Editions – Articles by Topics
Last update: 01/21/2008 • Compiled and edited by the SAP Design Guild Team
On this page, we list articles from Editions and Highlight Topics according to topics. Articles appear several times if they can be assigned to multiple topics.
See also the archive of all Editions for a listing of articles by Edition and an overview of the Editions.
Accessibility
See also Universal Usability
Leading Articles
- Accessibility for ABAP Programs
- In Support of Harmonized Global Accessibility Standards
- Leading Article from ACC (outdated; Edition 4, 2002)
- A Giant Rises to the Challenge of Accessibility (outdated; Edition 4, 2002)
SAP's Accessibility Approach
- Breaking Down Barriers
- SAP Accessibility Competence Center – Accessibility for Ben, Iris and Oliver
- SAP Accessibility Competence Center – Accessibility for Everyone (outdated; Edition 8, 2004)
- SAP Application and Technology Tests for Accessibility
- SAP GUI Accessibility – The Other Side of Scripting
Regulations, Evaluation, and More
- Accessibility Legislation – an Insight
- Policies Relating to Information Technology Accessibility (outdated; Edition 4, 2002)
- Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
- Evaluating Accessibility (Edition 4, 2002)
- Authoring Tools Accessibility Guidelines, Take 2 (Edition 4, 2002)
Assistive Technology, Universal Design, Accessible Design, and More
- Assistive Technology – The Bridge Between Computers and Disabled Users (updated – original version from Edition 4, 2002)
- Universal Design
- Universal Remote Console
- Information Equivalence and More... (Edition 4, 2002)
- Portal Color Design to Support Visually Challenged Users (Edition 4, 2002)
- Making Web Pages Accessible – Questions and HTML Examples (Edition 4, 2002)
Personal and Other Reports
- Accessibility from the Perspective of a Visually Impaired User
- Technology Accessibility at Hewlett Packard (Edition 4, 2002)
- One Common User Interface for All Users? (Edition 4, 2002)
- Experience Report of a Blind ABAP Developer (Edition 4, 2002)
- "Seeing" with the Fingers – Technology and Team Spirit Create Jobs for Blind Colleagues (Edition 4, 2002)
- Making the SAP Design Guild more Accessible (Edition 4, 2002)
References
- Accessibility Glossary
- The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, a Commented Overview (Edition 4, 2002)
- 508 – Any More Questions? Commented List of Accessibility Resources (Edition 4, 2002)
- Vision and Visual Disabilities – An Introduction (reprint – original version from Edition 4, 2002)
Branding, Design, Visual Design
Branding
- Reinvigorating the SAP Brand
- Branding Methods
- The History of Product Branding at SAP
- Branding Glossary
- Branding – Links and Other Resources
- Extending a Software Brand Language Across the Vendor, the Customer, and the User
- The Brand as an Asset – The Five Evolutionary Steps to Creating a Brand
- Branding Hearts and Minds
- Visual Branding
- Themes, Schemes, Skins, Shells, Bells and Whistles
- Branding – An Unscientific Survey
- The SAP Theme Editor
- Brand Adaptation of the mySAP Enterprise Portal
- Branding and Usability in Software Products
- Branding – From the Point of View of a Usability & Design Consultant
Design
Visual Design
- SAP GUI Color Usage for Brand and Emotional Qualities
- The Right Information Right on the Spot
- Making the Truth Visible – Visual Design of Visual Reporting Tools
- Portal Design vs. Web Design
- Portal Color Design to Support Visually Challenged Users
- Creating the SAP Product Language
Collaboration
Introduction
- Leading Article: Trends in Collaboration
- Keywords and Definitions Around "Collaboration"
- Collaboration Glossary
- Links and Other Information Resources on Collaboration
Communities, Knowledge Management, and More...
- Beyond Commerce: Bringing Business Relationships and Community to the Web
- Knowledge Sharing in Practice
- Locating and Linking Experts – a Knowledge Management Approach at Aventis Pharma
- The Social Web Cockpit: Assistant for Teams and Communities
- Characterizing the Virtual Community
- Constraints for Developing Groupware and Obtaining User Acceptance
- Supporting Groupware with Awareness Information
- Personal Networks
- Supporting Group Work through Hardware and Software Solutions
SAP Collaboration Projects
- SAP Collaboration Room (mySAP Enterprise Portal Edition)
- Real-Time Collaboration Integration in the Portal
Enjoy
Information Design
- Information Architecture for Web Portals
- The Right Information Right on the Spot
- Creating Reporting Structures through Information Modeling
Mobile
- WAP-Designing for Small User Interfaces
- Adapting User Interfaces of Mobile Applications – Success Factor Usability
Reporting
- Reporting – Turning Data into Information
- Analytical Applications
- Reconciling Conflicts in Reporting
- Creating Reporting Structures through Information Modeling
- Structured versus Unstructured Information
Portals with Reporting
Visualization
- Making the Truth Visible – Visual Design of Visual Reporting Tools
- Orion – A Visual Approach to Business Analytics
- Knowledge Reporting with InfoZoom®
SAP User Experience
Leading Article
New SAP Ux Projetcs
User-Centered Design
- The SAP User-Centered Design (UCD) Process
- User-Centered Design: SAP Analytics Customer Validation Project
Accessibility
More Project Reports
Events
- World Usability Day 2007 – "Making Life Easy" (Photos)
- SAP's Presence at CHI 2007 in San Jose, California – A Photo Story
- SAP User Experience at ASUG/SAPPHIRE 2007!
