MuleSoft SAP Integration using IDocs
- 1. Patna MuleSoft Meetup Group (15th Meetup) MuleSoft - SAP Integration using IDoc 3rd March 2023
- 2. Organizer
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- 5. Speaker Joydeep Paul Solution Architect Mahesh Subhash Regional Service Owner- Integrations
- 6. 6 Agenda ● About SAP ● MuleSoft SAP Connectivity ● Configuration for IDoc communication ● DEMO ● Common issues encountered and troubleshooting ● Q&A
- 7. ● SAP stands for System, Applications, and Products in Data Processing. ● What is ERP ● SAP has evolved through multiple versions, currently most used versions - R/3, S4 HANA ● SAP Integration format – RFC : IDoc & BAPI WebService: SOAP / Rest S4/Hana: OData / SOAP SAP
- 8. ● SAP’s integration methods don’t extend well to third-party systems ● Inconsistent configuration increases complexity and costs ● Specialized skill set requirements Challenges in SAP Integration SAP-certified Anypoint connectors – ● Execute BAPI functions over the RFC protocol, supporting the following types: ● a) Synchronous RFC (sRFC) ● b) Transactional RFC (tRFC) ● c) Queued RFC (qRFC) ● Act as a JCo Server to be called as a BAPI over sRFC, tRFC and qRFC. ● Send IDocs over tRFC and qRFC. ● Receive IDocs over tRFC and qRFC. ● Transform SAP objects (JCo Function/BAPI & IDocs) to and from XML. Solutions - MuleSoft SAP connector
- 9. Useful Info About SAP Integration
- 11. SAP Side configuration ● RFC destination needs to be created in SAP using Transaction Code SM59, Program ID is shared by SAP team to MuleSoft. ● Create port using WE21. ● Create partner profile in SAP using Transaction Code WE20. ● Create MuleSoft user account with necessary authorization.
- 13. IDoc Structure
- 14. Useful SAP T-Code T-Code Description SM59 Configure RFC Destination WE21 Configure Port in IDoc processing WE20 Configure Partner Profile SM58 Asynchronous RFC Error Log WE60 Download IDoc schema/XSD WE19 Test tool for IDoc processing WE05 IDoc Lists WE09 Search for IDocs by Content WE02 Display IDoc SE37 Function Builder: BAPI
- 15. Demo
- 16. Q&A
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