ITSmobile, screen and function key design/use on mobile devices

[Former Member]

Looking at ITSmobile here to use with mobile scanners (ala Intermec and Symbol). With SAP console in the past we've relied on function keys to provide the various options on a particular screen (say F2 = Post Receipt, F3 = add item) which is quick and easy to do for the user.

When using ITSmobile and a browser on the handheld/mobile, how should screens be designed for similar ease of use? Can the function keys on the device still drive functionality using this approach, or do they now have to 'push buttons' (with a stylus?) on the browser screen? We need to be able to have something they can use quickly and easily like in the past with SAPconsole.

[Former Member]

Hi,

the functionality are still the same.

So you use the LMOB TX and here you define in the SE80 the OKCode (funktion that should be triggered). Then you generete for the application/dynpros the HTML Dokuments automatically some JavaScript would be also generated into the HTML Templates. This JS is responsible for the functionality and still provide the same behavoir like

in the past.

Why and some words to the architecture with the Functionskey.

1. The mobile device have files that are resonsible for the KeyCode. (folder: windows systemfolder)

When you press F1 a KeyCode would be triggerd.

(be sure: you can also remap these keys if it is necessary directly on the mobile device)

2. The JS is filter these values and trigger an action.

The FunctionKey event would be saved and send to the Backend. (ABAP System)

3. The ITS Server is get the KeyCode and than the same logik like before will be running.

I hope I could help you

Bye

Christoph

[Former Member]

Christoph, many thanks!

So if I understand this right, F1 pressed on the mobile device will generate an F1 keypress in the dialog transaction on the SAP end? I was worried that because it runs in a browser, the F1 key would be use for some browser/Windows CE function and not passed on.

[Former Member]

Hi Christer,

No, this is not the case. When you use the standard Windows CE IExplorer the browser

doesn't catch the F1 keypress and pass it on to the SAP server (I believe on CE browser it

is help just like in the normal IExplorer). T

here are multiple companies who provide specialised browser that catch the pressing of the

F-buttons in the browser and send an OK-code to the SAP server.

Greetings Fred.

[Former Member]

Hi Fred, and thanks. Do you have any particular browsers you would recommend for a CE device?

[Former Member]

Hi Christler,

We here use a browser from LogiPlus Consulting GmbH, which is specifically designed for use with ITS.

It is a German company, you can find info on the browser here: http://www.logiplus.de/index.php?id=96&lang=en

They have more browsers and add-ons, maybe it is interesting for you.

edit: the link is to a product for SAPConsole, but they recently have build a browser specifically for ITS,

this isn't featured on the site. Maybe you can contact them for more info

Greetings Fred

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Fred Sterk

[Former Member]

HI,

often many device seller/producer provide their own browser which are comfortable

enougth and are also not so expenisive for industrial use.

So we enable the ITSmobile in a project and use a symbol device.

The corresponding browser is the symbol PocketBrowser.

Here the application works without any problems and you get additional functions. So we had the possibility to add aditional Equitags that enabled addtional settings. (display batterypower, display connectionparameters, add or remove taskbars and so one...)

Additional info:

The logiplus browser works in logistis environment very well, but it except not all HTML Tags, so you have the problem, that you cant use the complete HTML language.

(problem: no complete functionality for JavaScript and design [HTML])

Also the Intermac have it own Browser. Which device do you use?

Bye

Christoph

[Former Member]

> HI,

>

> often many device seller/producer provide their own

> browser which are comfortable

> enougth and are also not so expenisive for industrial

> use.

>

> So we enable the ITSmobile in a project and use a

> symbol device.

> The corresponding browser is the symbol

> PocketBrowser.

>

> Here the application works without any problems and

> you get additional functions. So we had the

> possibility to add aditional Equitags that enabled

> addtional settings. (display batterypower, display

> connectionparameters, add or remove taskbars and so

> one...)

>

> Additional info:

> The logiplus browser works in logistis environment

> very well, but it except not all HTML Tags, so you

> have the problem, that you cant use the complete HTML

> language.

> (problem: no complete functionality for JavaScript

> and design [HTML])

>

> Also the Intermac have it own Browser. Which device

> do you use?

>

> Bye

> Christoph

Hi Christoph,

I'd say that's not correct.The LP EasyClient browser from Logiplus does support all JavaScript and HTML tags, like IE.

Also we try to make the browser especially compatible with ITS and WebSAPConsole.

So if there really is an incompatibility with ITS and our browser we'll fix it.

Bye

Christoph