SAP Standard Apps Implementation

[Former Member]

Hi All ,

We are planning to implement some of the Standard Mobile applications provided by SAP .

Applications targeted :-

• SAP Leave Request Mobile Application
• SAP HR Approvals Mobile Application
• SAP Timesheet Mobile Application
• SAP Manager insight Mobile Application

1. How should we go about the implementation of these apps on our landscape . .I have been searching for these apps on SAP Mobile Apps , iTunes.apple.com .Could find technical information for SAP Manager insight Mobile Application only .It would be great help if i can get pre-requisites for all the apps .
2. How do we handle Device Management , security via Afaria for these applications .

So we should have ,

• Backend Configured as per pre-requisites mentioned by SAP .
• SUP MBO Packages for above mentioned apps .
• Application's downloaded on device .

Apart from these what things should be taken care of .

Thanks ,

Amit Nalawade.

[rohith_deraje · Accepted solution]

Hi Amit,

Looks like all the apps in above list are online apps built using SUP-ODP.

You can find the system requirement details about these apps at http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/mobile/SAP+Mobile+Store+Apps

On a high level your infrastructure should be as below

SAP ERP6.0 <> SAP NW Gateway 2.x<>SUP2.1 ODP<>Relay Server<>Device(application)

SAP ERP6.0 --> Backend

SAP NW Gateway --> To provide RESTful services.

SUP2.1 ODP --> Provides user administration/monitoring and data monitoring.

Relay server--> Acts as a reverse proxy and enables conectivity from device in internet to SUP in corporate network.

For ODP (online), MBOs are created  in SUP.

Afaria: You can use afaria for device managemnt and configuration managemnt.

You can refer to http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-23532 for the configuring SUP and onBoarding the user.

Regards

Rohith

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks Rohith .

What role is NW gateway playing here .Are all these applications going via oData approach .Only online .In that case then why do we need to create MBO's at sup level ?

[rohith_deraje · Accepted solution]

Hi Amit,

Please refer the below to get an overview of SUP ODP http://infocenter.sybase.com/help/topic/com.sybase.infocenter.dc01702.0210/doc/html/title.html

To answer your query,

1. What role is NW gateway playing here.

Ans: NW gateway is needed to connect to your backend and  expose the backend services in the form of SAP (sData/oData) services.  Please refer http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-24763.

2. Are all these applications going via oData approach .Only online .In that case then why do we need to create MBO's at sup level ?

Ans: You dont have to create MBOs in SUP.  You just need to create some simple configurations in SCC.(security configuration, application ID and user in case of manual registration). Hence these apps are quite easy to configure and use.

Step by step procedure with screenshot to create security configuration, applicationID and User is provided in my guide http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-23532.

http://infocenter.sybase.com/help/topic/com.sybase.infocenter.dc01702.0210/doc/html/title.html

Please revert back if you any further details.

Regards

Rohith

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks Rohith ,

Yes that was my thinking .If we have NW gateway in place we do not need to create MBO's .

There is no customization that is to be done in back-end right ? Whatever sap has mentioned are standard suites i am assuming .Data & config will be present in sap system's by default .Also gateway services modelling , how will that be handled for these specific applications ?

[rohith_deraje · Accepted solution]

Hi Amit,

AFIK these apps are built on the standard business scenarios and hence may not need any customization in backend. I guess only REST services should be created in gateway. The administrative guide available with these apps should give you the complete details for each app.

There are couple of good how to guides on gateway available @ http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-27405

Regards

Rohith

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks Rohith for all responses

Where can you find administrative guides for all these applications .I am guessing they should be having configuration to be done in backend and gateway .

[rohith_deraje · Accepted solution]

Hi Amit,

You can find the configuration guides at help.sap.com

Ex :For Leave request app, you can find conguration guide at http://help.sap.com/saap/sap_bp/bblibrary/html/m34_mob210_en_xx.htm

HR approvals: http://help.sap.com/saap/sap_bp/bblibrary/html/m32_mob210_en_xx.htm

Timesheet: http://help.sap.com/saap/sap_bp/bblibrary/html/m33_mob210_en_xx.htm

Manager insight: http://help.sap.com/saap/sap_bp/bblibrary/html/m49_mob210_en_xx.htm

Please close this thread if all your queries are answered

Regards

Rohith

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Rohith ,

I am going through the documentation for leave request application .

They have mentioned in the pre-requisites :-

- Installation of Back end mobile add-on GBHCM002 .

- Refer Mobile Infrastructure Technical Configuration M30 for configuring object models and maintaining services and other tasks.

Can you help me understand what exactly is this backend mobile addon .Where can we find it and install the same .Also this M30 document will be available on market place ?

Thanks for your support .

[rohith_deraje · Accepted solution]

Hi Amit,

As I understand, for SAP standard apps,  the content (Entity set, service classes etc)  will be delivered in the form of addons. You just need to install these addons and with minimal configurations you can start using the apps productively. The configuration details are provides in the docs which I shared above.

You can download GBHCM002 from SAP service marketplace https://websmp110.sap-ag.de/swdc.

And here is the M30 doc.

http://help.sap.com/saap/sap_bp/bblibrary/documentation/m30_mob210_bb_configguide_en_xx.doc

Regards

Rohith