SAP NetWeaver Overview

SAPNWSAPNetWeaver–OverviewSAPNetWeaverDateTrainingCenterInstructorsEducationWebsiteParticipantHandbookCourseVersion:2005/Q4CourseDuration:3DaysMaterialNumber:50076416AnSAPcourse-useittolearn,referenceitforworkCopyrightCopyright©2005SAPAG.Allrightsreserved.NopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorforanypurposewithouttheexpresspermissionofSAPAG.Additionallythispublicationanditscontentsareprovidedsolelyforyouruse,thispublicationanditscontentsmaynotberented,transferredorsoldwithouttheexpresspermissionofSAPAG.Theinformationcontainedhereinmaybechangedwithoutpriornotice.SomesoftwareproductsmarketedbySAPAGanditsdistributorscontainproprietarysoftwarecomponentsofothersoftwarevendors.Trademarks•Microsoft®,WINDOWS®,NT®,EXCEL®,Word®,PowerPoint®andSQLServer®areregisteredtrademarksofMicrosoftCorporation.•IBM®,DB2®,OS/2®,DB2/6000®,ParallelSysplex®,MVS/ESA®,RS/6000®,AIX®,S/390®,AS/400®,OS/390®,andOS/400®areregisteredtrademarksofIBMCorporation.•ORACLE®isaregisteredtrademarkofORACLECorporation.•INFORMIX®-OnLineforSAPandINFORMIX®DynamicServerTMareregisteredtrademarksofInformixSoftwareIncorporated.•UNIX®,X/Open®,OSF/1®,andMotif®areregisteredtrademarksoftheOpenGroup.•Citrix®,theCitrixlogo,ICA®,ProgramNeighborhood®,MetaFrame®,WinFrame®,VideoFrame®,MultiWin®andotherCitrixproductnamesreferencedhereinaretrademarksofCitrixSystems,Inc.•HTML,DHTML,XML,XHTMLaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofW3C®,WorldWideWebConsortium,MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.•JAVA®isaregisteredtrademarkofSunMicrosystems,Inc.•JAVASCRIPT®isaregisteredtrademarkofSunMicrosystems,Inc.,usedunderlicensefortechnologyinventedandimplementedbyNetscape.•SAP,SAPLogo,R/2,RIVA,R/3,SAPArchiveLink,SAPBusinessWorkflow,WebFlow,SAPEarlyWatch,BAPI,SAPPHIRE,ManagementCockpit,mySAP.comLogoandmySAP.comaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofSAPAGinGermanyandinseveralothercountriesallovertheworld.Allotherproductsmentionedaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespectivecompanies.DisclaimerTHESEMATERIALSAREPROVIDEDBYSAPONANASISBASIS,ANDSAPEXPRESSLYDISCLAIMSANYANDALLWARRANTIES,EXPRESSORAPPLIED,INCLUDINGWITHOUTLIMITATIONWARRANTIESOFMERCHANTABILITYANDFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE,WITHRESPECTTOTHESEMATERIALSANDTHESERVICE,INFORMATION,TEXT,GRAPHICS,LINKS,ORANYOTHERMATERIALSANDPRODUCTSCONTAINEDHEREIN.INNOEVENTSHALLSAPBELIABLEFORANYDIRECT,INDIRECT,SPECIAL,INCIDENTAL,CONSEQUENTIAL,ORPUNITIVEDAMAGESOFANYKINDWHATSOEVER,INCLUDINGWITHOUTLIMITATIONLOSTREVENUESORLOSTPROFITS,WHICHMAYRESULTFROMTHEUSEOFTHESEMATERIALSORINCLUDEDSOFTWARECOMPONENTS.AboutThisHandbookThishandbookisintendedtocomplementtheinstructor-ledpresentationofthiscourse,andserveasasourceofreference.Itisnotsuitableforself-study.TypographicConventionsAmericanEnglishisthestandardusedinthishandbook.Thefollowingtypographicconventionsarealsoused.TypeStyleDescriptionExampletextWordsorcharactersthatappearonthescreen.Theseincludefieldnames,screentitles,pushbuttonsaswellasmenunames,paths,andoptions.Alsousedforcross-referencestootherdocumentationbothinternal(inthisdocumentation)andexternal(inotherlocations,suchasSAPNet).ExampletextEmphasizedwordsorphrasesinbodytext,titlesofgraphics,andtablesEXAMPLETEXTNamesofelementsinthesystem.Theseincludereportnames,programnames,transactioncodes,tablenames,andindividualkeywordsofaprogramminglanguage,whensurroundedbybodytext,forexampleSELECTandINCLUDE.ExampletextScreenoutput.Thisincludesfileanddirectorynamesandtheirpaths,messages,namesofvariablesandparameters,andpassagesofthesourcetextofaprogram.ExampletextExactuserentry.Thesearewordsandcharactersthatyouenterinthesystemexactlyastheyappearinthedocumentation.ExampletextVariableuserentry.Pointedbracketsindicatethatyoureplacethesewordsandcharacterswithappropriateentries.2005/Q4©2005SAPAG.Allrightsreserved.iiiAboutThisHandbookSAPNWIconsinBodyTextThefollowingiconsareusedinthishandbook.IconMeaningFormoreinformation,tips,orbackgroundNoteorfurtherexplanationofpreviouspointExceptionorcautionProceduresIndicatesthattheitemisdisplayedintheinstructor’spresentation.iv©2005SAPAG.Allrightsreserved.2005/Q4ContentsCourseOverview.........................................................viiCourseGoals...........................................................viiCourseObjectives.....................................................viiUnit1:SAPNetWeaver–MotivationandStrategy.................1SAPWebApplicationServer6.40andSAPNetWeaver..........2SAPNetWeaverComponents.......................................14SAPNetWeaver–MotivationandStrategy.......................25Unit2:ProcessIntegrationwithSAPNetWeaver................45ProcessIntegrationinSAPNetWeaver-GeneralOverview....47ProcessIntegrationwithSAPExchangeInfrastructure-Architecture........................................................63BusinessProcessManagementwithBusinessWorkflowandccBPM..............................................................84Unit3:InformationIntegrationwithSAPNetWeaver............99SAPBusinessInformationWarehouseArchitecture...........100AnalysisandReportingUsingBusinessIntelligence(B