SAP PI7.1 Overview

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SAP NW PI 7.1: Major Enhancements Summary and Further Information



N e w Ca p a b i l i t i e s o f SA P N W PI 7 .1 – Pa r t 1 User Interaction (for example, Business Task Management)

Enterprise Services Repository   

Process Automation

BAM

Service Bus Dynamic Routing

Transformation

Connectivity

Reliable Messaging and Queuing

Additional WS Standards   

Infrastructure Services Software Lifecycle Security User Management

Java EE5 / ABAP

Scalability High Availability Archiving

Configuration Monitoring Administration

Process Integration

B2B Partner

SAP

3rd Party Application

3rd Party Middleware

Enhanced Design Capabilities Service Enabling Services Registry – UDDI V3.0

WS Reliable Messaging WS Policy WS Security and SAML

High Volume Support    

Local processing in Adapter Engine Message packaging Improved performance for ccBPM Reduced sizing

N e w Ca p a b i l i t i e s o f SA P N W PI 7 .1 – Pa r t 2 User Interaction (for example, Business Task Management)

Event provisioning and consumption for BAM   Process Automation

BAM

Service Bus Dynamic Routing

Transformation

Connectivity

Reliable Messaging and Queuing

Infrastructure Services Software Lifecycle Security User Management

Java EE5 / ABAP

Scalability High Availability Archiving

Configuration Monitoring Administration

Process Integration

B2B Partner

SAP


3rd Party Middleware



Local container Subscription and handling of business process events Milestone Monitoring

Next steps towards central configuration and administration Functional Enhancements  

XML payload validation BPEL modeling enhancements

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Enterprise Services Repository Additional WS Standards & High Volume Support Business Process Management Further Enhancements


Ev o l u t i o n o f t h e En t e r p r i s e Se r v i c e s Re p o s i t o r y

Enterprise SOA

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The ES Repository is based on the Integration Repository

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The ES Repository stores objects, such as GDTs and message interfaces

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Re-use existing data and leverage existing investment

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New and enhanced objects in the ES Repository include

PEOPLE PRODUCTIVITY

ANALYTICS/REPORTING

SERVICE COMPOSITION AND ORCHESTRATION

SERVICE ENABLEMENT

SAP’s Enterprise Services

Partner Services

Business Objects, Components, and Engines Bus. Partner

Legacy

LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT

– Process – Service

Component Models

Interfaces

ES Re po si t o r y – Ob je c t s The ES Repository provides a comprehensive metadata repository that can be used for SOA provisioning

ES Repository

Objects in the ES Repository include:  Integration Scenarios  Process Component Models  Service Interfaces (Enterprise

Services)  Global Data Types (CCTS

based)  Interface Mappings  Executable Integration

Processes (BPEL)

Pr o c e s s Co m p o n e n t M o d e l s i n t h e ES Re p o s i t o r y Based on SAP’s process component architecture methodology References to  Integration Scenario Models  Process Components  Business Objects  Service Interfaces  Global Data Types

Functionality of Process Components exposed through enterprise services The Process Components in the SAP Business Suite are described in SDN

En t e r p r i s e Se r v i c e s b u i l t i n t h e ES Re p o s i t o r y Enterprise Services:  Are mapped to the Service

Interface object in the ES Repository  Are built using a consistent

enterprise model based on 

GDTs



Process Components



Business Objects

 Ensure quality and stability  Are based on open standards  Are well documented

Gl o b a l Da t a T y pe s – B u i l d i ng b l oc k s f o r Se r v i c e I n t e r f a c e s

Global Data Types are:  Defined company-wide based

on open standards (ISO 150005, UN/CEFACT CCTS)  Defined in the ES Repository  Approved SAP-wide using the

Governance process  Reusable semantic building

blocks for service interfaces and message types

Pr o c e s s Co m p o n e n t M o d e l s Process component architecture models enable SOA governance  Drill down from high-level models to service interfaces and operations 

Service Interface Service Interface

Service Operation

Service Operation

T h e Se r vi c e s Re g is t r y – B en e f it s Services Registry – Key Benefits  Based on UDDI 3.0  Naming standards and

classifications  Service evolution and

versioning  Classification system search  Keyword search services  Service management and

governance  Procedures for backend

publications  Procedures for client

development  Service configuration  Documentation

En t e r p r i s e Se r v i c e s Re p o s i t o r y a n d Re g i s t r y S A P N e t We a v e r ES Reposit ory Tools

CONSUMER TOOLS (Composition Environment)

REFERENCE SERVICES REGISTRY DISCOVER

SERVICE MODEL PUBLICATIONS SERVICE ENDPOINT PUBLICATIONS

PUBLISH

CONSUMER CONSUMER t bd APPLICATION

PROVIDER DIRECT CONNECTION INVOCATION Pr o c e s s I n t e g r a t i o n ROUTING MAPPING B PM

SERVICE ENDPOINT

SERVICE IMPLEMENTATION


We b Se r v i c e s Re l i a b l e M e s s a g i n g We b S e r v i c e s R e l i a b l e M e s s a g i n g ( WS-RM ) 

Asynchronous messaging (EO, EOIO) based on open WS standard

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Native support through Integration Engine (w/o adapter)

I n t e g r a t i o n S e r v er Business BusinessProcess Process Engine Engine

Integration Integration Engine Engine

Central Central Adapter Adapter Engine Engine

XI Protocoll

WS-RM

FTP

JMS

SMTP

…

Pr i n c i p l e P r o p a ga t i o n b a s e d o n SA M L Pr i n c i p l e P r o pa g a t i o n b a s e d o n SA M L 

Forward user context from sender to receiver

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Authorization check in receiving system based on original user

Integration Server

Request status of order xyz??

