Highlights Include:

Integration Approaches and Technologies: Components, Objects, and Concepts

Basic System Configuration: SLD Integration, Integration Engine, and Adapters

Technical Exercises: Design, Configuration, Process, and Monitoring

SARIDIS Case Study: Request Creation, Quotation Submission, Order Entry, and Invoice Delivery

Outlook: SAP XI and Enterprise SOA, Enterprise Services Repository, and Business Activity Monitoring

Foreword ... 11

Preface ... 13

PART I BASICS

1. Integrating Enterprise Information Systems ... 19

... 1.1 Basic Principles ... 19

... 1.2 Practical Integration Example ... 24

... 1.3 Integration Concepts and Technologies ... 28

... 1.4 EAI Platforms and Their Significance in Enterprises ... 36

... 1.5 Basics of Business Process Management ... 38

2. SAP NetWeaver Exchange Infrastructure ... 41

... 2.1 SAP XI as Part of SAP NetWeaver ... 41

... 2.2 Functionality ... 53

... 2.3 Components ... 60

... 2.4 Objects ... 62

... 2.5 Advanced Concepts ... 69

PART II PRACTICES AND EXERCISES

3. Basic System Configuration ... 79

... 3.1 Prerequisites ... 79

... 3.2 Defining the Connected Systems in the System Landscape Directory ... 80

... 3.3 Integrating the SAP Systems with the SLD ... 87

... 3.4 Configuring the Local Integration Engine ... 92

... 3.5 Adapter-Specific System Settings ... 100

... 3.6 Course-Specific Preparations ... 106

4. Technical Exercises ... 117

... 4.1 Exercise 1: RFC-to-File ... 119

... 4.2 Exercise 2: File-to-IDoc ... 144

... 4.3 Exercise 3: ABAP-Proxy-to-SOAP ... 161

... 4.4 Exercise 4: Business Process Management ... 176

... 4.5 More Adapters ... 194

5. SARIDIS Case Study in Sales and Distribution ... 199

... 5.1 Creating the Query ... 201

... 5.2 Submitting the Quotations ... 220

... 5.3 Entering a Sales Order ... 254

... 5.4 Delivering the Invoice ... 275

6. Enhancements and Outlook ... 289

... 6.1 Possible Enhancements of the Case Study ... 289

... 6.2 Beer Distribution Game ... 291

... 6.3 SAP XI and Enterprise Services ... 296

... 6.4 Further Development of SAP XI ... 302

A Exercise Materials ... 315

B Bibliography ... 329

C The Authors ... 331

Index ... 335