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Best Sites in XI for beginners only

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Hi Guys,

Im just new in XI. Can anyone help me what are the best sites and reference materials for XI beginner , just like me.

Don't know where should I start . I don't have anybody to ask help ..Im just all alone to learn the XI..so please help me.

Is XI really exciting to Learn?Im a certified abap programmer and need to study and shift a career in XI.

What are the benefits/ advantage if you know XI? Mostly of my projects will be using connections in MS SQL.

Thanks in advance.

aVaDudz

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Hi aVaDuDz ,

The following r excellent websites containing PDF docs which will gain u confidence on XI:

SAPu2018s Exchange Infrastructure

http://www.omg.org/interop/presentations/2002/sinisa_zimek.pdf

SAP Exchange Infrastructure 3.0 Integrating Heterogeneous Systems with Ease

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/1ebea490-0201-0010-faad-a32...

SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/events/sdn-meets-l...

SAP Exchange Infrastructure: for Developers ( This is an excellent website for free pdf book for XI)

http://www.sap-press.de/download/dateien/1191/sappress_exchange_infrastructure.pdf

Exchange Infrastructure : XI Transaction Codes

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/wiki?path=/display/xi/xiTransactionCodes&

A Beginner's Guide to SAP XI Settings part I

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/73527b2c-0501-0010-5398-c4a...

A Beginner's Guide to SAP XI Settings part II

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/6bd6f69a-0701-0010-a88b-adb...

SAP XI AND SLD

http://www.sappro.com/downloads/nov06/XIandSLD.pdf

Exchange Infrastructure Learning Map

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/wiki?path=/display/xi/learning+map&;

SAP Exchange Infrastructure eLearning Catalog(U wil get all downloads regarding XI starting from basics to end)

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/xi-elearning

All Articles on SAP NetWeaver Exchange Infrastructure(This website gives al articles on XI)

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/webcontent/uuid/f04b44aa-fe06-2a10-859e-82ad4...

Mastering SAP Netweaver XI - Programming( PDF Book for XI)

http://www.sap-hefte.de/download/dateien/1241/140_leseprobe.pdf

SAP XI Learning Guide

http://searchsap.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid21_gci1008087,00.html

SAP Exchange Infrastructure 2.0

http://www.sun.com/third-party/global/sap/collateral/SunSAPWP_final.pdf

http://help.sap.com/bp_bpmv130/Documentation/Planning/TechnicalInfrasture.pdf

Process Integration with SAP Netweaver new features and functions

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/4042611d-04e5-2910-bd9d-f97627b1...

SAP NetWeaver Process Integration 7.1 u2013Overview

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/706005a3-3bd6-2910-91ae-a2016239...

End To End Process Integration Features in SP15 and higher incl. SAP NetWeaver 2004s

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/6a90d6aa-0b01-0010-8a83-cf0...

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/54f20a2e-0801-0010-f787-876...

http://www.english.bcc.com.pl/index.php?s=504&p=2

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/xi

http://tsr.strain.at/space/SAP+XI

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/xi

http://www.sapag.co.in/How-To-Guides-on-Portal.htm(interview questions for XI , EP)

http://www.sap-hefte.de/download/dateien/964/074_lesesprobe.pdf

http://www.sap-press.com/downloads/h982_sample_chapter.pdf

(file 2 http)

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/3d1ac590-0201-0010-4b90-f71... to netweaver)

http://www.english.bcc.com.pl/index.php?s=504&p=2#i2

(adapters)

http://nilkanthk.googlepages.com/XIQuestions.pdf

All Articles on Monitoring and Troubleshooting

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/webcontent/uuid/0067dcfa-5f28-2a10-5094-cf72b...

cheers!

gyanaraj

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Hi,

Is XI really exciting to Learn?

Yes

What are the benefits/ advantage if you know XI?

XI is a integration technology..... its a central hub which can talk with SAP & Non SAP systems(like database e.g. SQL, file system, web services etc)

we have Monitoring facility available in XI through which we can track every message.

Also we have Alert Mechanism which sends u mail when there is error in XI

XI support Synchronous- Asynchronous communication.

N there r many more............... which u will understand when u will start learning

U can search on SDN for whatever u need........... i think SDN is the best for any learner.

u will get weblogs, formus to solve ur error, wiki for step by step scenarios.

Check this:

This is also good:

http://www.saptechnical.com/Tutorials/XI/XIMainPage.htm

Thanks,

Mahi

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Hiii !!!

First welcome to XI world...

Go through these scenarios in XI for better knowledge..

Following are the links to weblogs which will help to develop the basic scenarios.

