Introducing the BEA WebLogic Adapter for SAP
BEA WebLogic Adapter for SAP User’s Guide
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Data records.
A data record consists of a fixed administration part and a data part
(segment). The number and format of the segments can be different for each IDoc type.
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Status records.
A status record describes the processing stages through which an IDoc
passes.
The following scenario is an example of IDoc functionality and its components:
Purchase order number 4711 was sent to a vendor as IDoc number 0815. IDoc number
0815 is formatted in IDoc type ORDERS01 and has the status records “created” and
“sent.” The purchase order corresponds to the “logical” message ORDERS.
Integrating With SAP
You can use the BEA WebLogic Adapter for SAP to invoke an SAP business process, for
example, add/update account, or you can use the adapter as part of an integration effort to
connect SAP and non-SAP systems.
BAPIs and RFCs are called synchronously by the adapter and always return data (either
technical error information or a well-formed response document). IDocs are processed
asynchronously.
The adapter is bidirectional and can process an event in SAP by receiving RFCs and IDocs
directly from SAP. The SAP system can be configured to send an IDoc or RFC to a logical
system when a certain event occurs, in this case to the adapter. The output sent by SAP can
be in any of the following forms:
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An RFC request, for example, RFC_SYSTEM_INFO.
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A BAPI request, for example, BAPI_COMPANYCODE_GETLIST.
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An IDoc.
For request processing, the BEA WebLogic Adapter for SAP can send requests to SAP using
the BAPI, RFC, or IDoc interfaces.
The adapter quickly and easily integrates your SAP IDocs, RFCs, and BAPIs with mission
critical SAP system applications and other enterprise applications. The benefits of the
adapter include:
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Elimination of the requirement for custom coding.
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Consistent data representation.
Provides a standard XML representation of event data and request/response
documents for SAP.
The developer is freed from the specific details of the SAP interface (BAPI, RFC, IDoc)
and the specific configuration details of the target SAP system.
Summary of Contents for WebLogic Server
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