A2A

Application To Application

Communication pattern for data exchange between two applications in one business process platform within the same enterprise

A2X

Application To X users

A2X services are created for unforeseen extensions of the SAP software

ABAP

Advanced Business Application Programming

ACID

Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability

With regards to the reliable processing of database transactions

API

Application Programming Interface

AWS

Amazon Web Services

B2B

Business To Business

Communication pattern for data exchange between two business process platforms across enterprise boundaries. Read more in the B2B Integration space on SCN

BADI

Business Add-In

Piece of code in a back-end system that is called by an enterprise service

BAPI

Business Application Programming Interface

BCP

Browse and collect Pattern

BE

Best Effort

BI

Business Intelligence

BO

Business Object

BPEL

Business Process Execution Language

BPM

Business Process Management

BPM as a methodology; BPM as a software solution from SAP: SAP NetWeaver BPM

BPML

Business Process Modeling Language

BPML is a meta language used for modeling business processes

BPMN

Business Process Modeling Notation

BPP

Business Process Platform

BPX

Business Process Expert

BPX Community on SCN  and BPX to the role

BRFplus

Business Rule Framework plus

BRFplus is a Business Rule Engine developed in ABAP

BRM

Business Rules Management

BRM as a software solution from SAP: SAP NetWeaver BRM 

BTM

Business Task Management

CAF

Composite Application Framework

CCTS

Core Component Technical Specification

CE

SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment

CEP

Complex Event Processing

CO

Controller Object

CoE

Centre of Excellence

CORBA

Common Object Request Broker Architecture

DB

Data Base

DDS

Data Distrubution Service

DMZ

Demilitarized Zone

DOM

Document Object Model

DS

Developer Studio

DTD

Document Type Definition

In a DTD, the structure of a class of documents is described via element and attribute-list declarations. Element declarations name the allowable set of elements within the document, and specify whether and how declared elements and runs of character data may be contained within each element. Attribute-list declarations name the allowable set of attributes for each declared element, including the type of each attribute value, if not an explicit set of valid value(s).

DU

Deployment Unit

DI

Development Infrastructure

DO

Dependent Object

EA

Enterprise Architecture

EAI

Enterprise Application Integration

ECC

ERP Central Component

EDI

Electronic Data Interchange

more info in the B2B Integrtion  space

EIM

Enterprise Information management

EJB

Enterprise JavaBeans

ES

Enterprise Service

ESA

Enterprise Services Architecture

SAP is now using SOA instead

ESB

Enterprise Service Bus

ESI

Enterprise Service Infrastructure

Enterprise SOA

Enterprise Service-Oriented Architecture

SAP is now using SOA instead

ESR

Enterprise Services Repository

ES Workplace

Enterprise Service Workplace

Platform with information about the topic. Direct link is [http://esworkplace.sap.com
]

EUP

Enterprise User productivity

FSI

Fast Search Infrastructure

GAF

Guided Activity Floor Plan

GCP

Generic Consumer Proxy

GDT

Global Data Type

GP

Guided Procedure

HTTP

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

HTTPS

Secure Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

https is a URI scheme which is syntactically identical to the http: scheme normally used for accessing resources using HTTP. Using an https: URL indicates that HTTP is to be used, but with a different default port (443) and an additional encryption/authentication layer between HTTP and TCP. This system was invented by Netscape Communications Corporation to provide authentication and encrypted communication and is widely used on the World Wide Web for security-sensitive communication such as payment transactions and corporate logons.

IDE

Integrated Development Environment

IDR

Identification Region

JAXB

Java Architecture for XML Binding

Allows Java developers to create and edit XML using familiar Java objects

JCA

Java Connector Architecture

JCo

Java Connector

JMS

Java Messaging Service

JSON

JavaScript Object Notation

JSP

Java Server Page

JWS

Java Web Service

KM

Knowledge Management

LCP

Local Consumer Proxy

MEP

Message Exchange Patterns

MOM

Master Organizational Management (OR)

MOM

Message-Oriented Middleware

MO

Master Objects

MTOM

Message Transmission Optimization Mechanism

NW

SAP NetWeaver

NWDS

SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio

OASIS

Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards

OAuth

Open Authorization

OBN

Object Based Navigation

OIF

Object Instance Floor Plan

OMG

Object Management Group

OVS

Object Value Set

OWL

Object Work List

PA

Process Agent

PaaS

Platform as a Service

PCK

Partner Connectivity Kit

is a tool than enables you to connect to SAP Exchange Infrastructure
The PCK is a J2EE-based application and as XI also uses the SAP XI Adapter Engine.

PI

Process Integration

SAP NetWeaver Process Integration - SAP's SOA backbone, formerly known as XI or Exchange Infrastructure

PO

Process Orchestration

SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration  - SAP's SOA backbone: an innivative bundle solution consisting of SAP NetWeaver PI, BPM and BRM

POC

Proof of Concept

POX

Plain Old XML

PP

Portal Platform

QAF

Quick Activity floor plan

QoS

Quality of Service

RBAM

Role Bases Access Management

REST

REpresentational State Transfer

ROA

Resource Oriented Architecture

ROI

Return on Investment

RPC

Remote Procedure Call

SaaS

Software as a Service

SAML

Security Assertions Markup Language

SAX

Simple API for XML

SCA

Service Component Architecture

SDP

Service Deliver Platform

SMTP

Simple Mail Transfer Protokol

SOA

Service-Oriented Architecture

SOAP

Simple Object Access Protocol

SOMA

Service-Oriented Modeling and Architecture

SOMF

Service-Oriented Modeling Framework

SOX

Sarbanes-Oxley

In terms of the Sarbanes-Oxley compliance act of 2002

SR

Service Registry

Usually a UDDI compliant directory / listing / yellow pages of the available Services in a SOA environment.

SSL

Secure Socket Layer

Is a cryptographic protocol which provide secure communications on the Internet for such things as web browsing, e-mail, Internet faxing, and other data transfers.

SIM

Security Identity Management

TCO

Total Cost of Ownership

TCP

Transmission Control Protocol

TFP

Transparent Floor Plan

TLS

Transport Layer Security

TOGAF

The Open Group Architecture Framework

UDDI

Universal Description, Discovery and Integration

UDDI is a platform-independent, XML-based registry for businesses worldwide to list themselves on the Internet. UDDI is an open industry initiative, enabling businesses to publish service listings and discover each other and define how the services or software applications interact over the Internet.

UME

User Management Engine

UML

Unified Modeling Language

UN/CEFACT

The United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business

URI

Uniform Resource Identifiers

UI

User Interface

VC

Visual Composer

Visual Composer is a component of SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment

W3C

World Wide Web Consortium

WOA

Web Oriented Architecture

WS

Web Service

WSDL

Web Services Description Language

WS-I

Web Services Interoperability organization

WSIF

Web Services Invocation Framework

WS-RM

Web Service Reliable Messaging

WSSE

Web Services Security

XACML

Extended Access Control Markup Language

xApp

packaged composite application

XKMS

XML Key Management Specifications

XML

eXtensible Markup Language

XPI

Exchange Process Integration

XSD

XML Schema Definition

XSLT

eXtensible Stylesheet Language for Transformations

XI

SAP Exchange Infrastructure, now known as SAP Process Integration