Inbound processing to Maximo Asset Management

This topic describe the inbound processing flow from Maximo® Asset Management to SAP.

The inbound processing flow to Maximo Asset Management is shown in the following figure:

Figure 1. Inbound processing flow from SAP to Maximo Asset Management

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When SAP sends a message to Maximo Asset Management, it uses XML via the integration gateway using HTTP post. The Maximo Enterprise Adapter for SAP Applications processes messages inbound to Maximo Asset Management through a sequential queue, a continuous queue, or a combination of the two. The sequential queue processes messages on a strict FIFO basis, while the continuous queue supports multi-threaded processing of transactions. Maximo Enterprise Adapter for SAP Applications completes the following steps to process messages: interface multiplication for inbound integration point, interface processing, integration point processing to create Maximo Business Objects (MBOs).

The following prerequisites apply to inbound processing for the Maximo Enterprise Adapter for SAP Applications integration:

You must completely define all applicable Maximo integration objects, integration points, interfaces, and external systems.
You must enable the following Maximo entities:
- External system
- Applicable interfaces
- The cron task that polls the inbound sequential queue