What is SAP XI/PI ?

SAP NetWeaver Process Integration (SAP PI) is SAP's enterprise application integration (EAI) software, a component of the NetWeaver product group used to facilitate the exchange of information among a company's internal software and systems and those of external parties. Before the current version, SAP PI was called SAP Exchange Infrastructure (SAP XI). Like other NetWeaver components, SAP PI is compatible with software products of other companies.

SAP calls PI an integration broker because it mediates between entities with varying requirements in terms of connectivity, format, and protocols. According to SAP, PI reduces the TCO by providing a common repository for interfaces. The central component of SAP PI is the SAP Integration Server, which facilitates interaction between diverse operating systems and applications across internal and external networked computer systems.

PI is built upon the SAP Web Application Server.

First release of SAP Exchange Infrastructure was XI 2.0. Later on, releases 3.0, 7.0 and 7.1 followed. From release 7.0 onwards, SAP Exchange Infrastructure has been renamed as SAP Process Integration (SAP PI).

SAP XI/PI Course Curricullum:

I.Introduction to SAP NetWeaver Technology

Building Blocks of SAP Netweaver

Web AS Architecture.

II.Introduction to SAP Exchange Infrastructure

Process Integration with SAP XI 3.0 (PI 7.1)

Architecture of SAP XI 3.0 (PI 7.1)

III.System Landscape Directory

Architecture of SLD

Describing Technical Systems & Business Systems

Landscapes and Software catalog

IV.Integration Repository:

Introduction to Integration Repository

Organization of Design Objects in IR

Creating Repository’ Objects.

Data types

Message types

Message Interfaces

Mapping Objects

Mapping Templates etc..

Importing RFC & IDOC Interfaces

Developing” with Imported Interface Objects

Message types across components

V.Mappings:

Overview

Mapping Programs in SAP XI 3.0 (XI 7.0)

Java Mapping

XSLT Mapping

ABAP Mapping (Concepts)

Message Mapping

Mapping Functions

User Defined Functions

Multi Mapping

VI.Integration Directory:

Introduction to Integration Directory

Describing Systems and Services

Configuring Internal Company Process

Configuring Cross-Company Process

Configuring Communication channels

Logical Routing and Technical Routing

Transports between the Test and Productive Landscape

VII.Runtime:

Introduction to Integration Server

Processing Steps of Integration Engine

Proxy Runtime

Using Runtime Workbench

Message Monitoring

Component Monitoring

End-to-End Monitoring

VIII.Integration Process (ccBPM):

Introduction to Integration Process

Arch. of ccBPM

Designing Integration Process

Controlling the process flow

Time control and Exception Handling

Message Bundling

Sync/Async. Communications

Configuring Integration Process

Monitoring the execution of integration Process

IX.Adapters:

Adapter Framework, Adapter Engine and ADK

File Adapter

JDBC Adapter

RFC Adapter

IDOC Adapter

Plain HTTP Adapter

SOAP Adapter

XI Adapter

Overview Of other Adapters

X.Scenarios:

File 2 File

FCC 2 File

FIle 2 Fcc

FCC 2 FCC

File 2 Jdbc

Jdbc 2 File

Jdbc 2 Jdbc

File 2 idoc

Idoc 2 File

File 2 mail

Mail 2 File

File 2 Rfc

Soap 2 RFC

http 2 rfc

File 2 Fil e(BPM)

Merging (1:n) BPM

Spliting (n:1) BPM

and some other related scenarios