IDocs (Intermediate Documents) remain among the most important interfaces for the electronic exchange of business data within SAP system landscapes. In order to complete critical tasks developers and administrators must be equipped with the knowledge and skills required to handle IDocs correctly in a wide variety of scenarios. This technical guide shows you how.
First, get expert advice on the usage, configuration and administration of IDocs. The authors help you familiarize yourself quickly with all monitoring and error handling aspects. Techniques are illustrated using easy-to-follow examples based on MM (Materials Management) and SD (Sales & Distribution), among the most common areas where IDocs are employed. Within these practical scenarios, you’ll discover the comprehensive technical details of IDocs, as well as the business background of their implementation — step by step and with volumes of included code samples. The second half of this technical guide deals with key integration processes, which are carried out with SAP NetWeaver Process Integration. Sending IDocs to SAP NetWeaver PI or vice versa, IDoc monitoring within SAP NetWeaver landscapes and all aspects on exchange development (tunneling, packaging, serialization, mapping) are guaranteed to advance your mastery of IDocs in any scenario imaginable.
New topics in this 2nd edition are the ALE distribution model – used for message content-based and maintaining IDoc configuration in one (central) system –, and two of the latest functionalities: IDoc monitoring by using SAP Solution Manager and IDoc packaging that will be shipped with SAP NetWeaver 7.0/7.1.
Topic Highlights:
IDocs Basics and Elemental Technical Configuration
IDoc Monitoring
SAP NetWeaver PI in IDoc Scenarios
ALE Distribution Model
IDoc Packaging
2nd, revised and updated edition of this bestseller
Provides expert knowledge on setup, configuration, and administration of IDocs in all business-relevant scenarios
Includes new sections on the ALE distribution model, IDoc monitoring with SAP Solution Manager, and IDoc Packaging Options
Michal Krawczyk
Michal Krawczyk is a freelance SAP integration consultant with int4. He is recognized as one of the leading SAP integration experts in the world and has written more than 140 articles and blogs on SDN (sdn.sap.com), in addition to regularly speaking at SAP events on SAP PO/PI and SAP AIF. He became an SAP Mentor in 2007 and won the top contributor/topic leader award from SDN (SAP Developer Network Portal) in SAP PO/PI many times. He is an author of numerous SAP integration-related books, including SAP PRESS’ Mastering IDoc Business Scenarios with SAP XI, Mastering IDoc Business Scenarios with SAP NetWeaver PI (second edition), in addition to other titles such as The Essentials on SAP NetWeaver Process Integration (A SAP Mentor 2010 Series) and SOA Integration - Enterprise Service Monitoring. Michal holds four SAP certifications including Development Consultant SAP - Exchange Infrastructure 3.0 Developer, SAP Certified Application Associate CRM Foundation with mySAP CRM 2005, mySAP SRM - Procurement Certified, and Development Consultant SAP NetWeaver - ABAP Workbench 2003.
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