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SAP Netweaver

Former Member — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 08:58:38 GMT

Hi Friends,

i am new in SAP Netweaver i want study material of sap netweaver.

plz send me material of SAP Netweaver.

thanks in advance,

bhaskar

Re: SAP Netweaver

Former Member — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:01:04 GMT

Hi,

Welcome to Netweaver.As you have prior knowledge of abap is really good coz you can switch to netweaver comparitivily easily.Netweaver is both java nad abap ,but many people have a misconception that its only java.So you got the answer now i guess.Its is not must to know java,ya but a little bit of basic java will do the job.

Netweaver is the platform in which all SAP solutions run on top of. There are two stacks or flavors, the ABAP stack, and the java stack. SAP myERP 2005(which is a brand name) or ECC 6.0(Core compoent, formerly R/3) runs in the ABAP stack of Netweaver 2004s. This ABAP stack can be compared to the technology layer formerly known as "Basis" in earlier versions of R/3, but with a lot of enhancements and new developments

AP NetWeaver for Dummies is a excellent book to start with...

Check this links also...

http://www.sap.com/platform/netweaver/index.epx

http://service.sap.com/netweaver

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/start.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/0f/80243b4a66ae0ce10000000a11402f/frameset.htm

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/nw/sap%20netweaver%20for%20dummies%20chapter%20one.pdf

/people/dominic.uliano/blog/2004/05/31/sap-netweaver-for-dummies-why-youre-not-a-dummy-for-reading-this-book

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/nw/sap_netweaver_for_dummies_ch13.pdf

https://www.sdn.sap.com/sdn/search.sdn?contenttype=url&content=/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/pcd!3aportal_content!2fSDN!2fiViews!2fWCM!2fcom.sap.sdn..wcm.search.search_adv_0%3FSearchVisible=false%26SelectedCustomProps=sdn_product(value=SAP Netweaver)%26SearchPluginName=sdn_library

SAP NetWeaver provides an open integration and application platform and permits the integration of the Enterprise Services Architecture. You can unify business processes across technological boundaries, integrate applications for your employees as needed, and access and edit simple information easily and in a structured manner.

SAP NetWeaver is the basis for all SAP solutions on a given hardware. The business applications and the SAP xApps use the key areas of SAP NetWeaver.

SAP NetWeaver covers the following topics and components:

1.Security

2.People Integration:

- Multi-channel access

- Portal

- Collaboration

3.Information Integration:

- Business Intelligence

- Knowledge Management

- Master Data Management

4.Process Integration:

- Integration Broker

- Business Process Management

5.Application Platform:

- Java

- ABAP

- Business Services

- Connectivity

- DB and OS abstraction

- SAP Knowledge Warehouse

6.Life Cycle Management:

- Customizing

- Software Change Management

Before Starting of with the explanation of XI, first i would like to welcome to the fascinating world of XI. Just adding on to the wonderful info that Suraj has provided, i just thought i will tell you a little more about its basics and also more on its installation.

The best way to learn XI as you know would be to make the maximum use of XI from its forums, weblogs, presentations, etc in SDN.

First I thought I will just give u the basic steps involved in doing any scenario in XI. This is very essential for a beginner.

First of all you would need to define your product, software component, business system and configure the technical landscape in the sld.

You then go on to create the objects in the repository, you import your software component here and then begin your design steps. To import your RFCs n Idocs if you require any before proceeding.

Then under the name space which you want, you go on to define your data types, message types and message interfaces.

Then you do your message mappings where you specify your source and target message types and the relation between them, then you do your interface mapping. If you are using a BPM, you do the integration process.

Once you have this done, you will have to move to the directory, here is where you define how you use the objects and how you configure them to work as a scenario.

You assign your business system to the configuration scenario which you have created, and create the communication channels. Then you go on to configure the receiver determination, interface determination, and the sender and receiver agreements. Once you’re done you will have make sure you activate your objects. The exact parameters steps depend on what kind of scenario you are implementing.

You can use sxmb moni or the runtime workbench to monitor the entire scenario which you have done.

Also I would suggest this link on SAP help for any info that you want on XI,

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/14/80243b4a66ae0ce10000000a11402f/frameset.htm

Further, this thread deals with everything that is needed for a starter on XI. Do check them out,

/message/527697#527697 [original link is broken]

And after you are done with the documentation probably you can go through this scenario,

Also check the following threads which might help you a little more,

Also for more info related to XI go through these links:

XI -Starter

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/e1/8e51341a06084de10000009b38f83b/frameset.htm

SAP XI - Where to Find Information

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/xi/sap%20xi%20-%20where%20to%20find%20information.pdf

All the information you need in XI :

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/0f/80243b4a66ae0ce10000000a11402f/frameset.htm

To understand the architecture of XI, Please go through this link:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/14/80243b4a66ae0ce10000000a11402f/frameset.htm

You can also go through the url for Elearning :

https://www.sdn.sap.com/sdn/elearning.sdn // https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/sdnpilot/elearning

Following is the link for 'how to guides', A step by step guide to create scenarios:

https://websmp201.sap-ag.de/nw-howtoguides

XI is all about configuration of Adapters, to learn more please go through this link:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/0d/5ab43b274a960de10000000a114084/frameset.htm

One of the most powerful feature of XI, Business Process Management:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/3c/831620a4f1044dba38b370f77835cc/frameset.htm

How the messages are delivered through XI:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/17/50d440e14f8431e10000000a1550b0/frameset.htm

Once you go through these links and are a bit aware what all XI objects do, you can try a simple "File to File Scenario" which would help you to understand XI objects in a much better manner.

