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viernes, 6 de noviembre de 2015

SCN Vanity App

This post was originally posted on SCN Vanity App.


This one goes out to my friend and colleague Aaron Williams who gave the idea for this -;)

For this one, we're going to use Python and some nice libraries...

Libraries
pip install pandas #For Data Analysis and Data Frames
pip install mechanize #Headless Web Browser
pip install beatifulsoup4 #For Web Scrapping

Of course...we're going to use some Regular Expressions as well...but that's already included in Python :)

So, the basic idea is that we need to log into SCN using our Username and Password and then read the first page of our "content" folder only for blog posts...then we can continue reading the following pages by using a parameter that will load the next 20 blogs...

Now...and before you say something -:P This works (at least for me) only for the first 10 pages...because after that the HTML seems to be automatically generated...so there's nothing to get more data from -:( or maybe my blogs come from a long time ago...my first blog ever on SCN was written on February 17, 2006 Tasting the mix of PHP and SAP...

Anyway...let's see the source code -:D


SCN_Vanity_App.py
#coding= utf8

USR = 'YourUser'
PWD = 'YourPassword'

import sys
import re
import mechanize
from BeautifulSoup import BeautifulSoup
import pandas as pd

reload(sys)
sys.setdefaultencoding("iso-8859-1")

cookies = mechanize.CookieJar()
br = mechanize.Browser()
br.set_cookiejar(cookies)
br.set_handle_robots(False)

res = br.open("http://scn.sap.com/login.jspa")

br.select_form(nr=0)
br["j_username"] = USR
br["j_password"] = PWD
br.submit()

br.select_form(nr=0)
res = br.submit()

result = res.read()

author = re.search("username: \'.*",result)
author = re.sub('username: \'|\'|\,','',author.group(0))
displayname = re.search("displayName: \'.*",result)
displayname = re.sub('displayName: \'|\'|\,','',displayname.group(0))

j = 0
df = pd.DataFrame()

while(1==1):
 try:
  link = "http://scn.sap.com/people/%s/content?filterID="\
         "contentstatus[published]~objecttype~objecttype[blogpost]" %(author)
  
  if(j>0):
   link = "http://scn.sap.com/people/%s/content?filterID="\
   "contentstatus[published]~objecttype~objecttype[blogpost]&start=%j" %(author,str(j))
  
  j += 20
   
  res = br.open(link)

  Titles = []
  Likes = []
  Bookmarks = []
  Comments = []
  Views = []

  soup = BeautifulSoup(res.read()) 
  list_items = [list_item for list_item in soup.findAll('td',{'class':'j-td-title'})]
  if(len(list_items) == 0):
   break;
  for i in range(0, len(list_items)):
   title = re.search('[^<>]+(?=<)',str(list_items[i]))
   Titles.append(title.group(0))

  list_items = [list_item for list_item in soup.findAll('a',{'class':'j-meta-number'})]
  for i in range(0, len(list_items), 2):
   like = re.sub('<[^>]+>|in.*','',str(list_items[i]))
   bookmark = re.sub('<[^>]+>|in.*','',str(list_items[i+1]))
   Likes.append(int(like))
   Bookmarks.append(int(bookmark))

  list_items = [list_item for list_item in soup.findAll('span',{'title':'Replies'})]
  for i in range(0, len(list_items)):
   comment = re.sub('<[^>]+>|in.*','',str(list_items[i]))
   Comments.append(int(comment))

  list_items = [list_item for list_item in soup.findAll('span',{'title':'Views'})]
  for i in range(0, len(list_items)):
   views = re.sub('<[^>]+>|in.*','',str(list_items[i]))
   Views.append(int(views))

  for i in range(0, len(Titles)):
   df = df.append({'Title': Titles[i], 'Likes': Likes[i], 'Bookmarks': Bookmarks[i], 
                   'Comments': Comments[i], 'Views': Views[i]}, ignore_index=True)
 
 except:
  break

print("Welcome " + displayname + "\n")
sum_row = df[["Views"]].sum()
print("Total number of Views" + " ==> " + str(sum_row.values[0]))
sum_row = df[["Comments"]].sum()
print("Total number of Comments" + " ==> " + str(sum_row.values[0]))
sum_row = df[["Bookmarks"]].sum()
print("Total number of Bookmarks" + " ==> " + str(sum_row.values[0]))
sum_row = df[["Likes"]].sum()
print("Total number of Likes" + " ==> " + str(sum_row.values[0]))

