Mobilizing Your Enterprise with SAP

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-59229-419-0
Verlag: Rheinwerk Verlag

Buch, Englisch, 409 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SAP PRESS: englisch

The mobile revolution is everywhere, and now’s the time to learn about how you can apply it to SAP. Whether you’re a manager or an SAP consultant/developer charged with mobilizing an enterprise, this is the book you need to get started right now. Discover the different types of mobile solutions that SAP offers, and get detailed, expert insights on the concepts and technologies involved in the development of mobile applications, such as Sybase Unwired Platform (SUP), SAP NetWeaver Gateway, SAP Afaria, and others. With this introduction, you’ll be ready to make your way in an unwired world.



1. Mobile Strategy
Benefit from expert guidance and practical recommendations for developing a mobile enterprise strategy.



2. SAP Mobile Platform
Understand the main components of the SAP Mobile Platform, including Sybase Unwired Platform, SAP Afaria, and SAP NetWeaver Gateway.



3. SAP Mobile Applications in Action
Familiarize yourself with some of SAP’s key mobile applications, and learn how their features can help your business.



4. SAP Mobile Application Development
Get an introduction to the world of SAP mobile development: mobile business objects, Data, and more.



5. Hybrid and Native Applications
Explore your options for hybrid versus native applications, and get specific examples of how to build both.


Highlights Include: - Mobile enterprise strategy

- Mobile application categories

- SAP Mobile Platform

- Sybase Unwired Platform

- SAP Afaria

- SAP NetWeaver Gateway

- Examples of SAP mobile applications

- Mobile security

- OData

- MBOs

- Hybrid Web Container development

- Native development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mall, Sanjeet

Stefanov, Tzanko

Stadelman, Stanley

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Business Application Unternehmenssoftware SAP
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Wirtschaftsinformatik, SAP, IT-Management

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Sanjay Poonen. 13 Foreword by Kevin Benedict. 15 Preface. 17 Acknowledgments. 19Part I Introduction to Mobility. 21 1. Developing a Mobile Strategy for an Enterprise. 23





1.1. Understanding the Mobility Trend. 24



1.2. Mobile Adoption Drivers for Enterprises. 29



1.3. Assessing an Enterprise's Mobile Requirements. 34



1.4. Mobile Business Applications. 48



1.5. The Mobile Platform. 51



1.6. Best Practice Recommendations and Examples. 56



1.7. Summary. 61







2. Introduction to Mobile Business Applications. 63





2.1. Mobile Application Business Processes. 63



2.2. Mobile Application Key Characteristics. 70



2.3. Mobile Application Categories. 76



2.4. Summary. 86









Part II Mobility and SAP. 87 3. Introduction to the SAP Mobile Platform. 89





3.1. Introduction. 91



3.2. Sybase Unwired Platform 1.x. 94



3.3. Sybase Unwired Platform 2.x. 104



3.4. Integrations with Third-Party Cross-Platform Tools. 110



3.5. Introduction to SAP Afaria. 115



3.6. Mobile Services (mCommerce). 116



3.7. Summary. 118







4. Mobile Device Management with SAP Afaria. 119





4.1. SAP Afaria Landscape. 120



4.2. Device Management. 125



4.3. Security Management. 130



4.4. Application Management. 135



4.5. Summary. 139







5. Introduction to Mobile Security with the SAP Mobile Platform. 141





5.1. Security Landscape. 143



5.2. Securing Physical Mobile Devices. 146



5.3. Securing Data in Transit. 147



5.4. Securing On-Device Data. 149



5.5. Summary. 159







6. Examples of SAP Mobile Applications. 161





6.1. Process-Centric Applications. 162



6.2. Productivity Applications. 207



6.3. Summary. 227









Part III SAP Mobile Development. 229 7. Understanding the SAP Mobile Lands

Über Autor(innen)

Mall, Sanjeet
Sanjeet Mall is a chief architect for Mobile Applications in the Mobile Application Unit at SAP, where his focus is to create architecture and technology that enables rapid mobile application development. In over ten years at SAP, he has worked in almost all areas of the software lifecycle: development, architecture, consulting, product management, and management.

Stefanov, Tzanko
Tzanko Stefanov is a principal architect at OpenText, where he is responsible for integration with SAP products. His focus has been on enabling the next generation of OpenText solutions to run on mobile devices and platforms. Prior to that, Tzanko was employed at SAP, where he worked in several different leadership roles in the areas of SAP NetWeaver and SAP CRM.

Stadelman, Stanley
Stanley Stadelman is the product manager for the SAPMobile Platform, which is focused on the definition and delivery of the technologies that are the backbone of SAP's mobility strategy. Prior to the integration of Sybase into SAP, he was the product manager for Sybase Unwired Platform and worked in the strategic initiatives group, where he focused on emerging technologies in mobile, analytics, messaging, cloud, and social applications and infrastructure.

Sanjeet Mall is a chief architect for Mobile Applications in the Mobile Application Unit at SAP, where his focus is to create architecture and technology that enables rapid mobile application development. In over ten years at SAP, he has worked in almost all areas of the software lifecycle: development, architecture, consulting, product management, and management.

Tzanko Stefanov is a principal architect at OpenText, where he is responsible for integration with SAP products. His focus has been on enabling the next generation of OpenText solutions to run on mobile devices and platforms. Prior to that, Tzanko was employed at SAP, where he worked in several different leadership roles in the areas of SAP NetWeaver and SAP CRM.