For help on this scenario go through this blog it is in two parts thus I am providing both links below:

/people/venkat.donela/blog/2005/03/02/introduction-to-simplefile-xi-filescenario-and-complete-walk-through-for-starterspart1

/people/venkat.donela/blog/2005/03/03/introduction-to-simple-file-xi-filescenario-and-complete-walk-through-for-starterspart2

XI Cerification

/thread/25311 [original link is broken]

For XI in General:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/e3/e60138fede083de10000009b38f8cf/frameset.htm

Now lets see the installation of SAP XI,

Follow these steps while installing XI:

1. Windows server or advanced server with latest service patch.

2. IE 6.0 with latest service patch

3. Install Microsoft office and winzip, acrobat

4. Install JDK with version 1.4.2_03 or above with the corresponding JVM

5. Install the SAP GUI 6.20

6. Make sure that you have hard disk space of 10 GB in C drive and 50 GB in the installation drive.

7. Make sure the virtual memory is between 512 and 1594 or above for the installation drive.

8. Copy the dumps of following DVDs into the installation drive.

• Installation Master DVD

• Installation Export

• Additonal Components for SAP BW/SAP XI,SAP MI,SAP KW

• SAP Web As Java

9. Start the installation from the DVD dump Installation Master DVD.

10. When installing the ABAP Database the SID of the oracle default database should be different the ABAP database SID.

U can go through the Installtion Guides for Installing XI from http://service.sap.com/instguides (SR1 installation)

u can also refer to service.sap.com/platforms to see the available platform on which XI can be installed. ( Windows/linux/UNIX)

or you can even go through this weblog which clearly talks to you about XI installation

XI installation

In addition to this installation guide you also need to download the XI configuration guide which is very useful for technical configurations of various adapters and XI system.

At the same place you will also get the XI configuration guide e.g XI30ConfigGuideSPS11.pdf.

U can also download SAP Exchange Infrastructure 3.0 SR1 Installtion Guide from the articles scetion.

In simple words regarding learning XI, there is an abundance of information on SDN and help.sap.com…. So I think it will be better for you to search information there rather than me just providing you links….which will just go on and on and on….so I felt it is better for you to go and search so that not only you get information on SAP XI but also explore SDN in its real sense.

Thanks.

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Re: SAP Netweaver

Former Member — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:01:19 GMT

HI,

Check these links,

Hope this helps,

http://www.sap.com/platform/netweaver/index.epx

http://www.sap.com/platform/netweaver/components/mobile/index.epx

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/netweaver

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/portal

http://help.sap.com/content/documentation/netweaver/index.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/index.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/start.htm

http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/developersguide

http://searchsap.techtarget.com/searchSAP/downloads/Joshua_Greenbaum_Talk_818.ppt

http://www.sapgenie.com/netweaver/

http://www.sap.com/solutions/netweaver/index.epx

http://searchsap.techtarget.com/searchSAP/downloads/Joshua_Greenbaum_Talk_818.ppt

http://www.sap.com/solutions/netweaver/components/portal/index.epx

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/nw/sap%20netweaver%20for%20dummies%20chapter%20one.pdf

/people/dominic.uliano/blog/2004/05/31/sap-netweaver-for-dummies-why-youre-not-a-dummy-for-reading-this-book

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/nw/sap_netweaver_for_dummies_ch13.pdf

SAP NetWeaver Application Server -- Supports platform-independent Web services, business applications, and standards-based development, enabling you to leverage existing technology assets for Web-services-oriented solutions

SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence -- Enables you to integrate data from across the enterprise and transform it into practical, timely business information to drive sound decision-making

SAP NetWeaver Exchange Infrastructure -- Delivers open integration technologies that support process-centric collaboration across the extended value chain

SAP NetWeaver Master Data Management -- Ensures cross-system data consistency and helps integrate business processes across the extended value chain

SAP NetWeaver Mobile -- Provides a "future-proof" mobile run-time environment based on open and flexible technology standards and a powerful development environment for building integrated mobile solutions with native or browser-based user interfaces

SAP NetWeaver Portal -- Unifies critical information and applications to give users role-based views that span the enterprise, enabling you to take full advantage of your information resources

SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure -- Gives you all the capabilities you need to integrate all automated sensing devices -- including RFID readers and printers, Bluetooth devices, embedded systems, and bar-code devices

Regards,

PRitha.

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Pritha Agrawal