Compare BC and XI

[Former Member]

Can any one please compare BC and XI with corresponding terms of both the tools.

For ex:

Records of BC is same as Datatypes of XI.

-Thanks,

Naveen.

[Former Member]

1. Business Connector based on point to point connectivity whereas XI is central design and configuration

2. In Business connector messaging , mapping and routing is possible whereas in XI apart from above functionality business scenarios and business process also supported

3. In BC , webmethod connector for non-SAP integration where several adaptors available in XI

Thanks

Venkat

[Former Member]

Hi Naveen,

<u><b>SAP BC:</b></u>

The SAP Business Connector is a middleware product based on webMethods’ B2B Integration Server. It allows you to integrate with R/3 using open and non proprietary technology. SAP BC uses the Internet as communication platform and XML/HTML as data format. Thus it seamlessly integrates different IT architectures with R/3.

SAP BC allows for full bi-directional communication to and from R/3. On the one hand all SAP functionality accessible using BAPIs and IDocs can be made available to business partners over the Internet as secure XML-based services. On the other hand applications and information running on a remote web site can be instantly invoked by a simple SAP function call thus making the information of the Web available to an R/3 System.

SAP BC provides an XML layer on top of R/3 functionality so that other applications do not need any understanding of R/3 internal data structures or protocols. You can deploy SAP BC to simply but effectively achieve business-to-business integration between trading partners, thereby extending the reach of your SAP infrastructure to customers, partners and suppliers. Examples for applications may include real-time integration between supplier inventories and your SAP System or multi-vendor product, price and availability information and your purchasing application.

For further Information on the same see <a href="http://www.sapgenie.com/mysap/bus_connector.htm">WHAT IS SAP BC ?</a>

<u><b>

SAP XI:</b></u>

SAP Exchange Infrastructure (XI) enables you to implement cross-system business processes. The aim of the Exchange Infrastructure is to integrate different versions of SAP and non-SAP systems implemented on different platforms (Java, ABAP, and so on). The Exchange Infrastructure is based on an open architecture, makes uses of open standards (in particular those from the XML and Java environments) and offers services that are essential in a heterogeneous and complex system landscape: Namely a runtime infrastructure for message exchange; configuration options for managing business processes and message flow; and options for transforming message contents between the sender and receiver systems.

For more information on the same see <a href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_srm30/helpdata/en/0f/80243b4a66ae0ce10000000a11402f/content.htm">SAP Exchange Infrastructure</a>

Regards,

Abhy

[Former Member]

AT,

<i>>The SAP Business Connector is a middleware product based on webMethods’ B2B Integration Server.</i>

Does this mean webMethods is already running to use SAP Business Connector?

Thanks,

-Naveen.