I successfully installed SAP ECC 6.0 EHP7 IDES. The issue that I encountered is during “Checking whether the server is running”. But the SAPECC6 0 is in “yellow” status. Any idea how to fix this or if this is causing the error I get when I tried to login to SAP GUI? All SAP industry solutions are integrated into the mySAP ERP Enterprise Core Component (SAP ERP 2005 – SAP ECC). The deployment of industry solutions has changed as a consequence. Every time SAP delivers upgrades to mySAP ERP, the industry solutions will be upgraded as well.
Yes, it's possible, but if you want to test against BAPIs the only thing you're left with is either a full-blown installation and customization project - I think we can safely rule that out - or an IDES installation. The reason is that with all of the free test drives I know of, you only get the development environment, but not the ECC core with the business logic - and the BAPIs are part of the ECC core. Take a look at - they seem to offer a free IDES access that might be sufficient for your purposes. If you want to install IDES on your own box, you need to be a SAP Customer or Partner with a valid license - if you are, go to service.sap.com/ides - and remember to buy a Really Big Machinetm.