Installation and Configuration of SAPGUI for Java on Linux

Based on many questions in my email inbox, asking how to install and configure SAPGUI for Java on Linux, here I’ll explain it briefly.

Prepare these stuffs before you can proceed to installation :

1. You have to make sure that your Linux system has been installed with JRE (Java Runtime Environment) from SUN Microsystem (http://java.sun.com). If you don;t have it, just download it from here. Some of linux distros such as Fedora, Ubuntu, OpenSuSE etc using JRE from GNU called GIJ (GNU for Java). We can’t use this JRE. We need to replaced it. I’ll show you how to changed it later.

Print SAP documents using Linux

A lot of people keep asking me how to print SAP R/3 documents using printer attached on Linux PC.

SAPGUI for Java is already installed on my Linux PC but I was unable to print any SAP documents ? We can’t use Frontend Printing (F acces method) since there was no SAPLPD program on it. Tell me how ??

Paid Support : Cheap SAP Print Management using Linux Client

My deepest regret that I have to do this in order to support me maintaining this blog since I have to maintain my internet connection. I need to charge to you if you want to get this simple information.

I am offering paid support to Basis who want to implement Linux Migration on workstation so that by using SAPGUI for Java on Linux can print smoothly as well as Windows-based SAPGUI client. On SAPGUI for Windows, you can easily print SAP documents. But you can’t do that when you’re using SAPGUI for Java on Linux.

If you are interested in this solution, please call me on YM : devratt.

New Remote SAP Basis service from me

Hi guys,

I am offering Remote SAP Basis Support and Service to your company. No matter your company have dedicated SAP Basis or not, we can help you. Your company could hire me as Remote SAP Basis.

You can check here for futher information.

SAP Logon Mechanism

Two days ago, I have a yahoo message from my friends about her SAP Production server which un-accidentally have been changed its SAP database owner schema. She uses SAP ECC 5 version and using Oracle Database 10g. After several hours being headache looking for solution, the problem was solved. So the main problem is that SAP logon mechanism using 2 place to save its user and password. SAP save it on Oracle dictionary and SAPUSER table. One of it password hadn’t changed yet.

Here is I have copied some articles from saptechies.com :

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1. What are the default database users in the SAP environment?

The following database users exist in the SAP environment:

SAPR3 / SAP<sid> / SAP<xyz> / SAPSR3

The SAPR3 / SAP<sid> / SAP<xyz> / SAPSR3 user is the owner of all R/3 objects. The work processes log on to the database with this user. The SAPR3 user was always used for older R/3 releases. However, since several R/3 systems may be present in the same database within MCOD with current releases, you can replace the SAPR3 user with a system-specific SAP<sid> user here. You can define this during the installation. To avoid confusion during homogeneous system copies, as of 4.7 SR1 you can use an SID-independent username, SAP<xyz>, with “SAP” followed by any three characters (see Note 617444). In the meantime, the system proposes the username SAPSR3 by default – irrespective of the SID that the system actually uses.

SAP® NetWeaver security parameter

The SAP® NetWeaver is a comprehensive application and integration platform
that consists of several components and tools.
Important components are e.g.  the NetWeaver Application Server,
NW  Business Intelligence, NW Exchange Infrastructure,
NW Master Data Management, NW Mobile, NW Portal,
Auto-ID infrastructure, NW Identity management.
Relevant tools are e.g. Adaptive Computing Controller,
NetWeaver Composition Environment, NW Developer Studio,
NW Visual Composer, SAP® Solution Manager.
Just like for the former basis kernel the security of this platform is controlled
by corresponding system security parameters.
The following overview provides a short introduction in the relevant aspects
of selected parameters.
You can review the current settings with the help of the report
RSPFPAR or RSPARAM [via transaction SE38 e.g].
The parameter change history is available through transaction TU02.
The system profile parameters are stored in files on the operation system level
[an instance, a start and default.pfl] and are supposed to configure the different instances.

Dynamic parameters can be changed on the fly, while for static parameters a
restart of the corresponding instance is necessary to activate the setting.

SAPGUI for Java 720 Public Preview (RC2)

I have just downloaded and tried this new SAPGUI for Java 720 Public Preview (RC2) on my Ubuntu 9.04. Its great improvement on its GUI. Nice signature themes.

You can download from this link (ftp://ftp.sap.com/pub/sapgui/java/preview)

DBACOCKPIT, A new feature on SAP ERP 6.0

SAP ERP 6.0 or SAP ECC 6.0 or it might also called mySAP ERP 2005 was powered with some new transacion code. Some code are for Basis. Some tcode is created to simplified Basis work. One of tcode which I have found is DBACOCPIT.

DBACOCKPIT is new tcode but actually old ones since it actually only summarize some tcode and gather them on one screen. From DBACOCKPIT screen you can go to ST04 screen, DB02 screen, DB13 screen, and etc. You can get information and statistics of your database since database startup on ST04 screen. DB13 gave you access to database schedule activities such as database backup (whole, full, or incremental), archive log backup, database update statistic, database check, and etc. DB02 gave you information about current size of database, tablespace, critical tables and indexes, and etc.

Well, DBACOCKPIT is very useful tcode for Basis.

SAPGUI for Java Rev 8 is already released on April 1st 2009

Hi All,

SAP has finally revealed its latest SAPGUI for Java version. SAPGUI for Java rev 8 is released and you can view its release note on https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/sap-gui.

Enhancements and New Features
Support for new OS versions: openSUSE 11.0
Applet: A new certificate has been used to sign the product, because the previous is valid only until April 1, 2009.

You can start download here (ftp://ftp.sap.com/pub/sapgui/java/710r8).

Searching for the best linux distros for sap workstation (season 2)

After couple month of release posting about the best linux distros for SAP workstation (or SAPGUI ready), I am trying my best to experiment again. For such long time there are some of linux distros which is match with my requirement.

1. Still Vector Linux 5.0 SOHO edition with its complete and robust application including SUN Java, CUPS, and SAMBA server installed. This is great linux distro for desktop. I highly recommend this distro.

2. PCLinuxOS 2009.1 is the newest PCLinuxOS distro which now also powered with the latest SUN Java, CUPS, and also SAMBA server. SAMBA server was not included on the previous PCLinuxOS version. I think this distro is great and easy to use. Its also powered with the latest hardware support. You could also remaster this distro to suit your requirement because this distro had been powered with remaster script by out of the box.

3. Linux Mint 6.0 is the latest Linux Mint released which based on Ubuntu 8.10 (the latest Ubuntu version when this article is written). This distro still lack of SAMBA server. But this distro is easy and well supported by Ubuntu community.

4. OpenSuSE 11.1 is the latest community version of SuSE and I think this distro is also great one. I am using this distro on my notebook for work.

That’s all distros I can recommended now. I still going to get my other research about SAP and Linux. Stay tuned.