The Microsoft BizTalk Adapter v2.0 for mySAP Business Suite is a "no-code" connectivity solution that integrates SAP data seamlessly from SAP R/3 4.X and R/3 6.20 (Enterprise) systems with BizTalk Server 2004. The adapter provides services to support the transport of IDocs, BAPIs, and RFCs (including customized IDocs) inbound and outbound between BizTalk Server 2004 and SAP. Additionally, the adapter manages the generation of XSD Schema, creation of a transaction, and document transport. The Microsoft BizTalk Adapter v2.0 for mySAP Business Suite provides an all-points configuration property grid in a BizTalk Server 2004 Visual Studio project that incorporates configuration of the SAP Microsoft .NET Connector, routing configuration, and schema conversion.
The Microsoft BizTalk Adapter v2.0 for mySAP Business Suite provides the means to enumerate all IDoc, BAPI, and RFC calls and lets the user select multiple IDocs, BAPIs, and RFCs for each adapter instance. It also provides the means to enumerate IDoc, BAPI, and RFC schema and convert these schemas into BizTalk Server 2004 compatible XSD schema.
Microsoft BizTalk Adapter for mySAP Business Suite includes:
| • | Design-time (using the standard functionality available in the BizTalk adapter framework) | • | Schema generation wizard | | • | BizTalk Explorer configuration pages | | • | BizTalk Administrator configuration pages
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| • | Run-time | • | Transmitter | • | The transmitter sends IDocs, BAPIs, and RFCs to the appropriate SAP system via the .NET Connector. If the SAP system is not available, the transmission can be retried, or sent to a suspend queue, depending on user configuration. |
| | • | Receiver | • | The receiver acts as a listener, waiting for IDocs, BABIs, and RFCs to be sent by SAP via the .NET Connector. | | • | More than one receiver can be configured, in order to receive data from multiple SAP systems, and to provide load balancing. |
| | • | Exception handling | • | The adapter provides full transactional support between SAP and BizTalk Server. If there is a failure in receiving or sending, the transaction is rolled back. |
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The adapter extends the SAP system to external disparate applications through BizTalk Server 2004, enabling SAP data to be translated to various target formats by taking advantage of BizTalk Server's XML mapping capabilities and XSLT transformation services.
