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Implementation Of EDI With SAP Exchange Infrastructure 3.0. Oded shihor SAP Netweaver Consultant HP TSG Israel. EDI & Exchange Infrastructure. Introduction of SEEBURGER SAP and SEEBURGER: a powerfull partnership Importance of SAP NetWeaver The role of SAP XI within NetWeaver
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Implementation Of EDI With SAP Exchange Infrastructure 3.0 Oded shihor SAP Netweaver Consultant HP TSG Israel
EDI & Exchange Infrastructure • Introduction of SEEBURGER • SAP and SEEBURGER: a powerfull partnership • Importance of SAP NetWeaver • The role of SAP XI within NetWeaver • SEEBURGER EDI and B2B adapter for SAP XI • Detailed Description of the Solution • Implementation In detail • Status and referrences
What Is EDI ? “…Short for Electronic Data Interchange, the transfer of data between different companies using networks, such as the Internet. As more and more companies get connected to the Internet, EDI is becoming increasingly important as an easy mechanism for companies to buy, sell, and trade information. ANSI has approved a set of EDI standards known as the X12 standards. …“
Who Is SEEBURGER ? • Founded 1986in Bretten / Karlsruhe • Onsite presence in 11 countries • 6.000 customers • Profitable and self-financed since 1986 • Two digit yearly growth - Q1/Q2 2004: ~ 20% • Member of W3C, OASIS, ebXML, EDIFICEAIAG, Odette, VDA, EAN, CCG, SWIFT, VdEW etc. »Successful in B-to-B Integration for over 18 years.«
SEEBURGER Global Presence »6,000 companies in 35 countries trust in SEEBURGER solutions.«
Order Process, Electronic Invoicing, Logistic Process Integration e.g. x euro per document – Partner integration from the socket Processes Roll out Services, Outsourcing, TBI (all-from-one) Consulting, Individual Customisation, Expertise, Support (24x7) Services Classic EDI, EDIFACT, X.12, ODETTE, ebXML,... RFID Labelling B-to-B StandardsRosettaNet, CIDX, Papinet,DrugSafety. Data DistributionHub Spoke, XMLmail WebApplications, SupplierMonitor, Retail-Portal Paper-to-ERP Fax&Paper recognition Market placeconnection,e.g. Elemica Business Packages Infrastructure Business Integration Server IntegrationTools Strategic Platform ERP Finance CRM SCM Legacy Company Applications 100 % Business Integration
Comprehensive SEEBURGER portfolio • One stop for Total Business Integration • Protection of investment • Experience from 6000 projects • Fair price-performance ratio • Coverage of all industry specificand regional specialties Industry specific organization • Automotive & Logistics • High Tech- Energy & Utilities- Oil & Gas- Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals • Aerospace/Defense & Public Sector- Machinery Equipment Industry- Mechanical Engineering & Heavy Industry • Consumer Goods & Retail • Finance & Service- Telecommunications
EDI & Exchange Infrastructure • Introduction of SEEBURGER • SAP and SEEBURGER: a powerfull partnership • Importance of SAP NetWeaver • The role of SAP XI within NetWeaver • SEEBURGER EDI and B2B adapter for SAP XI • Detailed Description of the Solution • Implementation In detail • Status and referrences
SEEBURGER & SAP • SEEBURGER solutions are certified: • year 1995: first EDI certification worldwide SAP Rel. 3.x (CA-EDI) • year 1998: ALE Certification (CA-ALE) EDI Certification Rel. 4.x • year 2000 Certification of XML interface (one of the first world-wide) (CA-XML) • OEM partnership for SAP GTS (year 2003) • SAP Business One EDI/B2B solutions by SEEBURGER (year 2003) • Collaboration • expert advisor for development of SAP XI • Sub contractor for SAP’s marketplace SupplyOn (WebEDI, VMI) • Successful partnerships with SAP SI and SAP STEEB • Result: • 1000 SEEBURGER customers are SAP users (international) • SEEBURGER: recognized and accepted Expertise Partner of SAP consultancies as HP
EDI & Exchange Infrastructure • Introduction of SEEBURGER • SAP and SEEBURGER: a powerfull partnership • Importance of SAP NetWeaver • The role of SAP XI within NetWeaver • SEEBURGER EDI and B2B adapter for SAP XI • Detailed Description of the Solution • Implementation In detail • Status and referrences
SAP NetWeaver Clear perspective: SAP Netweaver is the basis for all future SAP solutions SAP NetWeaver™ People Integration Composite Application Framework Life Cycle Management Multi-Channel Access Portal Collaboration Information Integration BusinessIntelligence KnowledgeManagement Master Data Management Process Integration Business ProcessManagement Integration Broker Application Platform J2EE ABAP DB and OS Abstraction DB and OS Abstraction
