SAP/Microsoft Interoperability Business Process Solutions Kristian Kalsing & Alex Xie Extend Technologies

Introduction & Overview .NET User Interface Examples Interoperability Components Critical Success Factors Wrap-up What We’ll Cover …

Introduction & Overview

.NET User Interface Examples

Interoperability Components

Critical Success Factors

Wrap-up

Introduction Addressing usability issues with SAP by bringing SAP enterprise data and functionality to an environment users are already comfortable in. Increasing the footprint of SAP by designing and implementing fit-for-purpose front-ends that effectively takes SAP to new people, places and processes.

Addressing usability issues with SAP by bringing SAP enterprise data and functionality to an environment users are already comfortable in.

Increasing the footprint of SAP by designing and implementing fit-for-purpose front-ends that effectively takes SAP to new people, places and processes.

Service-Oriented Architecture Enterprise Data Other UI Platforms Services Smart Client Applications Web Applications including SharePoint Smartphone and Handheld Applications Office Applications Electronic Forms

Windows Smart Client – Timesheet Application Office Business Application (OBA) – Excel Timesheet/CRM Outlook Web Application – Commodity Management SharePoint BDC – Vendor Search and Mashup SharePoint Web Parts – Employee Self Service InfoPath Forms – New Starter Workflow Windows Mobile Application – Asset Tracker .NET User Interface Examples

Windows Smart Client – Timesheet Application

Office Business Application (OBA) – Excel Timesheet/CRM Outlook

Web Application – Commodity Management

SharePoint BDC – Vendor Search and Mashup

SharePoint Web Parts – Employee Self Service

InfoPath Forms – New Starter Workflow

Windows Mobile Application – Asset Tracker

Windows Smart Client – Timesheet Application

Office Business Application – Excel Timesheet

Office Business Application – Outlook CRM

Web Application – Commodity Management

SharePoint BDC – Vendor Search and Mashup

SharePoint BDC – Vendor Search and Mashup

SharePoint BDC – Vendor Search and Mashup

SharePoint Web Parts – Employee Self-Service

SharePoint Web Parts – Employee Self-Service

InfoPath Forms – New Starter Workflow Manager Requests 2-up Mgr Approves Org Mgr Reviews HR Mgr Creates Payroll Unlocks

Windows Mobile Application – Asset Tracker

Interoperability Components Security and SSO

SAP Connector for .NET Visual Studio 2003 SAP Enterprise Services Explorer for .NET Visual Studio 2005 and 2008 BizTalk LOB Adapter for SAP Build your own framework! Interoperability Tools

SAP Connector for .NET

Visual Studio 2003

SAP Enterprise Services Explorer for .NET

Visual Studio 2005 and 2008

BizTalk LOB Adapter for SAP

Build your own framework!

SAP Connector for .NET

SAP Enterprise Services Explorer for .NET

Supports execution of BAPIs, RFCs and IDocs Certified for SAP NetWeaver Can be used without BizTalk Security: SSO and SNC BizTalk LOB Adapter for SAP

Supports execution of BAPIs, RFCs and IDocs

Certified for SAP NetWeaver

Can be used without BizTalk

Security: SSO and SNC

Build Your Own Framework X10 Interoperability Framework

Define your Enterprise Architecture Collaboration between development practices Security – Single sign-on “ Best of Both” approach Orchestration – BAPI commit ABAP development Sustainability and Total Cost of Ownership Holistic view of business processes Master data replication Critical Success Factors

Define your Enterprise Architecture

Collaboration between development practices

Security – Single sign-on

“ Best of Both” approach

Orchestration – BAPI commit

ABAP development

Sustainability and Total Cost of Ownership

Holistic view of business processes

Master data replication

Microsoft .NET provides a mature and robust framework for developing fit-for-purpose front-ends targeting a wide variety of platforms Tools and resources are provided by SAP and Microsoft to support an effective interoperability strategy Summary

Microsoft .NET provides a mature and robust framework for developing fit-for-purpose front-ends targeting a wide variety of platforms

Tools and resources are provided by SAP and Microsoft to support an effective interoperability strategy

3 Key Points to Take Home Building Microsoft .NET front-ends to SAP is a real and viable approach Various interoperability architectures and tools are available to suit specific requirements Consider the critical success factors before embarking on an interoperability roadmap

Building Microsoft .NET front-ends to SAP is a real and viable approach

Various interoperability architectures and tools are available to suit specific requirements

Consider the critical success factors before embarking on an interoperability roadmap

THANK YOU! Kristian Kalsing [email_address] http://kalsing.blogspot.com Alex Xie [email_address]