Data and solution integration is becoming one of the most important aspects in enterprise architecture. Robert Heidasch describes the functionalities provided by SAP data replication and transformation solutions and their proper use.

Gitu Bijlani describes a Business Add-In (BAdI) for the Repository object synchronization program. She also provides use-case details about how to use this BAdI.

In part one of a two-part series, Rehan Zaidi explains the considerations to keep in mind for custom coding when working on an SAP HANA implementation or migrating to an SAP HANA system.

Rehan Zaidi describes the basics and advantages of the Integrated Data Access version of the ABAP List Viewer and the steps required to create simple reports using the standard classes provided for this purpose. See how to access the field catalog and functions and how to specify sort and grouping criteria for your report output.

The integration of data and processes among different SAP systems has always been challenging and expensive in development. George Chen explains how you can dramatically reduce the development effort in system integration by exploring the generic presentation of functions/methods and the generic presentation of parameters  in a generic Remote Function Call (RFC).

Karthigeyan Meganathan explains how to integrate the Document Management System (DMS) with SAP Enterprise Portal to enable users to quickly and easily access documents from the portal, thereby reducing the time spent searching the back end.

Akash Kumar explains the concept of blockchain and explores the services released by SAP Cloud Platform Blockchain service that allow users to develop blockchain scenarios.

Rehan Zaidi describes the basics of Simple Transformation, the main Simple Transformation commands, and the steps required to create Simple Transformations for structures and internal tables. See how to download internal table ABAP data into a Microsoft Excel format using a sample Simple Transformation. 

Ramesh Kannan walks you through the process of upgrading from SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (SAP BPC) version 10.0 to 10.1. Learn what’s required to complete this upgrade. 

Role administrators and designers need the ability to update a business role to add or remove a technical role association of a business role while still leaving the approved or active version of the business role to use in Access Request Management and Access Risk Analysis. Business role versioning provides the flexibility to provision an approved version of a business role in Access Request Management. In business role versioning, only the addition and the removal of roles are available for versioning. 

Ned Falk shows modelers how to use SAP HANA’s query results caching option to improve the performance of their information views. Learn when to use—or not use—this option as part of your modeled SAP HANA database.

Kehinde Eseyin shows how to activate tracing to resolve authorization errors in SAP HANA. You then can troubleshoot authorization errors related to repository role activation, SQL privileges, and analytical privileges.

Dominik Schrank shows how to take real-time sensor data and consume and analyze it in SAP HANA.

In her new insiderBOOK, author Rinky Karthik explores available internal and cross-module integrations within SAP SuccessFactors BizX, built-in integration with third-party vendors (such as FADV), and configuration tips to integrate with social platforms. In addition, she leans on her many years of project expertise to provide little-known tips and tricks. In this chapter, Rinky re-caps what is covered in her book and briefly highlights some of the more important aspects covered.

As a current SAP Experts member, you can read the eBook (online or download) with no extra charge at www.insider-books.com. Call SAP Experts customer service at 1-781-751-8755 or email licenses@wispubs.com to request your free access to the complete eBook today.

Vessy Panayotova shows how the new Solution Documentation in SAP Solution Manager 7.2 affects the configuration and administration of Change Request Management (ChaRM) and what to address when upgrading existing ChaRM functionality.

In her new insiderBOOK, author Rinky Karthik explores available internal and cross-module integrations within SAP SuccessFactors BizX, built-in integration with third-party vendors (such as FADV), and configuration tips to integrate with social platforms. In addition, she leans on her many years of project expertise to provide little-known tips and tricks. In this chapter, you get an overview of the built-in external point integrations in SAP SuccessFactors.

As a current SAP Experts member, you can read the eBook (online or download) with no extra charge at www.insider-books.com. Call SAP Experts customer service at 1-781-751-8755 or email licenses@wispubs.com to request your free access to the complete eBook today.

In her new insiderBOOK, author Rinky Karthik explores available internal and cross-module integrations within SAP SuccessFactors BizX, built-in integration with third-party vendors (such as FADV), and configuration tips to integrate with social platforms. In addition, she leans on her many years of project expertise to provide little-known tips and tricks. In this chapter, you get an overview of the external (third-party) built-in integrations in SAP SuccessFactors.

As a current SAP Experts member, you can read the eBook (online or download) with no extra charge at www.insider-books.com. Call SAP Experts customer service at 1-781-751-8755 or email licenses@wispubs.com to request your free access to the complete eBook today.

Ali Sbai’s case study takes you through the International Telecommunication Union’s upgrade of its SAP ERP 6.0 system to enhancement package 7. The project was done to enable deployment of a new United Nations compensation package.