Contents


Preface Chapter 1 Overview

Unified Integration Framework (UIF)

UIF Services

Runtime
Data Object Services
Repository and Metadata Services

Three-tier Application Model

Client Tier
Server Tier
EIS (back-end) Tier

Enterprise Connector Tools for R/3

Chapter 2 Viewing the Repository Contents

Overview of the Repository Browser

To Launch the Repository Browser on NT
To Launch the Repository Browser on Solaris

Viewing the Repository

Viewing the Hierarchy
To Refresh the Display of the Repository Contents
Viewing Data Objects

The Service Provider Object
Function Objects
Operations

Data Block

Field Attributes

Mapping R/3 Data Types to UIF Data Types
Property Set

Entity Mapping

Chapter 3 Working With Data Objects

Data Objects

Primitive Objects

Integer, float, double
Fixed-length string, variable-length string

Structure Objects
Array Objects
Type Information Objects

UIF API Naming Conventions

Operation
Target
Type
Changing Attribute Types

Working with Servlet Samples

Acquiring the UIF Runtime Object
Creating the Service Provider Object
Creating Function Objects
Setting Up and Executing the Function Object
To Set Up and Execute the Function Object

R/3 User Management

Deploying a Connector Application

Using the Deployment Tool

Package J2EE Application Components Into Modules
Assemble the Module Into a Deployable Unit
Deploy the Unit to One or More iPlanet Application Server Operating Environments

Using the Command Line to Perform Deployment

Chapter 4 Programming Samples

R/3 Samples

Activation

To Run the R/3 Samples on Windows NT
To Run the R/3 Samples on Solaris
SIMPLE_BAPI_CUSTOMER_GETDETAIL SAMPLE
To Activate the SIMPLE_BAPI_CUSTOMER_GETDETAIL Sample

Code Samples

Appendix A Error Messages

Description of Errors
Error Handling Code

Glossary

Index