Draw from the authors' years of experience with SAP implementations. Follow along and learn how platform independent Java can reduce both development and on-going maintenence costs for custom software. Learn how to integrate Java with SAP, and the basics of integrating the SAP Automation toolkit to develop applets or Java applications.

Begin with Java basics and learn the role Java plays in the ERP industry. Next move on to integrating Java with SAP. Benefit from practical examples which allow you to see how Java and SAP can be used together. Finally, continue on to BAPIs: what are they, how to find them within SAP, and how to build your own custom BAPIs.

Follow along and benefit from the book's extensive collection of screen images and code examples. Use the step-by-step examples to reproduce results and understand the concepts discussed in this introduction to Java programming within SAP.