Enterprise Java for SAP

Book Description

After providing a general introduction to Java, author Austin Sincock explores how to open the typically closed SAP environment to the world of Java. Sincock explores communicating with a SAP environment through such Enterprise Java technologies as JavaServer Pages (JSP), JDBC, and Enterprise Java Beans (EJB). Where possible, open source technologies are explored for the Java connections pieces, which is atypical for the SAP environment where everything is proprietary./p>

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From the author...

I am the author of Enterprise Java for SAP and would like to clarify a few points about the text. I have noticed that several reviewers were dissatisfied with the book due to the introductory treatment of Java and JCo. I would like to stress to all current and potential readers that this is a book written for the SAP developer, specifically someone well-versed in ABAP but who has had little to no exposure to Java programming.

The world of SAP development tends to be somewhat insular, with the bulk of commonly used tools provided explicitly within the SAP suite (ABAP Workbench, Menu Painter, Screen Painter, etc.). In my experience, many strict SAP developers have never been exposed to open source development technologies and struggle to gain entry into that world. The specific "open source" focus of this book is intended to demonstrate how these technologies can be used within an SAP environment.

If you are an SAP developer with an interest in broadening your development skills, I would definitely recommend checking out my book. If you are an experienced Java developer looking for an SAP JCo reference, I would pass on this book and check out the various articles and postings available on the Web. A good place to start is SearchSAP.com, where I have posted a number of articles and expert advice on the targeted use of connecting Java applications to SAP via SAP's Java connector, JCo. I also welcome questions/comments via email at austin at opensourceguru dot com.

not useful

This book spends the bulk of its content addressing basic and well documented java and web application concepts rather than the SAP JCo. The book also spent way too much time on the treatment of open source internet technologies.

There is more sample code and documentation provided for plain old Java programming than for SAP specific Java issues and concepts. The samples that are there are also overly simplistic.