XI Capability Question

[Former Member]

Hi,

i m very new for SAP XI. Since my company intend to use SAP XI to replace original AI system for sales business, I dun know how good SAP XI is. I am thinking of below things:

1. currently customers only send us their trading partner number in EDI, I need to mapping these trading partner numbers to SAP internal customer number - sold-to party, ship-to party and so. I knew EDPAR table can manage the mapping for orhter partner function mappings except sold-to party. I dun know whether SAP XI can do this mapping or not.

2. Currently AI can split EDI file into several IDocs because of too many line itmes in one sales order. I am not sure SAP XI can perform IDoc split or not. I knew SAP XI BPM seems be very strong but still not know it much.

If you can provide mroe info about my doubts, please feel free to share. I will appreciate very much.

Best regards,

Allen

[VijayKonam · Accepted solution]

HI Allan,

XI is an SAP product. And the kind of requirements are exactly any one would have who have implemented SAP. So.. in that way, XI must be able to solve your problems.

1. There no specific mapping built in or something like that. XI is capable of stron graphical mapping which is as easy as just dropping the elements and linking them together.

2. IDoc splitting is possible with XI, based on your business rules.

VJ.

[Former Member]

If u are jsut talking about he Spliting the Idoc then only BPM can help u.

yes without BPM multimapping is also possiblel but only for the adapter

that reside in the Java stack.

Thanks

Farooq.

[Former Member]

Hi Allan,

Welcome to XI world!!!

XI can definitely do any type of mappings.XI is having different mapping techniques.

1)Graphical mapping

2)ABAP mapping

3)JAVA mapping

4)XSLT mapping.

Depending upon the requirement and complexity diffrent mappings are choosen.

Yes!! Using XI u can split a IDoc into N nos..... and vice versa...

Just read the discussion here!!!

u can search in forum with keyword "Idoc split" and "Idoc merge" u will get a lot!!!

Yes BPM is ..one of the gr8 feature of SAP XI...

read this for a brief idea!!

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/3c/831620a4f1044dba38b370f77835cc/content.htm

Regards

biplab