print("\nTop 3 Blogs with most Views")
print("---------------------------")
df = df.sort_values(by=['Views'],ascending=[False])
for i in range(0, 3):
 print(df.iloc[[i]]['Title'].values[0] + " ==> " + str(df.iloc[[i]]['Views'].values[0]))
print("\nTop 3 Blogs with most Comments")
print("---------------------------")
df = df.sort_values(by=['Comments'],ascending=[False])
for i in range(0, 3):
 print(df.iloc[[i]]['Title'].values[0] + " ==> " + str(df.iloc[[i]]['Comments'].values[0]))
print("\nTop 3 Blogs with most Bookmarks")
print("---------------------------")
df = df.sort_values(by=['Bookmarks'],ascending=[False])
for i in range(0, 3):
 print(df.iloc[[i]]['Title'].values[0] + " ==> " + str(df.iloc[[i]]['Bookmarks'].values[0]))
print("\nTop 3 Blogs with most Bookmarks")
print("---------------------------")
df = df.sort_values(by=['Likes'],ascending=[False])
for i in range(0, 3):
 print(df.iloc[[i]]['Title'].values[0] + " ==> " + str(df.iloc[[i]]['Likes'].values[0]))


If we run this code, then we're going to have a nice report like this one -;)


Of course...it would look better with a nicer UI...but that's not my forte -:(  So...if anyone wants to pick the project and improve it...I would really appreciate it -;)

Greetings,

Blag.
Development Culture.

sábado, 15 de diciembre de 2012

A small tribute to Innovation

I believe myself to be an innovator...a great developer...someone that goes beyond to make the impossible...but...there's always someone else making things that to me...seem impossible...

This is a small tribute to those people who had motivate me and always will...in no particular order...some of my all time heroes...

Ivan Femia - abap2xlsx - Generate your professional Excel spreadsheet from ABAP

I remember, a couple of years ago that I need to developer a really complex ALV report...that seems impossible to build...so my first thought was to use OLE and build it as an Excel file...I had done that before, but it was slow and buggy...somehow...like send from heaven...abap2xlsx came down to me and hit me in the face...it was totally awesome! How this guy Ivan was? How could he build something like this? It was just what I needed! I quickly install it, make a short report and show it to the functional...she love it as well...and I start working on the real report...after some hard work (and I'm proud to say that I even made my small contribution to the project) the report was finished and really shining...the customer love it and asked for more...really awesome...

Gregor Wolf - Community Project ZGEOCODE

It's really hard and even maybe a blasphemy to name Mr. Wolf and show only one blog...Gregor has contribute (and he's still doing it) to so many community projects...that it's think it's fair to make this analogy..."Gregor Wolf is to the community, what the flight tables are to every ERP installation". He's just an amazing guy with the biggest heart...and ZGEOCODE is just an example of what he's capable of...pure magic...

Juergen Schmerder - New from SAP Research: Blue Ruby - a Ruby VM in ABAP

Juergen doesn't blog as much as I would like him to do...but he do...you gotta hold on your chair...Blue Ruby was to me...a revelation...almost made me cry when I read about it...I couldn't believe that something like that could happen in the ABAP world...and while it didn't lasted too long...Blue Ruby will be always in my heart...

Thomas Jung - New ABAP Editor Backport!

Talk about Thomas, is talk about raw programming energy...this guy is so good, you can't believe he's a regular human person...when he wrote about porting the new ABAP Editor to older releases was like being blind and open your eyes for the first time...or waking up from the Matrix...whatever you like...Thomas has been the king of ABAP, BSP, WebDynpro and now SAP HANA...talking about SAP and not mention Thomas should be a crime...because this guy has contribute so much, that I could never speak talking about him...just amazing!

Piers Harding - Scripting - Whats your fancy - Perl, Python or Ruby?

Piers is and always will be my totally and complete hero...I mean...he created connectors RFC connector for Perl, Ruby and Python...how crazy is that?! You know why I learned Ruby and Python? Because of Piers! Sure I did...it was because his RFC connectors that I said to myself..."Dude...you like Scripting Languages...you like PHP...but this guy is offering a whole new world with Ruby and Python...go get them!"...but the lovely story doesn't end there...you know that I have dedicated myself to promote the integration of SAP HANA and R in many blogs...and because my current title, I haven't done any ABAP in more than a year...well...Piers created an RFC connector for R too! I couldn't believe it when I saw it...and one of my biggest achievements and something that will make proud forever, is that I worked very closed to him to create the Windows version of the R RFC connector...it was one of my "Wayne's World" moments...

