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MySAP CRM: The official guidebook to SAP CRM 4.0

It is imperative to establish effective sales processes. Working together with marketing, sales order processing, and service, the goal of sales business processes is to establish and enhance business relationships with customers. Learn about sales ... Continue Reading
CRM ROI series: Building a business case for SaaS CRM

If you're considering hosted CRM, take the time to make sure it will yield quantifiable business improvements. In this business case for Software as a Service (SaaS) CRM, contributor Dan Merriman outlines the questions an organization should ask ... Continue Reading
Why NetWeaver matters as a composition platform, part two

Start practicing the BPX role. Have a look at a methodology used in NetWeaver to successfully transition business process requirements into business process models ready to be specified and implemented into composite processes within your domain ... Continue Reading
MDM-XI-R/3 integration

Learn how to integrate Master Data Management (MDM) and SAP R/3 using SAP PI in short frame with SAP NetWeaver as the framework in this tip authored by Bala Subbaiah Gorla of SDN. Inbound and outbound scenarios are presented. Continue Reading
Why NetWeaver matters as a composition platform, part three

Truong completes his introduction to the Enterprise Process Framework by translating business process models into executable and manageable business processes. Continue Reading

SAP NetWeaver 2004s kernel updates explained -- Part II

In the final part of a two-part series, SDN contributer Storm Archer III walks through processes for advanced kernel updates for scenarios like Java and Unix. Continue Reading
Calling MDM JAVA-API application (executable) from ABAP

This tip provided by BV Pillai from SDN details how to call a MDM Java-API executable application from ABAP using the provided MDM TECH 5.5 add-on or workarounds. Continue Reading
SAP NetWeaver 2004s kernel updates explained -- Part I

Learn what SAP kernels do for your SAP systems, where to get them and what factors to consider when applying one in this tip by SDN contributing member Storm Archer III. Continue Reading
Set up data encryption between RFC Client and Web AS ABAP with SNC

Learn how to enable data encryption for RFC connections to ABAP back ends with this how-to guide for the Application Server developer. Continue Reading
Combining SAP ABAP and Visual Composer

In this highly graphic and code-filled tip, SDN contributer Thomas Jung details how to use SAP's Portal Eventing to connect output from Visual Composer and ABAP. Jung also teaches how to trigger Portal Eventing using BSP applications. Continue Reading
Why NetWeaver matters as a composition platform, part one

SDN contributor Andre Truong discusses the benefits, challenges and opportunities NetWeaver presents as a composition platform for enterprise services architecture (ESA). Continue Reading

IBM DB2 and Master Data Management

Over the past year, master data management has become a topic of interest to CIOs seeking to rationalize their enterprise information architectures. What is master data management? And what role can DB2 play in making master data management a ... Continue Reading
Specializing your stylesheets with xsl:import

SDN member Morten Wittrock demonstrates how to create a slight variation on an existing SAP mapping program without copying the entire program and modifying the copy. Continue Reading
Comparing performance of mapping programs

This top from SDN contributer, Udo Martens demonstrates how to compare the runtime performance and stability of six kinds of mapping programs in XI. Continue Reading
Upgrading your SAP NetWeaver 2004s ABAP Edition

SDN contributer Tiest van Gool guides through eight steps to upgrade your NetWeaver 2004s installation from Service Pack (SP) 5 to the most recent version SP8 and/or further when available. Continue Reading

Epicor debuts EVA, an AI virtual assistant for ERP

Epicor users will soon be able to talk to or text their ERP systems through Epicor Virtual Agent, a new AI-based voice command UI...

10 blockchain problems supply chains need to look out for

Blockchain is proving to be useful in the supply chain, but without a strong understanding of it and a viable use case, your ...

Del Monte Foods makes SAP ERP migration to AWS

Thanks to an acquisition, Del Monte Foods' IT had both on-premises and hosted systems, which proved costly and inflexible. It has...

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Oracle cloud adoption and hybrid cloud adoption pros and cons

More businesses are adopting cloud systems or thinking about it. But cloud and hybrid cloud setups have pluses and minuses that ...

Oracle Digital Assistant unifies use of enterprise chatbots

With Oracle Digital Assistant, users are able to create digital assistants with multiple chatbots that handle different tasks to ...

Oracle Database 19c new features and what users need to know

Oracle Database 19c is the last update to the 12c Release 2 line of Oracle's database software. This handbook examines its new ...

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Google takes a run at enterprise cloud data management

New Google Cloud boss Thomas Kurian is putting databases and data management at the forefront at Google. The vendor has forged ...

4 factors to consider in a Hadoop distributions comparison

Examine the key characteristics necessary to evaluate in a Hadoop distribution comparison, focusing on enterprise features, ...

Kafka at center of new event processing infrastructure

Events are as important as data in emerging applications underlying many e-commerce efforts. Streams of events tell a company ...

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Oracle vs. AWS: Compare cloud databases, PaaS and SaaS

Oracle and AWS gear their clouds toward different users, so it's important to know where your organization falls. See which ...

Decide if Amazon Corretto is the best fit for Java devs on AWS

AWS plans to support Java developers with Corretto, its OpenJDK distribution with longer free support than what Oracle offers. ...

Analyze Amazon S3 storage classes, from Standard to Glacier

Select the proper S3 class to improve your storage strategy. Learn the differences in cost and fit, such as which tiers offer ...

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How to integrate Power BI and SharePoint via embedded reports

Expert Brien Posey explains two methods for including Power BI reports on pages in SharePoint Online's cloud service: publishing ...

Data-rich organizations turn focus to ethical data mining

As data analytics have increasingly become a core component of organizations' strategies, concerns have arisen around how data is...

Cloud AutoML, BigQuery ML upgrades expand Google stake in ML

Google introduced a raft of updates to its cloud-based machine learning and AI products, including expanded capabilities for its ...

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Business software strategies strengthen the inbound marketing process

It's not enough to just purchase new marketing software. Your overall business strategy will determine your company's needs and ...

Sensible contact center infrastructure updates for 2017

Contact center infrastructure evolves quickly and updates are inevitably necessary. Here's how to identify and make the changes ...

Guide to call center operations

Call center operations have been affected in numerous ways by the growth of social media and mobile, particularly with new ...

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Business objects are the future of content services platforms

The focus of enterprise content management must shift from a CSP-based approach to a business object services model in order to ...

5 unusual ways to use AI in content management

AI offers great opportunity for enhancing enterprise content management. Here are some more unusual use cases for AI that ...

Use data to create personalized content customers actually want

As customers demand authentic, personalized content, CX teams have turned to personalization engines. But without the right data,...

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Diversity in hiring a key to eradicating AI bias

HR is turning to AI systems to help rank and sort job candidates. But the systems like these are mostly designed by men, who may ...

Technology can aid diversity and inclusion in HCM, with caveats

Vendors are increasingly building AI applications to be bias-free to address concerns around diversity and inclusion. The ...

As baby boomers exit, AR and VR tools help to capture their expertise

Demand for virtual and augmented reality tools is soaring, and the need to capture expertise from retiring baby boomers may be ...