WORKSHOPS

Workshops are optional and separately bookable (places are limited). All workshops are facilitated by content experts and provide you with the opportunity to interact with other SAP technologies Professionals in a more intimate environment. Running from 8.30am to 3.00pm, the in-depth workshops allow you to take away answers and a plan for your organisation. the workshops will run concurrently and you may attend one workshop only.

Workshop 1

WEB DYNPRO ABAP INTRODUCTION TO ADVANCED TECHNIQUES

Everything you ever wanted to know about Web Dynpro ABAP but were afraid to ask. In this all day workshop we will start with the assumption that you know relatively nothing about Web Dynpro ABAP, but work up throughout the day to some rather advanced topics.

This hands-on session explains in depth the Web Dynpro programming model and how to develop Web Dynpro applications within the ABAP workbench. Hands-on exercises starting from simple "Hello World" examples up to UI element binding, controller programming and navigation between different views, will give you firsthand experience with this exciting ABAP objects-based UI technology.

Once everyone has the basics down we will also explore the Floor Plan Manager. The Floorplan Manager based on Web Dynpro ABAP is the SAP Business Suite UI framework for easy, efficient and highly-configurable application development and adaptation. Customers are able to easily adapt delivered UIs to their specific needs, modification-free by simple UI configuration.

We will then end the workshop day with a chance to try creating Web Dynpro ABAP applications that use push updates to the frontend, the resizable side panel and a FlashIsland.

Facilitated by: Thomas Jung - SAP Technology Solution Management Intelligence Platform & NetWeaver - Market Development & Enablement, SAP Labs, LLC. (USA)

Target Audience: ABAP developers interested in Web Dynpro ABAP - no previous knowledge of Web Dynpro ABAP necessary.

Note: This is a hands on session. All attendees will need to bring their own laptop.

Workshop 2

SAP NETWEAVER BPM FOR BUSINESS PROCESS EXPERTS

Composite applications empower companies to drive innovative business processes by leveraging existing IT investments. SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment (SAP NetWeaver CE) provides a methodology and toolset to efficiently develop and manage composite applications. In this beginner’s session, you will get hands-on experience at building an entire process from start to finish without having to write any code. You will model an ‘Opportunity Request’.

The process provides key business users with an analysis of the company‘s performance and with suggestions/opportunities on how to save money. In addition to modelling the process, you will generate SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer user interfaces, as well as create an SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer application that will be used to launch the process. To round out the exercises, you will create a business rule, using the business rule management (BRM) framework, to determine which tasks should execute.

Facilitated by: Oliver Mayer - Product Manager, SAP NetWeaver Solution Management, SAP Labs, LLC. (USA)

Target Audience: Technical Business Analysts and Developers.

Note: This is a hands on session. All attendees will need to bring their own laptop.

Workshop 3

ENHANCEMENT PACKAGES REVEALED

What do the SAP Enhancement Packs (EhPs) mean for SAP customers? What do they do, why are they needed and how do you go about discovering, installing, activating and testing them? With insights from SAP’s Paul Fewster and customer experiences, this in-depth look at Enhancement Packs will go a long way towards
answering your EhP questions. Topics covered in the workshop will include:

• Why Enhancement Packages are important
• The SAP ERP release strategy
• Enhancement Package Objectives
• Where do they fit into a software maintenance strategy?
• What is the difference between Enhancement Packages and Support Packages?
• Understand the EhP lifecycle - how to discover, install, activate and test them!
• What’s offered in EhPs - generic enhancements, industry specific enhancement, ERP simplification and Enterprise Service Bundles
• How to discover information on EhPs - service marketplace, release notes, documentation, test cases and so on
• An example of an enhancement - demo of a business function, switches, packages and enhancements
• Installation and activation - pre-requisites, Solution Manager Main Optimiser, SAINT, JSPM and the new Enhancement Package Installer
• ERP Simplification delivered through Enhancement Packages - demos of
• Portal roles, NetWeaver Business Client, Power Lists, Web Dynpro ABAP applications
• The new Web Dynpro Floor Plan Manager and its usage in EhP 4
• Enterprise Services Bundles in EhPs - demos of bundles, Enterprise Services in action and how they work in ERP
• Customer experiences with enhancement packages

Facilitated by: Paul Fewster - Solution Architect SAP NetWeaver, SAP Australia Pty Ltd

Target Audience: Anyone involved with SAP ERP Systems.

Workshop 4

BUSINESSOBJECTS BI TOOLS - IN A SINGLE DAY

SAP BusinessObjects is offering you a broad set of BI tools to choose from. Each tool has its own special focus in the area of reporting and analytics. This workshop is a series of hands-on labs focused on BusinessObjects products and connectivity to SAP. In this workshop you will learn to use the different tools from SAP BusinessObjects in combination with your SAP data.

Part 1: Crystal Reports
Part 2: Web Intelligence
Part 3: Xcelsius
Part 4: SAP BusinessObjects Explorer
Part 5: BI Widgets

Facilitated by: Ingo Hilgefort - Group Product Manager, Solution Management, SAP BusinessObjects (Canada)

Target Audience: This is a technical workshop designed to introduce attendees to the SAP BusinessObjects BI tools and get them started using BusinessObjects products.

Note: This is a hands on session. All attendees will need to bring their own laptop.