Urgent!!!!! - Communication between MES, xMII, XI and SAP R/3 system?!!!

[Former Member]

Hi Gurus,

I got a chance to work for integrating MES ( Manufacturing Execution Systems) with SAP R/3 system through xMII.

a) I am new to this kind of scenarios...Can anybody suggest me the best practices for the same?!!

b) How does the communication happend between these two systems ( i,e MES and SAP R/3 through xMII)? what are the adapters going to used for sender and as well as Receiver?!

Need help Urgent?!!

-S

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hey,

Can anybody help me out for the same?!!!!!!!

As per my understanding...MES directly connects with xMII and from xMII it will communicate with the XI and corresponding SAP R/3 system.

The communication between xMII and XI would happend through HTTP Adapter ( SOAP) and the corresponding SAP communication through RFC/IDOC ?!!

Please correct me If I am wrong?!!!!!!!!!

-S

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Stallin,

Yes you are almost right.

Many adapters are available. Depends on your connecting system version and your choice to use a particular adapter.

Examples are

1) MES( databases)-->xMII(web services)->XI(RFC,Web Services)>ERP

2) MES(Web Services)--->xMII(web services)->XI(RFC,Web Services)>ERP

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Totally depend on your requirement.

Just go through this thread. Even I was having same confusions.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Piyush

[former_member208856]

Hi,

Please check first that MES can be Integrate with R/3 system without using any middleware (XI or XMII) also.

You can use BAPI - IDOc scenario for the same.

Sandeep Kaushik