Understand how SAP NetWeaver PI supports B2B today .... Process.
Orchestration. C on v erter M od ules. EDI / Plain. IDoc. Enterprise. Service .....
Master Guides ... End-to-end visibility of your business processes with monitoring
capabilities.
[ B2B Roadmap in the Context of SAP PI
Udo Paltzer, Product Management SAP NetWeaver PI
[ Learning Points Learn about customer adoption and positioning of SAP NetWeaver PI Understand how SAP NetWeaver PI supports B2B today Learn about the roadmap for B2B in the context of SAP NetWeaver PI
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[ Agenda SAP NetWeaver PI – Customer Adoption & Analyst Evaluations SAP NetWeaver PI – B2B Support Today SAP NetWeaver PI – B2B Roadmap
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SAP NetWeaver Process Integration Today Adoption
1.2 million messages processed overnight Replacement of BEA web Logic with SAP NetWeaver PI SAP NetWeaver PI for mission critical A2A and B2B Replacement of IBM Websphere & SAP BC with SAP NetWeaver PI
SAP NetWeaver PI Adoption • 180 new productive customers / quarter • ~50 % of customers use SAP NetWeaver PI 7.1, 7.11, 7.30 • 300+ Customer References • Scenarios: A2A, B2B, ESB, SOA • SAP and non-SAP integration • Ramp-up for SAP NetWeaver PO 7.31 • Started end of 2011 • 6 customers live during ramp-up © 2012 SAP AG. All rights reserved.
Automate processes with SAP NetWeaver PI to save payment processing costs and improve vendor relationships Automation of real-time aggregation of business critical interfaces Integration with on demand applications 4
SAP NetWeaver Process Integration Today Evaluation by Analysts The Forrester Wave™: Comprehensive Integration Solutions, Q4 2010 By Ken Vollmer, November 9, 2010
• Forrester evaluated 15 leading comprehensive integration solution vendors against 137 criteria • Current offering: Architecture, EAI, B2B (EDI, XML), SOA, model driven development, BPM • Strategy: Product strategy, solution cost, strategic alliances, customer reference checks
• Market presence: Installed base, new customers, delivery footprint
• Forrester has also spoken with more than 300 clients • Evaluated products: SAP NetWeaver 7.1: BPM, BRM, CE, PI • SAP has achieved leadership status for the past two years based on overall strength of its integration solution and scored well in all areas of the evaluation • SAP scored top in strategic alliances, new customers, delivery footprint, solution costs
Gartner Research, 16 November 2010, ID G00208554 By Thomas Otter, Massimo Pezzini, Dan Sommer, Derek Prior, Dennis Gaughan
• Did SAP TechEd 2010 Revitalize NetWeaver? • SAP presented a more coherent and focused technology message than it has done for several years. SAP launched NetWeaver 7.3 and also laid out the plans for key developments, such as mobile, in-memory and cloud computing. … SAP's technology is now on the move. © 2012 SAP AG. All rights reserved.
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B2B Offering Benefits Tight Integration with SAP NetWeaver PI Flexible choice of B2B solution depending on your specific requirements
Functional Insight Address mainstream EDI capabilities in SAP NetWeaver PI – Add-ons for SFTP, OFTP, X.400, and AS2 – Rapid deployment solutions for building B2B solutions based on SAP NetWeaver PI (mappings between EDI and IDocs) – EDI splitter and B2B mapping functions – PGP encryption and archiving modules – Available via separate download and install from SAP Service Market Place – Available as of SAP NetWeaver PI 7.11 onwards
Support hybrid deployment options for B2B – On premise via SAP NetWeaver PI – Managed services via SAP Information Interchange (SAP II from Crossgate, now a SAP company)
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SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration versus SAP Information OnDemand / Solution Comparison SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration
SAP Information Interchange OnDemand
Type
Comprehensive Integration Solution
Managed Service Offering
Deployment
On premise, hosted
On demand
Licensing
Perpetual license
Subscription fee
Use cases
EAI, SOA, B2B, BPM, BRM, UI Composition
B2B integration
Partner integration
1:1 relationships
N:M relationships
Partner relationships
direct
indirect
Criteria Solution
B2B
Partner onboarding & Customer, SI maintenance
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Hybrid approach for B2B integration Which is the right solution per use case?
