John Mutumba Bilay is a senior software engineer and enterprise integration consultant at Rojo Consultancy. With more than 12 years of international experience in information technology, including eight specifically devoted to SAP, his speciality is software development, integration, and business process automation.

Monitor, maintain, secure, and enhance integration flows

... Foreword by Andreas Quenstedt ... 19

... Preface ... 21

... Structure of the Book ... 21

... Sample Applications ... 25

... Who This Book Is For ... 26

... Acknowledgments ... 27

... John Mutumba Bilay ... 27

... Shashank Singh ... 28

... Swati Singh ... 28

1 ... Introduction to Cloud Integration ... 31

1.1 ... The Role of Cloud Integration in a Cloud-Based Strategy ... 33

1.2 ... Use Cases ... 36

1.3 ... Capabilities ... 44

1.4 ... Editions ... 53

1.5 ... Summary ... 54

2 ... Getting Started ... 57

2.1 ... Architecture Overview ... 57

2.2 ... Tools and Processes ... 78

2.3 ... Running Your First Integration Scenario ... 86

2.4 ... Summary ... 123

3 ... SAP Integration Content Catalog ... 125

3.1 ... Introduction to SAP Integration Content Catalog ... 125

3.2 ... Terms and Conditions of Using Prepackaged Integration Content ... 128

3.3 ... Consuming Prepackaged Content ... 131

3.4 ... Prepackaged Content Provided by SAP ... 143

3.5 ... Creating Your Own Content Package ... 156

3.6 ... Adapters to Third-Party Applications for SAP Integration Suite ... 159

3.7 ... Summary ... 162

4 ... Basic Integration Scenarios ... 163

4.1 ... Working with Cloud Integration's Data Model ... 163

4.2 ... Using Externalization to Enable Easy Reuse of Integration Flows ... 185

4.3 ... Calling External Systems by Invoking an OData Service ... 192

4.4 ... Working with Mappings ... 214

4.5 ... Defining and Provisioning API-based Integration ... 234

4.6 ... Message Routing ... 250

4.7 ... Summary ... 260

5 ... Advanced Integration Scenarios ... 261

5.1 ... Working with an Aggregator ... 261

5.2 ... Working with Lists ... 271

5.3 ... Asynchronous Message Handling ... 289

5.4 ... Reliable Messaging Using the JMS Adapter ... 311

5.5 ... SAP Process Integration and the XI Adapters ... 336

5.6 ... Using Event-Driven Messaging ... 336

5.7 ... Summary ... 359

6 ... Special Topics in Integration Development ... 361

6.1 ... Timer-Based Message Transfers ... 362

6.2 ... Using Dynamic Configuration via Headers or Properties ... 370

6.3 ... Structuring Large Integration Flows Using Local Processes ... 391

6.4 ... Connecting Integration Flows Using the ProcessDirect Adapter ... 405

6.5 ... Connecting to a Database Using the JDBC Adapter ... 421

6.6 ... Connecting to an AS2 Server Using an AS2 Adapter ... 428

6.7 ... Versioning and Migration of Integration Flows ... 436

6.8 ... Simulation of Integration Flow Processing ... 448

6.9 ... Transporting Integration Packages to Another Tenant ... 455

6.10 ... Using the Adapter Development Kit ... 460

6.11 ... Guidelines for Integration Flow Development ... 478

6.12 ... Working with Script Collections ... 482

6.13 ... Advanced Message Mapping Concepts ... 488

6.14 ... Summary ... 492

7 ... Cloud Integration Operations ... 493

7.1 ... Operations: Overview ... 493

7.2 ... Monitoring Integration Content and Message Processing ... 495

7.3 ... Managing Security ... 521

7.4 ... Managing Temporary Data ... 560

7.5 ... Accessing Logs ... 576

7.6 ... Managing Locks ... 580

7.7 ... Monitoring Message Usage ... 585

7.8 ... Integrating Cloud Integration with Enterprise Monitoring Tools ... 588

7.9 ... Summary ... 597

8 ... Application Programming Interfaces ... 599

8.1 ... Introduction ... 599

8.2 ... Java APIs Provided by Cloud Integration ... 600

8.3 ... Using the Java API in a User-Defined Function ... 602

8.4 ... Using the Script Step ... 606

8.5 ... Open Data Protocol API ... 611

8.6 ... Using Cloud Integration with API Management ... 646

8.7 ... Summary ... 660

9 ... Connecting to External Third-Party Systems ... 661

9.1 ... Introduction ... 661

9.2 ... Open Connectors: Connectors Catalog ... 663

9.3 ... Open Connectors: Understanding Connectors ... 675

9.4 ... Open Connectors: Understanding Common Resources ... 686

9.5 ... Using Cloud Integration with Open Connectors ... 695

9.6 ... Using Cloud Integration to Connect to Third-Party Systems without Open Connectors ... 704

9.7 ... Summary ... 719

10 ... Cloud Integration Security ... 721

10.1 ... Technical System Landscape ... 722

10.2 ... Processes ... 731

10.3 ... User Administration and Authorization ... 735

10.4 ... Data and Data Flow Security ... 754

10.5 ... Keystore Management ... 819

10.6 ... Summary ... 832

11 ... Productive Scenarios Using Cloud Integration ... 835

11.1 ... Integration of SAP Cloud for Customer and SAP ERP ... 835

11.2 ... Integration of SAP Cloud for Customer with SAP S/4HANA Cloud ... 840

11.3 ... Integration of SAP Marketing Cloud and Various Applications ... 840

11.4 ... Integration of SAP SuccessFactors and SAP ERP ... 842

11.5 ... Integration of SAP Applications with SAP Business Network ... 846

11.6 ... Integration with German Tax Authorities Using the ELSTER Adapter ... 848

11.7 ... SAP S/4HANA Integration with Salesforce ... 851

11.8 ... Summary ... 855

12 ... Special Topics in Cloud Integration ... 857

12.1 ... Edge Integration Cell: Overview ... 857

12.2 ... Edge Integration Cell: High-Level Architecture ... 859

12.3 ... Edge Integration Cell: Setup and Installation ... 864

12.4 ... Develop, Deploy, and Monitor Your Integrations in the Edge Integration Cell ... 869

12.5 ... Migration from SAP BTP, Neo Environment to SAP BTP, Cloud Foundry Environment ... 871

12.6 ... Migration from SAP Process Orchestration to Cloud Integration ... 874

12.7 ... Summary ... 879

13 ... Summary and Outlook ... 881

13.1 ... Integration Content Design ... 882

13.2 ... Connectivity ... 883

13.3 ... Edge Integration Cell ... 884

13.4 ... Migration from SAP Process Orchestration to Cloud Integration ... 885

13.5 ... Summary ... 885

... The Authors ... 887

... Index ... 889