tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14503766833708885032024-02-07T06:52:41.030+02:00SAP Netweaver StuffSharing my SAP Netweaver Technology experiencesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450376683370888503.post-83447992378010414302010-04-14T12:31:00.000+02:002010-04-14T13:11:52.704+02:00SAP GUI 7.20 releasedSAP GUI 7.20 has been released on 12 April 2010<br />Support for SAP GUI 7.10 will be to to April 12th, 2011.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450376683370888503.post-69372505269278625072009-07-29T15:59:00.000+02:002009-07-29T16:00:02.156+02:00XI / PI in high availability setupsDid you install XI / PI in a high availability setup?<br />There is quite a bit of post processing needed to fully exploit these setups.<br />Look at the below SAP notes :<br />Note 1052984 - Process Integration 7.1 - High Availability<br />Note 951910 - NW2004s High Availability Usage Type PIUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450376683370888503.post-60415764924513924432009-07-07T07:25:00.000+02:002009-07-07T07:25:43.423+02:00SAP GUI 7.10 SP 13 - Support for Office 2007 Formats (*.docx and *.xlsx) and for Internet Explorer 8SAP released SP13 for SAP GUI beginning of May. This service pack brings along two important new features:<br /><br />1.Support of IE 8 in SAP GUI, see SAP note 66971<br />2.Support for Office 2007 files (*.docx and *.xlsx), note 1286768<br /><br />“With new changes done in SAP Office Integration, both old .DOC & .XLS as well as new *.DOCX & *.XLSX files of MS Office will be supported.<br />Previously from SAP Office Integration it was only possible to work with compound document formats. As new Microsoft Office 2007 (*.docx, *.xlsx) files are non-compound document, it was not possible for SAP Office Integration to support the same. Now *.DOCX and *.XLSX format are also supported.”<br /><br />SAP changed this in SP 13 for SAP GUI and DOCX as well as XLSX files are now supported. See also SAP note 1286768.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450376683370888503.post-16559567437974021742009-07-07T06:52:00.000+02:002009-07-07T06:54:54.255+02:00TMS setup in high availability systemsWhen you setup the transport system in a landscape,SAP automatically generates<br />RFC destinations to the different servers.But they only point to one host by default and cannot be changed in SM59.<br />SAP Note 943334 can help you with this. It uses report 'TMS_MGR_LOADBALANCING' to change the definitions in STMS to access the systesm via their message servers and then update SM59.<br />Now transport can happen as long as 1 instance per system is up.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450376683370888503.post-15590353910738822402009-04-26T19:10:00.002+02:002009-04-26T19:13:18.367+02:00AIX Virtual Memory Management: Tuning RecommendationsI recently had to deal with a system which had a lot of RAM available but was still paging a lot. It was running AIX 5.3. Eventually we found note 973227 which gave us the correct parameters for tuning SAP virtual memory. Also look at note 1157425 which gives some details on configuring the correct amount of AIO processes for AIX.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450376683370888503.post-30143378193812795772009-03-20T07:20:00.002+02:002009-03-20T07:24:34.520+02:00Security Troubleshooting Guide For NetWeaver J2EE 640/700I found a very nice security troubleshooting guide attached to note 1296330.<br />Below is the index of the document :<br /><br />Chapter 1 - Authentication<br /><br />Read this chapter if you have general problems logging in to a resource on the SAP J2EE Engine (NetWeaver Administrator, User Management, System Information) or to standalone SAP applications which connect to the SAP J2EE Engine (Visual Administrator). No single sign-on must be active on the system.<br /><br />Chapter 2 - Authorization<br /><br />Read this chapter if you see error messages saying that the user is not authorized to access the requested resource.<br /><br />Chapter 3 - Session Management<br /><br />Read this chapter if you think that the security sessions of the user expire when they should not or if a user is incorrectly logged in to the SAP J2EE Engine as another user.<br /><br />Chapter 4 - Single Sign-On<br /><br />Read this chapter if you have a single sign-on scenario and it fails.<br /><br />Chapter 5 - SPNego<br /><br />Read this chapter if you have setup the SAP J2EE Engine to use Kerberos authentication via SAP's SPNego mechanism.