question on netweaver mobile option

[Former Member]

Hello friends

Right now we are using XI integration between our product and SAP tables.

Our sales team want to use the demo of our product while they are travelling which uses this XI integration.

I have been reading about SAP x Apps Mobile option.

Does this support the XI scenarios also?

In other words, how different is this netweaver mobile option when compared to the regular XI scenarios that we have configured? Does using this mobile option requires any configuration changes?

Your response will be highly appreciated.

Thanks

Ram

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

HI

Plesae go through below details and reference links

SAP XI is emerging as one of the preferred middleware in a landscape where SAP R/3 or any other SAP product already exists.

Mobile devices have limited memory so to develop an application for Mobile devices J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition) was used.

Integrating Mobile Device With SAP XI

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/ceb31d4f-0901-0010-60bc-8162e7c6...

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/cc489997-0901-0010-b3a3-c27a7208...

Thanks

Swarup

[Former Member]

Hi Ram !!

SAP xApps Mobile / Mobile Infrastructure, as far as I know, is for offline connections. It requires to install a client in the mobile devices to work.

XI is used to integrate SAP and non-SAP systems, that means that you could use XI to expose SAP data and develop your own front-end as a client. If this client has for example a web interface, then if your mobile device has an internet browser, you could access that client from there.

e.g.

Mobile device (with browser/online connection) -> ASP.NET application -> HTTP/SOAP -> XI -> RFC -> SAP

Instead of an ASP.NET application you could develop a Mobile WebDynpro JAVA application (that is, J2EE instead of .NET, but device detection for proper rendering of UI) for the same.

It all depends if your mobile application is online or offline. If it is offline and all it access is SAP data, then you just can do it with SAP MI, if it is for online (SAP or non-SAP data), any combination can work, you also can use XI as a broker between SAP and your mobile platform.

Hope it helps.

Regards,

Matias

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