HI ,
Both adapters are for different purpose.
The SOAP adapter enables you to exchange SOAP messages between remote clients or Web service servers and the Integration Server or the PCK. the SOAP adapter is a java application which is making only a envelope of some XML tags, you can easily create them for yourself with a mapping.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/69/a6fb3fea9df028e10000000a1550b0/content.htm
The Plain http adapter is a part of ntegration Engine. It uses native http format i.e no SOAP Envelops. The HTTP is (native) adapter of the (ABAP) WAS, it is much more performant and more stable.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/44/79973cc73af456e10000000a114084/content.htm
Check this weblogs on both of these adapters for some more information:
Sending a Simple SOAP envelope to XI via HTTP using ASP
https://www.sdn.sap.com/sdn/weblogs.sdn?blog=/pub/wlg/1442 [original link is broken] [original link is broken] [original link is broken]
More links for SOAP Adapter:
/people/siva.maranani/blog/2005/09/03/invoke-webservices-using-sapxi
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/9f/fdca3f01f33e1ce10000000a114084/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/69/a6fb3fea9df028e10000000a1550b0/frameset.htm
More links on HTTP adapters.
/people/siva.maranani/blog/2005/09/15/push-data-to-mvc-architectured-application-using-xi
/people/prasadbabu.nemalikanti3/blog/2006/02/27/collecting-and-bundling-vendor-records-from-different-multiple-interfaces-file-systempeoplesoft-and-sending-to-sap-r3-system-part-2
I hope the info above has helped you understand http and soap adapters better.
Cheers...
Vasu
Edited by: BVS on May 19, 2008 11:51 AM
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