AW: linking SAP to MS Outlook - Issues

Thu Aug 3 05:08:00 EDT 2006

Ok.

MAPI is obsolete no longer supported by SAP.
Third party tools can't be used in my client system.
UWL requires portal. I don't have portal...

How can I access and execute work items in my outlook inbox using SAP?

(Thanks in advance)
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superceded by the UWL because MAPI was a pain and quite limited.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
> >>
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> >>	--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >>	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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