Allows delegation
Requires control SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration
SAP Information Interchange OnDemand
B2B processes
Complex & tightly integrated
Simple & loosely coupled
Business partners
Strategic
Commodity
Business criticality
High
Low
Confidentiality
To be protected
Can be shared
B2B practice
Active
Passive
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B2B Offering
B2B On-Premise SAP RDS Offering
B2B Managed Services B2B Hybrid (OD/OP) solution SAP RDS Offering
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B2B on Premise SAP NetWeaver Process Integration Monitoring and Alerting Integrated with SAP NetWeaver PI monitoring, CCMS, SAP Solution Manager
Enterprise Services Repository SAP Business Content: XML-EDI XML-IDOC Mappings Integration Processes Pre-defined Message Types Collection of ready-to-use Java functions
Advanced Adapter Engine
Syntax conversion EDI XML-EDI converter
Module Library compress, decompress, split, analyze, Encryption, Archiving
Protocols AS2, SFTP, X.400, OFTP
Integration Directory Collaboration Profiles, Agreements, Configuration of acknowledgements (CONTRL, APERACK), mass data handling, …
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B2B Add-On for SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration Comprehensive solution for EDI based B2B communication
SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration B2B Add-On B2B Infrastructure Services Security EDI Splitting Numbering
AS2
Acknowledgements
X.400
Archiving Mapping functions
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B2B Technical Adapters
OFTP(2)
Converter Modules ANSI X.12
Odette
EDIFACT
VDA
TRADACOM
Plain Text
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Connectivity options B2B communication with the B2B Add-On
SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration
AS2
OFTP(2)
X.400
Converter Modules
B2B Add-On
HTTP(S) Proxy*
HTTP
OFTP2 Gateway*
TCP
BINTEC Router
ISDN
OFTP2 direct TCP
Socks Proxy*
P7
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B2B document type options B2B communication with the B2B Add-On
SAP App
IDoc
Enterprise Service
SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration
XML
Mapping
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Technical Adapter
Converter Modules
B2B Add-On
EDI / Plain
EDIFACT ANSI X.12 Tradacom Odette VDA Plain text
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B2B on Premise – Delivery Plan Adapters
Available for PI release
Additional License Required
Apprx. Availability Timeframe
Availability via
No
Q1,Q2,2012
Service Pack
Yes
Q1,Q2,2012
Separate download and install from SMP
X.400
Yes
Q1,Q2,2012
AS2
Yes
Q1,Q2,2012
SFTP OFTP
PI 7.11, PI 7.30, PI 7.31
Other Components/Features EDI support for EDIFACT, ANSI X.12, VDA, TRADACOMS and ODETTE. RDS for mappings (EDI and IDocs) PGP encryption
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RDS – Rapid Deployment Solution Industry Verticals
Packaged
Retail
Utilities
………
ANSI
Telecom
Order Acknowled gement
Healthcare
Invoice
Aerospace
ASN
Pharma
TRADACOMS ODETTE
EDIFACT
Automotive
Purchase Order
Inventory
Industry Content
Interfaces Mappings Connectivity Templates Adapters Fast
Deployment
Quick Best
Warehouse
Audit
ROI
Practices
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Finance Procurement
Forecast Sales Supply Manufacture 16
Feature Highlights Tight integration with SAP NetWeaver Process Integration & Orchestration Same underlying SAP NetWeaver PI technology framework for monitoring, communication channel scheduling, message splitting, configurations, administration etc. Encryption, signing and compression capabilities Communication protocols support (SFTP, AS2, OFTP, X400) Different EDI formats support (EDIFACT, ANSI X.12, VDA, TRADACOMS, ODETTE, custom formats) Ready to use ES Repository content (XSDs, mapping templates, mapping functions) Multi message handling support Modules for special B2B use cases (archiving, automatic counters etc.) EDI XML converter for maintaining B2B content and extensions Functional and technical acknowledgements
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Deployment Options
B2B ADDON 1.0
SFTP PGP ADDON 1.0
SP8 onwards
Process Integration 7 .11
SP5 onwards
Process Integration 7 3 Dual Stack/AEX
SP3/4 onwards
Process Integration/ Process Orchestration/ PI 7.31 Dual Stack/AEX
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SFTP Adapter Overview Delivered as part of SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration
SFTP Adapter Features Protocols: SFTP versions 0, 1, 2, 3 by means of SSH2, SCP; SOCKS 4,5 or HTTP proxy (SFTP) proxies Quality of service: Exactly once, exactly once in order, best effort Authentication: Fingerprint check, certificate and password authentication Archiving of original inbound message on the file system Support of dynamic attributes Other functionality is almost identical to the one of the standard file/ftp adapter
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PGP Adapter Module Overview Delivered as part of SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration
PGP Adapter Module Features Used for signing and encrypting, decrypting, signature verification of message content Can be used in conjunction with any technical adapter of SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration. For inbound and outbound communication Encryption algorithms (key length): AES (128), AES (192), AES (256), BLOWFISH, CAST5, DES, IDEA, SAFER, 3DES, TWOFISH Signing algorithms: MD5, DOUBLE SHA, HAVAL 5 (160), MD2, RIPEMD (160), SHA1, SHA (224), SHA (256), SHA (384), SHA (512), TIGER (192) Compression formats: ZIP, ZLIB, BZIP2, none Message formats: binary, text (ASCII/none ASCII)
