MacOS X & SAP

MacOS X & SAP
You can work with SAP from your Mac (if you have an account on the UM SAP system). Just follow the steps below to accomplish this.
	What you need : System Requirements For the current release, the following system configuration is required MacOS X Hardware : CPU: G3 or newer, RAM: at least 256 MB Software : MacOS 10.3.9 and up, MacOS 10.4 and MacOS 10.5. Java is included in MacOS X. Check for the latest Java version via Software Update (see the Apple Menu), or visit Java for MacOS X
	Download -and install- the (free) SAPgui for Java (for Mac) application via ftp://ftp.sap.com/pub/sapgui/java. For UM SAP users please install SAPgui version 6.40 or up, version 7.00 is recommended, versions lower than 6.40 are no longer supported, and will not work with UM SAP systems. SAPgui comes with a complete manual.
	Start SAPgui the first time. Now the system configures itself. You see the SAP splashscreen a while.
	Now download this (SAP preference) file, Copy this file to your desktop for later use. Downloading this pref file only works from computers connected via the University of Maastricht.
	MacOS X: Start the SAPgui for Java application. You see this dialog. Now click on 'New'.
	MacOS X: Open the SAP preference file you downloaded before with a text editor, copy the string in it, and paste that string in the 'Add New Connection' window as shown here (first click on the 'Advanced' tab and 'use expert configuration') Now click on 'Save'. You can delete the downloaded SAP preference file now.
	MacOS X:That's it. You can now Connect to the SAP system. Click on 'Connect' or doubleclick on 'PRD'. Note: You can login to the SAP system from only one computer at a time.
	The next page tells you how you can print from your Mac while working with SAPgui

oct-2007