How to send control recipe to CPI (Cloud Platform Integration)

[MySAPuser2002]

Hi

We want to send process order data from SAP to our MES system via CPI. But the RFC destination has to be a type T - TCP/IP connection. We otherwise use type G for all communication to CPI. We do not have an RFC listener.

How do we proceed from here? Anyone who has experience with working around this problem? Our current idea is to make a new program to "trick" the system to think its sending a tRFC message when its actually not.

[Ryan-Crosby]

Has to be type T where? What setup have you tried thus far?

[MySAPuser2002]

@Ryan-Crosby yes if you go into spro > PPPI > Process management > Control Recipes -> CR Destinations, and then look at the documentation it says "The RFC destination must be defined as a TCP/IP connection.". Our CPI does not have an tRFC listener.

[Ryan-Crosby]

It's expecting type T for RFC because the documentation outlines that it calls an RFC in an external system for this integration... hence type T.

[MySAPuser2002]

Yes we understand this, but our CPI can not receive this type of communication, so I am asking if there is a workaround either in SAP PP-PI or CPI.

[Ryan-Crosby]

CPI doesn't have an RFC sender adapter and the SPRO configuration is explicit regarding destination of type "T", so the general answer would be no unless you step down the path of modification which should be avoided.

Regards,

Ryan Crosby

[MySAPuser2002]

Yes, we know and I am asking if anyone has any experience in doing these modifications, because not sending data to the MES system is not an option.

[Ryan-Crosby]

@MySAPuser2002 typically folks would send it directly to an MES which is how it would be configured instead of trying to force it through CPI where it's clearly not supported, but that would be if people made the smart choice about not modifying the system.  The only option for an RFC sender adapter in CPI will be once it's available for edge integration cell.

[MySAPuser2002]

Our MES doesn't have an RFC listener

[Ryan-Crosby]

@MySAPuser2002 then build a bridge that works with your MES because that avoids modification which is anyone's enemy with core SAP.