CRM-MDM Integration via XI

[Former Member]

Dear Gurus,

I have worked on various ECC-XI-MDM scenarios where in the communication is done using IDocs and XML files.

Now i am starting up a scenario on CRM-XI-MDM Integration. Wherever i read on SDN, i found out that for exchange of messages between CRM and XI, ABAP Proxies are to be used.

I want to know if IDoc XML conversion can be used here(if not, then why not) or proxies are the only way? Please guide me on the same if the scenario is to be done via proxies regarding creation of the proxy, its calling, execution etc.

Thanks in Advance,

Shweta.

[prateek · Accepted solution]

I want to know if IDoc XML conversion can be used here(if not, then why not) or proxies are the only way?

CRM usually supports BDocs which is not supported by XI. However with some coonfgurations, even idocs and RFC communication is possible. The simplest and most efficient would be to use Abap proxy.

For documents, please search on SDN for ABAP Client Proxy.

Regards,

Prateek

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Prateek,

Thanks a lot for the info.

Can you please elaborare how the integration is done via XI. Kindly provide me the links and the docs if you have.

Also, please tell me if i need to do any initial settings on the XI side , like we do ALE configurations in case of IDoc- XML conversions.

Thanks for your help.

Shweta.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello,

In case of idoc communication need to do the below

R/3 Side (CRM)

RFC Destination pointing to XI (sm59)

port (we21)

patner profile.(we20)

XI

RFC destrination type 3 pointing to sender(sm59)

port SAP+SID (idx1)

Proxy.

Define MessageType (outbound/inbound)

your case it looks like client so create outbound messagetype and generate proxy and defined the Report or FM Which sends the data to method of proxy.

Rajesh.

[prateek · Accepted solution]

Can you please elaborare how the integration is done via XI.

As said above, abap client proxy related integration could be done. For documents, you must use the search option of SDN. For initial settings, you need to activate abap proxy on CRM system using this

/people/vijaya.kumari2/blog/2006/01/26/how-do-you-activate-abap-proxies

Regards,

Prateek