Mahesh Palavalli writes about enterprise architecture, coding, AI, SAP BTP, agentic systems, and practical lessons from real enterprise systems.https://maheshpalavalli.com/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/generative-ui-in-erp-kind-of-fixed-not-fixed/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/generative-ui-in-erp-kind-of-fixed-not-fixed/A thinking-out-loud note on why Generative UI feels exciting, irritating, and not yet fully practical for ERP.Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2023-02-08-sap-community-sap-build-api-cloud-sdk-cap/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2023-02-08-sap-community-sap-build-api-cloud-sdk-cap/A February 2023 SAP Community post about consuming SAP Build Process Automation APIs from a CAP application using SAP Cloud SDK.Wed, 08 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2022-08-02-sap-community-btp-launchpad-ha-azure-traffic-manager/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2022-08-02-sap-community-btp-launchpad-ha-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.Tue, 02 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2022-07-21-sap-community-btp-multi-region-reference-architectures/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2022-07-21-sap-community-btp-multi-region-reference-architectures/A July 2022 SAP Community post outlining multi-region reference architectures for high availability and resiliency on SAP BTP.Thu, 21 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2021-10-04-sap-community-abap-btp-cpi-event-mesh/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2021-10-04-sap-community-abap-btp-cpi-event-mesh/An October 2021 SAP Community post showing how to send messages from ABAP in SAP BTP to SAP CPI with Event Mesh.Mon, 04 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2021-03-10-sap-community-paytm-conversational-ai-cap/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2021-03-10-sap-community-paytm-conversational-ai-cap/A March 2021 SAP Community post about integrating the Paytm payment gateway with SAP Conversational AI and CAP.Wed, 10 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2020-11-26-sap-community-odata-soft-state-delayed-invocation/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2020-11-26-sap-community-odata-soft-state-delayed-invocation/A November 2020 SAP Community post exploring OData soft state and delayed invocation as a possible locking-related pattern.Thu, 26 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2020-10-23-sap-community-document-management-cap/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2020-10-23-sap-community-document-management-cap/An October 2020 SAP Community post about integrating SAP Document Management into a CAP application.Fri, 23 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2020-10-22-sap-community-document-management-ui-fiori-app/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2020-10-22-sap-community-document-management-ui-fiori-app/An October 2020 SAP Community post about embedding SAP BTP Document Management Service UI into a Fiori application.Thu, 22 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2020-09-30-sap-community-avatar-fiori-elements-rap/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2020-09-30-sap-community-avatar-fiori-elements-rap/A September 2020 SAP Community post about improving a Fiori Elements object page with avatar support using RAP.Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2020-08-28-sap-community-abap-coding-challenge-1/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2020-08-28-sap-community-abap-coding-challenge-1/An August 2020 SAP Community post reflecting on lessons from participating in the ABAP SAP Community Coding Challenge.Fri, 28 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2020-07-22-sap-community-conversational-ai-chatbot-irpa/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2020-07-22-sap-community-conversational-ai-chatbot-irpa/A July 2020 SAP Community post about injecting an SAP Conversational AI chatbot into a website with SAP Intelligent RPA.Wed, 22 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2020-07-14-sap-community-irpa-sap-community-fun/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2020-07-14-sap-community-irpa-sap-community-fun/A July 2020 SAP Community post using SAP Intelligent RPA as a fun learning exercise on top of the SAP Community website.Tue, 14 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2020-06-08-sap-community-blog-it-forward-mahesh-kumar-palavalli/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2020-06-08-sap-community-blog-it-forward-mahesh-kumar-palavalli/A June 2020 SAP Community personal introduction post in the Blog It Forward series.Mon, 08 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2020-05-06-sap-community-i18n-ally-ui5-vscode/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2020-05-06-sap-community-i18n-ally-ui5-vscode/A May 2020 SAP Community post announcing SAP UI5 support in the open source i18n-ally extension for VS Code.Wed, 06 May 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2020-03-04-sap-community-bopf-draft-delete-error/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2020-03-04-sap-community-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.Wed, 04 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2020-01-27-sap-community-association-property-table-function-amdp/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2020-01-27-sap-community-association-property-table-function-amdp/A January 2020 SAP Community post comparing Table Function and AMDP versus ABAP Virtual Elements for filtering on association properties.Mon, 27 