When calling a RFC method on a SAP CRM system using the WCF custom adapter with SAP binding I received the following error message:
The adapter failed to transmit message going to send port "WcfSendPort_SAPBinding_Rfc_ARCHIV_CONNECTION_INSERT" with URL "sap://CLIENT=018;LANG=NL;@a/**.*.**.***/35?RfcSdkTrace=False&AbapDebug=False". It will be retransmitted after the retry interval specified for this Send Port. Details:"Microsoft.Adapters.SAP.RFCException: Details: ErrorCode=RFC_EXCEPTION. ErrorGroup=RFC_ERROR_APPLICATION_EXCEPTION. SapErrorMessage=. AdapterErrorMessage=Error returned by RfcCallReceiveEx while calling RFC: ARCHIV_CONNECTION_INSERT.
The error message doesn’t provide much information:(
In our case the message we were sending towards SAP contained a mandant element <ns0:MANDANT>18</ns0:MANDANT>
Mandant is the highest level of organizational unit on a SAP/R3 system, it’s also called Client.
At our customer the mandant was either 018 or 020. The leading zero was missing which resulted in the exception. So we changed the mandant element to contain the leading zero.
<ns0:MANDANT>018</ns0:MANDANT>
My favorite feature in Windows 7 is the built-in partition manager! Often I copy VHD files from colleagues and use those as a starting point for my own development. Sometimes I run into the issue that I want to install additional software on the image but there is no more space available on the image.
My solution for this is the following:
- Take a backup of your VHD.
- Run the "VHD Resizer" tool to add extra disk space to the VHD.
- Start the VHD and take a look at the disk via Disk Management. You will see that the disk has now extra unallocated disk space.
- Because the disk is the system disk you cannot use DISKPART to add the unallocated disk space to the system partition. But….. Windows 7 is there to the rescue
- Shutdown the VHD and again take a backup.
- Go to Start\Control Panel\Administrative Tools\Computer Management in Computer Management select Disk Management.
- In the right pane expand “More actions” and select “Attach VHD”
- Specify the VHD you want to extend
- Right the partition you want to extend and select ‘Extend Volume’
- Complete the ‘Extend Volume Wizard’ and the result should be an extended VHD file as shown below. After that detach the VHD by right clicking the Disk and then selecting the option 'Detach VHD'
The Windows Azure platform AppFabric has transitioned to commercial availability yesterday, and is now a fully SLA-supported paid service.
You can read more about this on the AppFabric blog, available here.
Unexpectedly I was able to go to the DevDays yesterday and I had a great time. At the moment I'm in between projects so I asked if there were any tickets left for the DevDays. One of our interns bought a ticket already so I was able to take his place.
The day started not so good, it took me about 2 hours to get to the conference centre in The Hague:( Due to that I missed the keynote by Anders Hejlsberg, So I immediately went to the Avanade stand on the first floor. Our stand was pretty dominant right on top of the stairs.
The first session I saw was the session on ASP.NET MVC by Scott Hanselman. He is a great presenter. If separation of concerns is your main goal then ASP.NET MVC is your friend. I value this presentation with an 8.5
After having a nice lunch(especially the pompoen sandwich with tuna) I sat down to see the presentation of Anko Duizer on Windows Azure. Sadly enough it was quite the same presentation as last year, though it was good to get a good recap on Azure. I value this presentation with a 6.5
The next session I watched was on Windows Azure Platform AppFabric by Aaron Skonnard, great speaker, very knowledgable guy. I think AppFabric is a very interesting topic, certainly for customers of Avanade(enterprise customers in the Microsoft space). When our customers start moving to the cloud, they will also start integrating with each other and then AppFabric comes into play. I value this presentation with an 8.
I didn't attend the last slot of the day, because I had to get my child from kindergarten. Also I did not attend the second day of the DevDays. I hope I can found some time to view some of the recorded sessions of today.My overall impression was that it was better then last year. And it is always nice to meet some former colleagues, co-workers, etc.
CU next year maybe!
Every year I do a blogpost around the sessions that I recommend for the Microsoft Developer Days in The Netherlands. I don't think I will be able to attend the event this year, but I will definitely watch some of the videos afterwards.
This would be my agenda:
Tuesday March 30:
The key-note(9.15-10.45 AM) of this year will be done by Mr C#, Anders Hejlsberg. I have never watched a session of him, but it will be interesting for sure!
Session 1(11.05-12.20 a.m.): I prefer the sessions on Azure Application by Aaron Skonnard and the ALM best practices session by my colleagues Ewald and Pieter.
