Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 Agile PLM Integration Pack for SAP: Design to Release

• 1.1 Overview
• 1.2 Agile PLM to SAP Integration Architecture
• 1.3 Agile to SAP Processes
  • 1.3.1 Change Order Release
  • 1.3.2 New Part Request
    • 1.3.2.1 SAP to Agile Processes
• 1.4 Solution Design Assumptions and Constraints
• 1.5 Components of Agile PLM Integration Pack for SAP: Design to Release
  • 1.5.1 Agile Content Service
  • 1.5.2 Software Development Kit
  • 1.5.3 Oracle AIA Foundation Pack
  • 1.5.4

2 Process Integration for Change Order Release

• 2.1 Change Order Release Process
  • 2.1.1 Release of CO in Agile
  • 2.1.2 aXML Generation by ACS
  • 2.1.3 Parsing and Transformation of aXML Data
    • 2.1.3.1 Segregation of Business Objects
    • 2.1.3.2 Sequencing and Queuing of COs
    • 2.1.3.3 Translating Site Objects
    • 2.1.3.4 Translating CO Types
    • 2.1.3.5 Ascertaining Item Existence in SAP
    • 2.1.3.6 Mapping CO Attributes
    • 2.1.3.7 Defining User Exit Points
• 2.2 Posting CO Data to SAP
  • 2.2.1 CO Processing in SAP
  • 2.2.2 Communicating CO Implementation Status to Agile
• 2.3 CO Release Process Integration Solution Assumptions and Constraints
• 2.4 CO Release Integration Sequence
  • 2.4.1 CO Release Services Orchestration
• 2.5 Oracle AIA Services for CO Release
  • 2.5.1 Agile & SAP Components for CO Release
• 2.6 Integration Services
  • 2.6.1 EngineeringChangeOrderEBS
  • 2.6.2 ItemEBS
  • 2.6.3 ProcessEngineeringChangeOrderAgileReqABCS
  • 2.6.4 CreateEngineeringChangeOrderListSAPProvABCSImpl
• 2.7 CO Release Integration Customization Points
• 2.8 Properties and DVMs

3 Process Integration for New Part Request

• 3.1 Overview
• 3.2 NPR Process in Agile
  • 3.2.1 On Demand New Part Request
• 3.3 NPR Process in SAP
• 3.4 NPR Process Integration Solution Assumptions
• 3.5 NPR Integration Sequence
  • 3.5.1 NPR Integration Flow
  • 3.5.2 NPR Services Orchestration
• 3.6 Oracle AIA Services for NPR
  • 3.6.1 Agile and SAP Components for NPR
• 3.7 Integration Services
  • 3.7.1 CreateItemAgileReqABCSImpl
  • 3.7.2 ReserveItemSAPProvABCS
• 3.8 NPR Integration Customization Points
• 3.9 Properties and DVMs

4 Process Integration for Item Attribute Update

• 4.1 Overview
  • 4.1.1 Item Attribute Update Process
  • 4.1.2 Processing
• 4.2 IA Update Process Integration Solution Assumptions
• 4.3 IA Update Integration Sequence
• 4.4 IA Update Services Orchestration
• 4.5 Oracle AIA Services for IA Update
  • 4.5.1 SAP and Agile Components for IA Update
• 4.6 Integration Services
  • 4.6.1 ItemEBS
  • 4.6.2 UpdateItemListSAPReqABCSImpl
  • 4.6.3 UpdateItemListAgileProvABCSImpl
• 4.7 IA Update Integration Customization Points
• 4.8 Essential Properties and DVMs

