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:…
by Steve Park PI/ABAP consultant Have you ever called a Web Service which is hosted by SAP SE just to get a generic return code that could mean anything? Do…
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…
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…
While working with a client on developing EDI-856 transactions with one of their trading partners, an error occurred that cost my client thousands of dollars in charge back fines. In…
My previous post discussed the "hidden" menu in the SAP PI message mapping tool that can only be unlocked by pressing <Ctrl> + <Shift> while right clicking in the data…
When I was young, one of my favorite Nintendo games was Contra by Konami Corporation (old-skool NES). Standard play with Contra afforded you with 3 lives. I was not particularly adept at Contra…
For those of you familiar with PI, you know that it likes to deal with single messages, and not multiple messages in bulk. Many interfaces to "legacy" systems require single…
Even though this blog will primarily be about SAP XI/PI, I would be remiss if I didn't mention other SAP integration topics. So, my first technical blog will be about…