- IDoc to File

- ABAP Proxy to File

- File to JDBC

- File to ABAP Proxy

- File to File Part 1

- File to File Part 2

- Any flat file to any Idoc

- File to RFC

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/1685 [original link is broken] [original link is broken] [original link is broken] - File to Mail

- Dynamic File Name Part 1

- Dynamic File Name Part 2

- Dynamic Mail Address

- Message Flow in XI

- Walk through BPM

- Schedule BPM

- Use of Synch - Asynch bridge in ccBPM

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/1403 [original link is broken] [original link is broken] [original link is broken] - Use of Synch - Asynch bridge in ccBPM

- Maintain RFC destination centrally

- Triggering Email from folder

- Handling different partners for IDoc

/people/siva.maranani/blog/2005/08/27/modeling-integration-scenario146s-in-xi - Modeling Integration Scenario in XI

- Testing of integration process

- Authorization in XI

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/58/d22940cbf2195de10000000a1550b0/content.htm - Authorization in XI

- Alert Configuration

- Trouble shoot alert config

- Call UNIX Shell Script

- Transport in XI

- Using ABAP XSLT Extensions for XI Mapping

/people/prasad.ulagappan2/blog/2005/06/07/mail-adapter-scenarios-150-sap-exchange-infrastructure - Mail Adaptor options

- Collection of IDoc to Single File

- Controlling access to Sensitive Interfaces

- The same filename from a sender to a receiver file adapter - SP14

- Payload Based Message Search in XI30 using Trex Engine - XI : Configuring CCMS Monitoring for XI- Part I

- XI: HTML e-mails from the receiver mail adapter

- XI : FAQ's Provided by SAP

QNS-

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/more-than-100-abap-interview-faqs.htm

http://sap.ittoolbox.com/documents/document.asp?i=3240

http://www.techinterviews.com/?p=198.

http://www.fundoosite.com/interview-questions/type.asp?iType=72

http://www.sapassist.com/documents/document.asp?i=3240

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/more-than-100-abap-interview-faqs.htm.

http://www.sap-img.com/business/sap-bw-interview-questions.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/business/sap-bw-interview-questions-2.htm

http://www.techinterviews.com/?p=184

http://rapidshare.de/files/3829216/Bw_Interview_Questions.pdf.html

- XI : FAQ's Provided by SAP

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Hi,

What is SAP Exchange infrastructure?

SAP Exchange Infrastructure (SAP XI) represents the process Integration layer of the Netweaver stack.

XI can be termed SAP's Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) Software. It enables you to implement

cross-system processes. It enables you to connect systems from different vendors (non-SAP and SAP) in

different versions and implemented in different programming languages (Java, ABAP, and so on) to each

other. SAP Exchange Infrastructure is based on an open architecture and uses open standards (in particular

those from the XML and Java environments).

SAP XI runs on the Web Application Server (WAS).

SAP XI mainly drives to reduce the TCO by reducing the integration and maintenance cost of the systems.

It provides a central repository for all the interfaces. One of the main features of XI is predelivered

Integration content i.e. to say that for mostly all my SAP and Netweaver components, business content that

includes the message type, the interface, business scenario, the business process patterns etc are made available. Also in case of third parties partnered with SAP, the contents are made available. Another feature, cross component BPM helps us to model business processes and scenarios across business. Even B2B integration allows to integrate to a partner or a different business. Industry standards such as Rosettanet, CIDX etc are thus supported

2. Architecture of SAP XI.

SAP XI is not a single component, but is a collection of components that work together flexibily

to implement Integration Scenarios.It includes components that are used at Design time,

components used at Configuration time and Components used at runtime.

2.1 The System Landscape Directory

A central repository of information about software and systems in the data center.

2.2 The Integration Builder

It comprises of the Integration Repository and Integration directory.

u2022 Integration Repository is used for the design and development of Interfaces, Process

and Mapping objects that make up an Integration Scenario.

u2022 Integration Directory is used for configuring scenarios to be used in the customer landscape.

2.3 The Integration Server

This is the actual runtime of XI. All messages are processed by the Integration Server in

a similar and consistent way. It comprises of

u2022 The Adapter Engine running on the JAVA Stack and consisting of many JCA adapters.

u2022 The Integration Engine running on the ABAP Stack which process message in a consistent way using a series of pipeline steps.

u2022 The Business Process Engine running on the ABAP stack where the Integration process or Business Process Management ( BPM's ) are executed.

2.4 Central Monitoring

To monitor all components comprehensively at runtime.

Further info is available in the article, Introduction to SAP Exchange Infrastructure 3.0

Xi Presentation

http://wiki.hlp.de/download/attachments/3750/introduction_to_SAP_XI_3_0.pdf

What is XI?

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/14/80243b4a66ae0ce10000000a11402f/frameset.htm

What is IR and ID?

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/61/fec608bc27654daadb20c1e6da7dd1/content.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/b9/64663c7a6c2545ae292fb26d8c33c4/content.htm

Runtime

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/2e/278a8363b5ac4483dc1efc382e51df/content.htm

For XI Beginers

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/73527b2c-0501-0010-5398-c4ac372c...

