Using Safari with SAP Websites

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Using Safari with SAP Websites

I work with SAP software on a daily basis. I use the websites provided by SAP:
http://sdn.sap.com and http://service.sap.com

Once I have logged in, web pages are not fed back properly. They come through sometimes just a half of the page. Sometimes, none of the page. Sometimes I get the whole page, but all the links dont work.

I also have a similar situation with websites where the first request from a new link to another page wont work the first try, but then if I hit refresh, I get a working page. It has happened in upwards of 6 to 8 times in a row...

Has anyone else had this issue?

Posted on Sep 21, 2005 5:29 PM

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Answer 1

Sep 21, 2005 7:00 PM in response to Craig Handjian

Craig,

Welcome to Apple Discussions.

<q>I work with SAP software on a daily basis.</q>

Me too, and I must admit I don't like it at all...(the only program I've used so far that uses Ctrl-86 to print...)

Have you tried it with other browsers, even IE for Mac? If it works with IE you might try Safari with the debug menu enabled. It will trick the other side and make it believe you're using IE.

JJ

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Answer 2

Sep 21, 2005 7:14 PM in response to Jan Jaap Kikkert

JJ,

I have tried this with other browsers. In fact, I have virtual PC configured and I am even using IE there. The IE within the virtual PC interface works fine.

When I use IE from my MAC I think it works ok, however, I think I am having another problem with the MAC version of IE.

While i have you here, do you run SAP GUI on your mac? Are you a developer or end user of the SAP GUI and if so, are you running the GUI and if you are, would you happen to use virtual PC to run the gui? I am having other issues I am trying to research now as well...

Thanks for replying. I appreciate it.

-C

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Answer 3

Sep 21, 2005 7:31 PM in response to Craig Handjian

Craig,

I am an end user. At my work I have to use it (SAP R/3). I won't even have it on my Mac! I get annoyed enough every day at work with all the little inconsistency things... It runs on Windows.

Sorry, I can't help you with that

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Answer 4

Sep 23, 2005 11:41 AM in response to Craig Handjian

Craig,

I have those problems, too. I think it's since the last Java security update, but I'm not sure. Reloadiing the page in most cases works.

An alternative is Firefox, which is since version 1.0.1 officially supported by SAP.

Maybe we should send feedback to Apple regarding the SAP websites.

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Answer 5

Sep 23, 2005 11:49 AM in response to Matthias Rempe

I hadnt tried firefox, but I will. Its the only one I havent tried. I feel mac OSX Tiger has some networking bugs as well, which may be compounding my current issues.

We have a novell network here. None of PC buddies have issues, but when I plug that network in, after just a few minutes, my computer wont respond to anything. It also started last night on my wireless network. It might not even be an SAP thing necessarily for me, but a network issue.

Thanks for your response once again. I think we are really in the minority on this issue, SAP and MAC... 🙂

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