by Dr. Volker Stiehl, Chief Product Expert, SAP AG
SAP Professional Journal - Volume 14 (2012), Issue 3

SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration is a solution for modeling, running, and monitoring human-centric processes as well as integration scenarios within one environment. It combines SAP NetWeaver Business Process Management and the Java-only installation option of SAP NetWeaver Process Integration for a reduced total cost of ownership. However, one key question remains unanswered: How can you benefit from this new combination without error-prone configuration steps after deploying your business processes and activating the SAP NetWeaver Process Integration development objects? Follow a seven-step process to optimally use business processes with integration needs to SAP and non-SAP systems.

by Dr. Volker Stiehl, Chief Product Expert, SAP AG
SAP Professional Journal - Volume 14 (2012), Issue 2

Starting with SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration 7.31, the new Process Integration Designer perspective within SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio was introduced for configuring integration scenarios in the Integration Directory. Learn how to configure and run integration flows connecting two systems with each other. Walk through a complete scenario built from scratch.

by Dr. Volker Stiehl, Chief Product Expert, SAP AG
SAP Professional Journal - Volume 14 (2012), Issue 2

Starting with SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration 7.31, it is possible to develop complete integration scenarios entirely within SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio. Before the introduction of new perspectives within SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio, the Swing-based clients Enterprise Services Builder and Integration Builder had to be used for this purpose. Learn how to work within the Enterprise Services Repository perspective to build the basic artifacts (e.g., data types, message types, service interfaces, message mappings, and operation mappings) on which every integration scenario relies.

by Dr. Volker Stiehl, Chief Product Expert, SAP AG
SAP Professional Journal - Volume 14 (2012), Issue 2

Learn how to implement your unique business processes in heterogeneous IT environments by using SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration. Step through an introduction to SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration and review a detailed description about its architecture, usage, current status, and plans for the future.

by Scott Wallask, Managing Editor, BI Expert
BI Expert - Volume 9 (2011), Update 10

Through integration with SAP NetWeaver BW, companies can use SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards to monitor BI processes in real time, thereby flagging any problems for immediate improvement.

by Ingo Hilgefort, Director, Solution Management, SAP
BI Expert - Volume 9 (2011), Update 9

Learn best practices to use when implementing SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.x in combination with SAP NetWeaver BW and SAP ERP, including in the areas of data connectivity, hierarchical reporting, and BEx query design.

by Saad Y. Hassan, President, Hassan Associates, Inc.
SAP Professional Journal - Volume 14 (2012), Issue 1

SAP Test Data Migration Server (TDMS) now has the capability to consistently transfer data to a connected SAP ERP Central Component, SAP Customer Relationship Management, and SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse application landscape. A non-production landscape built with TDMS maintains the consistency and integration of its source systems and thus delivers significant value for its users. Learn key tips for performing such a synchronized TDMS transfer, as well as lessons learned from an actual transfer.

by Abdelmorhit El Rhazi, Narendar Akula, and Martin Donovan, SAP Customer Development, SAP Labs Canada
SAP Professional Journal - Volume 14 (2012), Issue 1

With wireless communication and mobility applications growing, telecommunication billing systems have to process a large volume of data in a near-real-time manner. The billing system is among the critical components in a telecommunication company’s IT landscape, so a high-performance mediation engine, providing high availability, data integrity, and system throughput, is critical. Learn about the architecture of the mediation engine on top of SAP NetWeaver 7.0 and the architectural choices made in satisfying the requirements of the mediation engine.

by Edward Osowski, Business Development Manager, IBX On-Demand Platform, Capgemini Procurement Services
insiderPROFILES - 2011 (Volume 2), July (Issue 3)

Companies often complicate the procurement process for various reasons, but they can actually automate, streamline, and optimize their procurement processes with procurement solutions and services like those available from SAP and Capgemini. Get the 411 on SAP Capgemini Procurement Services and IBX Procure-to-Pay in this solution profile.

by Richard Tucker, Principal SAP Web Development Architect, Atos Origin UK
SAP Professional Journal - Volume 13 (2011), Update 3

SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment 7.2 allows SAP developers to build rich user interface (UI) solutions that would have been unheard of a couple of years ago. The combination of service composition and rapid UI modeling allows these solutions to be built in days and weeks rather than months. See how to develop a mobile solution, integrating Google Maps and the Apple iPhone, that was rolled out rapidly across Europe and was well accepted by its user base.