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Preface

1 Introduction

What is SAP?

Required Software

Supported Platforms

2 Installation and Configuration

Installating the SAP Adapter

Preinstallation Tasks

Installation Tasks

SAP Adapter Configuration

Using the Application Parameter

adapter.ini Initialization Paramter File

Hub.ini

Agent Connection Paramters

SAP Adapter-Specific Parameters

Starting the SAP Adapter

3 Supported SAP Interfaces

Exception Fields

Inbound to SAP

Creating an Application Link Enabling Implemented Procedure

Importing Attributes from SAP

Creating an Application Link Enabling Subscribed Event

Creating a Remote Function Call Implemented Procedure

Creating a Remote Function Call Subscribed Event

Outbound From SAP

Creating an Outbound Application Link Enabling Invoked Procedure

Creating an Application Link Enabling Published Event

Creating a Remote Function Call Invoked Procedure

Creating a Remote Function Call Published Event

4 Application Link Enabling

Frequently Used Application Link Enabling Transactions

Application Line Enabling Terminology

Logical System

Intermediate Documents Type

Message Type

Oracle9iAS InterConnect Application Acting as a Client

Oracle9iAS InterConnect Application Acting as a Server

Application Link Enabling Subdirectories--Queue and Cache

Queuing Inbound Intermediate Documents

Application Link Enabling General Settings

Inbound Intermediate Documents

Outbound Intermediate Documents

R/3 Application Link Enabling Configuration

Application Link Enabling--Exploring Intermediate Document Types

Manually Downloading an IDOC

Enhance Application Link Enabling Remote Browsing

How to Install the Remote Browsing Function Modules

Why a Function Group?

Create Four Structures

Create a Function Group

Create Two Function Modules

5 Remote Function Call

Introduction to Remote Function Call

SAP Adapter Interaction with R/3

SAP Adapter Application Acting as a Client

SAP Adapter Application Acting as a Server

Remote Function Call Configuration

Calling From SAP adapter to R/3

Default Login to R/3

Calling from R/3 to the SAP Adapter

Optimize Remote Function Call Function Modules

Enhance Remote Function Call Function Module Remote Browsing

Why a Function Group?

Creating a Function Group

Creating the Z_RFC_GET_AREAS Function Module

Attributes

Table Parameters/Exceptions Interface

Documentation

Uploading the Function Module Source Code

Creating the Z_RFC_GET_GROUPS Function Module

Attributes

Import/Export Parameter Interface

Table Parameters/Exceptions Interface

Uploading the Function Module Source Code

Set Global Data

Clean Your R/3 System

Erasing Function Groups and Function Modules

Erasing a Table

6 Runtime

Configuration Editor

Creating SAP Host Definitions in Global Settings

Default Login to R/3

Reference Login to R/3

Inbound to R/3

Outbound from R/3

Common Settings

Exiting Configuration Editor

Index