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/2f2a9fa2-0a01-0010-32ac-d281db72...

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/26bb3aae-0501-0010-5cab-a7509e71...

Following are the links to weblogs which will help to develop the basic scenarios.

- IDoc to File

- ABAP Proxy to File

- File to JDBC

- File to ABAP Proxy

- File to File Part 1

- File to File Part 2

- Any flat file to any Idoc

- File to RFC

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/1685 [original link is broken] [original link is broken] [original link is broken] - File to Mail

- Dynamic File Name Part 1

- Dynamic File Name Part 2

- Dynamic Mail Address

- Message Flow in XI

- Walk through BPM

- Schedule BPM

- Use of Synch - Asynch bridge in ccBPM

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/1403 [original link is broken] [original link is broken] [original link is broken] - Use of Synch - Asynch bridge in ccBPM

- Maintain RFC destination centrally

- Triggering Email from folder

- Handling different partners for IDoc

/people/siva.maranani/blog/2005/08/27/modeling-integration-scenario146s-in-xi - Modeling Integration Scenario in XI

- Testing of integration process

- Authorization in XI

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/58/d22940cbf2195de10000000a1550b0/content.htm - Authorization in XI

- Alert Configuration

- Trouble shoot alert config

- Call UNIX Shell Script

- Transport in XI

- Using ABAP XSLT Extensions for XI Mapping

/people/prasad.ulagappan2/blog/2005/06/07/mail-adapter-scenarios-150-sap-exchange-infrastructure - Mail Adaptor options

- Collection of IDoc to Single File

- Controlling access to Sensitive Interfaces

- The same filename from a sender to a receiver file adapter - SP14

- Payload Based Message Search in XI30 using Trex Engine - XI : Configuring CCMS Monitoring for XI- Part I

- XI: HTML e-mails from the receiver mail adapter

- XI : FAQ's Provided by SAP

1. Aspirant to learn SAP XI...You won the Jackpot if you read this!-Part I

2. Aspirant to learn SAP XI...You won the Jackpot if you read this!-Part II

3. Aspirant to learn SAP XI...You won the Jackpot if you read this!-Part III

Mappings

Message mapping

/people/sravya.talanki2/blog/2005/12/08/message-mapping-simplified-150-part-ii

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/43/c4cdfc334824478090739c04c4a249/frameset.htm

/people/jeyakumar.muthu2/blog/2005/12/19/data-mining-using-apriori-algorithm-in-xi-150-part-ii

/people/jeyakumar.muthu2/blog/2005/11/23/data-mining-using-apriori-algorithm-in-xi-150-part-i

/people/jeyakumar.muthu2/blog/2005/12/30/data-mining-using-apriori-algorithm-in-xi-150-part-iii

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/e2/e13fcd80fe47768df001a558ed10b6/content.htm---java mapping

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/50ce0433-4309-2b10-4bb4-d421e784... -


java mapping

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/00ee347e-aabb-2a10-b298-d15a1ebf... -


value mapping

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/8e7daa90-0201-0010-9499-cd347ffb...

ABAP MAPPING

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/xi/3.0/how%20to%20...

XSLT

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/01a57f0b-0501-0010-3ca9-d2ea3bb9...

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/006aa890-0201-0010-1eb1-afc5cbae...

Refer these links which helps u to learn XI

For scenarios refer this wiki.

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/wiki?path=/display/xi/step-by-step+guides

for guides try this link.

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/wiki?path=/display/xi/home

SAP XI INTRODUCTION

http://www.erpgenie.com/sap/netweaver/xi/namingconventions.htm

http://www.erpgenie.com/sap/netweaver/xi/howto.htm

http://www.erpgenie.com/sap/netweaver/xi/tips.htm

http://www.erpgenie.com/sap/netweaver/xi/xiauthorizations.htm

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/wiki

Message Mapping

/people/sravya.talanki2/blog/2005/12/08/message-mapping-simplified-150-part-ii

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/43/c4cdfc334824478090739c04c4a249/frameset.htm

/people/jeyakumar.muthu2/blog/2005/12/19/data-mining-using-apriori-algorithm-in-xi-150-part-ii

/people/jeyakumar.muthu2/blog/2005/11/23/data-mining-using-apriori-algorithm-in-xi-150-part-i

/people/jeyakumar.muthu2/blog/2005/12/30/data-mining-using-apriori-algorithm-in-xi-150-part-iii

/people/jin.shin/blog/2006/02/07/multi-mapping-without-bpm--yes-it146s-possible

Runtime WorkBench Monitoring

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/58/d22940cbf2195de10000000a1550b0/content.htm

BPM

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/wiki?path=/display/xi/integrationProcess%28ccBPM%29inXI&

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/1403 [original link is broken] [original link is broken] [original link is broken]

