Loftware Integration Status for SAP® Applications v1.0 Release Notes

April 2024

Release Summary

Loftware Integration Status for SAP Applications enables SAP BC-XOM integrations configured in Loftware Cloud Enterprise SP to send status messages to SAP applications hosted on an on-premise SAP Application Server in your network. When using Status for SAP Applications, there is no need to configure a VPN or open a port on your SAP Application Server to allow status communication.

If you plan to integrate Loftware Cloud Enterprise SP with an on-premise SAP Application Server by using SAP BC-XOM integrations, it is recommended that Status for SAP Applications be installed on a server inside your network.

Although Status for SAP Applications can also be used with Loftware Enterprise SP, it is not necessary unless you have an on-premise SAP Application Server that is otherwise unable to communicate with your Loftware Application Servers.

Issue Details

The following are the additions in this release.

Status Definitions

Feature: Loftware has added this feature.
Open: Loftware has identified this issue.

New Features and Enhancements

Status	Description
Feature	Status for SAP Applications receives print job status from Loftware Enterprise SP and Loftware Cloud Enterprise SP sends it to SAP applications, without the need for a VPN.
Feature	Status for SAP Applications supports job status communications from multiple Loftware Enterprise SP and Loftware Cloud Enterprise SP instances, such as production and non-production instances.
Feature	Status for SAP Applications supports configuration to identify with which Loftware Enterprise SP and Loftware Cloud Enterprise SP instances it should communicate with to receive job status.
Feature	Status for SAP Applications creates a connection with configured Loftware Enterprise SP and Loftware Cloud Enterprise SP instances upon start up.
Feature	Status for SAP Applications supports installation within your network where it can access the target SAP Application.
Feature	Status for SAP Applications informs configured Loftware Enterprise SP and Loftware Cloud Enterprise SP instances each time a status communication is sent to the target SAP Application.

Open Issues

Status	Description
Open	After a print request is submitted to an SAP BC-XOM integration in Loftware Enterprise SP or Loftware Cloud Enterprise SP and is processed, a status message is sent to Status for SAP Applications. If the connection from the labeling solution to Status for SAP Applications fails, the integration does not try to resend the status message after communication is reestablished. As a workaround, either of the following actions can be performed after communication is reestablished and will cause any status messages that were not previously received by Status for SAP Applications to be resent. A labeling solution administrator can restart the SAP BC-XOM integration. Another print job can be submitted.

Status

Description

Open

After a print request is submitted to an SAP BC-XOM integration in Loftware Enterprise SP or Loftware Cloud Enterprise SP and is processed, a status message is sent to Status for SAP Applications. If the connection from the labeling solution to Status for SAP Applications fails, the integration does not try to resend the status message after communication is reestablished.

As a workaround, either of the following actions can be performed after communication is reestablished and will cause any status messages that were not previously received by Status for SAP Applications to be resent.

A labeling solution administrator can restart the SAP BC-XOM integration.
Another print job can be submitted.

How to Get Loftware Integration Status for SAP Applications

If you are interested in using Loftware Integration Status for SAP Applications in conjunction with Loftware Cloud Enterprise SP or Loftware Enterprise SP and you are upgrading from Spectrum:

If your Loftware Cloud Enterprise SP license includes Integration for use with SAP® Applications, refer to the email you received from Loftware. This email includes information about how to download Status for SAP Applications package.
If your Loftware Enterprise SP license includes Integration for use with SAP® Applications, refer to the email you received from Loftware about how to download the Loftware Enterprise SP 5.1 package. This email includes information about how to download Status for SAP Applications package.
If your Loftware Cloud Enterprise SP or Loftware Enterprise SP license does not include Integration for use with SAP® Applications and you would like to add it, contact Loftware Sales about purchasing an add-on to your license to include Status for SAP Applications.
If you need to determine whether your Loftware Cloud Enterprise SP or Loftware Enterprise SP license includes Integration for use with SAP® Applications, you can use either of the following approaches to view your license information:
- You can view your license information in Loftware Cloud Enterprise SP or Loftware Enterprise SP. In either application, click Help > About. In the License panel, and the Integrations for use with SAP® ERP entry indicates whether your license includes Integration for use with SAP® Applications.
- You can view your license online. For information about how to sign in to the Loftware Licensing Server and view an existing license, see Loftware Licensing Server Help.

If you are a new customer interested in integrating a Loftware labeling solution with SAP applications, contact Loftware Sales.

More Information

For installation and configuration information, see Getting Started with Loftware Integration Status for SAP® Applications.

For information about how to create and use a Loftware Enterprise SP Integration for use with SAP® Applications, see the Loftware Enterprise SP User Guide by clicking Help from within Loftware Cloud Enterprise SP or Loftware Enterprise SP.

For specific questions regarding this release, please contact the Loftware Product Management team at ProductManagement@loftware.com.