Purpose: provides open integration technologies that support process-centric collaboration among SAP and non-SAP components.

Pre-requisites:

1. SAP and /or Java (Intermediate level)
2. EAI and Middleware knowledge and Networking - Basics.

XI Fundamentals:

• XI Overview
• System Landscape Directory
• Business System, Logical System, Software Component definitions, SAP Terminology
• XI Architecture, Components and Features
• Integration Repository, Integration Directory, Integration Engine, Runtime, Runtime Workbench, Adapter Framework, ccBPM, Administration.

Design time Concepts and working example development

• Integration Builder and Integration Repository Development
  • Design object definitions, development hierarchy, standards, Configuration object definitions, development hierarchy, standards, Proxy Generations
• Error Monitoring, corrections

Exercise

• Develop interfaces using XI Integration Builder

Mapping Fundamentals

Overview and Concepts

Mappings Technologies and Types of Mappings

• Java, XSLT, ABAP, gui Mapping
• Message Mapping, Value Mapping
  • Overview, concepts, working example development, Element Cardinality, Context handling, coding (Java, ABAP or XSLT)
  • Graphical Mapping concepts

Mapping Functions

• System defined (standard) and User Defined

Exercise

• Develop Mappings in XI Integration Builder

Adapter Fundamentals

• Overview and Concepts
• Adapter Engine
• Adapter Framework
• Partner Connectivity Kit

Adapter Functionality

FILE, JDBC, HTTP, SMTP, IDOC, RFC, JMS, SOAP

• Develop Interfaces using multiple XI adapters

BPM Fundamentals

• Overview and Concepts

Architecture

Design Overview

• Process Steps, Containers, Correlations, Exception Handling, Error Monitoring, Error Handling, Process Integration

Exercise

• Develop Business Processes using XI

• Runtime Fundamentals
• Monitoring Tools
• Visual Administrator

• Review of SAP XI questions for Certification questions