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Interfaces
Error
monitoring
with focus on
business
users
Framework for
interface
implementation
PI
BAPI (BAPI)
Field Mappings
Standard
Function
Value Mappings
Actions
SAP Standard
Application
___
Data and
Functions
Local Variants
Customizing
(Interface-specific)
Customer
Function
Legend:
SAP Basis
SAP Application Interface Framework
SAP Standard Application
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Interface Implementation
(Technical User)
Alerting
(Business User)
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Solution Manager,
SAP PI,
SAP Application system 1
SAP
AIF
PI
SAP
AIF
Operational Monitoring,
Technical Integration,
and
Scenario 2
Use
AND
Monitoring
UseAIF
AIFRuntime
Runtime
AND
Monitoring
Scenario 3
Checks
Checks
Structure Mappings
Structure Mappings
Value Mappings
Value Mappings
Actions
Actions
Implementation possible
(partly supported by
templates) on e.g.:
qRFC
Proxy
XI Runtime
ALE /
IDOC
Web
Service
bgRFC
BDOC
Files
Customer
specific
technology
Enterprise
Service
MWB
CIF
Synch.
RFC
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Applications
Middleware/ESB or
Technical
Integration
Layer
Analytics
Cloud / On Demand
PI
Mobile
Crossgate
HANA
Gateway
DB / Technology
Other
Integration
Interfaces
Error
monitoring with
focus on
business users
Framework for
interface
implementation
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Operations
Conventional
Development
AIF Methodology
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Slide from a presentation by Thomas Dietz, Daimler AG (SAP CCoE Forum in Salzburg, Austria)
http://www.sap.com/austria/about/events/event_ccoe_info_forum_10/hidden_agenda/pdf/BO_4_18_4_Thomas_Dietz_Daimler_SAP_CCoE_Salzburg_2010.pdf
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Compliance reporting
A central compliance report exists where all interface data changes can be reviewed centrally (e.g. if
auditor requests list of changes)
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Sample Calculation:
Monitoring and error handling for one interface (Inbound delivery)
Source of Savings
Number of inbound deliveries per month
Error rate in percent
Average processing time in minutes
Total processing time in hours
Internal cost rate for employee in Euro
Conventional setup
SAP AIF
10000
10000
1%
1%
30 Minutes
10 Minutes
50
16,7
100
100
60.000
20.000
1%
0,5 %
60.000
10.000
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Optimization
Roll-out
1.385.000
1.500.000
250.000
Implementation
of Interfaces
New Interfaces
1.750.000
Operations
1.200.000
185.000
50.000
45.000
Monitoring
1.500.000
1.200.000
50.000
20.000
150.000
120.000
AAA
BBB
Likely
Conservative
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Customer A
Customer B
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AIF
Positioning
PI is an integration platform
AIF is an integration add-on for your business
applications
They have different capabilities and purposes
PI
AIF
AIF
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General Recommendations
in an IT landscape with both business applications and integration platforms/middlewares
No business logic
into the integration
platform!
No integration logic
into the business
applications!
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Calculations
Validations
Checks
Routing of messages
Connectivity to various
protocols (FTP, RFC, .)
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Target Users
A business user
A functional user
A Technical User
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Strategic
Operational
Transactional
Operational (Process-oriented):
Holistic monitoring (overview level/alerts) of business
processes (often cross-system) which are in execution or for a
historic view
Example: SAP Solution Manager, SAP Business Process Monitoring
Transactional:
Detailed monitoring of process parts, individual process steps
or interfaces inside of a single system which are in execution or
for a specific, quite recent time frame
Example: SAP Application Interface Framework, Individual
transactions like BD87, WE02 etc.
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Management Level
Interact
Business Process
Check
&
Process Execution
Business Process User
Act
Solve errors in
Accounting
Interface
Create
Accounting
Document
Outbound
Delivery
Business Management
Process Management
Check Strategic
Business KPIs
Business
Warehouse
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Both together
complement each other
Efficiently combine Operational Monitoring with Transactional Error Resolution capabilities
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Legacy
system
IDoc
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Legacy
system
Field Mappings
IDoc
Value Mappings
Actions
Customizing
(Interface-specific)
Monitoring and
Error Handling
Standard IDoc
Process Function
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Field Mappings
Legacy
system
IDoc
Value Mappings
Actions
Customizing
(Interface-specific)
Monitoring and
Error Handling
- BAPI
- Customer Function
- Standard Function
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Further Information
Additional Information
Detailed Technical Information
SAP Application Interface Framework is a modification free add-on to SAP application systems based on SAP
Netweaver Basis 7.0 (from SP17)
Certain functions (part of additional add-on AIFX, e.g. web UI, SIW generator, monitor ECH messages, )
require SAP Netweaver Basis 7.31
SAP Application Interface Framework is available in the following languages:
Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese,
Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish
For Online Help, Master Guide, and Developer Cookbook please refer to SAP help portal under
http://help.sap.com/aif.
Additional information can be found at: http://www.sap.com/aif and inside the AIF SCN Community
http://scn.sap.com/community/aif
A ~2 minute video on AIF can be found on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbs8HiIUYzg
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Discover
Evaluate
Web Session
Plan
Build
Run
Implementation
Application
Management
Services
Planning Service
Enablement Workshop
Discovery Workshop
Pilot Implementation
Coaching
Value Visibility
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Thank you
Contact information:
Markus Gille
Global Product Owner
SAP Application Interface Framework
SAP AG
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