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SAP with Business Objects Integration

Former Member
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Hi Experts,

Anybody is working on integrating SAP systems with Business Objects using XI? Can you plz share your experience?

I would like to know the things involved in integrating them?

What are the adapters we can use?

What are the advantages of XI over other middleware?

Plz forward me the blogs / links, which relates to the subject matter.

Your valuable suggestions / views are highly appreciated.

regards

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Former Member
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Vijaya,

I have worked on several projects that used BO. We did not use SAP XI.

BO connected to SAP BI which in turn connects to SAP ECC.

BO is another data warehouse. I would not recommend those links go via SAP XI.

Large volumes of raw data.

Regards,

Simon

Former Member
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Hi Simon,

Thanks for your valuable information and for your y'days suggestion. BTW, may i know, how do you estimate time required? I mean what all the things you consider for this? I have assumed that, as if I have all the required input / out & mapping details etc.

Thanks once again.

regards

Former Member
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Hi Vijaya,

Can i get some helpfull information on Business Objects usage with SAP Systems

I want to pull the data from SAP system with out involving Idoc or RFC or Proxy.

Please suggest me on this how to go with BO's

Regards

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bhavesh_kantilal
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Hi,

As far as I know Business Objects is a tool that is used predominantly for reporting , Informatin Management etc.

Now, the point is what kind of data does business objects expect from XI? In what format.

You can use JDBC adapters to send data directly to the BO database and then the BO can produce reports on this data or, you can use HTTP adapters to post a HTTP request on BO so that it can pick up this request and process it an so on.

The question you can ask your BO team is what is the point of interface with BO, how would they let XI talk to them. Once this details are found, things can be certain on the way forward.

Regards

Bhavesh

Former Member
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Thanks Bhavesh,

Very helpfull information, I would like to know more about BO and their data formats etc.. etc... can you plz guide me, where can I get some info on this?

regards

MichalKrawczyk
Active Contributor
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hi,

but you're not talking about BAPIs right ?

(for which you can use standard RFC adapter with xi)?

BAPIs are also business objects

(like sales order, purchase order etc.)

have a look at XI FAQ (link below)

document section and search for RFC adapter

(RFC adapter is used for calling BAPIs)

Regards,

michal

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<a href="/people/michal.krawczyk2/blog/2005/06/28/xipi-faq-frequently-asked-questions"><b>XI / PI FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions</b></a>

Former Member
Former Member
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Thanks Michal,

As Bhavesh mentioned, it is a tool used to generate reports etc.. One of our client using this and they would like to integrate their systems with SAP. My doubt is how XI will communicate with those reports or whatever the data?

I am not sure, whether a RFC exposed Webservice using SOAP can communicate with XI. or whether WEBDYNPRO's will have any role in this?

Lack of info is making me sick and totally confused

plz... plz.. plz.. provide some info.

regards

Former Member
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Hi Chilla,

Thanks, seems gud stuff, lemme go thru the links.

regards

MichalKrawczyk
Active Contributor
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hi,

>>>>>whether a RFC exposed Webservice using SOAP can communicate with XI.

you can expose any RFC/BAPI on XI (via a WS - SOAP)

so everyapplication can call this WS <-- all standard

>>>>WEBDYNPRO's will have any role in this?

no WD is a technology to create user interfaces

(WD creates WWW page nothing more)

if you want to make a connection between two system

you don't need WD

Regards,

michal