If a vendor always delivers a material on a particular day of the week, it makes sense to plan this material according to the same cycle in which it is delivered. Time-Phased Planning is an ideal solution for this scenario. Materials that are planned using the time-phased planning technique are provided with an MRP date in […]
Blue Harbor’s New SAP Cloud Shipping Solution Highlights
We are currently building a cloud-based SAP shipping solution. Here’s Matt Langford’s quick overview of the upcoming solution: The SAP Cloud Shipping Solution is similar to our existing SAP Express Ship Solution, except the web service mapping is hosted and maintained by Blue Harbors “in the cloud”. This eliminates the need to do any mapping […]
What Is SAP HANA?
SAP’s High-Performance Analytic Appliance (HANA) exploits the advantages of In-Memory Computing that allows the processing of massive quantities of real time data in the main memory of the server to provide immediate results from analyses and transactions by combining SAP software components optimized on hardware provided and delivered by SAP leading hardware partners. SAP HANA […]
ABAP Code For Sending XML Messages via HTTP / HTTPS
The following ABAP function module source code is for a generic HTTP client. It allows you to send XML messages in any format via HTTP/HTTPS, with just a few mapping table entries. Blue Harbors uses this client with Express Ship Cloud Solution.
How Express Shipping Drives Down Operating Costs
Factors contributing to building a compelling business case for implementing the SAP shipping solution include: (1) fully considering all departments within the business which will benefit from the solution, (2) quantifying the benefits in terms of dollars, and (3) properly communicating this value proposition in your business case.
SAP Shipping Solution – Cost/Benefit Calculator
Blue Harbors was created by a team of technical and business saavy SAP consultants back in 2001. That is evident in the solutions and services they provide. However, there is one area of the business that is “under construction”, and that is the marketing and sales aspect of the business. That’s where I come in. […]
SAP Scale Programs and Files – Free Download
Are you looking for a place to download the original SAP scale programs and files? Look no further… just use the attached link to download them in a zip file.
DWM Solution Case Study
Read a case study on how Blue Harbors’ DWM solution helped a Specialty Distribution business unit at a large pharmaceutical distribution company improve distribution and operational efficiencies and enhance user experience and productivity with a single ERP interface.
Stylesheet Generation Errors When Generating Client Proxies
When generating client proxies from certain WSDLs, including UPS web services, stylesheet generation errors can occur when one of the exception classes is instantiated for the first time.
Displaying Outbound Web Services Messages in SAP
Legacy transaction LPCONFIG works well for setting up logical ports for web services. However Solution Manager provides greater functionality for logging errors and tracing. More importantly it provides an easy way to capture and view web service request and response messages. This is especially handy for providing sample messages to web service providers when troubleshooting.