SAP NetWeaver Process Integration

Mandy Krimmel has worked at SAP since 2001, where she was responsible for the interfaces area (ALE, EDI, RFC, ICM, XI) in SAP Basis support. In September 2003 she joined the Quality Management team for SAP NetWeaver XI/PI where she is responsible, among other things, for PI demo examples and the Troubleshooting Guide for SAP NetWeaver PI. Dr. Joachim Orb is a System Architect. He joined SAP Labs France in 1998 and was mainly responsible for developing standard SAP interfaces. In 2002, he became a member of the SAP NetWeaver Regional Implementation Group (RIG) at SAP AG. His current job includes designing workshops, writing how-to guides, providing trainings, and consulting customers on how to implement SAP NetWeaver PI. He is a co-author of the first edition.

... Introduction ... 13 1 ... Overview ... 17 1.1 ... SAP NetWeaver ... 17 1.2 ... Levels of Process Modeling ... 21 1.3 ... Process Integration with SAP NetWeaver PI ... 24 1.3.1 ... Communication Using the Integration Server ... 25 1.3.2 ... Design and Configuration ... 33 2 ... First Steps ... 39 2.1 ... Introduction to the SAP NetWeaver PI Design and Configuration Tools ... 43 2.1.1 ... Enterprise Services Builder and Integration Builder ... 43 2.1.2 ... Services Registry ... 49 2.1.3 ... Web Service Navigator ... 53 2.2 ... Simple Use Cases and Demo Examples ... 54 3 ... Designing Collaborative Processes ... 59 3.1 ... Development Organization ... 59 3.1.1 ... Describing Products in the Software Catalog ... 60 3.1.2 ... Organizing Design Objects in the Enterprise Services Repository ... 62 3.1.3 ... Object Versioning and Transport ... 65 3.2 ... Modeling the Collaborative Process ... 68 3.3 ... Modeling Using Integration Scenarios ... 69 3.3.1 ... Mapping Application Components to Systems ... 70 3.3.2 ... Modeling the Message Exchange ... 75 3.4 ... Modeling Using the Process Components Architecture Model ... 83 3.4.1 ... Process Components Models ... 84 3.4.2 ... Integration Scenario Models ... 86 3.4.3 ... Process Components Interaction Models ... 88 4 ... Service Interfaces, Messages, and Proxy Generation ... 91 4.1 ... Developing Using the Proxy Model ... 92 4.1.1 ... Service Interface Development in the Enterprise Services Builder ... 93 4.1.2 ... Proxy Generation ... 105 4.2 ... Supporting Adapter-Based Communication ... 116 4.2.1 ... Importing Interfaces and Message Schemas ... 117 4.2.2 ... Developing with Imported Interface Objects ... 122 4.3 ... Enhanced Concepts ... 124 4.3.1 ... Using Message Types Across Components ... 124 4.3.2 ... Enhancing Partners and Customers Data Types ... 126 4.3.3 ... Accessing Message Fields by Using Context Objects ... 130 5 ... Mappings ... 133 5.1 ... Mapping Programs in SAP NetWeaver PI ... 134 5.1.1 ... Value Mappings ... 136 5.1.2 ... Mappings in Integration Processes ... 137 5.2 ... Preconfiguration and Testing of Mapping Programs ... 138 5.3 ... Java and XSLT Mappings ... 143 5.3.1 ... Java Mappings ... 144 5.3.2 ... XSLT Mappings ... 147 5.4 ... Developing Mappings in the Enterprise Services Builder ... 148 5.4.1 ... Introduction to the Mapping Editor ... 149 5.4.2 ... Mapping Functions in Message Mappings ... 154 5.4.3 ... Advanced Message Mapping Techniques ... 156 5.4.4 ... Developing Data Type Mappings in the Enterprise Services Builder ... 161 6 ... Configuration ... 163 6.1 ... Describing Systems and Communication Components ... 166 6.1.1 ... Settings in the System Landscape Directory ... 166 6.1.2 ... First Steps in the Integration Directory ... 170 6.2 ... Configuring Internal Company Processes ... 175 6.2.1 ... Configuration Using Integration Scenarios ... 175 6.2.2 ... Overview of Configuration Object Types ... 179 6.2.3 ... Integrated Configuration ... 190 6.2.4 ... Value Mapping ... 193 6.2.5 ... Direct Communication ... 