Glossary

Term
Description
 
Authorization (within SAP Authorization Concept)

Definition of an authorization object, that is, a combination of permissible values in each authorization field of an authorization object. An authorization enables you to perform a particular activity in the SAP System, based on a set of authorization object field values. Authorizations allow you to specify any number of single values or value ranges for a field of an authorization object. You can also allow all values, or allow an empty field as a permissible value.

For more information, please check SAP Help Portal -> NetWeaver -> SAP WebAS -> 6.40 -> Technical Operations Manual for mySAP Technology -> Administration of the SAP Web Application Server -> Management of the ABAP Subsystem -> Users and Roles (BC-SEC-USR) -> SAP Authorization Concept

 
Authorization Object
(within SAP Authorization Concept)

An authorization object groups up to ten fields that are related by AND. An authorization object allows complex tests of an authorization for multiple conditions. Authorizations allow users to execute actions within the system. For an authorization check to be successful, all field values of the authorization object must be appropriately maintained in the user master.

For more information, please follow the link given above for term 'Authorization'.

 
Cascade Download It is one of the features available in the Smart Sync Synchronizers, to determine the set of downloading records to a client device. The determination is carried out using the relationship definitions between SyncBOs.  
JDBC - Java Database Connectivity The JDBC API allows you to access JDBC-enabled databases directly from Java. For more information, see http://java.sun.com/products/jdbc/.
 
PDA Personal Digital Assistant  
ERP Enterprise Resource Planning  
Locale A Locale is a specific geographical, political, or cultural region. For example, displaying a num-ber is a locale-sensitive operation the number should be formatted according to the cus-toms/conventions of the user's native country, region, or culture. A locale consists of two things: language and country. The language is a ISO Language Code (ISO-639). You can find a complete list at:
http://www.ics.uci.edu/pub/ietf/http/related/iso639.txt.
The country is a ISO Language Code (ISO-3166). You can find a complete list at:

http://www.chemie.fu-berlin.de/diverse/doc/ISO_3166.html
The 2-range Code (Column A1) of the ISO Language Code (ISO-3166) is used.


 
MI Home Start page of MI containing links applications assigned to current user, the sync button and so on.  
Mobile Component Descriptor (MCD) Central object describing a mobile solution together with all its parts. More info here.  
Registry All mobile applications are registered on the MI client in the MI's own registry. The registry contains all characteristics of the application like its short text, its version, users assigned to it, a flag, if it appears in MI Home etc. On synchronization, the registry is passed to the MI Server to check if any applications are currently missing on the device or are installed in the wrong version. The MI Registry plays an important role in MI's multi-user concept. The registry is a file owned and administrated by MI and resides in <MI_HOME>/settings - it is independent of the operating system's registry.  
SAP NetWeaver SAP NetWeaver is a technology suite that provides an open integration and application platform for Lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). SAP NetWeaver renames and significantly extends mySAP Technology, the native infrastructure for collaborative business, based on open standards that was introduced in 2001. More info here.
 
SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio SAP's new Eclipse-based development environment for Java Enterprise applications,
Web Dynpro applications and Web services.
 
Server-driven download (T51)

One of the Sync Types of a SyncBO. Unlike the
normal Smart Sync replication, the backend application triggers the replication process.

 
SOAP Simple Object Access Protocol: XML-based, lightweight protocol for exchange of information in a decentralized, distributed environment. More info here.  
SyncBO Synchronizer Business Object. More info here.  
Sync Servlet Servlet running inside SAP J2EE Engine. During synchronization, the Sync Servlet receives an http(s) request from the MI Client and dispatches the data containers to the MI ABAP Server Component. It is also responsible for en/decrypting of data as well as und/  
Time zone A time zone is the offset to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)  
Web AS SAP Web Application Server. More info here.  
Web Console Administration Console for managing mobile applications and framework files. Part of the SAP MI J2EE Server Component. More info here.