SAP Process Orchestration

John Mutumba Bilay is a senior software engineer and enterprise integration consultant at Rojo Consultancy. With more than 12 years of international experience in information technology, including eight specifically devoted to SAP, his speciality is software development, integration, and business process automation. Roberto Viana Blanco is an experienced SAP integration architect and co-founder of Rojo Consultancy. He has over 15 years of SAP integration experience working across a number of industries. He has been working with SAP since the early versions of SAP NetWeaver Exchange Infrastructure (XI) and has helped several organizations adopt first SAP NetWeaver Process Integration and then SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration.

Foreword
Acknowledgments
John Mutumba Bilay
Roberto Viana Blanco
Introduction
Who This Book Is For
Structure of the Book
Getting Started
Introduction to SAP Process Orchestration
Historical Overview and Evolution
SAP Process Orchestration Components
Architectural Overview and Positioning
Installation Options
Summary
Administration and Development Tools
SAP Process Orchestration Tools
SAP NetWeaver Administrator
SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio
Summary
Advanced Adapter Engine Extended (AEX)
Configuring the System Landscape Directory
System Landscape Directory Components and Features
Registering Systems to the System Landscape Directory
Administration of the System Landscape Directory
System Landscape Directory Strategies
Tips and Tricks
Exercise: Configuring the System Landscape Directory
Summary
Working with the Enterprise Services Repository and Registry
Basic ES Repository Technical Concepts
Design Objects
Data Types and Message Types
Exercise: Working with the ES Repository and Registry
Summary
Working with the Integration Directory
Integration Directory Overview
Collaboration Profiles
Adapter Types
Integrated Configuration
The XI Message Protocol
Configuration Scenario
Value Mapping
Business-to-Business Integration
Axis Framework
Representational State Transfer Adapter
Message Alerting
Publish the Service in the Services Registry
Integration Directory Programming Interface (Directory API)
Exercise: Working with the Integration Directory
Summary
Building an Integration Flow
SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio
Basics of Creating and Configuring an Integration Flow
iFlow Example
New Features of the Process Integration Designer
Supporting Multiple Senders for Your iFlow
Exercise: Building an Integration Flow
Summary
Administration and Monitoring in AEX
Administration
Monitoring
Troubleshooting
Summary
Migrating Interfaces from SAP PI Dual Stack to SAP PO
Migration Strategies
Migrating System Landscape Directory Content
Migrating Enterprise Services Repository Content
Migrating Integration Directory Content
Summary
Business Process Management and Composition
Introduction to SAP BPM and BPMN 2.0
Managing Business Processes
SAP Business Process Management
Business Process Model and Notation 2.0
Summary
Creating Your First SAP BPM Process
SAP BPM Positioning and Development Environment
Creating and Modeling an SAP BPM Process
Configuring the BPMN Model
Flow Objects
Build and Deploy Your Process
Advanced Mapping
Implementing Error Handling
Combining SAP BPM and the AEX
Exercise: Creating an SAP Business Process Management Process
Summary
Applying Advanced SAP BPM Concepts and Extensions
Service-Oriented Architecture Configuration
Testing and Running an SAP BPM Process
Custom Enterprise Java Bean Functions
Using the Claim Check Pattern
SAP BPM Application Programming Interface
SAP Business Process Management OData
Using the Push API to Access SAP BPM Lifecycle Events
Debugging and Troubleshooting SAP BPM Processes
Tuning SAP BPM-Related Performance Parameters
Best Practices for Your SAP BPM Application
Exercise: Applying Advanced SAP BPM Concepts and Extensions
Summary
Combining SAP BPM and UI Technologies
Web Dynpro Java User Interface Technology
Integrating SAPUI5 into an SAP BPM Process
Other User Interface Technologies
Summary
SAP Business Rules Management
How Business Rules Work
SAP Business Rules Management
Modeling Business Rules with Rules Composer
Testing Business Rules
Best Practices for Modeling Business Rules
Exercise: SAP Business Rules Management
Summary
Implementing Java Proxies
Java Proxy Concept and Considerations
Implementation Approaches
Technical Implementation
Building an Orchestration
Exercise: Implementing Java Proxies
Summary
Administration and Monitoring Message Processing in SAP BPM
Monitoring
Administration
Summary
Migrating ccBPM from SAP PI to SAP PO
Motivation for Migration
Migration Approach
Recommendations
Summary
Advanced Concepts
SAP Cloud Platform Integration for SAP PO
Enable Cloud Integration Content in SAP PO
Reusing Cloud Integration Content
Monitoring
Summary
Additional Components for SAP Process Orchestration
Component Model
SAP NetWeaver Development Infrastructure
SAP Composite Application Framework
Service Registry
Enhanced Change and Transport System
Exercise: Create an SWCV
Summary
Landscape Setup Considerations
Java System Configuration
Handling Certificates
Housekeeping
Monitoring
Summary
Appendices
Orchestration Outlook
The Authors