Solved: sap xi

Former Member · ‎05-29-2008

i want to join sapxi so

what is sapxi and what is the main use.

former_member556603 · ‎05-29-2008

HI,

XI is the middle ware tool which is used to integrate the SAP and Non SAP system.

Purpose

SAP Exchange Infrastructure (SAP XI) enables you to implement cross-system processes. It enables you to connect systems from different vendors (non-SAP and SAP) in different versions and implemented in different programming languages (Java, ABAP, and so on) to each other. SAP Exchange Infrastructure is based on an open architecture, uses open standards (in particular those from the XML and Java environments) and offers those services that are essential in a heterogeneous and complex system landscape:

● Modeling and design of messages, transformations, and cross-component integration processes

● Configuration options for managing collaborative processes and message flow

● Runtime for message and process management

● Adapter Engine for integrating heterogeneous system components

● Central monitoring for monitoring message flow and processes

For XI material & Interview Questions go through this link..

Thanks,

Satya Kumar

Edited by: SATYA KUMAR AKKARABOYANA on May 29, 2008 3:43 PM

Former Member · ‎05-29-2008

Why we use XI :

1. right now you are using point to point connection which is not the best way.

2. XI is a middleware tool (you can send message to many apdaters:

SOAP, mail, file/ftp ) by XML messages .

3. Error handling and Sloving the error easrier.

4.Integrate with SAP and Non SAP applications..........

5.XI has it's own Monitoring to track the incoming and outgoing messages

6.Synchronous and Asynchronous communication

7.Reusable components

8.Reducing cost of development work in future

9.End to End montoring the messages in SAP XI is great

10.Maintance is easeir .

11.The biggest Advantage of XI is that it supports web services.

12.It has the feature of business process management(BPM) which enables us to impliment the business logic.

So we should need one middle ware, Then why we prefer XI ?

If one side is R/3 then XI dam sure it is very gud. If not also it supports.

Future of XI as per the current stage it is very good as Xi has previously came up with Xi2.0,XI3.0 then PI7.0 and they are coming with PI 7.1 with SOA which has advantage over other integration tool

SAP NetWeaver is gaining traction in the marketplace as customers realize what a powerful application and integration platform it offers. This has resulted in tremendous interest in the Process Integration layer of the NetWeaver stack, implemented by the SAP Exchange Infrastructure, also known as SAP XI.

A good place to start is to consider the integration landscape that exists in most data centers today. Interfaces that connect different systems are generally peer-to-peer, custom-coded, and expensive to maintain. Furthermore, if one were to ask, "where is the information about a particular interface to be found," the answer would be generally hazy at best: it would be a few lines of comment at the front of a custom program, some document in some dusty binder on some forgotten shelf, or somewhere in the mind of the developer.

The XI straightens out the integration landscape using interface-based, SOAP-XML messaging. It offers transparency into the integration landscape via central repositories of shared collaboration knowledge. It provides unified message handling for both A2A and B2B scenarios. The XI allows SAP applications to communicate natively in the XI message format via proxies. It incorporates adapters for communication with RFC, IDOC, and non-SAP systems (which may be, for example, flat files, JMS queues, plain HTTP, applications from other vendors, or industry standards). It defines all integration objects using web standards such as WSDL, XSD, BPEL4WS, etc. And it is built on the robust, scalable, reliable, and powerful architecture of the SAP Web Application Server.

Integration Scenarios:

An integration scenario completely models the exchange of

messages for a collaborative process and provides an overview of the process flow.

Please go through this link for further reference:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/ec/21ee117a909f44a8b69794b9ed6221/frameset.htm

Integration Processes

An integration process is an executable, cross-system process for processing messages. In an integration process you define all the process steps that are to be executed and the parameters relevant for controlling the process.

You implement integration processes when you want to define, control, and monitor complex integration processes that extend across enterprise and application boundaries. The design and processing of integration processes is also known as cross-component Business Process Management (cross-component BPM, ccBPM).

Please go through this link for further reference:

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

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/f7/d4653fd1d3b81ae10000000a114084/frameset.htm

Intoduction to XI project

/people/community.user/blog/2007/01/18/steps-for-a-sound-footing-in-your-xi-project

Learning Map

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/wiki?path=/display/xi/learning+map&;

Gratitude for Rocking response on the SAP XI Solid Starter Material…!

/people/sravya.talanki2/blog/2007/01/05/gratitude-for-rocking-response-on-the-sap-xi-solid-starter-material133

the below link will provide all the related links for step by step scenarios in XI

/people/sravya.talanki2/blog/2006/12/27/aspirant-to-learn-sap-xiyou-won-the-jackpot-if-you-read-this-part-iii

SAP‘s Exchange Infrastructure