Daniel McWeeney and Ed Herrmann - SAPlink One Week, One New Version -- UPDATE

I remember...that a long time ago...in my first years in the ABAP world...my team needed to make a backup of an SAP system...so we had to copy and paste tables and programs in notepads to reproduce them on a newer system (Looking back...I could say...WTF?!)...anyway...at that time I decided to create a couple of applications to automated the process...ABAP applications that would read all the Z tables and programs and create notepad files that could be easily ported into a new system...some years later...SAPLink saw the light...it was an amazing program...not a couple...but a single program that did what my program did...only...100 times better...in single XML file you could have a complete application (The main program, includes, tables, structures, etc)...these guys, that sadly are not involved with the community any more (We miss you guys), create the tool that every abaper in the world was looking for...a simple application that in my humble opinion...changed the world of ABAP consulting...

To finish this blog, I just would like to say..."Never stop dreaming...never stop creating...never stop being innovative...because your passion, it's what makes our world go round"...

Greetings,

Blag.

lunes, 2 de enero de 2012

Blag's best blogs picks from 2011


So 2011 is already gone...it was a good year, so now it's the time for to continue with a tradition I started 4 years ago with the blog Blag's best blogs picks from 2007.

I can see with hapiness, that each year, better blogs are being done, and it's hard for me not to include them on the list, so it became bigger each year.

Again, I'm not an expert in each field, far from that, the only thing I did, just like previous years, is browse the blogs from each month, and try to select the ones that for me are the best, or simply are hidden gems....blogs with no comments, but that really delivers something important. Hope you like this list -:) And if you're not in it...sorry, but make a huge list like this is a very overwhelming job, so I'm surely missed really nice blogs -:(


ABAP

Don't try to be smart. Be smart. by Tobias Trapp

Caffeine in Action by Daniel Vocke

ABAP Trapdoors: The Myth of the Instance Constructor by Volker Wegert

Operations Research & ABAP by Tobias Trapp

 

Open Source

More Barcodes with Barcode Writer in Pure Postscript by Robert Russell

Dealing with R and HANA by Alvaro Tejada Galindo

abap2gapps: is your ABAP ready for the Google cloud? by Ivan Femia

OAuth2: Next generation authentication API by Ivan Femia

 

On Demand and Software as a Services (SaaS)

Why Dick Hirsch is mostly wrong about ByDesign guerilla tactics by Dennis Howlett

Guerrilla Tactics for SAP’'s OnDemand 'Go to Market' Strategy by Richard Hirsch

 

Improving My Experience

Does the SAP SCN community need more achievements and rewards? by Tom Cenens

"Programmers are lazy" - InnoJam them! by Chris Paine

Download basket approvals gone with the wind by Tom Cenens

 

SAP Developer Network

16 SAP Mentor Magic Moments 2010 by Mark Finnern

SCN Blogs Go Mobile by Gali Kling Schneider

SDN Time Capsule : How it all started by Jeff Word by Martin Gillet

Things that drive me crazy on SDN by Martin Maruskin 

Top 25 SCN Blogs of all Time by Mark Finnern

 

Web Dynpro

Kiss of Life for ABAP Dynpro –- It’s going to stay, so let’s improve the integration by Thorsten Franz

 

Standards

Sorry Singleton I don't love you anymore. by Chris Paine

 

Community Projects

Can the community be improved? by Dennis Howlett

A simple way of giving back to the community by John Astill

Damned If You Do And Damned If You Do Not by Marilyn Pratt

 

Governance, Risk and Compliance

Making the case for SAP Mentor alumni program by Dennis Howlett

 

Beyond SAP

[Plagiarism] Why thieves from portals like saptechies.com are safe ? Bloggers please help... by Michal_Krawczyk_PIXI

OINK OINK! Welcome to the SAP Gamification Cup! by Mario Herger

Is ABAP for Non-ABAPers (Functionals)? by Fabio Luiz Esperati Pagoti

Not your Grandfather’s SAP (Recommended by Ivan Femia) by Thorsten Franz

About 'Embracing Inclusion to Drive Innovation' by Matthias Steiner

R.I.P Dennis Ritchie, and thank you ! by Vijay Vijayasankar

Rest In Peace, Game Changer by Vijay Vijayasankar

A word of thanks by Tom Cenens

Join with SAP and the U.N. as One of the 7 Billion! by Mark Yolton

 