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AS2 Adapter Overview Delivered as part of the B2B Add-On
AS2 Adapter Features
Protocols: HTTP and HTTPS for transport, support of proxies Quality of service: Exactly once, exactly once in order, best effort Signature: SHA1 Encryption: 3DES, AES/128, AES/192, AES/256, RC2/128, RC2/40,RC2/64, RC5, ARCFOUR Authentication/mapping of partners: Via AS2 sender, AS2 recipient, message subject and message ID Acknowledgements: Message disposition notifications (none, synchronous, asynchronous) Charset re-encoding for messages Archiving of original inbound message on the file system Use of dynamic attributes
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OFTP(2) Adapter Overview Delivered as part of the B2B Add-On
OFTP(2) Adapter Features Certified by ODETTE Supported versions: OFTP1.x and OFTP2 Protocols: TCP/IP, ISDN (X.25) for transport via RCAPI & Funkwerk ISDN Routers Quality of service: Exactly once, exactly once in order, best effort Authentication: Via cryptographic handshake or against the Odette trusted services list Encryption: SSL encryption of the transport layer with client authentication. CMS encryption, signing and compression of the messages. Acknowledgements: End to end responses (optionally signed) Archiving of messages (original inbound, final outbound) on the file system Easy EBCDIC & ASCII codepage conversion Automatic exchange of certificates with partners Support of dynamic attributes
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X.400 Adapter Overview Delivered as part of the B2B Add-On
X.400 Adapter Features Protocols: X.400 P7 for communication, TCP/IP for transport, use of socks 5 proxy Quality of service: Exactly once, exactly once in order, best effort Encryption: SSL for TCP/IP Authentication: Content-based sender determination (multiple partner & message types in one mailbox) Document content: IA5 text, binary and bilaterally defined bodyparts, general text extended body parts Acknowledgements: Delivery, non delivery report, submission reports Message split per bodypart Archiving of original X.400 messages (inbound before decoding, outbound after encoding) on the file system Configurable poll schedule Character set re-encoding of messages Support of dynamic attributes
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EDI Separator Adapter Overview Delivered as part of the B2B Add-On
EDI Separator Adapter Features Split of inbound EDI messages – EDIFACT – split per service string advice (UNA,) interchange header (UNB), message header (UNH) segment – ANSI X.12 – split per interchange control header (ISA), functioanl group header (GS), transaction set header (ST) segment – VDA – split per start segment Filter messages by parameters like message type, version, sender, receiver Generation of 997 responses for ANSI X.12 messages received Encoding conversion Indention
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How the EDI Separator Works Splitting of Multi EDI Message into single messages Single Electronic Data Interchange (EDIFACT, ANSI etc.) message comprising of multiple B2B messages can be received by any technical adapter Outbound EDI Separator Adapter splits multiple EDI into single B2B messages (Single) B2B messages are received by inbound EDI Separator Adapter and mapped to corresponding internal message format (IDoc, Enterprise Service, other) Optionally acknowledgement generated and sent to business partner IDoc / Enterprise Service / other message is sent to receiving application SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration
Electronic Data Interchange 1. Purchase Order
AS2 Communication Adapter EDI Separator
2. Invoice EDI Separator
EDI Separator
SAP Applications
Communication Adapter
Purchase Order
Communication Adapter
Invoice Non SAP Systems
EDI Separator
Acknowledgement
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Communication Adapter
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EDI XML Converter
EDI XML CONVERTER
Browser based UI to manage EDI content One screen to manage different EDI formats content (EDIFACT, ANSI X.12, TRADACOMS, VDA, ODETTE and custom formats) XSDs generation of required B2B formats for ES Repository usage EDI modules for format conversion with different technical adapters support Inbound and outbound message support Content creation and modification Maintain runtime table entries Test conversions and logging Comparison of source and re-converted result
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NRO (Number Range Objects) NRO Number Range Objects
NRO (Number Range Objects) module provides the option to insert automatically continuous counters into the outgoing message. These numbers can be created and are oriented towards the defined intervals in the respective objects
Generic Features
WEB GUI for NRO maintenance
Customized starting numbers
Status and value of current counter
Warnings on customized threshold value
Custom adaption of counter values
Used as an adapter module in communication channel
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Archiving Module Archiving Module
Generic Features
Archiving Module is used to archive messages based on sender and receiver communication channels. Archiving can also be done for the different Mapping steps in Operation Mappings. Messages get stored on the file system.