/people/jin.shin/blog/2006/02/07/multi-mapping-without-bpm--yes-it146s-possible

File to File Scenario

IDOC Scenario

RFC Scenario

Also refer the below help:

1) What is XI:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/3c/831620a4f1044dba38b370f77835cc/frameset.htm

2) Design and Configuration:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/3c/831620a4f1044dba38b370f77835cc/frameset.htm

3) Integration Processes (ccBPM)

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/3c/831620a4f1044dba38b370f77835cc/frameset.htm

4) Central Monitoring:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/3c/831620a4f1044dba38b370f77835cc/frameset.htm

5) Adapters:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/ae/d03341771b4c0de10000000a1550b0/frameset.htm

Just go through the below link which has all the topics:

http://www.sap.com/services/education/certification/certificationtest.epx?context=FFC760B8923D16BB51...

File 2 file:

File content conversion:

FCC

Ref:

Sender -

Key value:

-

TAB delimited

NAB the TAB (File Adapter)

Receiver FCC no need of Endseparator

RFC:

HTTP to RFC - A Starter Kit

Weblog to send Response from RFC to File in Asyn Mode Using Proxy:

IDOC:

ALE configuration for pushing idocs from SAP to XI

IDOC testing using WE19

IDOC configuration :

This is expalined both the scenarios:

Please follow the below process for configuration:

Pre-requisites for Inbound IDoc to R/3 from PI:

Configuration required at Xi side:

Go to IDX1: configure the port.

Go to IDX2: load the DOC metadata.

Go to SM59: Create RFC destination which points to R3 system this is require in the case where your IDOC is sent to R 3 system,

Configiration required at R3 side:

Maintain Logical System for PI (SALE transaction):

Maintain Partner Profile for XI system(WE20):

Pre-requisites for Outbound IDoc from R/3 to PI:

Configurations required in R/3:

Maintain Logical System (SALE)

Define RFC Destination (SM59) which points to PI system Maintain Port (WE21) Maintain partner profile. (WE20):

Maintain Distribution Model (BD64):

File To IDOC - Part1 (SLD and Design):

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/wiki?path=/display/profile/2007/05/11/fileToIDOC&

File To IDOC - Part2 (Configuration):

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/wiki?path=/display/profile/2007/05/11/fileToIDOC-Part2+(Configuration)&

File To IDOC - Part3 (Steps required in XI and R3):

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/wiki?path=/display/profile/2007/05/11/fileToIDOC-Part3(StepsrequiredinXIandR3)&

IDOC Collecting

ave a look at this Blog

Collection of Multiple type IDOCs in BPM By Pooja Pandey Collecting IDocs without using BPM By Stefan grube's

XI:Idoc Message Packages By Sravya Talanki Collecting from Multiple Interface and sending it to R3 By Prasad Babu Nemalikanti

Idoc to File:

Collection of IDoc to Single File

BPM:

- Walk through BPM BPM in XI https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/wiki?path=/display/xi/integrationProcess%28ccBPM%29inXI&

BPM-1

BPM-2

BPM-3

BPM-4

Schedule BPM

Use of Synch - Asynch bridge in ccBPM

Use of Synch - Asynch bridge in ccBPM https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/1403 [original link is broken] [original link is broken] [original link is broken]

without BPM

without BPM1

IDOC BPM

multimapping without BPM /people/jin.shin/blog/2006/02/07/multi-mapping-without-bpm--yes-it146s-possible

PRoxy:

First start with configuration:

ABAP Proxy configuration:

- ABAP Proxy to File

- File to ABAP Proxy

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/2b/f49b21674e8c44940bb3beafd83d5c/frameset.htm

for java proxies

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/a068cf2f-0401-0010-2aa9-f5ae4b20...

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/f272165e-0401-0010-b4a1-e7eb8903...

ABAP proxy:

Client Proxy -

In this case you can define you scenario as a proxy to File. The blog explains the proxy part. Map the structure to a file and complete the scenario.

Please chekc this PDF :

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/3dfac358-0d01-0010-5598-d49...

Server Proxy -

File to Inbound Proxy:

Debugging Inbound Proxy:

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You can go to help.sap.com,

saptechnical.com

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DOCUMENTS:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/14/80243b4a66ae0ce10000000a11402f/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/80/8e3841e26cef23e10000000a155106/frameset.htm

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/developerareas/xi?rid=/webcontent/uuid/a680445e-0501-0010-1c94-a8c4a...

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/73527b2c-0501-0010-5398-c4a...

THREADS ON WHICH THE SAMETHING IS DISCUSSED.(In this you have all the links for STARTING WITH XI)

Further, this thread deals with everything that is needed for a starter on XI. Do check them out,

/message/527697#527697 [original link is broken]

And after you are done with the documentation probably you can go through this scenario,

Also check the following threads which might help you a little more,