Online Application

[Former Member]

Hi All,

Please have a look on this scenario and suggest me the best of way of implementing it.

We are using EP7 and ECC6.

Applicant has to fill the form online.

Applicant data has to be validated according to University norms and will pass from some approval label. All these things has to happen before data goes to SLCM database.

After approval, selected applicant data will be passed to SLCM and then student object and student no is created in the SLCM.

What approach I should follow???

One sollution is using ISR approach, but I heard its very difficult and I have no Idea about ISR.

The other sollution is that I prepare a custom application in WEB dynpro, and a custom workflow also in web dynpro only. Data will be saved in the EP database, and the selected student data will be uploaded in the SLCM of approved applicant.

What u suggest, Please give a most suitable sollution.

Thanks, Sudhir

[former_member195888]

Hi Sudhir,

You should definitely use the ISR framework. There is a cookbook available on the service marketplace which guides you through the configuration. The ISR functionality is pretty comprehensive in all regards plus there is a full integration into SLCM already delivered. ISR actually can be used with different front-ends such as web-dynpro, Interactive forms powered by Adobe or HTML-forms. ISR also uses the workflow. Basically building the form and the workflow are the more complex tasks in the configuration work. ISR delivers even support for this. Thus if you build a web-dynpro + a custom workflow you can expect even more work and complexity and you don't benefit from all the features ISR delivers.

If you can wait a few weeks and implement Enhancement package 3 then you may benefit from a pretty comprehensive pre-configured admission scenario based on the ISR. It doesn't mean that you have to wait, but it may make your work easier.

Best regards

Joachim

[Former Member]

Thanks Joachim,

I can wait for few weeks.

Is sap organizing some training on ISR in India??

I can try to attend that training if cost of that training is bearable.

One more request, Can you please sort out the major steps involved in implementing ISR.

I can guess some steps (complete guess )

1-Development of frontend (in web dynpro or adobe form).

(But where will we store this data or how each input field will be bind).

2-A middleware which will bind applicant data and input needed for ISR scenario.

3- ISR workflow will be performed. (Do I need a workflow builder.)

4-After final level of approval, data will be transfered to SLCM (creation of student master data in SLCM).

(How will this data will move from ISR to SLCM, will it require extra configuration or mapping)

Please provide me the measure steps required.

Thanks, Sudhir

[former_member195888]

Hi Sudhir,

you can check in the education area of the service marketplace for courses on ISR generally. We also have some of the ISR knowledge included in the SLCM taining too. I think an SLCM training is planned in India from December 3-7.

Anyway, the cookbooks are in this case pretty comprehensive. There is one for SLCM specific which you can find in the background material section of http:
service.sap.com\higher-ed and another one genericly for ISR (just search with the term "ISRCookbook" in the service marketplace). Actually those will give you a pretty good view on the major implementation steps.

Generally the data as long as it is on the "application" level is tied to a notification. The actual creation of data in the background depends on the business requirement. Usually as soon as you perform specific activities such as an admission process you would create a record in the backend.

Regards

Joachim

[Former Member]

Thanks Joachim,

I will try to configure ISR framework.

You was talking about the Enhancement package 3, where and when I can expect to get it. Please update me about this enhancement package.

Regards...Sudhir

[former_member195888]

Hi Sudhir,

yes I was talking about Enhancement Package 3 which goes in ramp-up in December. You can find more information here:

https://service.sap.com/~form/sapnet?_SHORTKEY=01100035870000702419&;

Regards

Joachim

[Former Member]

Hi All,

Do u have any idea how to integrate ISR with WEB Dynpro as Front End??

Thanks and Regards

Sudhir..

[former_member195888]

Hi Sudhir,

what do you mean with integrate...?

a) you can launch an Interactive Form (powered by Adobe) embedded in Web-Dynpro. That is standard ISR functionality.

b) If you want a native Web-Dynpro frontend, you need to implement it on your own and create a notification through the function module ISR_NOTIFICATION_CREATE (you will probably need to encapsulate it to an RFC).

c) If you can wait until EHP 3, you can benefit from a new RFC standard function module for SLCM which can be used for creating an admission application (HRIQ_ISR_CREATE_RFC). This has the advantage that it has admission data structures directly in the interface.

Regards

Joachim

[Former Member]

Thanks Joachim,

We can not use Adobe forms here in EP because we are using HP Unix IA 64 (Operating System) and Adobe Forms does not support this hardware configuration. So it's compulsion for me to implement native web dynpro form as a front end.

Can u please suggest me how to go ahead?? and how will I come to know about EHP3??

Thanks and Regrads..

Sudhir

[former_member195888]

Hi Sudhir,

For Interactive Forms and plain HTML forms the ISR framework offers some support in generating the forms with the required interfaces etc.. If you want to build it in native Web-Dynpro you would have to create the user interface as any other user interface and use RFCs to communicate with the backend. Once you submitted the notification, ISR can be used for the further processing of the application.

We have a few customers who build those type of interfaces and it works ok. It is just more real development work necessary rather than configuration.

EHP 3 is in ramp-up now and your customer would have to apply for ramp-up or wait until it is in mass shipment (expected in the first quarter of 2008).

Regards

Joachim

[Former Member]

OK Joachim, Thanks,

Where can I find the list of RFC's (BAPI) which will be used to pass the data in ISR framework or to create ISR notification.

Thanks and Regards

Sudhir

[former_member195888]

Hmm, I may not understand your question, but isn't the answer in one of my earlier responses?

[Former Member]

Hi Joachim,

I mean to say if I call a funcion module is called through webdynpro, then that should be remotely enabled (BAPI).

If I am still confusing you, then please make me understand that how will we pass personal data, bank details etc to the R3 system.

Regards..sudhir