SAP Exchange Infrastructure SAP Exchange Infrastructure • Component the strategic platform SAP NetWeaver • Key characteristics: integrator broker completely based on standards (web services, XML) • Key tasks of the SAP XI: • process hub • ‘distributing center’ within SAP NetWeaver and complete IT landscape • Low total cost of ownership by means of centralisation and consolidation • Fast return on investment by pre-configured business content Exchange infrastructure Business partners (external) Internal component SAP NetWeaver™ People Integration Composite Application Framework Life Cycle Management Multi-Channel Access Portal Collaboration Information Integration BusinessIntelligence KnowledgeManagement Master Data Management Process Integration Business ProcessManagement Integration Broker Application Platform J2EE ABAP DB and OS Abstraction DB and OS Abstraction
NetWeaver Adapter by SEEBURGER SAP NetWeaver adapter by SEEBURGER: • The SEEBURGER adapter runs on the SAP Web AS (J2EE Engine) • The SEEBURGER adapter is integrated into the SAP Exchange Infrastructure via JCA (Java Connector Architecture) • Consequences: • Availability of the entire SEEBURGER EDI/B-to-B technology suite within SAP NetWeaver • Central storage of business content (mappings, master data, SAP XI workflows) in the SAP XI system landscape directory (integration repository etc.) • Central configuration and design by deployment of XI tools • Central monitoring and alerting via SAP XI • Benefits: • Low TCO: only one integration platform • High ROI: immediate integration by provision of pre-configured solutions Exchange infrastructure Business partners (external) EDI Adapter JCA Internal component SAP NetWeaver™ People Integration Composite Application Framework Life Cycle Management Multi-Channel Access Portal Collaboration Information Integration BusinessIntelligence KnowledgeManagement Master Data Management Process Integration Business ProcessManagement Integration Broker Application Platform J2EE ABAP DB and OS Abstraction DB and OS Abstraction
EDI & Exchange Infrastructure • Introduction of SEEBURGER • SAP and SEEBURGER: a powerfull partnership • Importance of SAP NetWeaver • The role of SAP XI within NetWeaver • SEEBURGER EDI and B2B adapter for SAP XI • Detailed Description of the Solution • Implementation In detail • Status and referrences
SAP NetWeaver EDI Adapter by SEEBURGER SAP NetWeaver industry adapter by SEEBURGER (SAP XI edition): industry adapter/business packages • SAP XI workflows and business content • Modelled SAP XI workflows • Mapping templates for modelling industry-specific content integrated into SAP NetWeaver (integration repository) • Comprehensive set of generic, off-the-shelf industry scenarios • EDI/B-to-B technology suite • EDI data transfer: VAN, EDINT AS 1 / AS2, X.400, OFTP • EDI standard formats: EDIFACT, ANSI X.12, TRADACOM, VDA, ODETTE, GALIA, AECMA, EANCOM, (SWIFT, Asian formats depending on adapter) • EDI components: analyse, view, split, compress, encryption/ e-signature • Integration into SAP NetWeaver via JCA(Java Connector Architecture) • Configuration, monitoring via SAP XI • Runtime: J2EE Engine SAP Web AS SAP NetWeaver™ Industry networks People Integration Customer Information Integration Process Integration Supplier SAP NetWeaver EDI Adapter by SEEBURGER Logistics JCA Business ProcessManagement Integration Broker Bank Application Platform J2EE ABAP EDI/B2B partner DB and OS Abstraction DB and OS Abstraction
SAP NetWeaver EDI Adapter by SEEBURGER SAP NetWeaver EDI adapters by SEEBURGER (SAP XI Edition): Overview SAP NetWeaver technical EDI adapters: • for OFTP • for VAN Access • for EDIINT AS2 SAP NetWeaver EDI Adapter (Business Packages) for: • Aerospace & Defence Industry • Automotive Industry • Chemicals Industry • Consumer Products Industry • High-Tech Industry Adapter • Paper Industry • Pharmaceutical Industry • Retail Industry • Cross Industry: Payment • Generic EDI SAP NetWeaver™ Industry networks People Integration Customer Information Integration Process Integration Supplier SAP NetWeaver Adapter by SEEBURGER Logistics JCA Business ProcessManagement Integration Broker Bank Application Platform J2EE ABAP EDI/B2B partner DB and OS Abstraction DB and OS Abstraction