<br /><br />Chapter 6 - SSL<br /><br />Read this chapter if you have enabled communication over the SSL protocol and it fails.<br /><br />Chapter 7 - Key Storage<br /><br />Read this chapter if you see error messages saying that there are problems with Key Storage views or if you have problems importing/exporting certificates.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450376683370888503.post-61125383030896140802009-02-19T14:17:00.002+02:002009-02-19T14:24:40.704+02:00Change Livecache user passwordI recently had an issue changing the Livecache user in a SCM 5.0 system.<br />Changing the password in the ABAP stack transaction LC10 was easy.<br />But you also have the change the password in the Livecache database.<br /><br />So do that you need the following commands.<br /><br />(XXX is the database name)<br />1.Start the Livecache DB command line : dbmcli -d XXX -u control,[password]<br />2. Login as Superdba : sql_connect superdba,[password]<br />3.Change Livecache user password : sql_execute alter password sapr3 [new password]<br />4. Make the new password known : user_sap sapr3,[new password]<br /><br />If you don't know the SuperDBA password you can execute the following command after step 1 above : user_put superdba password=[new password]Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450376683370888503.post-31016052288331561462009-01-20T21:49:00.009+02:002009-01-29T17:25:54.540+02:00Solution Manager EHP1 : upgrade stepsI recently upgraded 2 Solution Manager 4.0 systems to EHP1 and here is the steps I followed:<br /><br />1.Update Java stack to SPS17 (including IGS) via JSPM.This step is a prereq. Time = 5-7 hours.<br />2.Update Java stack to EHP1 (including IGS) via JSPM. Time = 3-4 hours<br />3. Update SPAM/SAINT patch level to 33.<br />4. Update Kernel to 7.01 patch level 23.<br />5.Install EHP1 via SAINT on ABAP stack.Time = 9-15 hours<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Notes : </span><br /><ul><li>You need BI_CONT 7.03 installed in the ABAP stack before you can upgrade to EHP1.</li><li>Make sure the Java Heap parameters is set correctly before running JSPM</li><li>You have ample free disk space in the disk drive that SDM in running in, as it creates files temporariliy when compiling in JSPM.</li><li>Make sure all the plugins in the system is upgraded to it's latest level before installing EHP1.<br /></li></ul><br />Below a screenshot of what SAINT looks like before your start EHP1 install :<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaMvi9AIJ4z39PPXm62j4N1fkV6DMq34KNsTIyzBRztmo2GND9kJx91EHnrjR39UOOGaUZNFl6hNgWQHIOtfC3IDbuZt0zjiOPU2i_gnTJiNOGhGCEg3xm_Box5SiKxruTBnFa1Nzug4w/s1600-h/saint.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 361px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaMvi9AIJ4z39PPXm62j4N1fkV6DMq34KNsTIyzBRztmo2GND9kJx91EHnrjR39UOOGaUZNFl6hNgWQHIOtfC3IDbuZt0zjiOPU2i_gnTJiNOGhGCEg3xm_Box5SiKxruTBnFa1Nzug4w/s400/saint.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294018310162718226" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450376683370888503.post-49027412387399191332009-01-14T11:44:00.003+02:002009-01-14T11:50:03.593+02:00Upgrading Solution Manager 7.0 to 7.0 EHP1 (Stack 18)Solution Manager 7.0 EHP1 (Stack 18) is now available for download. Please make sure that you read note1169247 before starting the upgrade. Also check out <a href="https://websmp201.sap-ag.de/%7Esapdownload/011000358700002004032008E/SOLMAN_700_EHP1_EN_Final.pdf">this</a> detailed presentation on what EHP1 contains.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450376683370888503.post-14078228677174301132008-12-02T10:17:00.004+02:002008-12-02T10:21:37.056+02:00New in NW 7.0 EHP1 usage Type ABAP : Information Lifecycle ManagementAs of SAP NetWeaver 7.0 Enhancement Pack 1 you can use the ILM solution from SAP for end-to-end management of your information. Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) in general, is comprised of the policies, processes, practices, and tools used to align the business value of information with the most appropriate and cost effective IT infrastructure from the time information is conceived through its final disposition.<br /><br />This includes Data Archiving, Retention Management and the Retention Warehouse.<br />Have a look <a href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70ehp1/helpdata/en/5b/8c3842bb58f83ae10000000a1550b0/frameset.htm">here.