Standalone Testing of SAP PI/PO Java Mapping Programs: Decoupling Mapping...
IntroStandalone testing of developed Java mapping programs for SAP PI/PO is one of effectively utilized techniques aiming simplification and reduction of efforts required for a mapping program testing....
View ArticleFrom PI to HCI: My one month adventure with HANA Cloud Integration
IntroductionRecently, I had the opportunity to evaluate the trial version of HANA Cloud Integration (HCI). With SAP focusing its business on cloud-based services, HCI is an area that is receiving...
View ArticleHow to persist custom data in SAP PI java table - Part 1
Introduction:In this blog, we will have a look on how to store and retrieve data in SAP PI on java database in a custom table. And perform CRUD (Create, Read,Update and Delete) of records in the custom...
View ArticleHow to persist custom data in SAP PI java table - Part 2
In part-1 we created table in java dictionary and deployed it on SAP PI server. And we also created Entity bean class for the table. Next we have to create EAR project for the EJB entity bean and...
View ArticleHow to persist custom data in SAP PI java table - Part 3
In part-1 and part-2 of the blog we created a table in java stack, created and deployed entity and session bean in java server. Also we added HTTP authentication for the deployed service. In this part...
View ArticleHow to slow down the deletion process of Archiving jobs on Integration Engine
The archiving on Integration Engine always consists of two steps. First the message is written to an archive file (ARV_BC_XMB_WRP*) and afterwards the messages will be deleted (ARV_BC_XMB_DEL*). -...
View ArticleSetup com.equalize.xpi.af.modules Adapter Module project in NWDS easily using...
IntroductionWhen I first shared on SCN the custom adapter modules that I developed, I hoped that it would be beneficial to others who require similar solutions for their requirement. My intention was...
View ArticleHCI: Parse XML easily with Groovy scripts
IntroductionHCI allows the usage of scripting languages in Integration Flows which can be used to enhance the functionality of the integration flow. Groovy scripts or Javascript can be implemented as a...
View ArticleSAP HCI: Integrate with Success Factors using OData API Query ($Select and...
Hello, Two weeks ago we(myself, Patrick Kelleher and Paul Todd) were preparing for an event and were doing a full blown integration scenario using SAP HANA Cloud Integration.And today's blog is just a...
View ArticleIntroduction of the tables that keep message related data in the database of...
When you check the database of PI/PO system, you can see different table names and you may be wondering what message related data they keep and how to control the size of these tables. Here I will...
View ArticleAutomating PI Interface Volumes Monitoring
Problem -We recently faced a problem wherein a 3rd party vendor was not able to connect to our system and the communication channel showed no errors. There was no way we would have know about this...
View ArticleBuilding your first iFlow - Part 8: Dealing with certificates
In the previous installment Building your first iFlow - Part 7: Handling Errors we covered implementing error handling. However subsequently it appears that not all tenants come configured with the...
View ArticleBuilding your first iFlow - Part 5: Completing the iFlow
In the previous instalment Building your first iFlow - Part 4: Configuring your credentials we built an integration process and configured receiving the data and forwarding the response. The actual...
View ArticleBuilding your first iFlow - Part 6: Identifying issues
In the previous installment Building your first iFlow - Part 5: Completing the iFlow the integration flow was built, deployed and set to run daily. In the final installment of the series we will be...
View ArticleBuilding your first iFlow - Part 7: Handling Errors
In the previous installment Building your first iFlow - Part 6: Identifying issues tracing was used to see how the HCI engine processed data at each step of the integation process. This yielded very...
View ArticleUsing scripting to check connectivity with PI system - automate connection tests
IntroductionOne of the key issues faced when setting up a new PI landscape or migrating to a new one is change in network topology. PI team needs to work with network team to ensure the connections are...
View ArticleExternal Control mode - To start/stop channels automatically
Hi Folks, Requirement: Consider a scenario where the communication channel has to automatically start upon availability of data for once in every few months and we are not sure when the data comes in....
View ArticleHCI Security Artifacts in the cockpit
Recently the HCI Team introduced the ability to add security artifacts via the HCI cockpit. This is great news as previously this was one of the core issues that forced Eclipse to be used. With the...
View ArticleIntegrating Datahub with PI java stack
Hybris provides industry' leading Omni-channel commerce solutions, combined with SAP's strength in enterprise applications and technology, will enable business to optimize customer engagements. SAP and...
View ArticleMonitoring and error handling for interfaces in AIF
Hi All, We have been hearing about AIF for quite sometime, what is AIF? AIF - It is a powerful framework for interface implementation, monitoring and error handling. Architecture of AIF: Architecture...
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