Solved: regarding Adapter framework

Former Member · ‎11-29-2007

hello guys,

can any one explain me about adapter framework in detail as how it works

former_member335553 · ‎11-29-2007

Check these to have in-depth understanding:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/fd/16e140a786702ae10000000a155106/frameset.htm

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/40faf9ae-1ce5-2910-f89c-f187628e...

Former Member · ‎11-29-2007

Hi satish telukunta ,

Adapter framework

What are XI Adapters?

Adapters enable communication between the XI integration engine and an application system. This leads to the compatibility between heterogeneous systems.Adapters convert the XI protocol (SOAP with attachments over HTTP) to the protocol spoken by the application system and vice-versa.The key purpose of XI is to integrate heterogeneous systems and adapters are the key enabler to achieving this goal

Adapter Categories

Application adapters provided by SAP (IDoc and RFC) and 3rd party vendors (Seeburger, Siebel, Oracle, ...)

Technical adapters relate to specific protocols

File systems (FTP / File)

RDBMS systems (JDBC)

Messaging systems (JMS)

Web services (SOAP)

Mail servers (SMTP)

SAP Business Connector

Marketplaces

Industry standard adapters

RosettaNet

CIDX

The Adapter Engine

The XI Adapter engine is the home of the majority of the XI adapters. Only the IDoc adapter and the plain HTTP adapter do not reside on the adapter engine. They reside on the Integration Server.

It is fully integrated in to the XI landscape with tools provided for configuration, logistics and monitoring. It's Adapter Framework is based on the JCA.

SAP XI requires an adapter framework to communicate outside of the SAP system. These adapters translate code from external applications to an XML message for NetWeaver processes using the Java Connector Architecture.It is a part of the Adapter Engine, which provides interfaces for configuring, managing, and monitoring adapters.

Structure of the Adapter Framework

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/fd/16e140a786702ae10000000a155106/content.htm

Adapter for SAP XI environment

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wbihelp/v6rxmx/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.wbia_adapters.doc/d...

List of all adapters compatible with XI 3.0

http://searchsap.techtarget.com/expert/KnowledgebaseAnswer/0,289625,sid21_gci1229988_tax304527,00.ht...

Adapter and Module Development

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/8b/895e407aa4c44ce10000000a1550b0/content.htm

Legacy Integration with the SAP XI Adapter

http://www.makdata.de/www_makdata/sites/www.makdata.de/en/solutions/solutions02/downloads/SAP_XI_Ada...

Installing the SAP XI Integration Components of the XI Adapter

http://documentation.softwareag.com/crossvision/xio311/install/sapXiInstall.htm

cheers!

gyanaraj

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Former Member · ‎11-29-2007

Hi Satish

The Adapter Framework is part of the Adapter Engine and the PCK. It provides interfaces for configuring, managing, and monitoring adapters. The Adapter Framework is used to connect any external system to SAP Exchange Infrastructure.

Implementation Considerations

The Adapter Framework is based on the SAP J2EE Engine and the J2EE Connector Architecture (JCA).

Integration

The Adapter Framework is responsible for communication between the SAP XI Integration Server and any SAP or non-SAP systems.

In the figure, the XI components Integration Server, Integration Directory, System Landscape Directory, Runtime Workbench, and Integration Repository are shown on the left. The Adapter Framework and its modules are shown in the middle and the external system to be connected is on the right. The following are examples of external systems:

● An ERP system such as Peoplesoft

● A CRM system such as Siebel

● A data pool such as UCCnet

● A Web service

● An EDI subsystem

All SAP components are shown in gray. The components that can or must be provided for adapter development are shown in orange, as is the external system to be connected.

For more details you can follow these PDF’s and help file

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/a0ee90b6-e726-2a10-528b-bd493ab5...

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/40faf9ae-1ce5-2910-f89c-f187628e...

Structure of the Adapter Framework

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/fd/16e140a786702ae10000000a155106/frameset.htm

hope this may help you

Thanks

Sandeep sharma

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