Starting with .NET and SAP

[Former Member]

Hi all,

i have VS.NET (want to use VB.NET) installed on my Computer. And i have a connection to SAP 4.6C and 4.7 running here at my company.

Normally i'm working with Abap. Now i want to do some stuff with VB.NET (just to learn .NET and the .NET Connector).

What exactly do i need to install on my Machine to connect to SAP, read tables, change Tables, call BAPI's etc.etc. from VB.NET ?

Where can i download the SAP .NET Connector ? Are there some examples or books around ?

Cheers

Henning

[Former Member]

You can also directly access BAPI's from 4.7 systems as web services without installing additional components - It hink this is easier than using the .Net connector.

[Former Member]

Hi,

Could you explain further? How do i go about accessing this web service?

Thanks

H

[Former Member]

Hi

First of all you need to activate the web services - check SICM to see if they are running and SICF to activate the web service browser - you can view a list of Web services exposed in 4.7 from the URL

http://HOSTNAME:PORT/sap/bc/bsp/sap/WebServiceBrowser/search.html?sap-client=CLIENT

Replace HOSTNAME, PORT and CLIENT with suitable values for one of your own servers.

There is documentation in the system and some notes on it.

Hope this helps

Martin Dolphin

[Former Member]

we have SAP 4.7 Enterprise but there's no SICM transaction. Do I have to install WEB AS 6.20 separately?

(sorry for such beginner question)

[Former Member]

> we have SAP 4.7 Enterprise but there's no SICM

> transaction. Do I have to install WEB AS 6.20

> separately?

>

> (sorry for such beginner question)

Try transactions SMICM - sorry for the confusion!!! - Internet Connection Manager Monitor. (see the "i" information icon or more details here)

Activating the services is done in the transaction SICF and again there is an "i" information icon with more help.

If you need more information, let me know.

Martin Dolphin

[reiner_hille-doering]

SAP .NET Connector is available to SAP customers for dowbload from http://service.sap.com/connectors -> SAP .NET Connector -> .NET Download.

Samples are included, a tutorial is also avaiable as ITutor file at same location.