Ranting

Bad good, and Great Consultants??? by Michelle Crapo

Etiquette Versus Netiquette by Bala Prabahar

Five signs that the new SCN is dysfunctional by Jim Spath

 

ERP

Embed an HTML landing page into your SAP GUI home screen by John Moy

Why Workday is a Major Threat to SAP by Jarret Pazahanick

 

Business Process Management

SAPMentors + ASUG +VNSG +SAP = #winning! by Susan Keohan

 

Business Process Expert

Embracing Inclusion –- Driving Innovation : An Introduction by Marilyn Pratt

 

SAP TechEd

Why I'm excited about the upcoming TechEd in Las Vegas by Matt Harding

Help an SAP Mentor with his travels? by Jim Spath

SCNotty Goes To Bollywood by Jim Spath

Design Thinking, Women in technology at Tech-ed BLR 2011 a participant’'s view by SINGHKUMUD

 

Python

Tasting the mix of Python and SAP by Alvaro Tejada Galindo

 

In-Memory Business Data Management

POV: HANA's impact on ABAP Programming by Ram Batulla

Quick Thoughts about HANA and InMemory Technology by Richard Hirsch

Finding SAP HANA Documentation by John Appleby

An InnoJam Experience - with HANA flavour by Sarat Atluri

Are we putting the cart before the horse? by Bala Prabahar

Experience HANA - the wish list by Vijay Vijayasankar

How much of the game will HANA change? by Vijay Vijayasankar

Why SAP HANA 1.0 SP03 - Project Orange - will be a runaway success by John Appleby

Using Excel on HANA by Thomas Zurek

ExaData, ExaLogic, and now ExaLytics? ExaSperating… by Aiaz Kazi

 

Mobile

An Android App for searching HELP.SAP.COM by John Moy

Mobile SAP Applications using DHTMLX Touch by Brad Pokroy

SAPMentors Outreach iOS App by Bjoern Weigand 

Proudly Presenting the SAP Mentors Outreach Mobile App for Android – Connect with SAP Mentors at SAPphireNOW/ASUG Orlando by Thorsten Franz

Thoughts on the current debate about the Sybase Unwired Platform and options to energize the mobile development community by Richard Hirsch

SAP Mentor Outreach is now available on JQuery Mobile by Ivan Femia

An experiment of Android with HANA In-Memory Database by Sudhir Verma

BSP mobile logon screen using jQueryMobile by Alessandro Spadoni

 

SAP Streamwork

SAP StreamWork: Picking up Steam? by Tammy Powlas

 

Social Media and Social Networks

Why Google+'s rapid adoption doesn't impress me by Jamie Oswald

8 Ways to Let You Know SCN is Listening (on Twitter) by Sylvia Santelli

Confessions of mixed emotions about the coming new SCN by Gretchen Y Lindquist

What I Learned About Social Media Marketing from a Webinar on Mobile Marketing by Natascha Thomson

How cool is SCN? by Graham Robinson

What it means to me to be an SAP Mentor by Natascha Thomson

12 SAP Troublemakers by Jarret Pazahanick

I'm outta here !! by Dennis Howlett

Unsolicited Advice for Blogging Marketers by Jamie Oswald

 

Emerging Technologies

My first Android Application by Girish Kaimal

 

Ruby

Ruby, Camping and...Gateway? by Alvaro Tejada Galindo

Building a Cross-Platform Mobile App with rhomobile by Mark Teichmann

 

Run SAP

SAP HANA InnoJam Online, SAP's new developer competition by Anne Hardy

SCN runs SAP! by Maya Bahar

 

SAP NetWeaver Gateway

Thoughts on NetWeaver Gateway by Graham Robinson

SAP NetWeaver Gateway: 90-day trial version, train race, webinar, and other news by Helena Losada 

SAP NetWeaver Gateway: A Poor Man's EDMX Generation Tool by James Wood

 

Community Day

SAP Inside Track Milan 2011 - The reporting by Ivan Femia

 

PHP

Consuming SAP NetWeaver Gateway OData web services using PHP by Christopher Reichley

 

