The document discusses accelerating integration with SAP using MuleSoft. It provides an agenda for the meetup covering the need for integration with SAP, different approaches to integration such as using APIs, OData, BAPIs, and JCo, and how to accelerate integration. Hands-on examples are provided from the SAP API Business Hub and testing SAP S/4HANA Cloud API services. The meetup concludes with a Q&A quiz to test knowledge.

1. Accelerate integration with SAP using
MuleSoft
New York MuleSoft Meetup Group
November 13, 2021

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▪ Around 14 years of Experience into ERP and Integrations.
▪ Working as Development and Integration Architect @Casper Inc.
▪ 3X MuleSoft Certified, 1X AWS Certified
▪ Managed multiple End to End Implementations/Integration projects.
▪ Mentoring Mule Developers and People trying to switch to MuleSoft.
Introduction
Neeraj Kumar- Host NYC

3. Safe Harbor Statement
● Both the speaker and host are organizing this meet up in individual capacity
only. We are not representing our companies here.
● This presentation is strictly for learning purpose only. Organizer/Presenter do
not hold any responsibility that same solution will work for your business
requirements also.
● This presentation is not meant for any promotional activities.

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Ramchand Chillarigey
●13 years of IT Consulting Experience
●Worked on ERP, eCommerce, OMS/3PL and several enterprise
level solutions
●SAP Commerce Cloud(Formerly SAP Hybris) Certified
●2x MuleSoft Certified - MuleSoft Architect
●Works on Integration & Digital Services – Mobile, Portal
●MuleSoft Mentor
Introductions

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● Need for integration with SAP
● Different approaches
● How do we accelerate?
● Wrap up - Q&A
Agenda

6. Need for Integration

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SAP ECC 6 support ends 2025 2027(?)
Need?

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Typical Landscape
RDBMS
(Oracle, DB2)
Legacy ERP
FI AM
PM QM PP
MM SD CO
HR
OMS
LegacyESB
Custom code
CRM
IOT GIS
Mobile
Appn
Other apps,services,ERPs
SAPBW
SAPHANA
Otherdata
warehouse
Information
management
tools
Enterprise
reporting
FI AM
PM QM PP
MM SD CO
HR FI AM
PM QM PP
MM SD CO
HR
Geos
LOBs
FI AM
PM QM PP
MM SD CO
HR
Partners
Suppliers
Customers
B2B EDI

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Challenges
• GovernmentRegulations
• TaxCompliances
• PartnerMandates
• MergersandDe-Mergers
• AlignmentacrossLOBs
• Outsourcing
• ERP versionandupgrades
• MultipleERPs
• DependentModules
• Customization
• Dataquality
Regulatory Organizational Technical

10. Approach

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● Intermediate Documents (IDocs)
● Retrieve information related to forms, form bundles, taxpayers, and much more.
● Business application programming interface (BAPI)
● BAPIs are defined interfaces that can be called either by either SAP or non-SAP
applications, typically in synchronous scenarios.
● SAP Java Connector (JCo)
● JCo allows parsing of IDocs, among other object types, and supports synchronous,
transactional, queued, and background RFC.
● OData
● SAP Netweaver Gateway exposes data as REST or OData APIs. Typically, an OData
service is built based on BAPIs, meaning that the BAPI is exposed and consumed using
the OData format.
Ways to Connect

12. Adapt..!

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ODATA ?

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API Lifecycle with SAP
● Define
● Business Case definition
● https://api.sap.com/
● Discover
● Types:
● A2A (Application to Application): Exchange data from system to system within a
company
● B2B (Business to Business): Exchange data from one system to another
● A2X (Application to X user or Application to Cross Application): API to get the
application to be used via UI etc.
● https://api.sap.com/package/SAPS4HANACloud/all
● Consume

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Industry Specific
● Public Sector
● https://help.sap.com/viewer/SAP%20MCF%20for%20PS
● https://help.sap.com/doc/2ba8ea616276423a9c1b73db44a553e0/1.10/en-
US/ADMIN_GUIDE_1_8.PDF
● Try

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Most Important
OData API filter value which you are selecting for $FILTER
parameter is always case sensitive.

17. Hands-On

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● SAP API Business Hub
○ https://api.sap.com/
○ https://api.sap.com/content-type/API/apis/all
● Testing SAP S/4HANA Cloud API Services
○ https://api.sap.com/odata/1.0/catalog.svc/Files('S4HC.API.TESTING.GUIDE.1.0.0')/$value
● SAP MCF
○ https://help.sap.com/viewer/SAP%20MCF%20for%20PS
Useful Resources

19. Q & A

20. Quiz Time
Get ready to WIN a Special Gift from MuleSoft Community

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● Where do you discover the APIs from SAP?
a) https://help.sap.com
b) https://help.api.sap.com
c) https://api.sap.com
d) https://blog.sap.com
Q1

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● Where do you discover the APIs from SAP?
a) https://help.sap.com
b) https://help.api.sap.com
c) https://api.sap.com
d) https://blog.sap.com
Q1

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● For an organization, what type of challenge is “Change in taxation rules?”
a) Regulatory
b) Organisational
c) Technical
d) All
Q2

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● For an organization, what type of challenge is “Change in taxation rules?”
a) Regulatory
b) Organisational
c) Technical
d) All
Q2

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● As per the latest communication from SAP, support for which version of SAP is retiring in
2027?
a) SAP ECC
b) SAP S/4HANA
c) SAP Business One
d) SAP Business Suite
Q3

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● As per the latest communication from SAP, support for which version of SAP is retiring in
2027?
a) SAP ECC
b) SAP S/4HANA
c) SAP Business One
d) SAP Business Suite
Q3

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28. Thank you