SAP ERP on Android, ios, and HTML5 Browsers. DeeDee Kato Director of Marketing Tony Holland Solutions Consulting Manager

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1 SAP ERP on Android, ios, and HTML5 Browsers DeeDee Kato Director of Marketing Tony Holland Solutions Consulting Manager GuiXT.com

2 Agenda Who We Are Enterprise Mobility Challenges 10 Things to Consider When Evaluating Mobile Solutions Liquid UI Platform Overview Demo Mobile PR Approval Mobile Travel Expense Approval

3 a Glance Founded by former SAP employees and Bundled with SAP since 1998 Solution extended and improved for Desktop and Mobile Devices Certified integration with SAP NetWeaver Extended for Excel and PDF integration Customers / Thousands of Users Used by SAP Engineers to demonstrate SAP functionality 2002 GuiXT Server GuiXT Web Server Browser-based interface Offline mode for Mobile Devices Windows Mobile Devices 1998 GuiXT Designer introduced to the market 2012 Liquid UI for ios 2011 PDF and Excel Integration bit Architecture BlackBerry, ios, Android, etc 2014 Liquid UI for Android Liquid UI for HTML5

4 How Long Does It Take to Build an ios or Android App? According to the research from a European service provider and developer of over 500 mobile apps over the past 2 years, the average time is 18 weeks from start to finish of version 1 of an app.

5 How Long Does It Take to Build an ios or Android App?

6 Evaluating Mobile Offerings There are several questions to think about when you are trying to evaluate Mobile offerings. 1. Are you concerned about development costs? 2. How customizable is the solution? 3. How many tools do you need? Neptune? jquerymobile? Eclipse? SAPUI5? Phonegap? Odata? Cordova? Appcelerator?

7 Evaluating Mobile Offerings 4. Do you have mobile users that also use the SAP GUI on a desktop client? - Are you concerned about having to re-train workers for different touchpoints? - What additional tools or products do you need to develop desktop client interfaces (SAP GUI or PDF/Excel)? - Webdynpro? Java? ABAP? Adobe? Winshuttle? Tablets and Phones Barcode/RFID Scanners Browsers and Portals PDF/Excel Front-Ends

8 Evaluating Mobile Offerings 5. What level of security do you need? - Encryption? Remote wipe a device cache? 6. Do you want to use native phone features such as your camera for barcode scanning or attaching pictures? 7. Do you want to toreceive notifications via to do approvals while out in the field? 8. Will your mobile users be annoyed spending hours looking at a whirling circle on the screen while trying to connect to SAP through a web app?

9 Evaluating Mobile Offerings 9. Are you confused with all the technologies out there? 10.Are you concerned with technologies that are made available, then abandoned?

10 Liquid UI Platform Connects directly to SAP through patented connectivity Unified, Non-disruptive Business Solution Lean, Agile Development Built on proven GuiXT technology Extendsyour SAP across both desktop and mobile devices Consolidatesbusiness related transactions, fields and tabs Start from SAP, Record Once and Deploy everywhere No Java, ABAPprogramming; No3rd party application server required Simple scripting to empower a responsive IT Team

11 What if you could go from this. 25 Screens with less than 4 input fields per screen

12 To this.. One Screen with all fields plus Intuitive Screen Layout One button click to access various lookups Data to be entered to screens that are not showing Pushbuttons and radio buttons for repetitive search criteria.

13 To this.. IE or any HTML5- based Browser

14 And deploy to this One development effort, all touchpoints Your Fingertips

15 GuiXT across SAP modules Visit for ROI

16 Demo - SAP Functions Mobilized ME54N-Purchase reqapprovals PR05 Travel Expense Manager Managers on the road can approval travel expenses View header mileage, reason for trip, etc. to perform approvals from Android, ios smartphonesor tables, or HTML5 browsers

17 Agenda Who We Are Enterprise Mobility Challenges 10 Things to Consider When Evaluating Mobile Solutions Liquid UI Platform Overview Demo

18 How Does GuiXT Work? 1) User makes a request via SAPGUI (e.g. VA01) 2) SAP responds with VA01 screen 3) GuiXT screen modifications are applied and SAPGUI draws new screen for VA Desktop (PC) SAP GUI GuiXT 2 3 SAP ERP GuiXT Developer Toolkit used to generate GuiXT screens

19 Where are the Scripts stored? Options for Script Storage: SAP Web Repository (SMW0) - Integrated with SAP; uses SAP transport mechanism Network Server/File Share FTP/HTTP Server Local Machine (Developers)

20 Liquid UI on HTML5 Firefox Chrome Safari IE MS Sharepoint GuiXT Web Server SAP ERP Custom screens on IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari SAP Portals SharePoint Fully HTML5 New (no Silverlight nor Flash) Dynamically send custom JS and CSS at screen level Note: not a replacement for ITS, designed to be used with WS

21 Liquid UI for CE, ios and Android your fingertips GuiXT Mobile Liquid UI ios& Android GuiXT Server SAP ERP Patented Connectivity Technology compressed, encrypted, binary, efficient native SAP protocol (US and ) Devices supported Windows CE Handheld Scanners and RFID ios (ipad, iphone, ipod) Android (Fall 2013) Grids, Longtext, Tree, HTML controls support Objects for Services support BYOD Ready, provisioning and device management with central profile management Smart Action Button simplifies usage in small real estate SAP Workflow through RC4 with MD5 256-bit shared key encryption

22 Liquid UI Architecture Overview HTML5 based Browser PDF Office Excel Desktop Mobile Offline GuiXT Offline Server GuiXT Web Server GuiXT Server SAP ERP

23 Quotes from Liquid UI for ios Contest SAP World in your hands, Enrique del Campo, Project Manager, Iberdola Liquid UI keeps your SAP workforce fluid!, William Thomas, Associate Director IM, ConvaTec Inc. Liquid UI is a "game changer" in terms of streamlining SAP and providing users the screens that they "want" versus screens they are forced to see with SAPGUI!, Craig Bence, VP/CIO, Owens Industries A product that will make your users happier,the Hershey Company, Hugo Cerda, ERP Business Process Manager

24 Quotes from Liquid UI for ios Contest I am very impressed with the ease of setup on the IOS platform and that it presents the screens just like they appear on my desktop. Liquid UI also allows me to zoom, and do all the other functions native to IOS witch is very cool, and makes this product a must for IOS users. Ryan Thompson, System/Network Administrator, Intermountain Farming Country Stores

25 In good company! Over 1000 Customers Across Multiple Industries Copyright 2013 Synactive, 2014 Inc. Synactive Inc.

26 How Can You Get Started? 1) Download trial version of WYSIWYG tool: 2) Download free sample of customized screens of Plant Maintenance Schedulers and Planners Console: 3) Download Liquid UI for iosfrom the App Store Mobilize And Enable Your SAP Workforce NOW! Copyright 2013 Synactive, 2014 Inc. Synactive Inc.

27 Upcoming Events Webinar: How Pacific Drilling Addresses Challenges for Offshore Plant Maintenance Workers, Wed Jan 29, 10AM Featured Speaker YoramBorodaty, IT Manager Applications Support, Pacific Drilling Services, Inc. Conference: SAP-Centric EAM, Feb 24-29, Austin Texas Featured Speaker Marcus Mullins, Sr. Resource Business Specialist, Tyson Foods, Inc. Copyright 2013 Synactive, 2014 Inc. Synactive Inc.

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