AW: linking SAP to MS Outlook - Issues

Thu Aug 3 04:11:55 EDT 2006

Hi Mike,

What are these extended notifications? I've not heard of 'em.

Regards,
Vijay

>From: "Mike Pokraka" <asap at workflowconnections.com>
>Reply-To: "SAP Workflow Users' Group" <sap-wug at mit.edu>
>To: "SAP Workflow Users' Group" <sap-wug at mit.edu>
>Subject: RE: AW: linking SAP to MS Outlook - Issues
>Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 08:57:13 +0100 (BST)
>
>Hi Vijay,
>Yes, the UWL is a portal solution. I am not very familiar with the third
>party offerings these days and I am not sure if we're allowed to mention
>them. There are a couple, should not be too difficult to find - google is
>your friend, as are SearchSap, SapGenie, SAPFans, etc.
>
>Exchange Connector has nothing at all to do with workflow, it is for
>sending mail to and from Exchange.
>
>Have you looked at extended notifications as suggested earlier?
>
>Cheers,
>Mike
>
> >
> > Mike, don't I need Portal for UWL? can you give me details of any other
> > products
> > I heard exchange connector is another product used for the same. But I
> > have
> > no idea how to go about working with Exchange Connector.
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > Vijay
> >
> >>From: "Mike Pokraka" <asap at workflowconnections.com>
> >>Reply-To: "SAP Workflow Users' Group" <sap-wug at mit.edu>
> >>To: "SAP Workflow Users' Group" <sap-wug at mit.edu>
> >>Subject: RE: AW: linking SAP to MS Outlook - Issues
> >>Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 07:00:36 +0100 (BST)
> >>
> >>Hi Vijay,
> >>
> >>Work is not mail is not work. MAPI is dead, gone, dodo, no more, kaputt.
> >>Been announced years ago, and you should find notices to this effect in
> >>OSS.
> >>
> >>There are other third-party products that provide various levels of
> >>integration with Outlook, but from a pure SAP point of view it's been
> >>superceded by the UWL because MAPI was a pain and quite limited.
> >>
> >>Cheers,
> >>Mike
> >>
> >> > If that being the case, and assuming my company doesn't use MAPI
> >> > servers/protocols for outlook, does it mean that I can't access SAP
> >> > workitems in my inbox at all?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Regards,
> >> > Vijay
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >>From: "Pflug, Brigitte" <brigitte.pflug at bearingpoint.com>
> >> >>Reply-To: "SAP Workflow Users' Group" <sap-wug at mit.edu>
> >> >>To: "SAP Workflow Users' Group" <sap-wug at mit.edu>, <sap-wug at mit.edu>
> >> >>Subject: AW: linking SAP to MS Outlook - Issues
> >> >>Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 14:51:39 +0100
> >> >>
> >> >>Hi Vijay,
> >> >>
> >> >>I don't know if there is more for you to do with the Sapgui
> >>installation,
> >> >>but as for Outlook 2003:
> >> >>you should find the right place under 
>extras-options-E-Mail-Setup-Mail
> >> >>Accounts. There is an assistant to guide you through adding a new
> >> >> account.
> >> >>For "Server type" you choose "additional server types" (?, the last
> >> >> option
> >> >>in the list), and on the next screen you should find the MAPI. Then
> >> >> follows
> >> >>the configuration described in the excerpt you added.
> >> >>
> >> >>However, I found that with MAPI, Outlook (at least the 2003 version)
> >>only
> >> >>opens if it can get a connection to the configurated SAP system.
> >> >> Otherwise,
> >> >>you don't get access to your Outlook at all. So I decided against it.
> >> >>
> >> >>Regards,
> >> >>Brigitte
> >> >>
> >> >>	-----UrsprÃ¼ngliche Nachricht-----
> >> >>	Von: sap-wug-bounces at mit.edu im Auftrag von vijay srikanth
> >> >>	Gesendet: Mi 02.08.2006 15:12
> >> >>	An: sap-wug at mit.edu
> >> >>	Cc:
> >> >>	Betreff: linking SAP to MS Outlook - Issues
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>	Hi all,
> >> >>
> >> >>	I'm trying to receive work items in my MS Outlook Inbox. The basic
> >> >>necessity
> >> >>	is to install MAPI service provider from my SAP Setup.
> >> >>
> >> >>	1. I'm unable to find any placeholder during the Setup to install
> >> these
> >> >>MAPI
> >> >>	services onto my computer. I'm installing SAP GUI 640 on my PC.
> >> >>
> >> >>	2. I can only see one 'Outlook Integration' checkbox during my set
> >> up.
> >> >> Is
> >> >>	that enough to intall MAPI services on my desktop.
> >> >>
> >> >>	3. I'm unable to find the exact place in outlook where I should add
> >> the
> >> >>	''SERIVCE" required in my profile to actually connect to SAP.
> >> >>
> >> >>	I've attached below an excerpt that I took out from SAP WUG messages
> >> >> only.
> >> >>	This service option - I"m unable to find in my outlook. Please
> >> instruct
> >> >>me.
> >> >>
> >> >>	I'm using MS Outlook 2003 Serivce Pack 2. Is there anything extra I
> >>need
> >> >>to
> >> >>	do to get this thing going.
> >> >>
> >> >>	Thanks & Regards,
> >> >>	Vijay
> >> >>
> >> >>	Linking SAP to Outlook
> >> >>	Barna Kardos Barna.Kardos at unilever.com
> >> >>	Mon Nov 13 23:10:15 EST 2000
> >> >>
> >> >>	Previous message: Linking SAP to Outlook
> >> >>	Next message: User decision
> >> >>	Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]
> >> >>
> >> 
> >>	--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> >>
> >> >>	HI Tony,
> >> >>
> >> >>	The setup of linking SAP inbox to the Microsoft Outlook is the
> >> >> following:
> >> >>
> >> >>	You have to install MAPI by run SAP gui setup and on the component
> >> >> screen
> >> >>	you
> >> >>	have to choose the Desktop interfaces and click on the Change 
>options
> >> >>button
> >> >>	and choose SAP MAPI Service Provider. After the installation you 
>have
> >>to
> >> >>add
> >> >>	this to the Services option in the Outlook Tools menu. Here you will
> >> >> have
> >> >>to
> >> >>	give all the logon informations for the required SAP system /system,
> >> >>client,
> >> >>	user and password/. Finally on the configuration screen choose the
> >> >> Message
> >> >>	store sheet and tick the Workflow enable function.
> >> >>
> >> >>	The result should be that a new Inbox /name: 'system nr.'+ 'client'
> >> >>	SAPoffice -
> >> >>	'user'/ would appear. The Inbox folder will contain the content of
> >> your
> >> >>SAP
> >> >>	inbox /you can set up online and offline link/. The message subject
> >> >> field
> >> >>	will
> >> >>	contain the task description, the message body will contain the long
> >> >> text
> >> >>of
> >> >>	the task description and the execution buttons, which by doubble
> >> >> clicking
> >> >>	logs
> >> >>	on the SAP system and goes directly to the required transaction.
> >> After
> >> >>	executing the message will dissapear /online link/, just as in the
> >> SAP
> >> >>	inbox.
> >> >>
> >> >>
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