XI functional capability

[Former Member]

hi, I wanted to justify my client on the functional capabilities available in XI instead of a custom development for intergration. What all I could highlight as true features that are advantageous?

[prabhu_s2 · Accepted solution]

SAP NetWeaver Exchange Infrastructure (SAP NetWeaver XI) is SAP's platform for process integration based on the exchange of XML messages.

SAP NetWeaver Exchange Infrastructure

Provides a technical infrastructure for XML-based message exchange in order to connect SAP components with each other, as well as with non-SAP components

Delivers business-process and integration knowledge to the customer, in the form of SAP’s predefined integration scenarios

Provides an integrated toolset for building new integration scenarios by defining and maintaining all integration-relevant information ("shared collaboration knowledge")

....<a href="https://websmp208.sap-ag.de/xi">for more</a>

[prabhu_s2]

hi bala

update ur queries on this thread. if answered pls close the thread by assiging points to helpful replies.

[Former Member]

Hi Bala,

It's conforming to the usual standards as competing products do, taking part in the promotion of new concepts (e.g. BPEL4WS) and supplying SAP specific enhancements (e.g idoc, rfc, abap stuff).

so, i think XI3.0 is the application integration platform of choice for new installations, for installations already utilizing some other messaging middleware changint to XI balancing pros an is subject to an thorough evaluation.

Easy Integration with SAP products & components (RFC, IDOC, Proxy).

• Data security as expected from any SAP product.

• Standards based - XML, XSD, Xpath etc

• Ability to communicate with other messaging systems/products.

• Business Process Management

• Synchronous & Asynchronous communication possible.

• Complex processes for communication possible instead of only sending and receiving (business process management) (connect e.g. asynchronous and synchronous steps, define complex communication scenarios)

• Mapping etc possible to accomplish in Java. Platform independent Java components.

• Java & .Net support.

• Big range of adapters for different technologies / tools (SOAP, Mail, JDBC, CDIX...)available in standard or offered by other companies (EDI e.g. by Seeburger).

• Process functionalities inside XI to modify content in the communication channel on own defined rules fpr business purposes.

• Central monitoring for data communication for all your communication between different systems.

• And the marketing issue: SAP and its partners provide high volume of development capabilities to make XI always up-to-date for new requirements

For more information about XI, Please go through this link:

https://websmp201.sap-ag.de/xi

Pleas have a look into these discussions~

XI is a middleware like many others. It is well suited for connecting SAP systems with each other and with non-SAP.If your focus is not on SAP systems, other solutions might be a better choice today. SAP XI provides an integrated workflow engine that allows to define adapters to non-XML-protocols and mappings to convert data content from source to target.

Any fully mature middleware should provide these three layers.

1. An independent Message Queue

2. A data consolidator and mapping engine

3. Workflow processor.

XI is lacking full-fledged Message Queue compared to other established Middleware products.

Currently, SAP XI does not have the features like IBM Websphere, Seeburger or TIBCO.

SAP's next XI release might provide this missing piece and many more features which is due 2007 I guess.

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Regards

Sreeram.G.Reddy

[Shabarish_Nair]

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