The WebSphere® Adapter for SAP Software connects to SAP systems running on SAP’s web application servers, using the SAP Java™ interface known as SAP Java Connector (SAP JCo). It does so by making calls, modeled as business objects, to the SAP native interfaces and passing data to and from the SAP system. The adapter supports SAP integration interfaces such as Business Application Programming Interface (BAPI) and Application Link Enabling (ALE), as well as RFC-enabled function modules.
The adapter supports outbound processing (from the adapter to the SAP system) and inbound processing (from the SAP system to the adapter) of events.
Outbound event processing
Outbound support allows a client to make calls to the adapter to perform a specific operation in the SAP system. The client requests a connection, which in turn is passed from the adapter to SAP.
Inbound event processing
The adapter supports container managed sign-on and basic authentication. It does not support re-authentication.
The following diagram illustrates how the adapter communicates with the SAP system for inbound and outbound processing.
Adapter processing flow
Last updated: Sun Mar 12 11:15:15 2006
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