Nohup & hdblcm: how to update SAP HANA over an unreliable network
After Stephanie Lewellen introduced hdblcm and hdblcmgui in her blog last month, I decided to test one of my favorite linux tools “nohup” with hdblcm. Nohup is a lesser known Linux utility that can...
View ArticlePowerBuilder 15 - OData Support!
PowerBuilder 15 is here! Well, almost... It's in a "closed" beta, which means that the download is only available to registered SAP customers and employees. The SCN link above contains a link to the...
View ArticleYour Big Data Footprint Will Only Get Bigger
A year ago I took on the subject of how deeply embedded Big Data is becoming in our everyday lives in a piece with the modest title, Without Big Data Life As We Know It Would Be Impossible. I outlined...
View ArticleConvergence Forces – The Coming Ethics Debate on Predictive Analytics and...
My recent Wordpress blog on convergence forces - in this case between predictive analytics, big data, social and location-based services - has generated a lot of interest in the Twitterverse and...
View ArticleSAP NetWeaver Gateway at the Developers Day of the Dutch speaking SAP user group
In September last year I have been asked by Robert Eijpe from our partner NL for Business (NL4B) to give a presentation about SAP NetWeaver Gateway at the "Developer Dag" (Developer Day) of the VNSG....
View ArticleNRF 2014 - Retail's Big Show!
Retail’s BIG SHOW in the Big Apple was the biggest ever and SAP was there in full force!Over 30,000 people from all over the world attended the NRF’s 103 Annual Convention and EXPO, held January 12-15...
View ArticleNew Year - New Face: Fresh default theme is coming soon
January fruitful Release In the upcoming Hana Cloud Portal release we will add some new features that will significantly enhance the site authoring capabilities. We are going to release site page...
View ArticleWhat can I print you off the menu today sir? 3D Food Printing could soon be a...
The Hershey Co. recently announced it has inked a partnership with 3D Systems, who build 3D printers capable of creating objects out of foods, including chocolate. It has strains of a scene from one...
View ArticleMake us look more modern
Make us look more modern I recently was given a task of helping one client take their current SAP Dashboard and make it more robust, dynamic and more modern. Essentially, the client wanted me to mimic...
View ArticleTrends in mobile use, threats and security addressed with SAP Mobile Secure...
Mobile communication has penetrated this world like no other technology. It is impressive. It is amazing. And the adoption of mobile is creating a difference in business, society, and our personal...
View ArticleUse Gateway and SAPUI5 to Connect to External Systems
SAP Gateway has come a long way. It’s actually quite pleasant to develop a quick REST web service these days with it. With the growing presence of Gateway services, the question keeps popping up with...
View ArticleWelcome to the Smarter Side of Super Bowl XLVIII
The game has changed. Advances in technology, the growth of social sharing and expanded media coverage have all set the stage to make Super Bowl XLVIII one of the biggest moments in sports history....
View ArticleCreate Efficient Code using renewed ABAP
Hi friends, I am writing this just to share what I had learned from the TECH ED 203 Bangalore. The renewed ABAP has come up with efficient coding or increasing the productivity and readable code. Here...
View ArticleGetting ready for Big Data with Data Services Webcast - Part 1
SAP's Ina Felsheim and Paul Medailles provided this webcast this past week. Figure 1: Source: SAP Figure 1 covers the "3 V’s" of Big Data. Organizations are dealing with larger and larger datasets....
View ArticleSend out Goods Movement(GR/GI etc.) IDOC "almost" standard way
RequirementThere is a need to send Material movement, in my example Goods Receipt(101) to external system. Usually it's third party WMS/MES system. PrerequisiteDeveloper key/somebody who can develop...
View ArticleUI5 Application: Approaches for Performance Improvement
I was recently asked by a customer to review an UI5 application and suggest improvements. One of its main complaint was performance. I thought of blogging my experience here so that it may be useful to...
View ArticleNotas para ISN 2014
Hola.hemos liberado las siguientes notas relacionadas con el ISN 2014:1967082 - [MX] LC State Tax Changes for Mexico1966412 - [MX] LC MX New State tax calculation for Chihuahua La primer nota es para...
View ArticleAutomatic Delta Handling in Webclient UI
A real case which is related to Automatic Delta HandlingHow I find the root causeWhat is Delta Handling mechanism in Webclient UI?Where is ADT mode configuredHow to switch off ADT temporarilyHow can I...
View ArticlePowerBuilder Development on Android
** Hot News ** Appeon Mobile 2.0 For PowerBuilder / Android Development!Round number 1 of Appeon Mobile 2.0 for Android testing has now been successfully completed and the next Beta version V2 is now...
View ArticleSAP Security is a key topic at this years Troopers conference
The security conference Troopers (http://www.troopers.de) has a special track on SAP security this year. The talks are about Attacks against SAP Application Server Java (J2EE) Risks for hosted SAP...
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