E-commerce for ERP

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Where can I find the documentation for installation of E-Commerece for ERP? We just upgraded to ECC 6.0 and was looking for a solution to move away from the old "Online Store" & ITS. We currently use this old way for B2B & B2C transactions.

I heard that it should be packed w/ ECC 6.0.

I have a couple other questions: is there a specific stack that it is located in? The current stack we have installed is the ABAP stack and not the Java stack because we ran into issues getting it installed.

Is there any new coding that would need to be done to port what we've done with the online store over into E-commerce for ERP?

What resources are needed to install, migrate and setup the new E-commerce for ERP?

Does it have a restriction on Browser it supports? I know w/ the integrated ITS it only supports IE & Firefox.

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Hello

Where can I find the documentation for installation of E-Commerece for ERP? We just upgraded to ECC 6.0 and was looking for a solution to move away from the old "Online Store" & ITS. We currently use this old way for B2B & B2C transactions.

Better late than never Good news is, you can leverage all of the new features and easily maintainable application. Bad news is, there is no upgrade path. It will be a totally new implementation as far as the E-Commerce side is concerned.

I heard that it should be packed w/ ECC 6.0.

Can you be more clear.

I have a couple other questions: is there a specific stack that it is located in? The current stack we have installed is the ABAP stack and not the Java stack because we ran into issues getting it installed.

Java stack is mandatory for E-Commerce for ERP and you should be installing the component XECO See if this note gives some tips on the Java installation. For more details, please open a separate thread. I can provide help if you are more specific.

[Note 1131482 - Add. info. on upgrading to SAP ERP 6.0 SR3 Java Components |https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1131482]

Is there any new coding that would need to be done to port what we've done with the online store over into E-commerce for ERP?

SAP E-Commerce for ERP is a Java Web application and runs in a J2EE compliant Java application server (read as Java stack).The Online store was totally ITS and any changes you have made in them can not be reused in the E-Commerce application.

What resources are needed to install, migrate and setup the new E-commerce for ERP?

[Consulting team |http://www.parxlns.com/index.php~page=Services&sub=ProjectEngagement.html]consisting of

1. SD functional with SAP E-Commerce skills,

2. E-Commerce technical (one who has Java development skills),

3. E-Commerce technical (ABAP skills)

4. It will be great if the incumbent technical consultants know about Online Store and ITS (Flow logic etc). to understand the custom enhancements to the store.# Business Analyst - to migrate / redesign the catalog and the strore front.

Does it have a restriction on Browser it supports? I know w/ the integrated ITS it only supports IE & Firefox.

Check this SAP Note

[ Note 881967 - Browsersupport for E-Commerce CRM 5.0|https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/881967] - The note lists all the browsers supported by CRM E-Commerce 5.0, but it is applicable to ECC version as well. The note has refrences to other interesting notes too.

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Thanks for your reply and your answers are very helpful.

To be more clear with this question.

I heard that it should be packed w/ ECC 6.0.

Is it already installed with our upgraded ECC 6.0 or do we need to get some more software from SAP in order to get it installed?

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Try this out and see if the Java stack is alive.

http://<your host name>:<portnumber>

where

<li> <your host name> is the server name where ECC is installed

<li> <portnumber> = 50000 + <instance #> times 10 - if for example your instance # for ECC is 24, then portnumber=50240

If you get the NetWeaver Server home page, then you have it. If you don't get it, then it is highly likely the Java Stack is not there.

Actually,this question will be better answered by your Basis team who installed ECC 6.0. Since you said there was an issue during the install, without knowing what it was, it is difficult to help.

Easwar Ram

http://www.parxlns.com

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Oh, the Java stack isn't installed because during our upgrade they were having issues with getting it installed so they just bypassed it. So it looks like in order to proceed we will need to install the Java stack.

After the Java stack is installed, what else is there to do to get it running?

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Do you know of any "big" retailers or companies that are using Ecommerce for ERP?

I'd like to take a look around their sites just to see how it works and looks.

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After installation (deploying) the required E-Commerce apps, you will do the following (10,000 ft view)

1. Do XCM administration for the web apps. Prior to this you will create the required Service users for JCo, create users with proper roles.

2. Create internet users (ISA User Admin)

3. Create Product catalog and publish (Assuming TREX is installed and you intend to use the TREX)

4. Maintain reference user for B2B and B2C

The Building Block Best practices guide is posted in several threads in this forum.

Easwar Ram

http://www.parxlns.com

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Few retail /Consumer goods B2C sites that use ISA:

1. T-Mobile (use custom catalog and heavily customized B2C). The "cart" of configured products is done in a custom (.Net) web app and passed to SAP CRM B2C during check out.

2. Big Bazaar - Very large B2C

3. Hasbro Toys - Multiple brand shops with catalogs maintained by custom tools. Product links from these brand shops /catalogs to CRM ISA catalog and CRM ISA checkout step.

Easwar

http://www.parxlns.com

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So the compaies you listed are using CRM ECommerce and not ERP ECommerce correct?

Also what is ISA?

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Yes, the customers are all doing E-Commerce with SAP CRM backend.

Well, ISA is short form for Internet Sales and it is how todays SAP E-Commerce application was called originally. To be correct, it is now called Web Channel. See this SAP Note for the naming history.

[Note 817119 - Naming SAP E-Commerce / SAP CRM Web Channel|https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/817119]

Interesting right?

Easwar Ram

http://www.parxlns.com

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That's the thing that kills my about SAP is all the name changing. It makes people that aren't up to date w/ the latest changes wondering which itteration is right.

So you don't know of any other company out there that currently uses Ecommerce for ERP as their B2C site?

[Former Member]

How can one convert current ITS platform website to CRM ISCC ?

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Please open a new thread for better response.