Visual Composer

Old School UI Modeling - Meet HANA by Yariv Zur

Portal Development - Why Web Dynpro Java is replaceable by Tobias Hofmann


lunes, 16 de noviembre de 2009

jueves, 15 de octubre de 2009

The Blag Show Limited Podcast Edition 3, 4 and 5


I got some problems with uploading...so I'm going to put the files so you can download them and listen later -;)

Episode 3

Episode 4

Episode 5

Greetings,

Blag.

miércoles, 7 de octubre de 2009

My evil plans for SAP TechEd Phoenix 2009


We're only 4 days away from TechEd...and I was planning to inform about my evil plan this Saturday...but couldn't resist -;)

If you follow my blogs on SCN you might know that on my first TechEd (Las Vegas 2007) I wrote one blog per day...a very difficult task of course, so in my second TechEd (Las Vegas 2008) I wrote a "in a nutshell" blog, summarizing all that happened there...this year, it's going to be my third TechEd...so I want to do something different from last year...I want to share even more! -:D

So...my evil plans are this:

*"The Blag Show - Limited Edition Podcast" to be launched this Saturday...and one per day...

* A short blog per day on SCN.

* Video Blogging, mostly on RIA Hacker Night and Community Clubhouse.

* Blagbert comics about TechEd funny situations. Yes...Blagbert is going to TechEd too -;)

* Twitter stream for sure -;)

* Assist @jspath55 giving out @SCNotties awards.


A Gapinvoid comic strip kindly send to me by Mrinal Wadhwa (@mrinal)

Greetings,

Blag.

jueves, 20 de agosto de 2009

Wait a second! Am I famous?


Today, Mark Yolton from SAP Community Network gave me really wonderful news...follow this link and tell who's that handsome and smart guy on the picture...

InsideSAP

Cool isn't it -;)

Greetings,

Blag.

jueves, 30 de abril de 2009

If you hit F5 enough...you might see me...


This is something that I had been requested for a very long time...but of course I can't take the credit...maybe it's just a simple coincidence...but anyway, the fact is that I think that it's a wonderful idea!

So what it is? Basically, replace the old static picture of the TechEd Homepage with dynamic pictures of the SAP Mentors.

Now, if you hit F5 enough...you might see me -;)


Greetings,

Blag.

miércoles, 1 de abril de 2009

SAP Inside Track Lima 2009


I know there are still several months for July...But with all Inside Track event coming around the world, I think this is a good time for tell you about...

SAP Inside Track Lima 2009

This event is about sharing knowlegde, spreading the word about SAP and it's related technologies, so it's all about you. You giving or attending sessions, you sharing experiences with other SAP professionals.

So the basic questions...

Where? Need to be confirmed, but of course of Lima, Perú.

When? Saturday 04, July 2009.

Cost? Free of couse.

Why?
Because official Community Day is no more. We need to put even more power to local events.

When can I sign up? There's a link on the WIKI...but...Here's the direct link:

For Attendants

For Sponsors

Hope to see you there!

Greetings,

Blag.

jueves, 5 de febrero de 2009

My thoughts on SAP's Certification Policy


Today...I was reading my good friend Dennis Howlett's blog on ZDNet called The certification timebomb.

Suddenly...I realized that while I had share my thoughts on Twitter, SCN Blog and even on my Blagbert comics...I haven't actually blog about it...

Here are my thoughts...And even when I'm an SAP Mentor, take this comments from the perspective of a Senior ABAP Consultant and a SAP Customer.

I think that SAP's approach is not the best...They want to promote "Hire only Certified People"...I'm not Certified myself, but that's the main reason for me to be against this policy...I live in Perú, a South American country. Here, Certifications are very expensive and most of the time, Instructors are not even Certified, or not qualified (Experienced) enough to give a Certification course.

Most of my ABAPer friends aren't Certified either...They only get Certified when they turn to the Dark Side (Functional or Business Process)...Otherwise, we tend to be guided by experience.

My prediction is that if SAP successfully implement this policy, mainly only Certified people is going to be hired...Which means only 10% of the local ABAPers...That's not good, because that 10% are going to ask for more money claiming that they are better because they hold and SAP Certification...Then the other 90% is going to feel forced to get Certified, so eventually we're going to have 100% of Certified people...Things are going to get back to normal, because with kind of offer, prices are going to reach their normal peak...But as human beings are greedy, they're going to look for more Certifications...And it's going to be a war having people trying to get the most Certification they can...Prices are going to get higher, then lower...and so on...

