Note: 1st published on SCN at 22.5.2012 REST. JSON. These are the technologies you need when writing modern web applications. And that is what makes it so hard to use SAP together with modern web applications: Currently you only get REST from SAP with Gateway, but not JSON. OData comes Read more…
Note: 1st published at SCN on 2.5.2012 Before an application can go into production, it needs to be tested. For Java there are several widely adopted test frameworks available like jUnit or TestNG. As these are used to test Java applications, what about web applications? How to test the UI Read more…
Note: 1st published at SCN on 9.3.2012 Have you ever visited Oracle’s, Microsoft’s or IBM’s web site? They offer the same functionality: software downloads. If I want to learn more about Oracles’, Microsoft’s or other vendors’ portfolio, I can download it and: I can start coding. Downloading software and trying Read more…
Note: first published on SCN on 29.2.2012 Java offers many technologies and mechanisms that help developers realize their ideas. One is to save data in a database without dealing with object relative mapping. From the several technologies available to save a Java object into a DB NetWeaver AS Java comes Read more…
Note: 1st published at SCN on 2.2.2012 Having to deal with several NetWeaver servers and NWDS installations? Want to make NWDS CE 7.1 portable to be more flexible? Read on … Developing for NetWeaver AS Java means that you have to use the NetWeaver Developer Studio. The recommendation is to Read more…
Note: first published at SCN on 31.1.2012 What does on demand portal offer and do you need it? Cannot the SAP Portal also be an on demand portal? On demand is the “next big thing”: every product, every solution has to be available as an on premise and an on Read more…
Note: 1st published at SCN on 28.12.2011 You don’t need Web Dynpro Java for portal development. There are easier and more valuable alternatives available. In the blog SAP NetWeaver Portal: Development Options the different alternatives for developing SAP Portal applications where outlined, including a small guidance when to use what Read more…
Note: 1st published at SCN on 16.11.2011 Can a neat chat application seamless embedded into the SAP Portal add value to your portal? The SAP Portal comes with a build-in chat application. This application once was a very nice additional feature, not really user-friendly, but useful for easy out-of-the-box chat Read more…
Note: 1st published at SCN on 14.11.2011 R.I.P. Solution Consultant SAP NetWeaver 2004s – Knowledge Management and Collaboration certification (C_TEP30_04s) As I’m one of the topic leaders I gained a voucher for a SAP certification. SAP certification isn’t really cheap (normally in the range of 500US$ to 750US$), so this Read more…
Note: 1st published at SCN on 6.10.2011 and part 2 This blog describes what TechEd Las Vegas offered for people interested in the SAP Portal. After taking a short vacation after TechEd, here is now my blog and view at TechEd in general and what it offered for professionals working Read more…