Authorized??

H ig h Vo lu m e Su pp or t (1 ) M e s s a g e Pa c k a g i n g 

Process bulk of messages in one service call (mapping, routing, ..)

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Reduce context switches

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Enable mass operations on database

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For async scenarios SA SAPP

IISS

P e A IInntteeggrraatti ioonn EEnnggin i ne B & c c B PM En gi ne & c c B PM En gi ne A

a A Addaapptteerr En Enggiinnee v a J ED I ... File ED I


...

File


H ig h Vo lu m e Su pp or t (2 ) L o c a l Pr o c e s s i n g i n A d a p t e r En g i n e 

Natural evolution of adapter engine

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Provides mapping, routing to by-pass Integration Server

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Adapter to adapter communication

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For sync and async scenarios SA SAPP

IISS

P n ggiine A I Innt teeggrraatti o i onn EEn ne B & c c B P M En gi ne A & c c B P M En gi ne

a A Addaapptteerr En E nggiinnee v a J SOAP RF C ... SOAP


RF C

...

SA SAPP


M a j o r En h a n c e m e nt s f or Pr o c e s s A u t o m a t i o n Human interaction  Generic user decision  Language dependent texts for

end-user display, enriched with variables  Integration paradigm

(design/ configuration)

Step groups (modeling enhancements) Configurable parameters BPEL adoption  BPEL4WS 1.1  WS-BPEL 2.0 Preview and

implementation  BPEL4People planned

Ev en t Pr o vi si on in g a n d Co ns um p t i o n f or B A M Event Correlation  Subscription and handling of

business process events  Milestone Monitoring Process

Definition

Embedded Event Infrastructure  Collecting, pre-filtering and

publication of events across SAP and non-SAP systems

Ex a m p l e : M u l t i -b a c k b o n e Or d e r H a n d l i n g Monitoring Process Instance (tracks Orders > 10.000 €) Timeout After 24 h

Raise Alert No

Order

Order Confirmation

Get customer KPIs: A-customer Complaints statistics

A-Customer and Complaints?

Yes

Raise Alert

Delivery

Invoice

Monitoring Event Provider

Application Org.Mgmt.

Transaction

User Mgmt. XI Runtime

….

….

Application System 1 Application System 2 Integration Server

B AM M il es t o n e M od el in g (B PEL )

Rule and Alert Trigger

Modelled Event Correlation


M a j o r En h a n c e m e n t s f o r M a p p in g Function libraries  Re-usable user defined

functions

Synchronous DB/RFC look-ups  Use graphical function to

model look-ups

Parameterizable mappings  Specify mapping parameters at

configuration time

Functions with multiple results  Look-up function reads

multiple fields

X M L Pa y l o a d V a l i d a t i o n X M L Pa y l o a d V a l i d a t i o n 

Validate incoming/outgoing messages against XML schema



Forward/Backward error handling

Pr o c e s s I n t e g r a t i o n a n d En t e r p r is e SOA – Ru n t i m e On e s er v ic e r un t i m e f o r p o in t -t o -p o in t a n d ‘b ro k e r e d’ c o m m u ni c a t i o n

Service Runtime

Integration Server Routing Mapping

Service Runtime

…

Service Runtime

Ce n t r a l i ze d Co n f i g u r a t i o n o f Se r v i c e s Ce n t r a l i ze d Co n f i g u r a t i o n o f Po i n t -t o -Po i n t Co n n e c t i o n s 

Optimize message processing through de-centralized runtime

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… but keep control through centralized configuration

Configuration

Service Runtime

Service Runtime

Fi r s t St e p s T o w a r d s Ce n t r a l i ze d M o n i t o r i n g U n i fi e d A d m i n i st r a t i o n 

Key monitoring functionalities integrated in SAP NW Administrator



One place to monitor and administrate SAP NetWeaver

Filter criteria to search

Ability to drill-down into individual messages

Aggregated Performance Monitoring data

Component Details (from SLD) Configuration values from Exchange profile (read only)

Availability & Alerts (RZ20)

Component Monitoring

Link to jump to other monitors

U p g r a d e p a t h s t o SA P N W Pr o c e s s I n t e g r a t i o n 7 .1 Upgrade paths will be offered for SAP NW ’04 and SAP NW 7.0 (2004s) to go to SAP NW Process Integration 7.1.

SAP NW ‘04

Upgrade

SAP NW 7.0 (2004s) d e a r g p U

U p g r a d e

SAP NW PI 7.1


Wh y u se SA P N et We av er Pr oc e ss I nt e gr at i on 7.1 ? 5 Re a s o ns f o r u s i n g SA P N e t We a v e r Pr o c e s s I n t e g r a t i o n 7 .1 

Use Process Integration as an SOA backbone

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Establish ES Repository as the central SOA repository in customer landscapes

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Leverage support of additional WS standards such as UDDI, WS-BPEL and tasks, WS-RM

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Enable high-volume and mission-critical integration scenarios

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Benefit from new functionality such as principal propagation, XML validation and BAM capabilities

SAP PI7.1 Overview

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