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Front cover WebSphere Businesssiness Integration for SAPAP WebSphere and SAP integration using WBI Adapters Business connectivity using WBI brokers WBI and SAP XI interoperability scenario Saida Davies Khirallah Birkler Niall Cargill Tino Friedemann Reinhard Heite Tony Shan Sudha Chandra Veerni Torsten Wilms ibm.com/redbooks International Technical Support Organization WebSphere Business Integration for SAP December 2004 SG24-6354-00 Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Notices” on page xxix. First Edition (December 2004) This edition applies to: Version 8, Release 1, Modification 5.473 of IBM DB2 Version 5, Release 3, Modification 0 of WebSphere MQ + CSD05 Version 5, Release 0, Modification 3 of WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker Version 5, Release 1, Modification 0 of WebSphere Business Integration Server Foundation Version 5, Release 1, Modification 1 of WebSphere Studio Application Developer Integration Edition Version 4, Release 2, Modification 2.2 of WebSphere Business Integration ICS Version 2, Release 4, Modification 0 of WebSphere Business Integration Adapter Framework Version 5, Release 5, Modification 0 of WebSphere Business Integration Adapter for mySAP.com Version 5, Release 5, Modification 2 of WebSphere Business Integration Adapter for mySAP.com Version 2, Release 4, Modification 0 of, WebSphere Business Integration Adapter for JDBC Version 1, Release 1, Modification 0 of WebSphere Business Integration Adapter for Lotus Domino Version 6, Release 0, Modification 0 of Lotus Domino Version 1, Release 0, Modification 0 of WebSphere Business Integration Adapter for SAP XI Version 3, Release 0, Modification 0 of SAP XI © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2004. All rights reserved. Note to U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights -- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Contents Figures . xi Tables . .xxvii Notices . xxix Trademarks . xxx Preface . xxxi The team that wrote this redbook. .xxxii Become a published author . xxxix Comments welcome. xxxix Part 1. Overview . 1 Chapter 1. Introduction and book structure . 3 1.1 Objectives . 4 1.2 What this book is . 4 1.3 How this book is organized . 5 1.3.1 Part structure. 5 1.3.2 Chapter structure . 6 1.4 What this book does not cover . 7 Chapter 2. Business Integration technology concepts . 9 2.1 Technology overview. 10 2.1.1 Business Integration needs. 10 2.1.2 Integration challenges . 11 2.1.3 Concepts and terminologies . 12 2.1.4 IBM WebSphere Business Integration product family. 14 2.2 IBM Business Integration Reference Architecture. 19 2.2.1 Overview . 19 2.2.2 Comprehensive Services . 24 2.2.3 Roles and sample artifacts . 28 2.2.4 IBM software offerings . 31 2.2.5 Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) . 37 2.2.6 e-business on demand . 38 2.3 SAP Enterprise Service Architecture. 40 2.3.1 People Integration . 42 2.3.2 Information Integration . 43 2.3.3 Process Integration . 44 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2004. All rights reserved. iii 2.3.4 Application platform. 46 2.3.5 Solution Lifecycle Management . 48 2.3.6 Composite Application Framework . 49 2.4 Interoperability of WBI and SAP XI . 49 Part 2. Business scenario solution design. 51 Chapter 3. Business case scenario . 53 3.1 Business domain . 54 3.1.1 Current business model of Company A . 54 3.1.2 Current business model of Company B . 56 3.1.3 Merger business objectives. 58 3.1.4 Unified business model . 59 3.1.5 Unified business model benefits . 61 3.2 Business Use Case definition . 62 3.2.1 Use Case 1 - Product data repository . 62 3.2.2 Use Case 2- Internal purchase requisition process . 64 3.2.3 Use Case 3 - Inventory availability validation . 66 3.2.4 Use Case 4 - Customer data repository . 69 3.3 Constraints and assumptions . 71 Chapter 4. Solution approaches and technology options. 73 4.1 Basic technology integration components. 74 4.2 SAP specialities regarding business integration . 77 4.2.1 Support of various SAP releases . 78 4.2.2 Support of a staged system landscape . 80 4.2.3 Support of various SAP R/3 interfaces . 81 4.3 WebSphere Business Integration product suite capabilities . 82 4.3.1 WebSphere Business Integration adapters. 82 4.3.2 WebSphere InterChange Server. 86 4.3.3 WebSphere Business Integration Server Foundation . 88 4.3.4 WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker . 91 4.3.5 Integration server selection . 93 4.4 WebSphere Business Integration in the SAP environment . 94 4.4.1 WBI Adapter for mySAP.com . 94 4.4.2 WBI Adapter for SAP Exchange Infrastructure . 104 Chapter 5. Solution design. 109 5.1 Business process analysis . 110 5.2 Design principles and methodology . 111 5.3 System context . 111 5.3.1 Logical model of Company A . 112 5.3.2 Logical model of Company B . 113 5.3.3 Unified model of merged enterprise . 114 iv WebSphere Business Integration for SAP 5.4 System architecture. 115 5.5 Communications and connectivity. 118 5.6 Use Case 1 - Solution overview . 119 5.6.1 Process flow . 119 5.6.2 Technology selection . 123 5.6.3 Solution details . 124 5.7 Use Case 2 - Solution overview . 126 5.7.1 Process flow . 126 5.7.2 Technology selection . 128 5.7.3 Solution detail . 130 5.8 Use Case 3 - Solution overview . 131 5.8.1 Process flow . 132 5.8.2 Technology selection . 133 5.8.3 Solution detail . 134 5.9 Use Case 4 - Solution overview . ..