Help in XI

[Former Member]

hi XI technocrakes..

I am 3 yrs experienced in ABAP and now planning to move to XI. I have started with all material that is available online but all of that is technical knowledge. I mean i knw the infrastructure the integration directory and repository and stuff lik dat but i want o have a real taste of all this. Can u suggest me sum docs where i can find practical knowledge with sum examples. Apart from it few doubts are..

Do i need to knw XML??

Where does the interface mapping and message mapping happen and who does it??

Does SAP XI installed means SAP WAS has to be installed ? [Iknw its a stupid question]

Can u give me sum real time scenario of usage of XI like sum doc u had to transfer using XI and wat interfaces and messages were used??

Do i need to knw JAVA and J2EE??

I know its very basic level and for great mind likes u , it mite be annoying too. But still i expect sum solid and fast help of u guys..

Thanks,

Gaurav

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Gaurav,

First of all, a welcome to XI.

<i>Do i need to knw XML??</i> --> If you can analyse simple xml docs, it will be sufficient to explore in XI(for a beginner).

<i>Where does the interface mapping and message mapping happen and who does it??</i>--> Mapping happens at runtime in Integration server. (XI does it). You need not do any thing manually, you just need a trigger to run the interface and the trigger depends on your scenario.

<i>Does SAP XI installed means SAP WAS has to be installed ?</i> -- > WAS is installed during the installation of XI and R/3. It is the core. If you have XI installed, it means WAS is already there in your server. Check with BASIS team to know the version of WAS.

<i>Can u give me sum real time scenario of usage of XI like sum doc u had to transfer using XI and wat interfaces and messages were used??</i> --> A simple scenario would be creating a purchase order in R/3 with details of the purchase request from a legacy system(in file or database).

<i>Do i need to knw JAVA and J2EE??</i>--> Java and J2EE are required to create User defined functions. For time being you can practise on inbuild functions provided by SAP.

For a beginner, it is recomended to look into some weblogs and design your first interface.

If you need any weblog details with step by step soln. on any particular scenario, tell us the scenario for weblog details.

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Regards,

Jai Shankar.

[Former Member]

thank you guys for all your support. I really appreciate it. Sorry for sending twice , it was a mistake. WIll get back to you if further help is needed..

thanks again,

Gaurav

[RameshGulipall]

Hi Gaurav,

Welcome to XI.i hope this weblog useful for XI learners.

/people/sap.user72/blog/2005/12/22/new-to-xi

regards,

ramesh

[Former Member]

Hi Gaurav,

You could also look at these links to help you get started..

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

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,

Also for more info related to XI go through these links:

XI -Starter

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/e1/8e51341a06084de10000009b38f83b/frameset.htm

SAP XI - Where to Find Information

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

All the information you need in XI :

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/0f/80243b4a66ae0ce10000000a11402f/frameset.htm

To understand the architecture of XI, Please go through this link:

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

You can also go through the url for Elearning :

https://www.sdn.sap.com/sdn/elearning.sdn

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/sdnpilot/elearning

Following is the link for 'how to guides', A step by step guide to create scenarios:

https://websmp201.sap-ag.de/nw-howtoguides

XI is all about configuration of Adapters, to learn more please go through this link:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/0d/5ab43b274a960de10000000a114084/frameset.htm

One of the most powerful feature of XI, Business Process Management:

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

How the messages are delivered through XI:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/17/50d440e14f8431e10000000a1550b0/frameset.htm

Once you go through these links and are a bit aware what all XI objects do, you can try a simple "File to File Scenario" which would help you to understand XI objects in a much better manner.

For help on this scenario go through this blog it is in two parts thus I am providing both links below:

/people/venkat.donela/blog/2005/03/02/introduction-to-simplefile-xi-filescenario-and-complete-walk-through-for-starterspart1

/people/venkat.donela/blog/2005/03/03/introduction-to-simple-file-xi-filescenario-and-complete-walk-through-for-starterspart2

XI Cerification

/thread/25311 [original link is broken]

For XI in General:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/e3/e60138fede083de10000009b38f8cf/frameset.htm

cheers

Prashanth

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[Former Member]

Hi Gaurav,

>><i>Do i need to knw XML??</i>

Yes. It is definitely required. Everything from your datatype onwards is based on this.

Message mapping is the mapping of your source and target structure.It is done in the Integration Repository

An interface mapping registers ur mapping program for an interface pair. This is also done in the repository.

As for real time scenario's,you could try looking at some simple file-xi-file scenario or a file-xi-idoc scenario.. check these ..

/people/venkat.donela/blog/2005/03/02/introduction-to-simplefile-xi-filescenario-and-complete-walk-through-for-starterspart1 -- File to File PART 1

/people/venkat.donela/blog/2005/03/03/introduction-to-simple-file-xi-filescenario-and-complete-walk-through-for-starterspart2 - File to File Part 2

A core Java knowledge is very preferable, since a lot of your mappings are complex and you would need to write user defined functions/ implement java mappings .

As far as I know, J2EE knowledge is not required.

Hope I have answered ur questions!

cheers,

Prashanth

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