PI 7.1 WS Adapter

[Former Member]

Hi all,

Until that day we were using SOAP adapter for web services. Now there is new adapter

that using the SOA Manager engine and etc.

I've read several threads but didn't find the advantages of WS Adapter. Any info ? help ?

Whe should I use SOAP Adapter and when WS Adapter.

thanks in advance,

Dimitry Haritonov

[former_member307485]

Hi Dimitry,

USing WS adapter you can create direct communication link

between two systems that use ws runtime

so you can connecto two ERP systems without the use of integration engine

(you only configure the connection in ID but XI does not take part in the flow)

Check this thread

REgards,

Divya

Edited by: Divya Nambiar on Jun 16, 2009 9:47 AM

[jorge_melman]

Hi to all,

oour purpose is to use PI 7.1 in the middle, for example:

3rd party -

---

> PI .71 -

---

> ECC (proxy)

does WS Adapter support connection only between SAP systems ?

what is more suitable in our scenario ? SOAP or WS Adapter ?

Please advice,

Dimitry

[former_member200962]

>

> Hi to all,
> 
> oour purpose is to use PI 7.1 in the middle, for example:
> 
> 3rd party -
> PI .71 -
> ECC (proxy)
> 
> does WS Adapter support connection only between SAP systems ?
> what is more suitable in our scenario ? SOAP or WS Adapter ?
> 
> Please advice,
> Dimitry

Cross-posting not allowed...

[Former Member]

(jorge is my colleague we work together)

Hi to all,

oour purpose is to use PI 7.1 in the middle, for example:

3rd party -

---

> PI .71 -

---

> ECC (proxy)

does WS Adapter support connection only between SAP systems ?

what is more suitable in our scenario ? SOAP or WS Adapter ?

Please advice,

Dimitry

Edited by: Dimitry Haritonov on Jun 16, 2009 10:21 AM

[former_member200962]

Oh ok...

In your case WS wont work...it needs the backend systems to be on ABAP platform.....if your sender (3rd party) is based on ABAP then you can try WS.....but do you have any specific reason for going with WS......your scenario can be implemented with SOAP.

Regards,

Abhishek.

[Former Member]

thats what I'm trying to understand ! Please help to understand:

1) My consumer is 3rd party system and the provider is ECC. What are the advantages of WS Adapter on my scenario ?

2) please confirm the WS Adapter is only suitable between two SAP (ABAP) systems

Dimitry

Edited by: Dimitry Haritonov on Jun 16, 2009 10:41 AM

[former_member200962]

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nwpi71/helpdata/EN/45/64cc5c1a8e1b24e10000000a155369/frameset.htm

From Above Link
At present, this mechanism can only fully propagate the configuration data to those back-end systems that are based on AS ABAP

The above restriction applicable only for systems with ABAP in the backend....i.e. Direct Connection possible only between SAP <-----> SAP systems.

however for Configuring the Integration Sever Communication there is no restriction to have the backend systems on ABAP..... communication possible between non-SAP and SAP system through WS adapter.....you can check this for yourself in the below link:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nwpi71/helpdata/EN/45/37d73b80554c2ce10000000a1553f6/frameset.htm

Just scroll down to the Technical Transport Settings section and check how the setting has to be done for SAP and non-SAP systems......so for your scenario you can implement WS communication .

Only keep in mind that WS adapter does not support sync communication, however ack mechanism is supported.

Advantage that I think of is WS communication ensures reliable messaging and hence can have a preference over SOAP....

For more info you can check this out

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/304335f7-f33c-2a10-ae80-9c9ffdc8...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WS-ReliableMessaging

Regards,

Abhishek.

[Former Member]

thanks a lot salvi ...

As you stated it is impossible to build interfaces with WS adapter with 3rd party ssytems.

but I can't find anywhere an exaple when:

Provider: ABAP

Consumer: 3rd party.

In https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/109aa318-5aa6-2a10-799d-a495383c...

I didn't find any info on my scenario (specified that the provider can be 3rd party not the consumer).

Any idea ?

Dimitry Haritonov

[Former Member]

any idea ?

[Former Member]

Hi Dimitry,

What exactly do you need? Proxies? I will try to help you...

Kind regards

Dimitri

[Shabarish_Nair]

1. used in direct connections in PI 7.1

2. reliable messaging - https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/304335f7-f33c-2a10-ae80-9c9ffdc8...

there are also various thread you can search in this forum that can give you more insights like

[former_member200962]

Why should I use WS Adapter??

Did you had a look at this section from help:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nwpi71/helpdata/EN/45/37d73b80554c2ce10000000a1553f6/frameset.htm

The first two diagrams should answer the Q on WS...

Regards,

Abhishek.