web service model

[Former Member]

Hello,

Please explain What is the advantage of web service model over Adaptive RFC model ?

Thanks,

Sowmya.

[Former Member]

Hi,

Refer SAP NetWeaver Library links:-

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/24/4e70c63574ec4284d0f47324ab2d0e/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/d5/1558bfa6aa80499113983e738b1b21/content.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/f4/5109cd43ae99418a06036a609d7470/content.htm

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/b04308ed-62d5-2910-b3a6-c26771b1...

Kind Regards,

Nitin

[Former Member]

1) Its not mandatory that you have to use servie/FM from the ABAP only, you can use FM/Service from any platform SAP/Non-SAP as long as they can be converted into WebService.

eg you can create a webservice in Java platform and you can consume it in for of webservice .

2) In case of ABAP you don't have to maintain a JCO connection while using webservice approach where as in ADaptive RFC model you will have to create MetaData and ModelData RFC .

3) With current direction of SAP ie SOA and in that using PI for Outside In modelling approach Webservice whould be more flexible,

Edited by: Saurabh on Apr 5, 2009 3:36 PM

[Former Member]

The first thing- Adaptive RFC model only deals with calling BAPIs from connected SAP backends. A webservice model will let you call any available webservice...whether local or published in UDDI. In fact even if your RFCs are enabled as web service, you may even import them as a webservice model other than as RFC model.

There are numerous advantages of using webservices in general, which you may be able to find by a little more browsing on the site.

SDN article on adaptive web service model:

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/b2bc0932-0d01-0010-6d8e-cff1b2f2...