Generative UI in ERP: Dynamic, But Deterministic
A thinking-out-loud note on why Generative UI feels exciting, irritating, and not yet fully practical for ERP.
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Practical notes on architecture, AI, SAP, and building software.
2026
1 post
2023
1 post
Consuming SAP Build API's made easy with SAP Cloud SDK in your CAP application
A February 2023 SAP Community post about consuming SAP Build Process Automation APIs from a CAP application using SAP Cloud SDK.
2022
2 posts
Multi-region High Availability architecture for SAP BTP Launchpad Service using Azure Traffic Manager
An August 2022 SAP Community post about designing a multi-region high-availability setup for SAP BTP Launchpad Service with Azure Traffic Manager.
SAP BTP Multi-Region reference architectures for High Availability and Resiliency
A July 2022 SAP Community post outlining multi-region reference architectures for high availability and resiliency on SAP BTP.
2021
2 posts
Sending Messages from ABAP, BTP Environment to Cloud integration (CPI) using Event Mesh
An October 2021 SAP Community post showing how to send messages from ABAP in SAP BTP to SAP CPI with Event Mesh.
Paytm Payment gateway integration with SAP Conversational AI & CAP
A March 2021 SAP Community post about integrating the Paytm payment gateway with SAP Conversational AI and CAP.
2020
12 posts
SAP OData Soft State with Delayed Invocation - for Locking?
A November 2020 SAP Community post exploring OData soft state and delayed invocation as a possible locking-related pattern.
Integrating SAP Document Management in CAP Application
An October 2020 SAP Community post about integrating SAP Document Management into a CAP application.
Integrating SAP BTP Document Management Service UI in the Fiori App
An October 2020 SAP Community post about embedding SAP BTP Document Management Service UI into a Fiori application.
Showing an avatar with Initials or Image on the Fiori Element Object Page for a better user experience using RAP
A September 2020 SAP Community post about improving a Fiori Elements object page with avatar support using RAP.
My learning journey with ABAP SAP Community Coding Challenge #1
An August 2020 SAP Community post reflecting on lessons from participating in the ABAP SAP Community Coding Challenge.
Injecting SAP Conversational AI chatbot into a website using SAP Intelligent RPA
A July 2020 SAP Community post about injecting an SAP Conversational AI chatbot into a website with SAP Intelligent RPA.
Fun with SAP Community and SAP Intelligent Robotic Process Automation (IRPA)
A July 2020 SAP Community post using SAP Intelligent RPA as a fun learning exercise on top of the SAP Community website.
Blog it Forward - Mahesh Kumar Palavalli
A June 2020 SAP Community personal introduction post in the Blog It Forward series.
Open Source i18n-ally now supports SAP UI5 in VS Code
A May 2020 SAP Community post announcing SAP UI5 support in the open source i18n-ally extension for VS Code.
ABAP Programming model for fiori CDS BOPF Draft delete error
A March 2020 SAP Community note about fixing a CDS BOPF draft delete issue in the ABAP programming model for Fiori.
Filtering on Association property using Table Function/AMDP (VS ABAP Virtual Elements)
A January 2020 SAP Community post comparing Table Function and AMDP versus ABAP Virtual Elements for filtering on association properties.
Filtering on Association property in Fiori Element app via ABAP CDS Virtual Elements
A January 2020 SAP Community post about filtering a Fiori Elements app by association properties with ABAP CDS Virtual Elements.
2019
13 posts
Attachment Service to your rescue in S4HANA via Fiori Elements using Reuse Components (GOS)
A December 2019 member tech post about using attachment service and GOS-style reuse components with Fiori Elements in S/4HANA.
Awesome people at SAP TechEd
A December 2019 SAP TechEd community post reflecting on people and personal experience at the event.
Don't "LET" it fool y'all Javascript folks. ABAP "LET" vs JavaScript LET.
A July 2019 member tech post comparing ABAP LET usage with JavaScript let through a small coding example.
Reusing a SAPUI5 component via Routing and Testing it locally in WebIDE. "Then and Now".
A July 2019 member tech post revisiting SAPUI5 component reuse, routing, and local testing in WebIDE.
a small tip for debugging UI5 events
A June 2019 member tech note sharing a quick debugging tip for SAP UI5 events.
CDS View Annotations "Scope" and "Propagation"
An April 2019 member tech post explaining CDS view annotation scope and propagation for readers with basic ABAP CDS knowledge.
Fiori Elements/ABAP Programming model for Fiori - Learning about customizing the UI texts like "Object saved" message
An April 2019 member tech post about customizing UI text messages in Fiori Elements and the ABAP programming model for Fiori.
MyInbox UI generation using CDS views and UI.facet annotation
A February 2019 member tech post entry noting a removed MyInbox UI generation article tied to unsupported SAP functionality.
Tips on SAP UI5 control bindings in XML View, formatOptions and more.
A January 2019 member tech post collecting practical tips on SAP UI5 XML view bindings and format options.
Locking the GUI apps from the Fiori/UI5 has never been so easier (via the Durable Locks for ABAP programming model for Fiori)
A January 2019 member tech post about using durable locks from Fiori/UI5 in the ABAP programming model, with an unsupported-scenario caveat.
Locking in S4HANA via the Durable Locks & CDS View ObjectModel.Lifecycle annotation
A January 2019 member tech post explaining durable locks and CDS lifecycle annotations for draft scenarios in S/4HANA.
ABAP Programming Model for SAP Fiori (Draft based) for NON GUID Keys & Much more..
A January 2019 member tech post on building a draft-enabled SAP Fiori application with non-GUID keys in the ABAP programming model, with an unsupported-scenario note.
How to call a GUI transaction from Fiori List report template based application
A January 2019 member tech post about launching a GUI transaction from a Fiori list report application.
2018
2 posts
How it Works? SAP Fiori Launchpad Plugins
A December 2018 member tech post exploring how SAP Fiori Launchpad plugins are loaded and work at runtime.
Fiori Elements List report- Selection fields(Smart Filterbar) sharing filter values
A September 2018 member tech post about sharing filter values between Smart Filter Bar fields in a Fiori Elements list report.
2017
1 post
Hotkeys / Keyboard shortcuts in SAP UI5 using Open Source Plugin
A June 2017 member tech post about adding hotkeys to SAP UI5 applications with an open source plugin.