SAP XI Provides open integration technologies that support process-centric collaboration among SAP and non-SAP components

Objective

To analyze data from diverse sources to support decision making. You will learn to use star schema to overcome poor system performance due to a large volume of data handling. Also, overcoming difficulties in extracting, transferring, transforming, and loading data (ETTL) from diverse sources into a data warehouse. You would feel the pain if you had ever tried to analyze SAP R/3 data without using SAP BW.

Minimum Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of SAP and, knowledge of networking, experience working in a Business environment

Included Labs

As per the training manual provided

What will you learn?

Introduction to ERP and SAP

• Introduction to SAP.
• Overview of ERP and SAP - SAP Terminology
• Introducing frequently used SAP terminology.
• Logging in to a SAP system
• SAP logon process for Windows
• Basic SAP Navigation - the basic SAP screen components, moving between menus, T-code   searches and other commonly used functions.
• End User Customization - customizing some SAP screens. Using T-codes – View user   information, logged in users, user creation, sending messages, technical and functional modules.
• Various SAP functional modules, log off from SAP system - SAP logoff process for Windows,   SAP services, co-operative business scenarios, mySAP.com
• Enterprise Structure

XI Fundamentals:

• XI Overview
• System Landscape Directory
• Business System, Logical System, Software Component definitions, SAP terminology
• XI architecture, components and features
• Integration Repository, Integration Directory, Integration Engine, Runtime, Runtime Workbench,   Adapter Framework, CCBPM, administration

Design time Concepts and working example development

• Integration Builder and Integration Repository development - Design object definitions,   development hierarchy, standards, Configuration object definitions, development hierarchy,   standards, proxy generations
• Error monitoring, corrections
• Develop interfaces using XI Integration Builder

Mapping Fundamentals

• Overview and concepts

Mappings Technologies and Types of Mappings

• Java, XSLT, ABAP, gui Mapping
• Message Mapping, Value Mapping - Overview, concepts, working example development, Element   Cardinality, Context handling, coding (Java, ABAP or XSLT). Graphical Mapping concepts

Mapping Functions

• System defined (standard) and User Defined
• Developing mappings in XI Integration Builder

Adapter Fundamentals

• Overview and concepts
• Adapter Engine
• Adapter Framework
• Partner Connectivity Kit

Adapter Functionality - FILE, JDBC, HTTP, SMTP, IDOC, RFC, JMS, SOAP

• Develop Interfaces using multiple XI adapters

CCBPM - BPM Fundamentals

• Overview and concepts

Design Overview

• Process Steps, Containers, Correlations, Exception Handling, Error Monitoring, Error Handling,   Process Integration
• Developing Business Processes using XI

Runtime, Runtime Workbench

• Runtime Fundamentals
• Monitoring Tools
• Visual Administrator

Certification Review