Contents


List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Procedures

List of Code Examples&

Preface

What's in This Guide
What You Should Already Know
Typographic Conventions
User Roles

Chapter 1 Basic Connector Concepts

Three-Tier Application Model
About the UIF
Architecture of the SAP R/3 Connector
Enterprise Connector Tools for SAP R/3

Repository Browser
SAP R/3 Management Console
SAP R/3 Data mining Tool

Chapter 2 SAP R/3 Repository

Overview of Management Console

Entering the Console from Windows NT

Entering the Console from Solaris

Creating a New Data Source
Data Mining

Displaying the Data Mining Selections

Loading Functions into Repository
Saving Functions as XML
Archiving XML Files

Browsing Archived XMLs

Loading the Function
Displaying the XML Representation for a Given Function

Editing a Data Source

Displaying the Data Source Selections

Chapter 3 Programming Examples

Data Objects

Primitive Objects

integer, float, double
fixed-length string, variable-length string
fixed-size byte array, variable-size byte array

Structure Objects
Array Objects
Type Information Objects
API Naming Conventions

Operation
Target
Type
Attributes and Paths
Changing Data Types

Working with Servlet Samples

Acquire the UIF Runtime Object
Create the Service Provider Object

Detailed Description of Service Provider

Create the Function Object
Setting Up and Executing the Function Object

Samples

Activation

Running the SAP Samples on NT
Running the SAP Samples on Solaris
BAPI_CUSTOMER_GETDETAIL SAMPLE
Activating the BAPI_CUSTOMER_GETDETAIL Sample

Code Samples

Index