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| Andrew 2004-11-18, 7:46 am |
| I've got a question about integrating with SAP using BizTalk 2004. I want to
start an orchestration on an event in SAP (i.e. someone creates a new user in
SAP). Does anyone know how to approach this?
Do any of the SAP adapters available support this scenario (Activating on an
event in SAP)? Does anyone have any general comments on the SAP Adapters
available?
Regards,
Andrew
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| Nabeel Prior 2004-11-18, 5:49 pm |
| Hi Andrew,
I have worked with the MS SAP Adapter, and have had a few specific issues
with it, as per my blog article:
http://www.brainjar.co.za/blog.aspx...ap-adapter.html
There is another very good adapter available from
http://www.topxml.com/biztalkutilities/biztalk2004.asp . I have not worked
with it myself, but have heard very good things about it from those that
have worked with it.
The only way I know of that you would be able to achieve an action based on
an event is to get the SAP system to issue an IDOC or generate a file when
the event occurs and then for BizTalk to act on it from there.
--
Kind Regards,
Nabeel Prior
Web: http://www.brainjar.co.za
Blog: http://www.brainjar.co.za/blog.aspx
"Andrew" <Andrew@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:89C30C66-46F3-40C9-BF46-8D804AF248F4@microsoft.com...
> I've got a question about integrating with SAP using BizTalk 2004. I want
> to
> start an orchestration on an event in SAP (i.e. someone creates a new user
> in
> SAP). Does anyone know how to approach this?
>
> Do any of the SAP adapters available support this scenario (Activating on
> an
> event in SAP)? Does anyone have any general comments on the SAP Adapters
> available?
>
> Regards,
>
> Andrew
>
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| Andrew 2004-11-23, 7:51 am |
| Nabeel,
Thanks for the information. I have 2 questions:
1. Can you create an arbitrary IDOC - or are there only a standard set of
IDOCs available?
2. Creating a file - how would you go about this in SAP. Would it require
custom developement?
Regards
Andrew
"Nabeel Prior" wrote:
> Hi Andrew,
>
> I have worked with the MS SAP Adapter, and have had a few specific issues
> with it, as per my blog article:
> http://www.brainjar.co.za/blog.aspx...ap-adapter.html
>
> There is another very good adapter available from
> http://www.topxml.com/biztalkutilities/biztalk2004.asp . I have not worked
> with it myself, but have heard very good things about it from those that
> have worked with it.
>
> The only way I know of that you would be able to achieve an action based on
> an event is to get the SAP system to issue an IDOC or generate a file when
> the event occurs and then for BizTalk to act on it from there.
>
> --
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Nabeel Prior
> Web: http://www.brainjar.co.za
> Blog: http://www.brainjar.co.za/blog.aspx
>
>
> "Andrew" <Andrew@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:89C30C66-46F3-40C9-BF46-8D804AF248F4@microsoft.com...
>
>
>
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| Nabeel Prior 2004-11-24, 2:47 am |
| Hi Andrew,
I am not a SAP programmer, and only have a basic knowledge of the SAP
architecture and eventing system. What I do understand of SAP is that you
an create your own IDOCs, which you can populate and trigger from within SAP
ABAP code - exactly how I do not know. I also know that in much the same
way, you can modify the ABAP code to produce a file for processing.
Having said all this, I would expect there to be some IDOC that is generated
by default when a new user is created, although I don't have access to a SAP
system at the moment, so I am not sure what IDOC it is.
--
Kind Regards,
Nabeel Prior
Web: http://www.brainjar.co.za
Blog: http://www.brainjar.co.za/blog.aspx
"Andrew" <Andrew@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C461B65F-88D6-498F-9CCA-2CCF39D5730E@microsoft.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> Nabeel,
>
> Thanks for the information. I have 2 questions:
>
> 1. Can you create an arbitrary IDOC - or are there only a standard set of
> IDOCs available?
>
> 2. Creating a file - how would you go about this in SAP. Would it require
> custom developement?
>
> Regards
>
> Andrew
>
> "Nabeel Prior" wrote:
>
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