Microsoft® .NET and SAP (Developer Reference)

Get hands-on answers to frequently asked questions about using Microsoft .NET technologies to customize and extend SAP applications. Walk through dozens of real-world examples—from Web Services integration to business intelligence (BI) reporting and Microsoft Office-based solutions—direct from a team of Microsoft–SAP interoperability experts. Learn how to expose back-end SAP data through familiar Microsoft tools and UIs—for better productivity and lower TCO.

Discover how to:

• Navigate the development environment and tools—including Microsoft Visual Studio, Visual Studio Tools for Office, and BizTalk Server
• Connect .NET and SAP via Web Services, tools like SAP Connector and Enterprise Service Explorer, and .NET Data Provider
• Implement BI solutions that unlock SAP data through familiar Microsoft UIs
• Expose data from SAP NetWeaver Portal in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server
• Use the Business Data Catalog to display and search SAP content—no coding
• Build your own Office Business Applications (OBAs), or put Duet to work
• Add Microsoft Office presence functionality and forms solutions to SAP applications
• Deliver a single sign-on solution

Juergen Daiberl is a senior technical evangelist with the Microsoft Developer and Platform Evangelism Team. He previously worked at the Collaboration Technical Support Center, a jointly-staffed, Microsoft-SAP team in Walldorf, Germany.