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2020-01-16-sap-community-association-property-virtual-elements/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2020-01-16-sap-community-association-property-virtual-elements/A January 2020 SAP Community post about filtering a Fiori Elements app by association properties with ABAP CDS Virtual Elements.Thu, 16 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2019-12-16-sap-community-attachment-service-fiori-elements-gos/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2019-12-16-sap-community-attachment-service-fiori-elements-gos/A December 2019 member tech post about using attachment service and GOS-style reuse components with Fiori Elements in S/4HANA.Mon, 16 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2019-12-09-sap-community-awesome-people-sap-teched/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2019-12-09-sap-community-awesome-people-sap-teched/A December 2019 SAP TechEd community post reflecting on people and personal experience at the event.Mon, 09 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2019-07-15-sap-community-abap-let-vs-javascript-let/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2019-07-15-sap-community-abap-let-vs-javascript-let/A July 2019 member tech post comparing ABAP LET usage with JavaScript let through a small coding example.Mon, 15 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2019-07-11-sap-community-ui5-component-reuse-routing-webide/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2019-07-11-sap-community-ui5-component-reuse-routing-webide/A July 2019 member tech post revisiting SAPUI5 component reuse, routing, and local testing in WebIDE.Thu, 11 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2019-06-24-sap-community-debugging-ui5-events/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2019-06-24-sap-community-debugging-ui5-events/A June 2019 member tech note sharing a quick debugging tip for SAP UI5 events.Mon, 24 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2019-04-26-sap-community-cds-annotations-scope-propagation/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2019-04-26-sap-community-cds-annotations-scope-propagation/An April 2019 member tech post explaining CDS view annotation scope and propagation for readers with basic ABAP CDS knowledge.Fri, 26 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2019-04-20-sap-community-customizing-fiori-elements-ui-texts/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2019-04-20-sap-community-customizing-fiori-elements-ui-texts/An April 2019 member tech post about customizing UI text messages in Fiori Elements and the ABAP programming model for Fiori.Sat, 20 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2019-02-08-sap-community-myinbox-ui-generation-cds-ui-facet/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2019-02-08-sap-community-myinbox-ui-generation-cds-ui-facet/A February 2019 member tech post entry noting a removed MyInbox UI generation article tied to unsupported SAP functionality.Fri, 08 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2019-01-29-sap-community-ui5-control-bindings-xml-view/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2019-01-29-sap-community-ui5-control-bindings-xml-view/A January 2019 member tech post collecting practical tips on SAP UI5 XML view bindings and format options.Tue, 29 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2019-01-25-sap-community-durable-locks-fiori-ui5/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2019-01-25-sap-community-durable-locks-fiori-ui5/A January 2019 member tech post about using durable locks from Fiori/UI5 in the ABAP programming model, with an unsupported-scenario caveat.Fri, 25 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2019-01-09-sap-community-durable-locks-cds-lifecycle/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2019-01-09-sap-community-durable-locks-cds-lifecycle/A January 2019 member tech post explaining durable locks and CDS lifecycle annotations for draft scenarios in S/4HANA.Wed, 09 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2019-01-09-sap-community-fiori-draft-non-guid-keys/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2019-01-09-sap-community-fiori-draft-non-guid-keys/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.Wed, 09 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2019-01-02-sap-community-call-gui-transaction-from-fiori-list-report/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2019-01-02-sap-community-call-gui-transaction-from-fiori-list-report/A January 2019 member tech post about launching a GUI transaction from a Fiori list report application.Wed, 02 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2018-12-12-sap-community-how-fiori-launchpad-plugins-work/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2018-12-12-sap-community-how-fiori-launchpad-plugins-work/A December 2018 member tech post exploring how SAP Fiori Launchpad plugins are loaded and work at runtime.Wed, 12 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2018-09-02-sap-community-list-report-selection-fields-sharing-filter-values/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2018-09-02-sap-community-list-report-selection-fields-sharing-filter-values/A September 2018 member tech post about sharing filter values between Smart Filter Bar fields in a Fiori Elements list report.Sun, 02 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2017-06-14-sap-community-ui5-hotkeys-open-source-plugin/https://maheshpalavalli.com/blog/2017-06-14-sap-community-ui5-hotkeys-open-source-plugin/A June 2017 member tech post about adding hotkeys to SAP UI5 applications with an open source plugin.Wed, 14 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT