9780201343038: The SAP R/3 on the Internet

Synopsis

The SAP R/3 Client/Server system now has a direct interface with the Internet. Every SAP user can now use standard internet business applications or build their own tailored applications. This book provides a concise introduction setting out the case for integrating business functionality on the web, which is at present unique to SAP, as all other solutions integrate data only. -Describes the SAP internet gateway, and all associated components of the system architecture -Introduces the SAP applications which can be run over the web -Provides a programmers guide to building tailored web applications using HTML templates and program examples

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About the Author

The authors work for IXoS Application Software and have been heavily involved in developing SAP's ALE/WEB technology.

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Connecting the SAP R/3 System to the Internet sets new standards for communications between enterprises, business partners and customers. The extensive integration of SAP's R/3 technology and the R/3 Internet solution guarantees that standard business requirements for transaction security, scalability and performance on the Internet are met.

The book first provides an overview of the basic terminology and mechanisms of Internet technology as they apply to the SAP R/3 Internet solution (ALE/WEB). It describes the new possibilities that await a modern enterprise on the Internet and the context in which they appear.

This book provides a comprehensive guide to: -understanding the Internet as a business platform for the R/3 system -introducing the Internet functions of the R/3 system to your company, and -providing a solid foundation for business decisions

The book then presents concrete application scenarios with the ALE/WEB solution and discusses their technological basis in an accessible and easy to understand way. Finally, it describes the exact implementation of these solutions and demonstrates how to: -set up interactive web applications -modify existing applications, and -program new applications

The multiple practical programming examples provided throughout the book will enable you to implement your own Internet projects using the SAP Internet solution to best effect.

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