WebSphere Adapter for SAP Software documentation

WebSphere® Adapter for SAP Software provides the ability for applications in IBM® Business Process Manager or WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus to interact with the SAP server and perform business functions, without the need for special coding. The adapter works with the SAP server by sending requests to it and by monitoring and responding to events that occur in the SAP server.

Overview of WebSphere Adapter for SAP Software
With WebSphere Adapter for SAP Software, you can create integrated processes that include the exchange of information with an SAP server, without special coding.
Planning for adapter implementation
Before you configure WebSphere Adapter for SAP Software, consider whether you will set up the adapters in a clustered environment, in which the workload of the server is distributed across multiple machines. Also, if you are migrating from an earlier version of WebSphere Adapter for SAP Software, perform any migration tasks.
SAP interfaces
The SAP interfaces enable business process integration and asynchronous data communication between two or more SAP systems or between SAP and external systems.
Samples and tutorials
To help you use WebSphere Adapters, samples and tutorials are available from the Business Process Management Samples and Tutorials website.
Configuring the module for deployment
To configure the adapter so that it can be deployed on IBM Business Process Manager or WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus, use IBM Integration Designer to create a module, which is exported as an EAR file when you deploy the adapter. You then specify the business objects you want to discover and the system on which you want to discover them.
Changing interaction specification properties
To change interaction specification properties for your adapter module after generating the service, use the assembly editor in IBM Integration Designer.
Modifying artifacts
Often business requirements mandate changes to the backend enterprise information system (EIS) data structures. These changes call for regeneration and reconfiguration of artifacts (import and export) that were previously generated using the external service wizard.
Deploying the module
Deploy a module to place the files that make up your module and adapter into an operational environment for production or testing. In IBM Integration Designer, the integrated test environment features runtime support for IBM Business Process Manager or WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus, or both, depending on the test environment profiles that you selected during installation.
Administering the adapter module
When you are running the adapter in a stand-alone deployment, use the administrative console of the server to start, stop, monitor, and troubleshoot the adapter module. In an application that uses an embedded adapter, the adapter module starts or stops when the application is started or stopped.
Troubleshooting and support
Common troubleshooting techniques and self-help information help you identify and solve problems quickly. For information about configuring logging properties and changing the log and trace file names, see Configuring logging and tracing.
Reference information
To support you in your tasks, reference information includes details about business objects that are generated by the external service wizard and information about adapter properties, including those that support bidirectional transformation. It also includes pointers to adapter messages and related product information.
Adapter documentation in PDF format
Documentation in PDF format for WebSphere Adapter for SAP Software is available at the following location.