Question on HTTP/IDoc Adapters

[Former Member]

Hi All,

In the XI 3.0 documentation, its mentioned that a Sender Communication Channel config is not required for IDoc and Plain HTTP Adapters. What's the reasoning behind this? And why is it not applicable to the Receiver side as well?

Thanks and Regards,

Bharath

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

for HTTP sender the sender is just going to type the URL which is the Pipeline URL in ABAP stack.You will require a channel and sender agreement only if it has to pass from adapter engine to Integration Engine. Since the request strikes the Integration Engine directly there is no need for sender commn channel.Any HTTP request should be given in specified URL format .check this SAP link for further info

<a href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/44/79973cc73af456e10000000a114084/content.htm">http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/44/79973cc73af456e10000000a114084/content.htm</a>

Regards,

Sudharshan

[Former Member]

Thanks all for the quick responses.

[stefan_grube]

When a message arrives with XI, HTTP or IDOC adapter, then the message has all required information to let the XI handle this message correctly.

The other adapters need more information, so you have to store this information in a sender communication channel.

The receiver side needs at least an address to post the message, so you need a communication channel for all adapters.

If you use BPM, you need no communication channel at all.

Regards

Stefan

[Former Member]

Hi,

The reason being it sits on the abap stack, so we do not need one.But for the other adapter it sits on the java stack hence we need one.Even for an sender idoc message interface is not needed.The message is directly trigerred to from sender system to intregation pipeline.

You can have a look at

/people/prateek.shah/blog/2005/06/08/introduction-to-idoc-xi-file-scenario-and-complete-walk-through-for-starters

where the author talks about the sender agreement for a idoc scenario.

Regards,

Anirban.