Mobile Engine deployment is an automated process, which requires minimal administrative efforts on mobile device. Deployment is a role-based process in which different mobile users are assigned specific roles. The deployment is administered with the help of Deployment Console that speeds up and simplifies the administrative tasks. Some of the important and common steps are useful while deploying a Mobile Engine are:
Task: 1 Installing Mobile Engine applications
It includes deployment of new applications based on roles or device parameters. The deployment is automatic on the mobile device.
Task 2: Generating overview of offline applications
By using Mobile Engine Deployment Console, all the offline applications (on mobile devices) can be viewed. It helps in determining the application being used by a particular user or device.
Task 3: Detecting Errors
The Deployment Console displays installation logs sent by the mobile device. It facilitates a centralized error detection and correction method.
Task 4: Managing Versions
It defines the current version of an offline application.
Task 5: Integrating with enterprise portals
SAP users are using MySAP� technology and making a presence of their business processes on the web. In this scenario, companies are developing enterprise portals. Mobile devices can also be integrated with enterprise portals using the Deployment Console.
The SAP mobile technology smartly integrates all the disparate technical aspects of ERP technology. Its open-source structure has enhanced its acceptability worldwide. SAP Mobile Engine provides the right framework for offline applications on a wide array of mobile devices, ranging from small PDAs to complex laptops.
Enterprises all the over the world have started taking advantage of this scalable technology from SAP. This trend is likely to accelerate in the coming years.