SAP DDIC translation with Weblate - Part 2
SAP provides a built-in mechanism to manage translations, including the ability to import/export translations via XLIFF files. This is facilitated through the LXE_MASTER transaction, where you can ...
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Call Function Module via JSON (Restful Webservice)
When integrating with SAP systems to send and receive data, you have multiple ways to establish a connection. The typical methods include: Remote Function Call (RFC) SOAP Webservices OData ...
Setting Up Manjaro on a Lenovo Yoga 530 14-ARR (AMD version)
Today, I set up my brand-new Lenovo Yoga 530 14-ARR (AMD version) with Linux, specifically the Manjaro KDE edition. Setting up Linux on this device was a bit more involved than on my Macbook Air, b...
Integrating GitLab with ABAP for File Management
GitLab provides a convenient API to interact with Git repositories without needing Git tools installed locally. This is particularly useful when accessing a Git repository directly from ABAP code. ...
Create a class type for Z-objects in SAP
For a recent project, we were required to link the classification system to entries in a custom Z-table. To make it easier to understand, I’ve simplified the table structure and excluded non-essent...
Integrating Weblate into the SAP Translation Workflow - Part 1
At my company, we often faced challenges when translating ABAP reports and dictionary objects. These issues were primarily caused by two factors: Dynpro (and ALV) texts can originate from diffe...
Backup Configuration Files Using Git: A Practical Solution for Linux Server Administrators
As a developer, I’m quite familiar with Git and its many benefits for version control. When I encountered the need to back up configuration files for several Linux servers I’m administrating, I dec...
Solving the iMac's Automatic Suspend to RAM Problem with a Custom Shell Script
Automatic suspend to RAM, also known as sleep mode or energy saving, has always been problematic on my wife’s iMac. It either didn’t enter sleep mode when idle, or it would wake up accidentally and...
Ubuntu Gnome 16.04 on a Macbook Air 2014
I recently upgraded to a new MacBook Air 2014, replacing my aging 2012 MacBook Pro. After discovering how well Ubuntu runs on a MacBook (great OS running on excellent hardware!), I decided to insta...
Using Regular Expressions in ABAP
Regular expressions (regex) are a powerful tool used to search, match, and manipulate strings in programming. They are widely used for tasks like validation, parsing, and transformation of text dat...