The term Widget gave me an impression that it is very hi-fi to try it out when I heard it for the first time..! I don't feel the same after I started working with it. It is relatively very simple to grasp it with a petite knowledge of XML and JavaScript. Here we will look at a Widget that speaks and warns you about the error messages in SAP XI.
We shall try to create a simple widget which reads the message statistics file on your desktop to display the message processing information and warns you in person about the error messages in SAP XI. Are you thinking it is time consuming to do it? No! You don't need to climb up a mountain for doing it..! .. Do you believe me that it can be done in 3 sweet steps?...You need not! Try the 3 steps below and watch the beauty of the tiny gadget below!
Step 1:
Download the yahoo widget engine Yahoo Widget Engine that is required to run our widget.
Step 2:
Download the image background.png onto your desktop. I have also created a simple ABAP report in SAP XI for generating the XI message statistics file on the desktop every 1 hour. It automatically downloads the message statistics onto your desktop with the file name
Final Outlook: Speaking Widget
Hurrrray! Over and done !..Speakers on !..You have Mr.Strange speaking and warning you about the volume of error messages in SAP XI..!
Note : Widget speaks in the default voice of the computer which can be set using the Speech panel in the System Preferences.
You can also refer to
SAP NetWeaver Administration Gadgets - Getting Startedand SAP XI Quick Launcher Widget for trying out few more widgets.
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