Differences between adapters

[Former Member]

Hi ,

Can anyone please explain me the differences between application adapters and Technical adapters? How they are categorized and how to decide when to use which adapter?

Thanks in advance.

[former_member185856 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Application adapters are specific to application platform, means..

If we use Database system like Oracle, Sql, or any.... then v have to choose JDBC adapter...or JMS adapter for Java application.... ( Idoc...etc....)

Technical adapters are not specific to particular application like if v use .xml or .txt files in FTP server...then v choose FTP/File adp.., RFC....here the files are independent of application...so these adp are called Technical adp....

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

ok,

What about Industry Standard and Mainframe/Transaction adapters?

Regds,

Srinu.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Srinvas,

These are used with Industry Standards such as CIDX or PIDX for main frame if you need to interace with cobol prog we have mainframe adapters from iway.

hope this is clear

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Sreeram.G.Reddy

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi All,

Can you please tell me where in XI should we configure the application adapters like PeopleSoft, BAAN, Siebel etc?

and I think JDBC is not an application adapter.

Thanks,

Srinu.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

when you interact with pepolewsoft or bann or xyz if you cant find sap Xi standarad adapter to interact with system then you use application speicfy adapters.

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Sreeram.G.Reddy

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Sreeram Reddy

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi ,

Please find the links below for related information .

http://www.iwaysoftware.com/products/iway_adapter_list.html

http://www.iwaysoftware.com/products/pdf/iWaySysAdapters.pdf

http://www.iwaysoftware.com/products/adapters/Baan.html

You can access a iWay adapter using JCA or creating a webservice using it.

Nanda

[Former Member]

Hi,

Sorry for a late response however if you are still strugling to integrate with Baan here are your options also depends on which version of Baan are you using:-

[1] Use the Baan Openworld Adapter on Baan side.It provides you Java proxies to integrate with Baan.On the XI side use standard Java proxies.

[2] Expose Webservices using Baan Opwenworld SOAP connector and on the XI side import the WSDL and integrate with RFC/IDOC/PROXY interface.

Hope this helps.

Kailash.

[Former Member]

For connecting SAP ECC 6.0 with Peoplesoft using SAP XI, can someone please list pros and cons of using iway peoplesoft adapter vs using technical adaperts for connecting these two systems?

If iway peoplesoft application adapter is not used, what are the options (comparision between technical adapaters) do we have for connecting these two systems and pros and cons of various options we have?

How difficult it is from XI standpoint to establish synchronous and asynchronous communication with peoplesoft without using iway peoplesoft adapter?

I will appreciate any expertise on this.

Thanks,

Saurabh

[Former Member]

Application adapters:

They provide connectivity to vendor specific application systems.

SAP, peoplesoft...

Technical adapters:

They provide connectivity to application systems.

File,SOAP,JDBC,JMS...

Industry standard adapters:

RNIF,CIDX,PIDX

sds

Marco Zerbini

[Former Member]

Hi Srinivas,

To know the exact functionality and difference between these tow adpaters please check below link:

<a href="http://enterprisearchitecture.nih.gov/ArchLib/AT/TA/IntegrationAdaptersBrick.htm">http://enterprisearchitecture.nih.gov/ArchLib/AT/TA/IntegrationAdaptersBrick.htm</a>

Regards,

Subhasha

[prabhu_s2]

also u can check with <a href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/0d/5ab43b274a960de10000000a114084/content.htm">this</a>

[Former Member]

I did a google search for - SAP XI "Application adapters" and "technical adapters" and go a few links...one fo them is below...

http://www.erpgenie.com/netweaver/xi/adapters/index.htm

see sap help link also

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

[Former Member]

Hi Srinivas,

Application adapter are speicify to that application only if you take R/3 as application then use application adapters RFC,IDOC. these typee are application adapters.

techincal adapters are common adapter such FILE,HTTP,JDBC.

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Sreeram.G.Reddy

[Former Member]

If I am communicating with a Baan system, is it compulsory to use a Baan adapter ( an appln adapter)? Can't I use a technical adapter?

If possible plz give the defns and differences for Application, Technical, Industry standard and Mainframe adapters.

Thanks in adavance.

[Former Member]

HI,

Application adapters:

They provide connectivity to vendor specific application systems.

SAP, peoplesoft...

Technical adapters:

They provide connectivity to application systems.

File,SOAP,JDBC,JMS...

Industry standard adapters:

RNIF,CIDX,PIDX

Regards,

Sudheer.

[Former Member]

ok.

If I want to connect to a Oracle database system, should I use a Oracle adapter or a JDBC adapter and when to use each one of them?

[Former Member]

>>If I want to connect to a Oracle database system, should I use a Oracle adapter or a JDBC adapter

You need to use JDBC adapter. You need to deploy the JDC drivers for ORACLE in XI server.

>>and when to use each one of them

There is no adapter called Oracle adapter. When ever u need to connect to a database use JDBC adapter and ensure the corresponding JDBC drivers for the db is deployed in the XI server.

Regards,

Jai Shankar

[Former Member]

Hi,

Oracle adapter is the Application adapter provided by iway.

Can u tell me when can I go for that adapter?

Regds,

Srinu.

[Former Member]

iam not sure why you wnat to go to Oracle adapter when you have JDBC adapter

if need to use Oracle adapter any interaction with oracle applications you can use Oracle adapter.

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Sreeram.G.Reddy

[prabhu_s2]

yes it is appl adapter provided by iway. and when u need to update oracle appls u can also gowith oracle adapter

[MichalKrawczyk]

Hi,

adapters are combines with protocols

so if you need to get a file over FTP use FTP adapter

if you need to connect oever HTTP use HTTP adapter

if you need to send IDOC you use IDOC adapter

if RFC then RFC etc.

you can tell by the name of the adapter which one you need to use very often

Regards,

michal

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