Can be used with Inbound and Outbound Adapters
Can be used with Operation Mappings
Messages are archived in file system
Archive Directory and Parameters are read from module configuration
Dynamic file name configuration based on parameters (Timestamp, message id, partner name etc.)
SAP NetWeaver Process Integration Partner System
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Technical Adapter Archive Module
Operation Mapping Archive Mapping
Technical Adapter Archive Module
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Mapping Templates
EDIFACT
ANSI X.12
TRADACOMS
Purchase Order ORDERS
Purchase Order 850
Order File ORDHDR
Version: 96A Inbound/Outbound
Version: 4010 Inbound/Outbound
Version: T09 Inbound
Invoice INVOIC
Invoice 810
Invoice File INVFIL
Version: 96A
Version: 4010
Inbound/Outbound
Inbound/Outbound
Version: T09 Outbound
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Can be used to quickly set up the scenarios
Delivered as a part of ES Repository content
Use per-defined B2B function
More scenarios / productive mappings via RDS
VDA
ODETTE
Forecast VDA4905
Forecast DELINS
Inbound
Invoice VDA4906 Outbound
Version: 3 Inbound
Invoice INVOIC Version: 3 Outbound
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Documentation Master Guides
Installation Guides
Configuration Guides
Release Notes
SAP Notes
Security Guides
SDN How to Guides and online documentation on help.sap.com (coming soon) © 2012 SAP AG. All rights reserved.
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B2B Offering
B2B On-Premise SAP RDS Offering
B2B Managed Services B2B Hybrid (OD/OP) solution SAP RDS Offering
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Solutions for specific business needs Business challenges Error prone, time and labor intensive paper based solutions
High costs and effort to monitor and secure business network messages due to a lack of centralization of connections to multiple business systems.
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In a dynamic environment, there is high cost of on boarding and managing technical connectivity with multiple partners.
Multiple technologies must be mastered and maintained to provide technical connectivity and data mapping to send electronic documents from customers business systems to various business partners
Confidential
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What Does This Mean for Your Business? Top Executive Issues Operational benefits Collaborate with any partner, anywhere in the world, regardless of data standards Rapid response to market changes and unpredictable situations End-to-end visibility of your business processes with monitoring capabilities
Financial benefits Lightweight solution with multiple deployment options -> lower TCO Predictable costs due to fixed price models
Replace legacy solutions and save money
Technological benefits Connectivity through standard interfaces Highly scalable and flexible solution Easy and fast on-boarding scenarios due to predefined content profiles
No change or transaction fees
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External Confidential
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The Content Repository of SAP Information Interchange OnDemand The content repository allows SAP customers to integrate once and re-use standard interfaces across the Business Partner Network. Current Point-to-Point Approach
B2B/EDI Integration 1.0
Central B2B Content Repository – Integrate Once
B2B/EDI Integration 2.0
SAP Information Interchange OnDemand • 3rd party application for EDI • Not scalable • Need for internal resources © 2012 SAP AG. All rights reserved.
• Faster Implementation. • Bigger Flexibility. • Lower TCO Confidential
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SAP Information Interchange OnDemand Solution Details
SAP Information Interchange OnDemand Pre-defined content
SAP Solution
Collaborate with any partner, anywhere in the world, regardless of data standards and compliance Easy and fast on-boarding scenarios due to predefined content profiles
Lightweight solution -> lower TCO Out of the box connectivity
SAP Differentiators Integration: Integrates seamless with all SAP systems
Any format or industry standard
End-to-end visibility
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Support: Solution is covered with SAP Enterprise Support Customer base: Gain access to more than 40,000 potential trading partners inside SAP’s Business Ready Network
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SAP Information Interchange OnDemand Process overview Automate and standardize your end-to-end B2B communication to improve productivity, reduce error rates and save maintenance costs related to maintaining and updating your interfaces manually Process Steps Initial on-boarding Become a part of SAP’s Business Ready Network by onboarding yourself to SAP Information Interchange.
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Partner on-boarding On-boarding of your Business Partners, including profile creation.
Message exchange Sent and receive business messages via the SAP Information Interchange engine.
Extend your Network Search for already connected and potentially new business partners and leverage the network effect.
