SAP PI is a powerful integration engine that allows developers a variety of methods for implementing transformation logic. As a long-time ABAP developer, one of my favorite methods to implement... read more →
SAP System Administrator Unix User Accounts <sid>adm and ora<sid> You may find it necessary to change the the UID of the sidadm and orasid accounts on your SAP server. The... read more →
In my last post, I discussed a collaborative effort with functional business owners to devise and execute a proper cleanup plan. I also discussed a functional review of the configuration... read more →
In my last post on this topic, I discussed several change pointer data forensic methods that I use to point me in the right cleanup direction. The change pointer data... read more →
Your batch job analysis shows that you are currently running the change pointer processing program RBDMIDOC, and the change pointer cleanup program RBDCPCLR; but you notice that the size of... read more →
This is a continuation of Server Programming in JCo Part 1. In this post, I will deal with the setting up the constructs of the java program acting as the... read more →
Last time, in my 50,000 foot view post, I presented an overview of the purpose, the location, and the expected lifecycle of change pointer records. I also briefly discussed two programs:... read more →
by Steve Park PI/ABAP consultant Have you ever called a Web Service which is hosted by SAP just to get a generic return code that could mean anything? Do you... read more →
the SAP Java Connector, or JCo library, is an SAP delivered tool for connecting programs written in Java to the R/3. Most articles deal with external applications connecting to SAP... read more →
As a consultant, I have the opportunity to work on many different SAP installations. I continue to be surprised by the discovery that many of these companies are not properly... read more →