SAP PI Middleware for User Centric Application (i.e: Mobile App)

[Former Member]

Hi All,

We're currently assessing the options of middleware usage between SAP ECC and Custom Mobile Application (non-SAP solution).

So far, we're considering to use of SAP Netweaver Gateway & SAP PI as middleware.

I also found the following thread discussing the middleware between SAP ECC and Custom Mobile Application.

The thread suggesting to use SAP Netweaver Gateway as the middleware, instead of SAP PI.

My question is:

• Why SAP Netweaver Gateway is considered as a better option compared to SAP PI when it come as middleware between SAP ECC and Custom Mobile Application? (considering performance, license fee, and other aspect)
• Has anyone ever use SAP PI as middleware between SAP ECC and Custom Mobile Application?
• Is there any limitation or performance issue encountered when using SAP PI as middleware?

Thank you,

Yosua

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Yousa ,

Your first and third questions answers defined in below pdf clearly ... ..

26a5f3e6-557c-0010-82c7-eda71af511fa.pdf ( check in SCN documents )

Second one :

http://cdn.osisoft.com/corp/en/media/presentations/2014/UsersConference2014/PDF/UC2014_OSIsoft_Noone...

Regards,

Azmath.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Shaik,

Thank you for your reply. It is very helpful.

SAP PI for Connecting Web and Mobile Applications

The above link make me confident that it is feasible to use SAP PI as middleware.

For other people whom might looking for 26a5f3e6-557c-0010-82c7-eda71af511fa.pdf document please refer to link below

Regarding link below, I think it is not related to SAP PI.

Need your help to clarify, if you think otherwise.

http://cdn.osisoft.com/corp/en/media/presentations/2014/UsersConference2014/PDF/UC2014_OSIsoft_Noone...

Many Thanks Shaik.

[Harish]

Hi Yosua,

SAP NetWeaver Gateway is an integration environment enabling connections to SAP software from mobile devices, Web applications, and social and collab­orative platforms while SAP BusinessObjects Data Services is a data integration tool tuned primarily for batch data transfer and for extract, transform and load processes. So SAP gateway is the preferred option for connecting mobile application with SAP.

regards,

Harish

[Former Member]

Hi Harish,

Thank you for your response.

We are trying to use SAP PI as general middleware for our systems.

It is because we have several system and it might need to connect non-SAP (external system) to non-SAP (mobile) system.
Hence, we need to check whether it feasible and whether the performance are acceptable if we are using SAP PI.