AW: linking SAP to MS Outlook - Issues

Mike Pokraka asap at workflowconnections.com
Thu Aug 3 05:45:44 EDT 2006 

See Gavin's earlier response.

> 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superceded by the UWL because MAPI was a pain and quite limited.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
>> >> >>
>> >> >>	-----Ursprüngliche 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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