SAPforms: requirered user ids

[Martijn Wever]

Thanks for the input. I will check up on the license with SAP.
 
 
 Regards,
 
Martijn Wever
 
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dart, Jocelyn" <jocelyn.dart at sap.com>
To: <SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: SAPforms: requirered user ids
 
 
> Hi Kjetil,
> Yes but that would not give you dynamic access which would severely impair
validation and other desirable aspects of the form. In any case, its false
economy to try and do tricky technical work arounds when you don't even know
what the current licensing situation is at your company.
> The company may well already be licensed - e.g. if they have a mySAP.com
license or are using ESS
> or similar, or be planning to change their license in the near future due
to other requirements.
>
> Martijn, it's just not worth tying yourself in knots until you speak to
the relevant SAP account
> executive for your company and find out what the licensing situation
actually is.  You might be
> pleasantly surprised.
> Regards,
>         Jocelyn Dart
> Consultant (SRM, EBP, Workflow)
> and co-author of the book
> "Practical Workflow for SAP"
> Info on the book and where to get it at: http://www.workflowbook.com
> SAP Australia
> email: jocelyn.dart at sap.com
> phone: +61 412 390 267
> fax: +61 2 9935 4880
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Kjetil Kilhavn [mailto:kjetilk at statoil.com]
> Sent: Thursday, 13 March 2003 6:32 PM
> To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: SAPforms: requirered user ids
>
>
> A workaround would be to create a batch interface and submit the data to
> SAP in batches. Surely SAP can't require that you should have a license
for
> anyone who feeds an interface with data. If they can there is something
> (read: one more thing) wrong in this world.
> --
> Kjetil Kilhavn
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>                     "Dart, Jocelyn"
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> Hi Martijn,
> I absolutely agree with Phil.  If you use a generic user id you still have
> to
> have an appropriate license for the actual number of people who are
> accessing
> the SAP system through it otherwise you are likely to in breach of
> contract.
> However I would strongly recommend you check if you have a mySAP.com
> license and
> who is covered under that.
>
> If possible its always better to use real user ids - even if you hide the
> actual
> logon from users - for security and audit trail purposes.
> Regards,
>         Jocelyn Dart
> Consultant (SRM, EBP, Workflow)
> and co-author of the book
> "Practical Workflow for SAP"
> SAP Australia
> email: jocelyn.dart at sap.com
> phone: +61 412 390 267
> fax:   +61 2 9935 4880
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Martijn Wever [mailto:martijn.wever at cgey.nl]
> Sent: Thursday, 13 March 2003 4:39 AM
> To: SAP-WUG at MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: SAPforms: requirered user ids
>
>
> Dear all,
>
> I am considering a scenario where employees can start a workflow via a
form
> in Outlook . Practically anyone can fill the form, most of them normally
do
> not have to work with SAP and do not have an user id.
> I think in this case it makes sense to use a generic user id in SAP that
> 'submits' the form and let the actual submitter enter an e-mail address in
> the form to be able to notify him/her of the workflow progress.
>
> Does anyone know if this is allowed from a SAP-license point-of-view?
> Will this scenario work or are there other settings required that require
a
> unique user id?
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Martijn Wever
>
>
>
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