Java & BAPI Technology for SAP

A set of classes that can be used for writing GUI programs.

A set of technologies that enable software components to interact with one another in a networked environment, regardless of the language in which they were created. ActiveX is built on the Component Object Model (COM).

A Java program that is executed through an interpreter in a browser.

The interfaces and variables that are used by a distinct unit of code. APIs can also be used to access distinct units of code.

A software object that interacts with other objects, according to a strict set of guidelines.

A standardized interface that allows both internal and external programs to access business processes and data within SAP.

A hierarchical collection of all the business functions contained within SAP.

The blueprint of an object in object-oriented programming. A class contains the definition of the variables and interfaces that each object should have, along with the variables and interfaces that the class alone will have.

The computer or instance that initiates communication with another computer or instance of software.

Codeveloped by Microsoft and Digital Equipment Corporation, COM is based on the object-oriented programming concepts. A COM object must support the IUnknown interface.

Combining data and the functions that operate on that data into one composite type. In other words, the data and functions are packaged together in a superior and well-organized bundle (Class).

A software collection that usually encompasses the main transactions that a business performs. SAP, BAAN, Oracle, and PeopleSoft are examples of ERP software packages.

Using a firewall is a method of restricting access both into and out of a software system.

Software that displays and accepts input from a user.

A language that is used to develop Web pages for the Internet, and for intranets.

A set of configuration steps that must be completed to implement an area of SAP functionality.

A method that allows one object to be created based on the properties and methods of another object.

To create an object from a class.

A collection of method definitions (without implementations) and constant values.

Structured data packets that are sent back and forth between two systems via RFCs.

A global collection of Web sites.

A technology developed by SAP that allows users to execute standard SAP transactions through HTML pages.

A collection of Web sites behind a firewall, usually within one corporation.

Data that describes how other data is defined.

A piece of software that accesses and manipulates the variables of an object.

Microsoft’s object-based technology for sharing information and services across process and machine boundaries.

A programming method that breaks down programs into sets of interacting objects. Examples of programming languages that are centered on this concept are Java and C++.

The ability to decide which overload member function to invoke based on the real-time type of the object rather than the declared type of the object.

A piece of software that acts as a go-between for two applications.

An interface or function module that can be executed on one system from a remote system.

A protocol for accessing procedures residing in other computers from C program environments. RPC is related to Remote Function Call (RFC).

The computer or instance that receives the first communication from a client computer or instance.

Microsoft’s language for defining and manipulating data.

The path that a program takes during execution. Threads include not only the program statements, but also the memory stack and register values of the program as it executes.

A group of business steps that perform one logical business unit of work.

A unique string of characters that define the location of a specific document or Web site on the Internet.