Session 2(1.30 - 2.45 p.m.): Silverlight is a technology that is here to stay, that's for sure now! And it will provide better looking user interfaces to our customers. Therefor I recommend the session on What's new in Silverlight 4 by Mike Taulty. Other interesting session is the session on Windows Azure for Architects. Anko Duizer has the talent to exlain complex subjects in a simple manner. I always like his presentations and often he has some interesting new details to tell.
Session 3(3.05 - 4.20 p.m.): In this timeframe I see 3 interesting sessions. 1) C# 4.0 and beyond, interesting to hear from Anders himself about the new version of C#. C# and the .NET Framework is still the basics. 2) I think that the Windows Azure AppFabric Service Bus is one of Microsoft’s best kept secrets. Think of it as “a globally scalable application plumbing kit in the sky”. Therefor I definitely recommend the session by Aaron Skonnard on this subject. 3) If you want a more practical session I suggest the ALM best practices session again by Hassan and Edward, two great and knowledgable guys who I know for years now.
Session 4(4.30 - 5.45 p.m.): Scott Hanselman is a well known guy in the .NET community and I would definitely visit one of his sessions if I had the chance. I believe WCF RIA Services is an interesting technology, I don't know the speaker Fons Sonnemans, but might be interesting as well. And if you are a real geek I suggest you visit the session of my colleague Alex Ries on Game Development on the Microsoft Surface.
I hope this helps you in planning your agenda for the Dev Days. Have fun if you visit the DevDays!!
A new issue of the BizTalk Hotrod magazine is now available with articles around Dynamic Send Portsand Oracle Integration.
http://biztalkhotrod.com/Documents/Issue9_Q1_2010.pdf
The next release from K2 is almost here. This next-generation software from K2 — named 4.5 because it is the fifth release on the fourth major version of our software — focuses on greater stability and better performance and also includes some great additional features, including:
· An updated, more powerful Web-based designer, K2 Designer for SharePoint
· Inline functions, allowing process designers to include functions and calculations in processes without having to write code
· Enhanced SmartObject functionality
· Memory and performance improvements, across design time and runtime
· A simplified installation experience
To make sure K2 partners are ready for this exciting new release from K2, we are hosting a special two part How to K2: Partner Edition series dedicated to K2 4.5.
The first session, taking place Thursday, March, 4th, will provide a technical overview of what’s new in K2 4.5 and demonstrate many of the new features listed above
The second session, taking place Thursday, March 11th, will focus on the business aspect of K2 4.5 and the additional revenue opportunities it will bring to your business.
The How To K2: Partner Edition is a monthly webinar series that covers a range of topics. They may be sales-focused or technical in nature and will include the appropriate K2 subject matter for each topic.
DATE
Technical:
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Sales:
Thursday, March 11, 2010
TIME
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
(UTC-06:00)
Central Time
(US and Canada)
REGISTER HERE
This week Avanade publicly announced Avanade Online Services. A new business for Avanade, AOS makes it possible to offer Avanade’s solutions and offerings in a Software-as- a-Service (SaaS) model.
SaaS allows companies to access software when and where it is needed, rather than purchase it for an enterprise-wide deployment. AOS provides a complete SaaS platform optimized for the delivery of Microsoft-based business applications.
“In today’s technology market, companies have constrained capital budgets and IT resources,” EVP Aziz Virani said in a message to the company. “They want to deploy technologies rapidly and they need to reduce operational overhead. AOS makes this possible. It’s a complete optimized platform that lowers investment risk because it reduces costs and speeds time to realizing the value of those solutions.
CRM first AOS solution
Avanade’s first AOS solution offering is AOS for CRM. Based on Microsoft Dynamics CRM, it features hosted infrastructure, day-to-day operations, maintenance, end-user support and upgrade services, as well as the Avanade Productivity Platform suite of assets, which extend Microsoft Dynamics CRM for the enterprise.
If you want more information on this solution go to Avanade.com. Or drop me an email so that I can connect you to the right person.
Obviously the most important news for Microsoft developers today is the announcement of the TFS 2010 and Visual Studio 2010 Launch Date.
Hi,
I wish all readers of my blog all the best for 2010!!
The last 4 months of 2009 have been extremely busy for me. In the end we managed to get a K2 blackpearl/ASP.NET application out-of-the-door just before Christmas. During the project i came across some things that are worth mentioning on this blog. I will do that in one of my next post(s).
Stay tuned in 2010!!
