XI and Batch processing

[Former Member]

Hi all,

We are planning on using XI for converting lagacy data into R/3 data.

We will only be using XI for the mapping part, in series of very extensive batch runs.

Some colleagues of mine have never the less heart that XI are not suitable for batch processing. (only online processing).

Does anyone have experience with this?

Thank You in advance,

Regards, Thomas Nørmark

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

XI is perfect to upload legacy data in asynchronous way. Especially PROXY functionality looks very nice and also thanks XI there is a new life for IDOC because it's very easy to use them.

Regards,

Wojciech

[STALANKI]

<b>We are planning on using XI for converting lagacy data into R/3 data.</b> -This statement made me assume that it is data migration.

[MichalKrawczyk]

hi,

you usually convert data when connection legacy to r3

but you're right <b>if he wants to do migration</b> then XI is obviously not a good idea

Regards,

michal

[Former Member]

Hi all, and thanks for the help.

I'm not talking about data migration. We are receiving down payment data from different legacy systems wich are to be posted in R/3. (and mapped in XI)

Does anyone have specifik experience using XI for high volume batch processing?

regards, Thomas Nørmark

[MichalKrawczyk]

hi,

you need to specify HIGH:

is it 10.000 messages per day/hour

or 10.000.000 ?

one message can contain only one payment or many ?

Regards,

michal

[Former Member]

HI,

I'm talking about 500K-1000K records a day, which could be bundled in files of e.g. 10 mb. if that would be better for performance? (we are running on HP Superdome)

Thanks in advance

/Thomas

[MichalKrawczyk]

hi,

so the problem might not be the middleware (XI)

but R3

for exmaple if you want to map one file (10 mg)

to one IDOC that it should not be a problem in XI

but it can be in R3 to process

I suggest doing a stress test (mercury loadrunner) before starting

Regards,

michal

[Former Member]

ok - thank you. We are planning on using PROXY, though (not idoc), but it would be a good idea to make a stress-test

/Thomas

[STALANKI]

Thomas,

Iam not sure if you can use XI for data migration in real time . It may choke the XI if the volume is high.

XI is a messaging tool but am very sceptical about the XI working as data migrations:)

[MichalKrawczyk]

hi,

is he talking about migrations?

batch processing means (non human interfaces, non sync online I guess )

Regards,

michal

[bhavesh_kantilal]

Hi,

Adding to michal's reply, if the data load is high , you will need performance tuning and this guide will prove to be very useful to tune your XI ,

<a href="https://www.sdn.sap.comhttp://www.sdn.sap.comhttp://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/70ada5ef-0201-0010-1f8b-c935e444b0ad">SAP Exchange Infrastructure Tuning Guide XI 3.0</a>

Regards

Bhavesh

[MichalKrawczyk]

hi,

on the contrary XI in an EDI tool for non human interfaces

(batches)

like master data sync

transactional data etc

on the other SAP does not recommend to use XI for online processing (like connecting portal to r3 via XI)

for synchronous requests

to sum up the more asynchronous interfaces

(and less sync)

the better for XI

Regards,

michal

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