A2A or B2B

[Former Member]

Hi All,

I have a scenario, our client has SAP R/3 and they want to integrate SAP R/3 with their Vendor for their Transportation.

Vendor has sterling commerce system, So we can make the scenario's as File to Idoc & vice versa.

Now my Question is, Is this going to be A2A scenario or B2B??

I believe this will be B2B. Please correct me

Regards

Edited by: Bhavana Ch on May 11, 2011 6:23 PM

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

It would be a B2B Scenario.

As of my knowledge,

Any interface within company's applications is A2A(Application2Application)

& Any interface between 2 or more company's applications is B2B(Business2Business).

-santosh.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Santosh,

Thanks for the reply. What makes the difference in setting up the interface between A2A & B2B

I mean to say, where will be the difference comes into picture in both cases?

Design or Configuration??? if yes, what will be that

Regards

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Well , Technically speaking there would be not much difference. Its only a Business/Functional terminology.

Designwise , no much difference. Both would be same.

COnfigwise, we, as developers come to know, if we integrating with a system inside the organisation or Outside the organisation.

Example,

A webservice interface to a Non-sap tool within organisation(A2A).

we will be using the local URL in SOAP adapter.

A webservice interface to a Non-sap tool with a partner organisation of our client(B2B).

we will be using Partner organisation URL in SOAP adapter.

OR

sending the file output to a local tool(A2A).

FTP' ing the file to a partner(B2B).

-santosh.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

In that B2B case, don't we to use "Party" in configuration ??

Regards

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

That's a good question........

As of my knowledge,

Party is a nice to have attribute to distinguish it as a B2B interface.

But, most of the B2B interfaces, we are working without using "Party" field.

[baskar_gopalakrishnan2 · Accepted solution]

>Design or Configuration??? if yes, what will be that

With the given situation of yours, there wont be any change in Design and configuration. Example - when you host webservice or consume Webservice or using NON SAP systems to interface, you are going to use Business component (7.1) or Business Service. hope that helps.

[Former Member]

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