Question

  Asked: Jun 28 2005   1:30 PM GMT
  Asked by: sillyITgirl


Marketing my own ABAP subsystem


SAP, Basis, Business Information Warehouse, EDI, MySAP, mySAP Accounting, mySAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer, mySAP Application Link Enabling, mySAP CRM, mySAP Enterprise, mySAP Financials, mySAP Human Resources, mySAP Supplier Relationship Management, NetWeaver, R/3, SAP development, Security, Strategic Enterprise Management, Workflow

I have an ABAP subsystem I'd like to market. What avenues must I take to market the product? Do I have to go through SAP certification? Or, can I copywright it without SAP certification?

Subscribe to Alerts! Get questions and answers delivered to your Inbox.


E-mail me updates on this question



   SUBSCRIBE

hidden modal window

Answer Wiki (Improve, edit or add to this answer)


 RATE THIS ANSWER
0
Click to Vote:
  •   0
  •  0



I have seen several third-party products for SAP that are not SAP certified. I think those vendors who certify their products with SAP do so to gain competitive advantage over other vendors, not because it is required. I think that, as long as you distribute your product in such a way that it is only in the customer namespace, SAP doesn't have to be involved at all. It would be classified the same as any other customer development.

My understanding of (US) copyright law says that you already have the copyright for any software you have written. I don't think there is a registration of copyrights like there is for patents. Of course, you should consult an attorney who specializes in copyright law before distributing code!

Regards,
David
  • AddThis Social Bookmark Button

Browse more Questions and Answers on SAP, DataManagement and Security.

Looking for relevant SAP Whitepapers? Visit the SearchSAP.com Research Library.


Discuss This Answer


You must be logged-in to discuss a question. Log-in/Register

thinker46  |   Jun 30 2005  9:39AM GMT

I believe that the other answer you have gotten is correct; as long as your development is created in the customer namespace and not SAP delivered packages, it is marketable without certification. The basic copyright comment is also correct — theoretically, if yo can prove you createdit first, it’s automatically copyrighted; however, if you don’t actually REGISTER the copyright, don’t expect to win a lawsuit if someone steals your code!

S W Cohrs

 

thinker46  |   Jun 30 2005  9:39AM GMT

I believe that the other answer you have gotten is correct; as long as your development is created in the customer namespace and not SAP delivered packages, it is marketable without certification. The basic copyright comment is also correct — theoretically, if yo can prove you createdit first, it’s automatically copyrighted; however, if you don’t actually REGISTER the copyright, don’t expect to win a lawsuit if someone steals your code!

S W Cohrs

 

fjbsaper  |   Jul 2 2005  9:27PM GMT

Sorry but you’re all wrong.
Review SAP copyright: Unless specified by SAP (in Writing) any development and rights thereto belongs to SAP.

Enjoy

 

sapfool  |   Jul 4 2005  3:42PM GMT

Hi,
Don’t know about your company … I seem to remember signing something when I hired on, 17 years ago, about “intellectual property”. Given what a SAP system costs, you’ve probably done it on company time, hardware, and software.
I wrote a COBOL program based on an IDMS datatbase that my manager thought may have been marketable … it got stalled in the the companys legal department. See an attorney … CYA.
Regards, Bill