OPI in a SOA Architecture

[Former Member]

As we know, OPI works under simple http request/response model. In our proyect we need to focus the architecture to SOA.

The question is. Is possible to enable the OPI interfaces under the SOA model (Web Services interchange under WSDL) in a SRM 4.0 enviroment?

Are there enterprise services planned for this functionality?

We really appreciate any idea on this issue,

Thanks

[Former Member]

Thanks Gerardo,

In fact, our problem is not how to consume or expose SOA services from SRM, because we are planning to do it through XI 3.0.

Our doubts are if SAP SRM 4.0 has a similar interface to OPI (Open Partner Interface) but exposing WS instead of http requests/responses or if SAP is plannig to release enterprise services (proxy classes) that cover this functionality.

Otherwise we should develop these WS/proxy classes and find out where invoke them.

Thanks again,

[Former Member]

Enrique,

There's an OCI (Open Catalog Interface) that SRM has to exchange partners and materials with MDM and i think that other systems also...

You can check the OCI documentation to see if it fits your requirements

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_srm40/helpdata/en/96/aaeb38f94cb138e10000000a114084/frameset.htm

BR,

Gerardo.

[Former Member]

Hola Enrique,

I think that you will need to use XI to connect SRM with your SOA systems, using the SOAP adapter by the OPI side and proxies in the SRM side.

Hope this can help a lil' bit...

Regards,

Gerardo.