Choosing the Right Barcode Reader

by Nate SchubertWe are neck-deep in our "Choosing the Right Barcode Products" series, and while last's weeks article focused on picking the right barcode generator, this third installment asks one of the most important questions: Which barcode reader is best for me? There is a pretty wide selection of barcode scanners to choose from that can read different barcode types or have unique capabilities that other readers may not be able to provide. There...

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How to search notes in SAP service Market Place ?

This article answers the following queries :How to search notes in SAP service Market Place ?How to download notes from SAP service market place?--------------------------------------------------------------1)      Please login to SAP service market place as below :Type the following link on any browserhttp://service.sap.com/supportIt opens a page similar to below screen and prompts to enter your market place credentials....

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Types of RFC communication

This article answers the following queries:Ø  What are the different RFC communication types in SAP?Ø  What is the difference between Synchronous and Asynchronous RFC types?Ø  What is the RFC communication type in which all requests are processed in order they are received?Ø  What is the difference between Transactional RFC and Queued RFC?Ø  What is/are the RFC types in which remote system is not required to be available at the moment the RFC client program start the call?Ø  In what scenarios, Queued RFC type can be...

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SAP User Types

This article answers the following queries:Ø  What are the different user types in SAP?Ø  Which user type(s) is /are used for dialog free communication in SAP?Ø  Validity period of a password is not applicable to which user type(s) in SAP?Ø  What are the specific uses of system user type in SAP?Ø  Which user type(s) cannot be used for direct logon to the SAP system?Ø  Which user type in SAP does not have a check on validity of password expiry or initial password?Ø  Which user type in SAP can be used to assign...

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SAP Java Monitoring Check list 2

This article is in continuation with the below artilce :SAP Java monitoring check list --------------------------------------------------------------------To check “Logs and Traces”, navigate to System Management -> Monitoring -> Logs and TracesFrom the drop down box, different logs can be checked  Process list – List of processes that are currently running can  be viewed here and any long running process can be identified and actioned...

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SAP Profiles

This article answers the following queries :Ø  What are SAP Profiles ? Why are they needed?Ø  What are the different types of SAP Profiles and their significance?Ø  What is the path of profile directory in SAP?Ø  What is the location of profiles in SAP?Ø  Which SAP profile is used to define system wide settings ?Ø  What are the contents of Default profile ( DEFAULT.PFL), Start Profile and Instance Profiles ?Ø  What are the naming conventions of various SAP Profiles ?Ø  If instance profile is modified, what...

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