PCK and Adapter Framework diff.

[Former Member]

Hi experts, could you pls explain the differences between PCK and Adapter Framework engine?

[Former Member]

Hi,

Please reward points if it helps.

Thanks

Vikranth

[Former Member]

Hi,

the PCK is used,if you want to exchange Messages from or to XI. That means for that,you need on the sender or receiver Side a XI System. The one way is,that a XI sends the Native XML SOAP Messages via XI Adapter to the PCK.Then the message can be converted in some other formats,because the PCK has its own Adapter Engine. But there is no IDOC adapter.

The second way ist,that for example you pick up XML Files with the PCK and transfer it to an XI system in the Native XML Format. With the PCK you can't do a File-to-File Transfer.

The PCK is a standalone Application,which has its own Monitoring,Configuration and User Management.Instead of that, a decentral Adapter Engine is directly connected to an XI System and is configured centrally in the XI System

PCK is a mini version of XI. It is used by smaller business partner (who cannot afford to install a full blown version XI) to exchange XI messages with large companies (having an XI installation).

PCK has its own local Adapter engine.

Check the following links:

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/3f9fc190-0201-0010-0cbd-87f50e40...

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/34a1e590-0201-0010-2c82-9b6229cf...

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/6f83d790-0201-0010-629d-ab5bf10c...

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/8f/d906d01f77fa40a4c84683c3f8326f/content.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_glossary/en/6d/9c44b95c168e4cb500bb430ec193cc/content.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/99/115281baba404890d2561617a78409/content.htm

/people/siva.maranani/blog/2005/08/30/pck-cross-sectional-analysis-part-1

/people/siva.maranani/blog/2005/08/30/pck-cross-sectional-analysis-part-2

PCK against framework

the PCK is used at a partner site to configure the

XI Adapter Engine. In a stand alone XI installation

you will configure adapters in the integration directory.

On a partner site you do not have a integration directory

(only the adapter engine is installed there) so you need

another tool to do the job. That's the PCK. Therefore

you can't see any difference between the integration

directory and the PCK, both do essentially the same job.

Thanks

Vikranth

Edited by: Khimavath Vikranth on May 28, 2008 9:46 PM