All about Point-Point Connection

[Former Member]

Hi All,

I have read this point in the disscussion abt why we need XI

1. right now you are using point to pont connection which is not the best way.

I know that the concept of ALE which is used to send the IDOC's from SAP-Non-SAP and Vice versa.This is working on Point to point conection.

Q1) Then on which basis XI is working. Is it is Point -Multi point concept??

Q2) What is the Dis Advantages of using the Poin--Point conection

Q3) What are the Advantages of avoiding the point point connection by using XI

Regards

Suman

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

instead of having point to point connections between systems you connect all systems with the XI.

For example if you have four systems A, B, C and D.

If you have point to point connections between all of them it will look like:

A - B

A - C

A - D

B - C

B - D

C - D

With XI it will look like:

A - XI

B - XI

C - XI

D - XI

So one advantage is that you will have less connections.

Another advantage is that if System A changes you have to adjust three connections in case of point to point.

With XI you have only to change one connection.

A further advantage is to have central point to configure and monitor your connections between the systems.

Some more informations:

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/f79be190-0201-0010-96b9-f00ef2ac...

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/50fc0e7e-bd11-2a10-85a0-966fb8ec...

Regards

Patrick

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Can u give one more example to be clear

Regards

Suman

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I could offer you two more links about this topic:

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/wiki?path=/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=16263

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/e712914a-0801-0010-f68f-9d2b241b...

Hope it helps.

Regards

Patrick

[Former Member]

Ans

[Former Member]

Hi All,

Can any one give me Good example on this

Regards

Suman

[Former Member]

Hi SUman,

When you are having few systems in your organizations , you can go for point to point connections.

But when you are having huge system landscape, then XI is beneficial.

1) You can do monitoring at one central place.

2) Effort used for integration is less as you can do mappings, look ups etc.

3) Cost of maintainace is very less as nothing is hard coded.

If A and B are connected to each other, System A changes its interface or some method parameters, you can do all these modifications in XI without bothering system B.

4) There are so many adapters available which allows you to concentrate only on your business logic avoiding your integration complexities.

If you want further details, you can go for advantages for XI.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Piyush