Sure, you can tell me...If everybody got 2 or 3 Certifications, they're going to be great professionals and projects are going to be perform in less time and with less money...Well...I don't think it's true...People with more money are going to be able to get more Certifications...Cheats are going to become available...People with no field experience are going to flood the market and eventually chaos would arise.

Something similar happen some time ago with Visual Basic 6...There we a lot of jobs...A lot of opportunities...So everybody started to learn Visual Basic 6, get Microsoft Certifications...And suddenly, the market was so full of Visual Basic people, that right now, is one of the worst payed jobs here...I'm not saying that something as radical is going to happen with SAP's job, but it could happen.

I'm not a experience as Dennis when it comes to Business and IT...But I know my field, and my field is ABAP...I work with SAP customer everyday...And everyday I see more new ABAP consultants flooding the market...Sadly, not as experience as needed...But if they got enough money to pay a Certification...Are they going to take the jobs of the older ABAPers?

Dennis also talked about the "proposed" LinkedIn recommendations as a tool...While I love LinkedIn I have to agree with Dennis...Everyone could get nice Recommendations...So we could think about SAP's Special Recommendations?...I don't think it would do a big difference...I mean...I don't think companies are going to browse
LinkedIn searching for people who got nice SAP's Recommendations...

What I think, it's that SAP should extend a "Certified by Experience" (Actually I think we had already discuss it...Anyway)...SDN and BPX are the best places to find "Community Rock Stars"...So, they should get those Certifications based on Community activity, recommendations by other Rock Stars and so on...That would be something that could be put on a resume.

Please keep in mind that English is not my mother language...And sometimes I don't get all the information in the best way...Maybe I'm not seeing the bigger picture...Maybe I'm falling into some contradictions...But that's exactly why I named this post My thoughts on SAP's Certification Policy, because it's what I'm thinking right now as an individual.

Greetings,

Blag.

jueves, 22 de enero de 2009

SAP Mentors...On Twitter? Yes Sir!


Do you know about SAP Mentors? You should...I'm one myself -:)

Wanna know what we are up to? Follow us on SAP Mentors on Twitter.

Also you could check this nice list and follow all the guys/gals that didn't made it to my previous list...Otherwise they're going to go mad on me -:(

It's hard to keep everyone happy -:)

Greetings,

Blag.

miércoles, 14 de enero de 2009

Enterprise Geeks?


Some of my good friends and SCN colleagues and SAP Mentor colleagues Craig Cmehil, Dan McWeeney, Ed Herrmann, Rich Heilman and Thomas Jung, had join their forces to create a new web space called Enterprise Geeks.
So what do they offer?

* A blog
* Podcasts
* eGeek Tv
* Proyects
* Publications

Can you ask for more? I don't think so -;) I personally meet these guys...And I can tell you...They're really good stuff...Best among the best...No kidding -;)

Photo took without permission...Come on...They're my friends...I don't think they're going to care -;)

Greetings,

Blag.

martes, 23 de septiembre de 2008

SCN Badges...


I remember the first time I sign to SDN...They give away a lot of cool prizes...You just needed to make some amount of points in a month to get a prize right at the door of your house...That was really nice, but people started to cheat in order to get more prizes...At that time I started to think...
Why is SAP spending so much money on this?

Surely, it was to get more people involved...Gladly the stop doing it...But only after I get some really nice gifts LOL

Then, they started to give aways T-Shirts...250, 500, 1K, 2K, 5K and a fleece jacket for 10K...That was awesome...I got the 1K, 2K, 5K T-Shirts...And they stop sending them before I reached 10K -:( At that time I started to think...
Man! SAP doesn't want to give me my fleece jacket -:(

But believe me...They had a pretty good cause...Food for Points...If that's not good enough...Then nothing is -:)

But...You know SAP, they always love to give away things...So know you can got a very nice Dog Tag if you have get at least 250 points...Sure, I got an extra Dog Tag for being a Moderator -;)



This year at Community Day Las Vegas 2008...We didn't get T-Shirts either...But a really nice SAP and Adobe harmonica -:D

I asked Mark Finnern about the Community Day T-Shirt and he told me...
Sorry Blag, no T-Shirts this year...That's we give the harmonicas.

After that I think...

Sure man...Harmonicas are pretty cool...What how I'm supposed to wear it???