</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450376683370888503.post-17223763378473066462008-12-02T10:08:00.002+02:002008-12-02T10:10:41.656+02:00New in NW 7.0 EHP1 usage Type EP : WorkProtect ModeNew in NW 7.0 EHP1 usage Type EP (Portal) is the <a href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70ehp1/helpdata/en/88/585d420447e054e10000000a155106/frameset.htm">WorkProtect Mode</a>. <span style="">To avoid losing unsaved data when navigating to another iView, the portal provides a WorkProtect mode that, when activated, provides the user an opportunity to save any changes before navigating.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450376683370888503.post-40317478874082390772008-12-01T11:43:00.002+02:002008-12-01T11:45:44.240+02:00Screenshots of BI Diagnostics & Support Desk ToolI have mentioned the BI Diagnostics & Support Desk Tool in one of my previous posts.<br />Here is 2 screenshots of what it looks like, very handy indeed in solving BI Java issues.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGHvXrI1A6ioukICROu9ECEyl7_9FgIHC3VttP5JVTggOTeQZRvfjwRygf9l8y3mKE__JL4UtUyGOPtpGSzAyrjm37XKKspx8in5Vkhh6QeTAJz2bPfZ9IUWyiz34Detniv9_4u0W_os/s1600-h/screen1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGHvXrI1A6ioukICROu9ECEyl7_9FgIHC3VttP5JVTggOTeQZRvfjwRygf9l8y3mKE__JL4UtUyGOPtpGSzAyrjm37XKKspx8in5Vkhh6QeTAJz2bPfZ9IUWyiz34Detniv9_4u0W_os/s400/screen1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274755433196997586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouC1EL56qV0zvtYbMazyIxKxNgc3hkZGWp7-RO2s3EjD7gyrVmlTcf7Xif5qyxl2vxTd1AtxZKuSilZfPJcKc4xXUXxQK-fpVrKcNvblb6qoPGM7AXGRtHwkX206aGroZ9gAeJ-d16_4/s1600-h/screen2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouC1EL56qV0zvtYbMazyIxKxNgc3hkZGWp7-RO2s3EjD7gyrVmlTcf7Xif5qyxl2vxTd1AtxZKuSilZfPJcKc4xXUXxQK-fpVrKcNvblb6qoPGM7AXGRtHwkX206aGroZ9gAeJ-d16_4/s400/screen2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274755442677756962" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450376683370888503.post-72120540460737399082008-11-28T08:56:00.001+02:002008-11-28T08:58:18.321+02:00Unicode Conversion: TroubleshootingThere is a good SAP note with checklists and a troubleshooting guide attached on when problems or errors occur during conversion from non-Unicode SAP System<br />to Unicode. This SAP Note applies for Single Code Page and MDMP system<br />conversion. Have a look at Note 765475.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450376683370888503.post-4218551197494020332008-11-25T16:10:00.002+02:002008-11-25T16:11:16.425+02:00SQL Server 2008 : What's New?Have a look at <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/magazine/cc434690.aspx">this</a> Teched document on the new features on SQL Server 2008 from a DBA's perspective.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450376683370888503.post-50138340901264368262008-11-25T15:46:00.001+02:002008-11-25T15:48:55.991+02:00SQL Server 2005 SP3 almost readyMicrosoft is putting the final touches to SQL 2005 SP3. It only contains fixes and no new functionality.Hopefull SAP wont take too long to certify it for Productive use.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450376683370888503.post-16451045394017750622008-11-04T21:39:00.002+02:002008-11-28T08:24:39.767+02:00Troubleshoot Single Sign-On with SAP Logon TicketsHave a look at SAP Note 701205 if you have trouble with Single Sign-on that is not working.<br />The collective note 1257108 is also helpfull.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450376683370888503.post-76562310972083807482008-11-04T21:31:00.000+02:002008-11-04T21:32:22.398+02:00SQL2005 - Installation prerequisites/checklist in ClusterSAP also released another handy new note that details everything you need to install SQL 2005 in a Windows Cluster. See note 1257296Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450376683370888503.post-47060512840189916452008-11-04T21:29:00.001+02:002008-11-04T21:30:48.293+02:00Troubleshooting Tips & Tricks for workflow issuesSAP has created a very usefull new note on troubleshooting workflow issues. See note 1098805Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450376683370888503.post-28249899480308679062008-11-04T21:18:00.002+02:002008-11-04T21:21:51.327+02:00NW AS Java 7.00 SP17 - Fixed SSL handshake delayWith Netweaver AS JAva 7.00 SP17 SAP has fixed the 200ms dealy when handshaking SSL connections. This should improve SSL logon performance.See note 1227052 on the list of corrections contained in SP17Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450376683370888503.post-18439191283174102422008-06-20T10:42:00.002+02:002008-06-20T10:45:57.120+02:00Netweaver Administrator - Quick LinksNow that SAP has bundled all the WebAS Java 7.1 admin tasks into one with the Netweaver Administrator, you can access the individual functions without going throught all the menus using quick links.