195 6.3 ... Configuring Cross-Company Processes ... 198 6.3.1 ... From Internal to Cross-Company Communication ... 199 6.3.2 ... Partner Connectivity Kit ... 204 6.4 ... Adapter Configuration ... 207 6.4.1 ... Overview ... 207 6.4.2 ... Special Features of the RFC and IDoc Adapters ... 212 6.5 ... Adapters for Industry Standards ... 217 6.5.1 ... RosettaNet Standards ... 218 6.5.2 ... RosettaNet Support with SAP NetWeaver PI ... 220 6.5.3 ... Chem eStandards ... 223 6.6 ... Transports Between the Test and Production Landscapes ... 225 7 ... Runtime ... 229 7.1 ... Integration Server and Integration Engine ... 229 7.1.1 ... Basics ... 230 7.1.2 ... Processing Steps of a Message ... 233 7.2 ... Advanced Adapter Engine ... 239 7.2.1 ... Basics ... 239 7.2.2 ... Adapter Framework ... 241 7.3 ... Proxy Runtime ... 245 7.3.1 ... Special Features for Java Proxy Communication ... 250 7.3.2 ... ABAP Proxies and Web Services ... 253 7.4 ... Monitoring ... 256 8 ... Integration Processes ... 265 8.1 ... What Is an Integration Process ... 266 8.2 ... Integration Processes and Other Processes ... 267 8.3 ... Designing an Integration Process ... 268 8.3.1 ... Data of an Integration Process ... 269 8.3.2 ... Processing Messages ... 271 8.3.3 ... Controlling the Process Flow ... 275 8.3.4 ... Time Control and Exception Handling ... 278 8.3.5 ... Default Setting of the Runtime Behavior ... 281 8.3.6 ... Importing or Exporting Integration Processes ... 282 8.4 ... Additional Design Concepts ... 282 8.4.1 ... Monitoring Process ... 282 8.4.2 ... Step Group ... 283 8.4.3 ... Alert Category ... 283 8.5 ... Configuring Integration Processes ... 283 8.5.1 ... Overview ... 283 8.5.2 ... Configuration Using Integration Scenarios ... 286 8.5.3 ... Configuring the Inbound Processing ... 289 8.6 ... Monitoring the Execution of an Integration Process ... 291 8.6.1 ... Analyzing the Runtime Cache ... 291 8.6.2 ... Process Monitoring ... 291 8.6.3 ... Message Monitoring ... 292 9 ... Cross-Component Business Process Management at the Linde Group ... 293 9.1 ... Business Background of the Scenario ... 293 9.2 ... Technical Description ... 295 9.2.1 ... Sending the Responses to the Warranty Claims ... 295 9.2.2 ... Arrival of the Messages on the Integration Server ... 296 9.2.3 ... Cross-Component Business Process Management ... 296 9.2.4 ... Message Outbound Channel ... 300 9.3 ... Implementing the Scenario at the Linde Group ... 300 9.3.1 ... System Landscape and Software Catalog ... 301 9.3.2 ... Design in the Enterprise Services Repository ... 302 9.3.3 ... Configuration in the Integration Directory ... 320 9.4 ... Summary ... 327 10 ... Cross-Company Communication Using SAP NetWeaver PI ... 329 10.1 ... Business Background of the Scenario ... 329 10.2 ... Technical Description ... 330 10.3 ... Implementing the Scenario ... 332 10.3.1 ... Components of the UCCnet Scenario ... 332 10.3.2 ... Development and Configuration Objects ... 333 10.3.3 ... Top-Down Approach to Create Design Objects ... 333 10.3.4 ... Generating Integration Directory Objects Automatically ... 341 10.4 ... Summary ... 352 11 ... Implementation of a Web Service Scenario at Boehringer Ingelheim ... 353 11.1 ... Business Background of the Scenario ... 353 11.2 ... Technical Description ... 354 11.3 ... Implementing the Web Service ... 355 11.3.1 ... Modeling in the Enterprise Services Builder ... 355 11.3.2 ... Interface Design in the Enterprise Services Builder ... 364 11.3.3 ... Implementing the Proxies ... 369 11.3.4 ... Configuring the Web Service ... 370 11.3.5 ... Publishing the Services Registry ... 372 11.3.6 ... Testing the Web Services in the WS Navigator ... 374 11.3.7 ... Configuration in the Integration Directory ... 375 11.4 ... Summary ... 377 ... Appendices ... 379 A ... Glossary ... 379 B ... The Authors ... 385 ... Index ... 387