5 Implementing the Process Integration Pack

• 5.1 Prerequisites
• 5.2 Setting up Agile PLM
  • 5.2.1 Creating a New JMS Destination
  • 5.2.2 Create New Events for ECO, MCO and SCO
  • 5.2.3 Creating New Subscribers for ECO, MCO and SCO
  • 5.2.4 Creating Auto Numbers
  • 5.2.5 Updating Change Order Page Two Fields
  • 5.2.6 Configuring Sites
  • 5.2.7 Configuring Sites Attributes
  • 5.2.8 Agile PLM Configurations for Error Landing Support
  • 5.2.9 Set Up Agile Notifications
• 5.3 Setting up SAP
  • 5.3.1 Defining Logical Systems
  • 5.3.2 Assigning Logical Systems
  • 5.3.3 Modeling the Distribution Scenario
  • 5.3.4 Defining the RFC Destination
  • 5.3.5 Defining Ports
  • 5.3.6 Defining Partner Profiles
  • 5.3.7 Activating Change Pointers Globally
  • 5.3.8 Setting Up Reference Material
• 5.4 Loading Cross-Reference Data
• 5.5 Identifying Cross-Reference Data
  • 5.5.1 Creating Cross-Reference Data
• 5.6 Populating Cross-References
• 5.7 Configuring the Integration
  • 5.7.1 Configuration Parameters
  • 5.7.2 Agile Configurations
  • 5.7.3 SAP Configurations
• 5.8 Setting up National Language Support
  • 5.8.1 Setting Up NLS in Agile
  • 5.8.2 Setting up NLS in FMW for Agile
  • 5.8.3 Editing AIAConfigurations
  • 5.8.4 Setting Up DVMs
  • 5.8.5 Setting Up the DVMs for NLS
• 5.9 Working with Domain Value Maps
  • 5.9.1 Out-of-the-Box DVMs
  • 5.9.2 Sample DVMs
  • 5.9.3 List of DVMs
• 5.10 Application Interfaces
  • 5.10.1 Agile PLM Interfaces
  • 5.10.2 SAP Interfaces
• 5.11 Handling Errors
• 5.12 Error Handling in Pre-Built Integration Queue Manager
• 5.13 Error Handling and Recovery Options in Initial Load of Items

6 Customizing the Transformations

• 6.1 Overview
  • 6.1.1 Transformation Rules
• 6.2 Customization in Agile
  • 6.2.1 Sample Customization
• 6.3 Customization in SAP
  • 6.3.1 Templates in the Custom Files
  • 6.3.2 Replacing the Entire Mapping
• 6.4 User Exits
  • 6.4.1 Requester Flows
  • 6.4.2 Provider Flows
  • 6.4.3 Implementing User Exits

A National Language Support for the Agile PLM Integration Pack for SAP: Design to Release

• A.1 Setting up Requester Flows
• A.2 Setting up Provider Flows

B Functionalities Available

C Agile PLM to SAP Entity Maps

• C.1 Bill of Materials Mappings
• C.2 Item EBO Mappings
• C.3 Item Attribute Update Mappings
• C.4 Engineering Change Order EBO Mappings

D Queue Management

• D.1 Managing the Process Queues
  • D.1.1 Queuing
  • D.1.2 Change Order Process Flow
  • D.1.3 The Process Queue Manager
• D.2 User Interface
  • D.2.1 Accessing the Process Queue Monitor
  • D.2.2 Fields and Attributes
    • D.2.2.1 Change Order Queue Monitor
    • D.2.2.2 Queue Operators
  • D.2.3 Filters
    • D.2.3.1 Filter 1: All Change Orders
    • D.2.3.2 Filter 2: Errored Change Orders Only
    • D.2.3.3 Filter 3: Pending Changes Only
    • D.2.3.4 Filter 4: Completed Change Orders Only
    • D.2.3.5 Filter 5: Changed Error Within Last Week
    • D.2.3.6 Filter 6: Unprocessed Change Orders
    • D.2.3.7 Filter 7: All Delete Flags
    • D.2.3.8 Advance Query Abilities
  • D.2.4 Queue User Interface Application
    • D.2.4.1 Easy Access EM Console Link to SOA Composite Instances for Change Orders
  • D.2.5 User Role-Based Access in Queue UI Application
  • D.2.6 Add New Users into User Roles in Queue UI Application
  • D.2.7 Setup for Queue Configuration
  • D.2.8 Purge Old Change Order Queue Messages
• D.3 Functions
• D.4 Queue Management Solution
  • D.4.1 Queue Schema
  • D.4.2 Queue Controller
  • D.4.3 Queue Monitor
• D.5 Queue Manager Services
  • D.5.1 CreateQueueService
  • D.5.2 CreateQueueControlService
  • D.5.3 QueueProcessorService
  • D.5.4 QueueProcessorServiceImpl
  • D.5.5 Transformations
  • D.5.6 Implementation Details
  • D.5.7 Error Management

E Troubleshooting

• E.1 Engineering Change Order Issues
• E.2 Installation Issues
• E.3 Queue Management Issues
• E.4 SAP Issues
• E.5 Agile Issues