If you know what SAP Exchange Infrastructure (SAP XI) is, and you have seen the latest documentation, then now you will want to read this book from the SAP NetWeaver ESSENTIALS series. Exclusive insights help you go beyond the basics, and provide you with in-depth information on the SAP XI 3.0 architecture, which in turn helps you quickly understand the finer points of mappings, proxies, and interfaces. You'll also benefit from practical guidance on the design and configuration of business processes. Additionally, in a significant section devoted to step-by-step examples, you'll discover the…mehr
If you know what SAP Exchange Infrastructure (SAP XI) is, and you have seen the latest documentation, then now you will want to read this book from the SAP NetWeaver ESSENTIALS series. Exclusive insights help you go beyond the basics, and provide you with in-depth information on the SAP XI 3.0 architecture, which in turn helps you quickly understand the finer points of mappings, proxies, and interfaces. You'll also benefit from practical guidance on the design and configuration of business processes. Additionally, in a significant section devoted to step-by-step examples, you'll discover the nuances of various application scenarios and how to tackle their specific configurations.
Jens Stumpe joined SAP in 1998 with a degree in computer science and since then has been responsible for documentation in several different technical areas. He is currently part of the SAP NetWeaver Product Management team. He has spent the last three years documenting SAP Exchange Infrastructure, where he has been able to use his experiences from the various workshops on this topic in which he has been actively involved.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction ... 9
1. Overview ... 13
... 1.1 Introduction ... 13
... 1.2 Process Integration with SAP XI ... 19
2. First Steps ... 31
... 2.1 Overview ... 31
... 2.2 Introduction to the Integration Builder ... 34
... 2.3 Demo Examples ... 39
3. Designing Collaborative Processes ... 43
... 3.1 Introduction ... 43
... 3.2 Development Organization ... 43
... 3.3 Modeling the Collaborative Process ... 51
4. Interfaces, Messages, and Proxy Generation ... 65
... 4.1 Introduction ... 65
... 4.2 Developing Using the Proxy Model ... 66
... 4.3 Supporting Adapter-Based Communication ... 78
... 4.4 Enhanced Concepts ... 83
5. Mappings ... 93
... 5.1 Overview ... 93
... 5.2 Java and XSLT Mappings ... 101
... 5.3 Developing Mappings in the Integration Builder ... 105
6. Configuration ... 115
... 6.1 Introduction ... 115
... 6.2 Describing Systems and Services ... 117
... 6.3 Configuring Internal Company Processes ... 125