- World Usability Day 2006: Making Life Easy
- World Usability Day 2006 – "Making Life Easy" (Photos)
For Your Reference
UI Design
Design
- Speeding UI Design Forward
- Innovative Interfaces Between Man and Machine – Software With Extra Likeability
- User Interface Patterns – Components for User Interfaces
Methodology
- Cooper Interaction Design enjoys SAP
- Contextual Design at SAP
- What Does User Integration Mean for Software Design?
- User Feedback
- Contextual Design – Defining Best in Class Applications
Practice
- How to Master Portal Design
- Portal Usability – Is There Such A Thing?
- Do Traditional Design Processes Apply to Portal Design?
- Creating an Interaction Design
- The Budget Manager Portal Revisited – Putting User-Centered Methods to Action
- Prototype-based xApps Design Process
- The Usability Engineering Center at SAP – User-Friendly Software Is Not a Matter of Chance
Universal Usability
Main Article
Related Articles
- Universal Design
- Universal Remote Console
- Assistive Technology – The Bridge Between Computers and Disabled Users
- One Common User Interface for All Users?
Book Reviews
- Review of Universal Usability
- Appendix to Review of Universal Usability
- Review of Access by Design new
Accessibility
References
User Productivity
Leading and General Articles
- Leading Article: Matthias Vering on Usability and User Productivity – More Than Just a Pretty Interface
- Contextual Design – Defining Best in Class Applications
- AMR Analysts Discuss Role-Based ERP Interfaces – The User-Friendly Enterprise
- ASUG, SAP, and Usability – Face-to-Face Influence on Development
- Reducing TCO with Increased User Productivity
User Productivity Topics
- Overview Article: User Productivity Worldwide – Branding, Design, Accessibility
- UI First – Placing Users at the Center of the Design Process
- SAP Accessibility Competence Center – Accessibility for Everyone
- Creating the SAP Product Language
- The Usability Engineering Center at SAP – User-Friendly Software Is Not a Matter of Chance
- User Productivity at SAP Labs
- SAP Design Guild – The Voice of SAP in the Design Field
- User Interface Patterns – Components for User Interfaces
More User Productivity
- SAP Innovates Usability Testing
- Innovative Interfaces Between Man and Machine – Software With Extra Likeability
- Adapting User Interfaces of Mobile Applications – Success Factor Usability
User-Centered Design
- The SAP User-Centered Design (UCD) Process
- User-Centered Design: SAP Analytics Customer Validation Project
Visualization
- Orion – A Visual Approach to Business Analytics
- Knowledge Reporting with InfoZoom®
- The Right Information Right on the Spot
- Making the Truth Visible – Visual Design of Visual Reporting Tools
Web
- Self-Explaining Web Applications
- The Web Master Portal – Roles and Scenarios
- The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, a Commented Overview
- Making Web Pages Accessible – Questions and HTML Examples
Workplace, Portals, MiniApps, iViews
General
- Workplace and MiniApps
- Portals – The Information, Functionality and Services I Need at My Fingertips
- Portals – The All-In-One Web Supersites: Features, Functions, Definitions, Taxonomy
- Building Blocks of Web Portals
- The Posture of Portals
- Portals – A Step Beyond the Desktop?
Portals, Roles, Ingredients
- SAP User Roles – A Way towards a Personalized Workplace
- Creating New Work Paradigms for the Enterprise Portal
- Ingredients of Portals – An Overview
- Generic Portal Pages – What Do Most Portals Need?
Portal Design & Usability
- How to Master Portal Design
- Portal Design vs. Web Design
- Portal Color Design to Support Visually Challenged Users
- Do Traditional Design Processes Apply to Portal Design?
- Portal Usability – Is There Such A Thing?
Portal Projects
- Budget Manager
- Brand Manager
- Line Manager
- The Budget Manager Portal Revisited – Putting User-Centered Methods to Action
- City Portal
- The Web Master Portal – Roles and Scenarios
- Employee Self-Service and Life and Work Events – Two Ideas for a New User-Centric Perspective
xApps, Composite Applications
General
- Crossing Boundaries with Composite Applications
- Packaged Composite Applications: A Liberating Force for the User Interface
- Next Generation Applications – What Are They?
- Acronyms and Glossary
Theoretical Foundations
- xApps – A New Practice for Next Practice
- Process Recombination: An Ontology-Based Approach for Business Process Re-Design
- The Agile Dance of Architectures – Reframing IT Enabled Business Opportunities
- Web Services and User Interaction
- Dissolving Boundaries with Distributed Cognition and xApps
Designing xApps, Examples of SAP xApps
- Prototype-Based xApps Design Process
- SAP xApp EPM – Employee Process Management
- SAP xApp Knowledge Network – From the Idea to the Product
