SAP PO B2B Add-on
Readers have often asked me to create a B2B add-on course. For a while, I tried to find convenient excuses: I did not own the software, and my clients did not require it for their projects. As it turns out, being an SAP Partner has its perks. I could download the software, I learned how to…
Learn SAP Integration On The job
When I was a student, I was constantly hearing that people learned a lot when participating in on-the-job training session. Afterward, when I got out into the real corporate world, I saw it for myself, and I learned. The great thing about on-the-job training is that you get to work on real problems, as there…
New Product — SAP PI/PO Message Mapping
One of the most complex aspects of SAP PI/PO is learning how to make great Message Mappings. I have trained developers in SAP PI/PO, and I have mentored/coached them in message mapping. The most frequent questions I have received from them were related to the nature of queues and contexts. A lot of students participating…
Can Failure Be Your Road to Success
I recently realized that I like errors. No, not making them (whoever likes that?), but observing the consequences, the issues behind them, and learning from them. There are two reasons why errors, mistakes, and failure are so important: you end up attempting to find the correct solution multiple times, and thus, you are learning while…
Choosing Work Now — Over Work In The Future
As much as I enjoy doing SAP integration, I admit that there are duller aspects of the job, such as testing — and I’ve been doing testing for a client for a few weeks now. At one point, I realized I might not be providing as much work and value as I would have liked…
SAP TechEd From an Integration Perspective
I want to share the insight I have gained into the ever-changing world of SAP integration while participating at SAP TechEd 2015. SAP integration has changed a lot over the last couple of years, and it is constantly evolving. As someone who has been working with SAP for over a decade, I was able to…
SAP TechED Las Vegas vs Barcelona
This year, I was fortunate enough to attend 2 TechEd conferences: the one held in Las Vegas (October 19-23) and the one from Barcelona (November 10-12). I would like to share my thoughts on this year’s TechEds. I can say that I enjoyed both, though often for different reasons. I will probably attend the…
SAP TechEd Las Vegas Wrap-up
I got home from a 2-week trip whose main focus was on the SAP TechEd Las Vegas conference, followed by APIGEE’s I Love APIs as the second most important conference. The overall information was focused on the two-speed business, systems of records (SAP ERP system, CRM or other back-end systems), and the system of engaging…
Estimating Integration Work
When working with integration, you often get asked about the estimation of interfaces. There are some scenarios where you have a lot of interfaces: New implementation of SAP, where you have to implement lots of interfaces to connect with existing systems B2B integration, where you have a lot of new partners and messages Migration from…
I Love APIs Conference
I have been at the I love APIs conference in San Jose two weeks ago. I wanted to know more about what is happening in the API space. It seems to be a place that is growing fast, and an industry in which customers seem to invest. With the Apigee/SAP partnership, I thought this would…