Buliding interface between SAP R3 and Third party system with out SAP PI

[former_member209962]

Hi Friends,

We are plannig to bulid interface between SAP R3 and thir party system name GPE this third part system is capable of sending file in xml formate

Can we bulid interface with OUT having SAP PI if yes how?

or

Do we have to have SAP PI for this?

How should we connect SAP R3 with thrid party system, the communication between SAPR3 and third party is two way comminuctaion.

Please let us know the detail process.

Thanks

Tabrayz

[Former Member]

Hi,

Personally i would have opted for PI..just for the purpose of integration/monitoring etc and allowing ECC to do only business logic.

Thanks

Amit Srivastava

[former_member209962]

Hi Amit,

Thanks for your reply the concern is presently we do not have any in house PI consultant

This interface is getting build by ABAPERS.

And i am the BASIS guy can you please let me know if we use PI how to connect PI to third party system from BASIS perspective.

Thanks

Tabrayz

[baskar_gopalakrishnan2]

> And i am the BASIS guy can you please let me know if we use PI how to connect PI to third party system from BASIS perspective.

I would also consider using PI for not just monitoring plus more than that. Please talk to third party system about their communication standards/protocols. Then decide using adapters example - file for file based interface or Soap for web service based interface

[Former Member]

Hi Tabrayz,

As PI consultant, I would also opt to go working with PI.

If you have no chance, then you can ask your ABAPer to write a program and save the files on the application server. Then from there, write a script, to pick up the file and place on the target system.

>>And i am the BASIS guy can you please let me know if we use PI how to connect PI to third party system from BASIS perspective.

Here you need to create a third party system in the SLD, and inform the PI developer who would use a adapters to pick and post the data to the target system.

[iaki_vila]

Hi Tabrays,

All depends of the third party communication protocol. If the third party could send a file then an ERP can acces to the file system without problems, directly or by ftp(http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/Snippets/ABAP+solution+to+implement+FTP+transactions). If the third party can be acceded by  SOAP you could use an ERP wiithout PI as well (http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-10199).

Regards.

[robertot4s]

Hi,

Which version of SAP R/3 do you have?

If you have SAP R/3 4.6C, I think the best way to integrate is to use JCO (SAP Java Connector).

Regards,

Roberto

[former_member209962]

Hi

We are having ECC6 EHP4

Thanks

Tabrayz

[robertot4s]

Hi,

Then, you can publish functions like Web Services from SE37 Transaction (Utilities -> More Utilities -> Publish like WS).

Also, you can use WS-RM.

Regards,

Roberto