The SAP Connector
Introduction
The SAP connector allows you to seamlessly schedule workload across your entire SAP system landscape.
It provides the following facilities:
- SAP AS ABAP workload scheduling.
- SAP AS Java workload scheduling.
- SAP BI/BW workload scheduling.
- SAP Mass Activity workload scheduling.
- SAP BusinessObjects workload scheduling.
- SAP PI/XI workload scheduling.
- Asynchronous workload management.
- Complex process flows.
- Business driven schedules.
- Monitoring and managing present and future workload.
- History, logging, and auditing of previously executed work.
The following figure illustrates the connection possibilities of the SAP connector. The table below lists some of the available features that can be used to control SAP instances.
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
| Manage ABAP jobs | Standard ABAP scheduling using XBP. |
| Basic SAP Solution Manager integration | SAP job monitoring. Synchronize and visualize CCMS or Solution Manager Monitors (XAL/XMW). Also allows system-wide monitoring for one user. |
| Basic SAP BI integration | Submit and monitor BI process chains and info packages. Visualize parent and child chains. |
| SAP PI/XI integration | Control SAP communication channels and document conversions. |
| Extended SAP Solution Manager integration | Allows business process management (BPM) and change management integration. |
| SAP BI Process Chain restart | Allows restart of BI process chains from given point within the chain. |
| SAP Financial Closing Cockpit integration | Allows automation of closing processes to be managed by Closing Cockpit users. Requires SAP Financial Closing Cockpit from SAP. |
| SAP Adaptive Computing | Allows you to control (start, stop, and relocate) services in an SAP Adaptive computing environment. |
| Backwards compatibility with older XBP versions | Allows use of Redwood transports to enable enhanced capability for older versions of XBP (SAP Basis 4.6A and lower). For more information on XBP releases, see the Understanding The Different XBP Interface Releases section. |
| Import / Export SAP objects | Import SAP objects for workload scheduling. |
| Manage SAP events | Detect incoming files and trigger workload. |