Web services within old ERP release

[Former Member]

Hi guys,

I’m developing a SOAP based interface between WAS 6.40 and an external web service. Our customer also has an old ERP version - R/3 4.6x system and I would like to know, which are the best options that I have for develop the same interface that I did in WAS 6.40. I know that WS isn’t supported with lower versions then WAS 6.40, but anyone knows any kind of midleware available in the market that can work with R/3 4.6x and web services?

Maybe SAP Java Connector is a possibility?

Thanks in advance,

Ricardo.

[Former Member]

Hi Ricardo,

SAP-XI is the ultimate solution.

SAP R/3 (4.6)-> XI (exposed as web service)

In XI, on sender side you need an RFC adapter where as on rcvr end you need a soap adapter.

you can expose this interface as a web service using XI.

Regards

Pushkar

[Former Member]

Sorry, I forgot, but XI is out of the plan! No budget

Cheers,

Ricardo.

[henrique_pinto]

> Sorry, I forgot, but XI is out of the plan! No budget

>

Then why are you posting this on XI forum?

JCo is a vlaid option, but SAP recommends using XI, and AFAIK, SAP will avoid supporting new developments on JCo.

Also, if you use JCo, you'd have to develop a java proxy for your wsdl and a client which receives calls from ABAP (JCo) and calls the proxy (WSDL).

Regards,

Henrique.