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Deep B2B Pre-integration within SAP’s Portfolio for Mission Critical Processes SAP and Non-SAP Solutions
SAP and Non-SAP Solutions
End customer
Suppliers
SAP Information Interchange OnDemand
Financial Services, Government
Orders In-/Outbound
SAP Netweaver Process Integration
Orders Ack. In-/Outbound
Warehouse
Delivery JIT In-/Outbound Inventory Report In-/Outbound
SAP ERP Production sites
Invoice In-/Outbound
Logistics Service Providers and Carriers
Self Billing Invoice In-/Outbound
ASN In-/Outbound
SAP SAP BusinessByDesign
Shipment In-/Outbound
Delivery Forecast In-/Outbound
SAP Procurement
Enterprise Service
Remittance Advice In-/Outbound Outsourced Manufacturers
Financial Services, Government
SAP Supply Chain Management
Logistics Service Providers and Carriers
Other Processes, Docs, etc. Retailer
3rd Party Solutions …
…
Leverage Ready-to-run B2B content maintained over lifecycle © 2012 SAP AG. All rights reserved.
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B2B Offering
B2B On-Premise SAP RDS Offering
B2B Managed Services B2B Hybrid (OD/OP) solution SAP RDS Offering
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Rapid Deployment solutions for Hybrid B2B deployments SAP PI Integration for specialized processes
SNC ERP 1
Customers
TM CRM
SAP PI
3PL SRM
Content Engine
BPP
NETWORK HUBS
Item
ERP 2
Party
Location
SAP II
SAP II B2B Content Solution für Standardised Business Partner Integration Supplier
Consolidation of heterogeneous landscapes and systems to SAP standard
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Add profile to SAP II, central repository and re-use existing connectivity to trading partners
Partner onboarding and maintenance of interfaces
Heterogeneous connectivity: Map via PI to reference trading partner
Partner onboarding /mapping and testing of interfaces
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[ Agenda SAP NetWeaver PI – Customer Adoption & Analyst Evaluations SAP NetWeaver PI – B2B Support Today SAP NetWeaver PI – B2B Roadmap
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B2B Integration with SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration Overview & Outlook SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration Business Process & Rules Automation
UI Composition
A2A Integration
B2B Collaboration
SOA Governance
Integration & Business Network Visbility Ship-to-stock
Make-to-order
Monitoring & Analytics
Technical and industry specific adapters
Comprehensive B2B Add-On supporting Flexibility to move between major B2B/EDI standards on premise and on demand
Superior trading partner Rapid Deployment Solution for B2B management integration delivering mapping templates End-to-end process visibility for B2B configuration and SFTP adapter & PGP encryption business users monitoring capabilities as part Monitor for B2B message tracking of in SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration SAP Business Packages for selected industry use cases
TODAY
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PLANNED INNOVATIONS FUTURE DIRECTION
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B2B Offering
Trading partner management
Certificate Management More integration content for industry specific B2B scenarios Further SAP RDS (rapid deployment solutions) offerings, including integration with Crossgate
Monitor for B2B message tracking End-to-end process visibility for business users Integration with on-demand applications (SAP and non-SAP) …
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Integration Visibility For IT & Application Support and Business Power Users Planned Innovations: B2B Message Monitor Central, end-to-end integration visibility into the correct closure of business transactions with your business partners – Monitoring information along the integration layers of the B2B message flow, including processing within SAP NetWeaver Process Integration, Process Orchestration, SAP backend system layers (ABAP Proxy, ALE, tRFC/qRFC, WS) and SAP Integration Interchange – Show relevant payload data in monitoring overview, such as EDI number, order number etc. – Provide a summarized information for most common B2B related issues, such as flows with highest error ratio, most overdue acknowledgements etc. Capture the business impact and get involved into error resolution (e.g. semantic conflicts) via object- and user specific views Measure business SLAs, such as E2E processing times, error ratio, volumes etc., especially in scenarios where trust in intercompany communication is vital for business success Integration with other functionality of SAP such as alerting, incident and notification management
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Planned SAP investments for integration with Cloud based non SAP Applications MuleSoft Cloud Connect for PI provides easy integration with SaaS and cloud based services Runs as a certified PI Adapter, leveraging existing PI tooling and management Built on MuleSoft‘s leading open source technology running in 3,000 customer deployments globally Open and standardized approach to dealing with myriad of SaaS API‘s
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[ Key Learnings There is a strong customer adoption of SAP NetWeaver PI SAP NetWeaver PI provides solid key B2B capabilities today A roadmap for B2B in the context of SAP NetWeaver PI is available
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