SEEBURGER EDI components EDI format <-> XML-EDI preparation EDI components compress/ decompress, split/ analyze, encryption, esignature, ... Data exchange protocols OFTP, AS2, VAN ftp, P7/X.400, ... 'Inside' the Industry EDI Adapters SAP XI 3.0 XI 3.0 Repository and Directory SEEBURGER pre-configured workflows, usage of BPM XI mapper XI converter XML-XML XI 3.0 EAI/ SAP adapters for backend integration XIAdapter Framework SEEBURGER XI maps XML-EDI to XML-IDOC for industry specific messages for country/ regional specific messages SEEBURGER EDI Solution XI 3.0 runtime, incl. monitoring, logging SEEBURGER delivers as industry adapters complete SAP NetWeaver / XI solutions and not just components
EDI & Exchange Infrastructure • Introduction of SEEBURGER • SAP and SEEBURGER: a powerfull partnership • Importance of SAP NetWeaver • The role of SAP XI within NetWeaver • SEEBURGER EDI and B2B adapter for SAP XI • Detailed Description of the Solution • Implementation In detail • Status and referrences
OrdersP IDoc Orders IDoc EDIOrders SEEBURGER - SAP XI: inbound / outbound EDI process Company A: „SELLER“ Company B: „BUYER“ SAP XI „ERP“: Web Applications Create ORDER file EDI-Server (BIS) R/3 IDoc Adapter OFTP SEEBURGER EDI adapter SEEBURGER EDI Solution XI Mappings EDI-Orders -> IDoc
Plain J2SEAdapter Engine Adapter ResourceAdapter Distributed Implementation Integration Repository / Integration Directory / System Landscape Directory Integration Server DMZ Business Process Engine Firewall Firewall Integration Engine Central Adapter Engine Optional Local Adapter Engine Adapter Framework MessagingQueuingSecurity Handling Adapter FW MessagingQueuingSecurity Handling ResourceAdapter IDocAdapter File/DB/JMS Marketplace 3rd Party Sys. File/DB/JMS Marketplace 3rd Party Sys. SAPSystem FileDBJMS
SAP NetWeaver adapter: advantage Concept benefits The full integration of the SEEBURGER adapter into SAP NetWeaver enables: • Low TCO: only one integration platform • High ROI: immediate integration thanks to availability of pre-configured solutions • Improved application proximity via SAP XI: • Standardised access to applications during the design and implementation of the integration processes • Closer interaction between external content and application logic via SAP XI workflows • Application- and solution-orientated business processes • Substantially enhanced use of the EDI/ B-to-B technology suite for usingthe modelled business logic Prior to XI 3.0: SEEBURGER Business Integration Integration logic SAP Industry Solution mySAP Business Suite Business logic With XI 3.0: Access to business logic at all times Monitoring SEEBURGER components SAP XI components Joint data storage SAP XI Workflow SAP Exchange Infrastructure
EDI & Exchange Infrastructure • Introduction of SEEBURGER • SAP and SEEBURGER: a powerfull partnership • Importance of SAP NetWeaver • The role of SAP XI within NetWeaver • SEEBURGER EDI and B2B adapter for SAP XI • Detailed Description of the Solution • Implementation In detail • Status and referrences
Status and Roadmap References SEEBURGER Adapter: • SPAR, Switzerland LIVE! • Masterfoods, USA LIVE! • SupplyOn, Germany LIVE! • Norske Skog, NorwayLIVE! • Intersport, GermanyLIVE! • 8 projects Ramp-up XI 3.0 • SEEBURGER: first and only EDI & B2B solution provider that’s certified! General availibility Certifing first adapters Final certification Q2 2004 Q3 2004 Q4 2004 Q1 2005
Summary • SEEBURGER adapters run on the SAP NetWeaver platform and can be fully integrated via JCA • SEEBURGER is the supplier whose solutions provide 100% support for SAP NetWeaver as an INTEGRATION and APPLICATION PLATFORM • SAP NetWeaver can be regarded as the ‘operating system' • SEEBURGER can be regarded as an application running on this ‘operating system' • SEEBURGER’s entire EDI/B2B technology becomes available on the SAP NetWeaver platform and will continue to be developed and upgraded on this platform in future • SEEBURGER delivers ‘solutions‘, not only technological modules for SAP NetWeaver • SEEBURGER offers skills and know-how for SAP XI and the adapters
References I Paper & Office Supplies Chemical & Pharmaceuticals Automotive HighTech
References II Consumer Goods Energy & Utilities Logistics Retail Finance & Insurance RWE
Q & A Oded.Shihor@HP.com