Of course...I didn't tell him anything LOL (He's my boss...The problem is that he hasn't realized that)...I really love the harmonica and my wife as well...Good choice again -:D

Greetings,

Blag.

SAP Mentor 2009



This year...I got elected as an SAP Mentor...It's my second year and I can't be more proud about it -:)

I got my new Mentor plaque...Which looks better than last year -;)


Also, I got extra features at SAP TechEd 2008 in Las Vegas...Which included some Press Conferences, Meetings with SAP Executives, Special seats at DemoJam, Keynote and Concert, Photo shoot session, Mentor Meetings and all the good things that only SAP can provide -:)

I really don't have a clue on how the SAP Mentor Program is going to evolve in the next couple of years...But if you want to be next SAP Mentor...Here are some special tips -;)

* Participate in the Communities (SDN, BPX).
* Write blogs.
* Improve the WIKI.
* Help in the forums.
* Do things with value to the Community.
* Try to be a good Communicator.

Sure thing...Community Members, SAP Members and SAP Mentors got to raise their votes...But by following those simple tips...You're chances are going to become high...

Just in case you wondering...NO! I'M NOT GOING TO HELP ANYONE TO BECOME AN SAP MENTOR...SO PLEASE DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME MAILING ME...IF I SEE THAT YOU'RE A GOOD CONTRIBUTOR AND GOT THE NECESSARY SKILLS, THEN I'M GOING TO CONTACT YOU...BUT AGAIN...I DON'T CHOOSE SAP MENTORS...

Now I'm feeling better -:)

Greetings,

Blag.

When friendship goes beyond...


Many of you knows that I'm an SCN addict...So of course, when my friends published books...I bought them -;)

That's very cool I know...But it's even cooler, when you can meet them in real life, so they can sign the copies of the books you bought...That happen to me this month, when I attended SAP TechEd 2008 in Las Vegas.

I bought Ein Ami comes to Lippstadt from Craig Cmehil and Next Generation ABAP Development from Rich Heilman and Thomas Jung.






Thanks guys...You made my life happier -:D

Greetings,

Blag.

miércoles, 27 de agosto de 2008

What's more exciting...First TechEd or Second TechEd?


That's a question I started to ask myself today...Last year I attended TechEd at Las Vegas, and it was awesome! It's was first time ever...And I thought nothing could beat that...But with the upcoming TechEd at Las Vegas...I started to doubt it...

First time, I didn't knew exactly what to expect...I knew that I was going to meet face to face a lot of my best friends...I was going to participate in some great Blogger's Only Round Tables and have a lot of fun...

This year...My second time...I know exactly what to expect...Meet my old friends, meet new friends face to face, host my own BoF Session, participate on RIA's Hacker Night...And that's why this year, I'm more excited than last year...

Last year was awesome...This year is going to be a blast! So many great additions to the show...Really cools guys/gals are going to attend...Hacker Night is going to accept more people...DemoJam is going to be superb with ESME...Palazzo Hotel rooms seems to be cooler that Mandalay Bay's ones...

I really can't wait for Sunday 7, when I'm going to head to the airport to catch my flight...Only 11 more days...And I can't wait!!! I'm going nuts -:) Believe me...We're going to have a SAP Mentor Kickup Meeting, so a lot of nice things are going to come out...

I just can't stop saying...If you can attend a TechEd...Do it! Don't miss the best event of the year...Don't miss Community Day...Don't miss DemoJam...Don't miss RIA Hacker Night...Don't miss meeting the SAP Mentors...Don't miss getting involved with most amazing, growing and welcoming Community ever...

Greetings,

Blag.

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viernes, 15 de agosto de 2008

The Blag Show - Episode # 1 - Are you really running a show?


Watch the first episode of my brand new show The Blag Show.




Greetings,

Blag.

jueves, 14 de agosto de 2008

Demo Jam at Las Vegas TechEd 2008


You know that I love TechEd...I love Community Day...And I really love Demo Jam.
If you haven't been to any TechEd and you're wondering...What's that Demo Jam thing?

The answer is very easy...Teams show their projects, people get amazed and a winner is chosen.

Last year was a blast with Majority Desk. More info on Blag on TechEd (Las Vegas) - TechEd Day 1.

This year, of course we're having Demo Jam! So if you're going to Las Vegas, you better not missed it!

Checkout lots of friends in the DJ ad in the onsite guide!  @... on TwitPic

Photo courtesy of Chip Rodgers.

Greetings,

Blag.

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