Why always SFLIGHT

[former_member670168]

Hi all,

I am an ABAPER. When i go through the SAP documents, most of the examples are based on Flights referring to SFLIGHT table. I heard that though SAP supports all types of industries it is mainly developed or it supports completely for MANUFACTURING Industries. Can any one tell me why they mention the Aviation Industry always in their examples.

Regards,

Vipin.

[Former Member]

As Markus also already mentioned, it is just symbolic and traditional. Besides, Microsoft also still uses "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"...

An unreliable source who does not work for SAP told me that this SFLIGHT is from days gone by when travelling was necessary (or possible), and SAP's strategy was to create a development platform which was no longer dependent on mainframes or the tape loaded client (e.g. Commodore 64).

Business travellers with a PC (and later a cell phone, or BlackBerry's now-a-days) should not only be able to use commercially available flight simulators, but should also be able to create their own flight simulators (or modify the standard one, or even the airplane itself - also "in flight!") while on the fly (particularly during longer inter-continental flights).

This also explains the success of the software in Australia, New Zealand, India and the Pacific area in general, South Africa, etc, etc, and Walldorf (Economies of scale gained due to the long flight back again).

Introducing SNETMEETING or SWEBEX or even SFACTORY would take away the nostalgia.

Cheers,

Julius

[Former Member]

The Amish version (SHORSEANDBUGGY) didn't quite have the same impact and was limited to trips between places called Intercourse and BlueBalls.

[Former Member]

AFAIK that is the reason why SAP was founded.

What must have been very tempting afterwards is 'SGOLF'.

Imagine a 9 hole packaged course, each with 2 different implementations of the same hole.

The "SLADIES" can also tee-off from a shorter distance using the Java system and have less obstacles in their way (also available to "SMEN" in the form of enterprise-cross-dressing licenses).

And a 19th hole is available to both, and for customers and consultants as well to enhance their game...

Edited by: Julius Bussche on Jan 18, 2009 11:38 PM

[markus_doehr2]

They support all kinds of industries, you can see that if you execute e. g. "System - Status" in an ERP 6.0 system and press on "Component Version". There are lots of retrofitted Addons (IS-U(tilities), IS-M(edia) that are installed (but not activated) by default.

I think the reason for this SFLIGHT scenario throughout the whole classes has two main reasons:

- it´s an understandable example that is not too abstract and not too specific

- it is consistent across almost all classes. If you visit several ones, you will "get the point" easier that having a complex manufacturing example.

Markus