Informatica PowerConnect for SAP R3——Integrating with SAP Using ABAP

PowerCenter and mySAP Integration Methods
♦Data integration using the ABAP program
♦IDoc integration using ALE
♦Data integration using RFC/BAPI functions
♦Data migration integration
♦Business content integration

 

Integrating with SAP Using ABAP
Complete the following steps to integrate with SAP using ABAP programs:
1.Verify that the SAP user has the appropriate authorization. For more information, see “Installing and Configuring SAP” on page 22.
2.Configure the sideinfo file. Create an entry in the sideinfo file for the SAP system to run sessions in stream mode through the Common Program Interfaces-Communication (CPI-C) protocol. For more information, see “Configuring the sideinfo File” on page 39.
3.Configure the saprfc.ini file. Configure an entry in saprfc.ini to run sessions in file mode through RFC communication. For more information, see “Configuring the saprfc.ini File” on page 41.
4.Configure an SAP R/3 application connection or an FTP connection. For more information, see “Managing Connection Objects” in the PowerCenter Workflow Administration Guide.

 

Installing and Configuring SAP
The SAP system administrator must complete the following steps for PowerCenter integration on the development, test, and production SAP systems:
1.Delete transport programs from previous versions. For more information, see “Step 1. Delete Transport Programs” on page 22.
2.Transport objects to the SAP system. For more information, see “Step 2. Transport Objects” on page 24.
3.Run transported programs that generate unique IDs. For more information, see “Step 3. Run Transport Programs” on page 26.
4.Create users in the SAP system for PowerCenter users. For more information, see “Step 4. Create Users” on page 27.
5.Create profiles in the SAP system for PowerCenter users. For more information, see “Step 5. Create Profiles” on page 28.
6.Create a development class for the ABAP programs that PowerCenter installs on the SAP system. Complete in the development environment only. For more information, see “Step 6. Create a Development Class” on page 29.
Note: Some SAP systems refer to a development class as a package.