<br />Have a look at <a href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nwce10/helpdata/en/44/9a891684d360d6e10000000a114a6b/frameset.htm">this</a> SAP help page for more info and for the quick links.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450376683370888503.post-41101950175769954842008-05-29T09:10:00.001+02:002008-05-29T09:12:01.285+02:00New cache mode for BI 7.0 without directoryAs of BI 7.0 Support pack 16 SAP has introduced a new query cache mode. Have a look at note 1026944Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450376683370888503.post-58487414334476532692008-05-29T08:52:00.002+02:002008-05-29T09:00:23.386+02:00JSPM : Deploying patches with JSPM stack in a single stepSAP has implemented a new option in the JSPM where you can select the SP Stack you want to implement plus additional patches on top of that in a single update...have a look at SAP Note 1080821.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450376683370888503.post-62497547604044976832008-05-24T11:24:00.001+02:002008-05-24T11:38:00.059+02:00SQL Server 2008 - upgrade/installation guideAlthough Microsoft SQL Server 2008 is not yet released fro productive use in SAP systems (and 64-bit only!!),<br />SAP will support it in test systems. Have a look at note 1152240 which contains a upgrade/installation guide<br />for SQL Server 2008.<br />Have fun!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450376683370888503.post-8865539810279175682008-04-22T09:33:00.001+02:002008-04-22T09:34:48.742+02:00SAP Solution Manager 4.0 becomes SAP Solution Manager 7.0SAP Solution Manager 4.0 will be known as SAP Solution Manager 7.0 as of 1st of May 2008.<br />More at http://service.sap.com/solutionmanagerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450376683370888503.post-13256934280410483592008-04-07T07:48:00.007+02:002008-04-07T08:10:18.135+02:00Netweaver 7.1 ScreenshotsBelow is some screenhots I took from a NW 7.1 Installation I am busy with,<br /><br />The SAP MMC Console, notice all the new functions in left pane.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXI7YkCa119VjO9m2TU5TI0De_uF4ELnSmE-wwWWrOiF_hW8hNIGuUF7PlongmlWruSDR355PlbrZoVkyOjNq9UwIbfCjAv_gu1GAOB3rDzpCmZrjIkN4PYEmytUZYd7nmF3BnDW7Hp58/s1600-h/mmc.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXI7YkCa119VjO9m2TU5TI0De_uF4ELnSmE-wwWWrOiF_hW8hNIGuUF7PlongmlWruSDR355PlbrZoVkyOjNq9UwIbfCjAv_gu1GAOB3rDzpCmZrjIkN4PYEmytUZYd7nmF3BnDW7Hp58/s400/mmc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186377072985889522" border="0" /></a><br />The new J2EE Homepage :<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogm5Vy7w8a9KUCr7DjDMKqVeRK2wi33y19p7ssfkDu_AEdCl8EtZk08dAnU1TkF2daboMlqT0HNa4pMEHOnbjm418Ol9FFdrgKjNF2URDaThRYH-NppfrJ3vHjENcHNzbJXy7lJZbFc4/s1600-h/home.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogm5Vy7w8a9KUCr7DjDMKqVeRK2wi33y19p7ssfkDu_AEdCl8EtZk08dAnU1TkF2daboMlqT0HNa4pMEHOnbjm418Ol9FFdrgKjNF2URDaThRYH-NppfrJ3vHjENcHNzbJXy7lJZbFc4/s400/home.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186377068690922210" border="0" /></a><br />The new Netweaver Administrator (replaced Visual Administrator)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy70xGZJWoc5BEE9wnEVg8qZRxtIRJedh9iey6_6jXGYDNUeAAcFRe5ZZdRUzCKEohN5Jnv6m1JWOk7hpFUAsTjbi4eciGUK6TjQ-ZHT8NeVXYMuFBGD14hnvRai1QVjvXObu7rmgCm4E/s1600-h/NWA.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy70xGZJWoc5BEE9wnEVg8qZRxtIRJedh9iey6_6jXGYDNUeAAcFRe5ZZdRUzCKEohN5Jnv6m1JWOk7hpFUAsTjbi4eciGUK6TjQ-ZHT8NeVXYMuFBGD14hnvRai1QVjvXObu7rmgCm4E/s400/NWA.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186379100210453250" border="0" /></a><br />The web based MMC Console (http://localhost:5<instance>xx13 ) where XX = instance no<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI91yJGu3k_ypkS7eErnsFjzTMkl04HEk42_gUhb7kinRv1qHVJrJ_mcedyFNgslgwkbKtc801hKZqLS9_Tjg9n67gjPzZyUdGoZ70fQpjQ4N-eACMyaLu5ZXXk9yRmP7TDp0I_9b3QBA/s1600-h/wmmc.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI91yJGu3k_ypkS7eErnsFjzTMkl04HEk42_gUhb7kinRv1qHVJrJ_mcedyFNgslgwkbKtc801hKZqLS9_Tjg9n67gjPzZyUdGoZ70fQpjQ4N-eACMyaLu5ZXXk9yRmP7TDp0I_9b3QBA/s400/wmmc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186380835377240866" border="0" /></a></instance>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com