSE-platforms, operating systems etc.). A SAP component release is structured into instances. An [...]
Since the launch of the first release of SAP, the visual design of SAP products has gone through several changes and re-design. From the 1970’s until early 1990’s, graphic design was not so much considered in SAP products – functionality always is the prime focus. At those “early days”, the look and feel and usability of SAP software was influenced by the dominant operating system – OSF/Motif and Microsoft Windows.
With a global crisis ongoing, things have changed quite a bit in the IT and Information Systems scenario, it what concerns to employment and career development. These are good times for us to assess our own skills and check if some adjustments need to be done. Typical questions of an aware SAP Consultant can be: [...]
SAP enhancement packages represent a new software delivery strategy that allows system administrators to get upgrades for SAP ECC 6.0 (ERP 2005) without having to fully upgrade the existing release. With the introduction of enhancement packages, SAP has changed the methodology for implementing new functionalities.
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