Overview

The Next Level of Barcode Labeling for SAP

The Loftware Connector for SAP Applications takes label printing to a new level; seamlessly leveraging existing SAP business processes to drive barcode label printing throughout the supply chain. The Loftware Connector offers industry leading connectivity to SAP via a certified integration while enabling users to leverage a business rules engine to support the complexities of enterprise labeling.

Intelligent Data Filtering and Decision-Making Tools

Employing a powerful business rules engine, the Loftware Connector for SAP Applications enables you to manage the most complex, variable labeling requirements without having to revise SAP through additional programming or customization. Business rules are user configurable and offer the ability to dynamically alter label content, change label formats, drive printer selection, print multiple/different labels in a single request, and pull label data from other external systems.

 

Proven Enterprise Scalability

You can leverage the Loftware Connector for SAP to centralize global control of your SAP label printing while easily integrating all SAP Applications with your label printer infrastructure. A single Loftware Connector for SAP Applications supports multiple Loftware Print Servers for load balancing and clustering to achieve optimum label production throughput

No Coding Needed

The Loftware Connector for SAP Applications does not require coding to support the complexities of enterprise labeling, and it seamlessly integrates with the spooling system in your SAP instance. The SAP instance issues a label request and inserts it into the standard SAP spooler queue. The Loftware Connector for SAP, working with a Loftware Print Server®, delivers the right label to the right printer at the right time

Specifications

Loftware Connector for SAP Compatibility
Connector  Version	LPS Premier Version	WIN XP Pro	WIN 2000 Server	WIN 2003 Server	WIN 2008 Server	WIN 2008 Server R2	Win 2012 Server	Win 2012 Server R2	Java
3.0	10.2.2 or later	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes †	1.6 or higher
2.0.4	10.0.1 or later	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	1.6 or higher
2.0.3	10.0.1 or later	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	1.4
2.0.2	10.0 or later	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	1.6
2.0.1	10.0 or later	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	1.6
2.0	9.8	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	1.4
1.5	9.1 - 9.8	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
1.1	9.1 - 9.8	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No

NOTE:
The following are the prerequisites for Loftware Connector® for SAP®

• Microsoft IIS server
• .NET 3.5 (v2.0 or later), .NET 2.0 (v1.1, v1.5)
• Java 1.5 (Command Line Interpreter)
• †Windows Server 2012 R2 clustered environments

SAP Integration Options

• The Loftware Connector for SAP supports SAP label printing via:
• External Output Management System (BC/XOM XMI) Call
• RFC Listening (Call Function, Destination)
• Doc via ALE