Adam Kiwon has been working with application integration and interfaces in the SAP environment since 2000. As a developer and consultant at SAP and SAP partner companies, he helped introduce SAP middleware solutions (SAP XI, SAP Process Integration, SAP Process Orchestration, and SAP Cloud Platform Integration) internationally and worked with these solutions to implement integration scenarios. In 2014, he founded Whitepaper InterfaceDesign, a software and consulting company specializing in SAP integrations. Through his own projects, he has first-hand experience of the challenges that come with developing and operating integrated landscapes and strives for integration excellence with his employees and customers.Mark Lehmann is a senior Enterprise Application Integration consultant at a global medical technology company. Since 2007 he has been working with process integration in SAP landscapes. He was a consultant in the field of process integration for two global consulting companies for eight years. There he was able to deepen his knowledge of process integration as part of numerous customer projects. More recently, he has been involved in the role of integration architect on customer projects and is responsible for setting up different integration landscapes. He has been working as an in-house consultant in the medical technology industry since 2020, where he oversees all integration issues pertaining to production-related business processes.Manuel Männle has been an enterprise and integration architect at a leading company for household and commercial appliances since 2020. Before that, he worked for almost seven years as a consultant in a global SAP consulting company, where he was responsible for the Enterprise Architecture Management portfolio area. As part of his numerous projects, he accompanied his customers in the areas of IT strategy, process management, enterprise architecture management, and integration management. The focus was often on developing methods and frameworks to transform of modern IT and integration architectures. He regularly gives lectures at conferences.Martin Tieves is an integration architect with a focus on the integration of systems within hybrid IT landscapes. He is currently working at NTT Data Business Solutions AG as a consultant and is responsible for the Integration Advisory portfolio area. His specialities include the integration of SAP and non-SAP systems, as well as the design and implementation of process and event-oriented architectures. In his role, he supports customers with process recording, and manages the development and implementation of solutions with SAP technologies. Martin studied business informatics and was able to gain extensive knowledge of the integration products SAP Process Integration and SAP Process Orchestration, SAP Event Mesh, and SAP Cloud Integration during his professional career.

Govern, operate, and manage interfaces throughout your integration environment

... Introduction ... 17

PART I ... Basics ... 21

1 ... SAP Interface Management in the Age of Digitalization ... 23

1.1 ... What Is Integration? ... 23

1.2 ... Evolution of Interface Technologies from SAP R/3 to SAP S/4HANA ... 26

1.3 ... SAP Interface Libraries ... 36

1.4 ... Challenges for Interface Management ... 43

1.5 ... Summary ... 48

2 ... Integration Concepts and Technologies in the SAP Environment ... 51

2.1 ... Integration Architectures ... 51

2.2 ... Integration Styles ... 71

2.3 ... Integration Technologies, Standards, and Protocols ... 82

2.4 ... Summary ... 102

3 ... Methods and Frameworks ... 103

3.1 ... Integration Solution Advisory Methodology ... 103

3.2 ... Maturity Model ... 122

3.3 ... Integration Competency Center ... 127

3.4 ... Hybrid Integration Platform ... 139

3.5 ... Summary ... 152

4 ... SAP's Hybrid Integration Platform ... 155

4.1 ... Vision ... 155

4.2 ... Components ... 165

4.3 ... Summary ... 169

PART II ... Tools of SAP's Hybrid Integration Platform ... 171

5 ... SAP Process Orchestration ... 173

5.1 ... Overview of SAP Process Orchestration ... 174

5.2 ... Functions for Interface Management ... 177

5.3 ... Possible Use Cases ... 188

5.4 ... Summary ... 191

6 ... SAP Cloud Integration ... 193

6.1 ... Overview ... 193

6.2 ... Functions for Interface Management ... 195

6.3 ... Possible Use Cases ... 204

6.4 ... Summary ... 210

7 ... SAP API Management ... 211

7.1 ... Overview ... 212

7.2 ... Functions for Interface Management ... 216

7.3 ... Possible Use Cases ... 225

7.4 ... Summary ... 227

8 ... SAP Event Mesh ... 229

8.1 ... Overview of SAP Event Mesh ... 230

8.2 ... Functions for Interface Management ... 231

8.3 ... Possible Use Cases ... 239

8.4 ... Summary ... 243

9 ... Open Connectors ... 245

9.1 ... Overview of Open Connectors ... 245

9.2 ... Functions for Interface Management ... 247

9.3 ... Possible Use Cases ... 257

9.4 ... Summary ... 260

10 ... SAP Data Intelligence ... 261

10.1 ... Overview ... 262

10.2 ... Functions for Interface Management ... 264

10.3 ... Possible Use Cases ... 274

10.4 ... Summary ... 277

11 ... Data Integration Tools ... 279

11.1 ... Overview ... 280

11.2 ... Functions for Interface Management ... 287

11.3 ... Possible Use Cases ... 291

11.4 ... Summary ... 294

12 ... SAP Application Interface Framework ... 295

12.1 ... Overview ... 295

12.2 ... Functions for Interface Management ... 297

12.3 ... Possible Use Cases ... 307

12.4 ... Summary ... 308

13 ... Digital Integration Hub ... 309

13.1 ... Overview of the Digital Integration Hub ... 310

13.2 ... Digital Integration Hub from SAP ... 312

13.3 ... Possible Use Cases and Recommendations ... 317

13.4 ... Summary ... 320

PART III ... Interface Management Tasks ... 323

14 ... Governance ... 325

14.1 ... Principles and Policies ... 325

14.2 ... Development Guidelines ... 336

14.3 ... Cataloging ... 348

14.4 ... Reporting ... 356

14.5 ... Summary ... 366

15 ... Operations ... 367

15.1 ... Monitoring and Alerting ... 367

15.2 ... Test Management ... 380

15.3 ... Change and Transport Management ... 390

15.4 ... Summary ... 403

16 ... Organization ... 405

16.1 ... Product-Oriented Organizational Models ... 406

16.2 ... Roles ... 413

16.3 ... Responsibilities ... 424

16.4 ... Summary ... 430

17 ... Platform Tools ... 433

17.1 ... SAP Solution Manager ... 433

17.2 ... SAP Partner Solutions ... 446

17.3 ... Summary ... 460

18 ... Summary and Outlook ... 463

18.1 ... Summary ... 463

18.2 ... Outlook ... 464

18.3 ... Closing Words ... 466

... Appendices ... 467

A ... Bibliography ... 467

B ... The Authors ... 469

... Index ... 471