Starting in January people with a Community Technology Previews (CTP) account for the Windows Azure platform will be able to upgrade their account to a commercial license. The Netherlands is among the first countries were the Windows Azure platform will be commercially rolled out. Here is the full list of commercially supported Azure countries:
| • Austria | • France | • Italy | • Norway | • Sweden |
| • Belgium | • Germany | • Japan | • Portugal | • Switzerland |
| • Canada | • Ireland | • Netherlands | • Singapore | • UK |
| • Denmark | • India | • New Zealand | • Spain | • United States |
| • Finland | | | | |
The 1st of October will be the day for the first Microsoft hosted event by Avanade, K2 and Microsoft. Feel free to inform your customers that have an interest in Microsoft SharePoint and Business Process Management.
Learn how to extend your SharePoint Environment to deliver automated processes and business efficiency within your organisation.
PRESENTED BY
Avanade, Microsoft and K2
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
• IT Architects
• SharePoint Project Managers
• SOA Managers
• Process Improvement Managers
WHERE
Evert van de Beekstraat 354
1118 CZ Schipol
The Netherlands
AGENDA
15.00pm
Welcome Coffee
15.15pm
Microsoft Presentation –
MOSS
6.00pm
Coffee Break
16.15pm
K2 Presentation –
Jonathan King and David Craggs
17.15pm
Coffee Break
17.30pm
Avanade Presentation –
Eric Van Wijk
18.00pm
Questions and Answers followed by
Finger buffet and Drinks
You can contact David Craggs to reserve a place at david.craggs@k2.com
Issue 7 of the excellent BizTalk HotRod magazine is now available here.
The BizTalk ESB Toolkit 2.0, formerly known as the ESB Guidance 2.0 - is being released tonight (June 8th) to the web on the new ESB page in the BizTalk Developer Center on MSDN.
This toolkit is a collection of tools and libraries that extends BizTalk Server 2009 capabilities of supporting a loosely coupled and dynamic messaging architecture. It functions as middleware that provides tools for rapid mediation between services and their consumers. Enabling maximum flexibility at run time, the BizTalk ESB Toolkit 2.0 simplifies loosely coupled composition of service endpoints and management of service interactions.
Reason for Name Change
With the release of the BizTalk ESB Toolkit 2.0 and the associated renaming from “ESB Guidance,” the goal is to provide the toolkit as a BizTalk Server 2009 value-add with a better support model that results in a broader customer adoption. This will hopefully help customers develop mature ESB implementations that will be ready for enterprise-wide deployments.
The BizTalk ESB Toolkit 2.0 provides both architectural enhancements and new capabilities over the previous ESB Guidance. For more information, see SOA and Web Services section in the New Features in BizTalk 2009 Web page.
Frequently Asked Questions
When will the BizTalk ESB Toolkit 2.0 be officially released?
The BizTalk ESB Toolkit 2.0 along with documentation will be released to the Web on Tuesday, June 9, 2009.
From where will downloads be provided?
You can download the BizTalk ESB Toolkit 2.0 and documentation from the Microsoft Download Center. The toolkit is packaged as binaries and samples in a Windows Installer.
What will the official name of ESB Guidance 2.0 be?
The official name is BizTalk ESB Toolkit 2.0.
What happens to those customers who are currently using ESB Guidance 1.0?
Customers who are using ESB Guidance 1.0 are strongly encouraged to upgrade to BizTalk Server 2009 and the BizTalk ESB Toolkit 2.0. ESB Guidance 1.0 will be deprecated in the next few months. Also, proactive monitoring of the ESB 1.0 forums will no longer take place after the BizTalk ESB Toolkit 2.0 is released.
Will source code for signed binaries be provided?
Source code for signed binaries will be available as a separate download (date to be determined).
What license will be used?
It will be a standard Microsoft, free, binary-only license.
How will the BizTalk ESB Toolkit 2.0 be packaged?
It will be packaged as a binary-only Windows Installer (32- and 64-bit).
Will BizTalk ESB Toolkit 2.0 bug fixes be provided?
Bugs will be addressed on a best-effort basis, by the BizTalk ESB Toolkit Team.
Where do customers file bugs and requests?
The BizTalk ESB Toolkit 2.0 Connect site has been created to log bugs with the BizTalk ESB Toolkit Team and to provide updates to additional tools over time. Once you log a bug, someone will respond to you within five days with an acknowledgment and status.
What is the BizTalk ESB Toolkit 2.0 forum commitment?
Assistance will be provided through forums, with a one-year notice of deprecation plans. Any fixes and responses to questions in the forums are best effort, and we will continue to leverage the community to provide peer assistance, though with a capability to issue critical fixes if necessary.
Where is the online community hosted?
A dedicated ESB Toolkit Forum is provided on MSDN, and can be located from within the BizTalk Dev Center.
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