Vieweg+Teubner SAP R/3 Interfacing Using BAPIs, w. CD-ROM

The book gives a comprehensive introduction to SAP's Business Application Programming Interfaces (BAPIs). In the first section, it describes all important terms behind this successful new SAP®-Technology. It then describes a recommendable procedure for introducing and implementing a connection between SAP® R/3® and, for example, Lotus Notes. With the help of a generic customer-order process, the potential for this kind of combination is shown simply and comprehensively. The book is supported by an enclosed CD, which contains Lotus Screencams for better visualization of this technology. TOC:Groupware and related Technologies - Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems with the example of SAP® R/3® - SAP® R/3® Interfaces - Business Framework - Architecture - Business Application Programming Interfaces - Comparison of SAP® R/3® and Lotus Notes - The Programming Language LotusScript and its LotusScript Extensions - Description of the developed prototype