[ Articles with keyword 'code' ]
SAP Business ByDesign Goes Mobile
01.02.2010
In the future, customers will be able to purchase apps and similar software for SAP Business Suite. Plus, we bring you the latest road map for the on-demand software SAP Business ByDesign and its upcoming Feature Packs. SAP.info reports live from the IBIS Conference in Würzburg, Germany.
Tracking on the Go
29.05.2009
Baylor College of Medicine taps the SAP NetWeaver Mobile component to keep a close watch on lifesaving medical devices. And it’s surprisingly easy: point, scan, and accept.
Demands on Open Source Software Grow
02.07.2008
Whether for private users, small and midsize businesses, major corporations, or public institutions, Open Source software has in the past years become a reliable alternative to commercial solutions. And not just because it is less expensive. Businesses are becoming increasingly convinced of the quality of this free software. And while the Linux operating system has been dominating the Open Source scene for the last decade, new and advanced products are continuously establishing themselves in the market.
No Split Without Hard and Fast Rules
04.04.2008
A challenging problem arises when a company code must be split retroactively within a productive instance of SAP software. All accounting documents – both open items and historical data – must be split between the new companies correctly according to commercial law and tax requirements. Wuppertaler Stadtwerke GmbH successfully split codes in its SAP software; its approach is a good example for other companies to follow.
News in ABAP (Part 1)
30.01.2008
ABAP is alive and kicking. SAP remains committed to further development of the ABAP programming environment on the basis of state-of-the-art software engineering techniques and its users’ changing demands. Examples of how SAP addresses these demands include the enhancement and switch framework, better support of decimal floating point calculations (Part 1), secondary keys, string processing, and new features in the ABAP debugger (Part 2).
Enhancing the Core Without Modifications (Part 1)
12.12.2007
With its enhancement framework, SAP standardizes previously differing enhancement concepts for the SAP ERP application. Enhancements in the form of new functionality become effective only after the switch framework is activated. The interplay of both technologies helps enhance SAP ERP 6.0 as a long-term and modification-free core enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that meets changing requirements with new and innovative technologies.
Enhancing the ERP Core without Modifications (Part 1)
12.12.2007
With its enhancement framework, SAP standardizes previously differing enhancement concepts for the SAP ERP application. Enhancements in the form of new functionality become effective only after the switch framework is activated. The interplay of both technologies helps enhance SAP ERP 6.0 as a long-term and modification-free core enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that meets changing requirements with new and innovative technologies.
Seven Languages at a Single Stroke
31.10.2007
Schattdecor AG, a manufacturer of decor for furniture and laminate flooring, completed its upgrade to SAP ERP 6.0 in only three months and simultaneously converted to Unicode. The universal character set makes the loss of information and errors during data exchange things of the past.
Easy as Enterprise SOA – Servicing a Better Idea
05.09.2007
There are no talking geckos or disgruntled cavemen spearheading SAP for Insurance. Because while clever marketing is what attracts customers, back-end proficiency and efficiency is what keeps them around. Enterprise SOA, or enterprise service-oriented architecture, ties up new tactics and alliances combined with a proven, cutting-edge toolset for the insurance agency.
Intellectual Property in a Digital World
29.08.2007
There is a plethora of issues affecting holders of intellectual property (IP) in this new digital era and the landscape is in a state of flux. How does IP translate into digital worlds? How will the General Public License (GPL) 3.0 change content protection? What is the business model of “patent trolls”? John M. Carson is a partner in the IP law firm of Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP and is Vice President of ITechLaw, a leading global organization for legal professionals focused on technology and law. With SAP INFO online, Carson talks about the perspectives of IP in the far and near future.
