The document discusses integration options for connecting SAP systems to external systems like XYZ. It outlines the options to either develop ("make") the integration using SAP middleware like PI/PRO/BPM/HCI or to purchase ("buy") pre-defined standard interfaces. It argues that the trend is moving towards more standardized and pre-built integration content that reduces the need for custom ("homegrown") integrations. This will see the percentage of integration work using standard SAP, partner or customer-standard content increase over time.

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Turn-key Solutions with SAP Middleware
Standard SAP Interfaces
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> SAP Development / Consulting / Training since 2000
> SAP Application Development Partner
> SAP certified software provider
> SAP Middleware Technology: PI/PRO/BPM/HCI

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Make or Buy
Predefined Standard Interfaces
for SAP Middleware ?
• Time
• Money
• Quality

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> New Integration: SAP ó XYZ
> An Interface is typically delivered either from SAP or ISV
Integration Requirement: Buy
SAP XYZSAP Connector
SAP XYZXYZ Connector
P2P only: RFC, FILE, …
Middleware Content, P2P (Point-To-Point)

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Integration Requirement: Make
SAP XYZSAP Middleware ??
Activities for Integration Expert for SAP PRO/HCI
﹥ Select Interfaces
﹥ SAP: Enterprise/Web Service, IDoc, BAPI, FILE
﹥ XYZ: API (SOAP/REST), FILE/SFTP, …
﹥ Connectivity: JMS / REST / SOAP / FILE / …
﹥ Mapping
﹥ Integration Pattern/Choreography
﹥ Evtl. wait for SAP (ABAP) development
﹥ Evtl. wait for XYZ development (project team)
TEST / Stabilization/ Go-Live / Optimization, Changes…..

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Integration Requirement: Buy (Integration Content)
SAP XYZSAP Connector
SAP XYZXYZ Connector
SAP
SAP-XYZ Integration Content for HCI/PRO
SAP-XYZ Integration Content for HCI/PRO
XYZ
New option (very rare today):

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Turn-Key Solutions
Ready-to-go Integration Content
for SAP Middleware

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Today (typical On-Premise Example*)
> 10% SAP Content
> ELSTER, Ariba, …
> 5% Partner Content
> (Seeburger), …
> 85% Customer Content
> Own Software (non-SAP)
> Standard Software (non-SAP)
*Source: Small Data Personal Observations
Integration from a Customers Perspective
10%
5%
85%
Integration Content
SAP Partner Customer

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10%
5% 70%
15%
85%
On-Premise
SAP
Partner
Customer Homegrown
Customer Standardsoftware
Integration Content – Today

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The cloud provides and enforces standardization
> Interfaces to other applications
are a competitive key factor
already today
> Integration (interfaces)
moves towards the cloud
> Standardization reduces own
(homegrown) systems
Integration Trends

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> SAP provides Integration Content (already)
> ISVs deliver more Connectors and APIs (not only on project basis)
> SAP Partner deliver Standard Integration Content
> Reducing customer-specific Integration Content
> Why re-inventing the wheel?
> Own IT staff is free, to tackle more complex projects which are not
„standardizable“
Integration Goal

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Candidates for Standard Content
> B2G (Elster, VAT, …)
> B2B (Ariba, EDI, …)
> A2A (SAP-SAP: Cloud and Hybrid)
> A2A (SAP-NonSAP)
SAP Middleware – Integration Content

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30%
40%
20%
10%
30%
Cloud / Hybrid
SAP
Partner
Customer Homegrown
Customer Standardsoftware
Integration Content – Tomorrow (2020+)
Turn-Key
Integration Content

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> https://www.sapappcenter.com
> https://www.whint.de (our Digital B2B Online Store)
SAP HCI Content Hub / SAP App Center

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1. Download Integration Content (SCA, TPZ, ZIP, ...)
2. Import / Deployment / Configuration
3. Test & Go-Live
SAP PRO (On-Premise)
• SCA Deployment via SAP Basis Team
• TPZ Import via SAP Integration Team (ESR)
• Configuration via SAP Integration Team together with SAP Basis Team (Cert., FW, ...)
• NWDS/Java Swing Client
SAP HCI (Cloud)
• No special knowledge „PI-Gurus“ anymore needed, usage of Web UI is quite intuitive
• SAP OPS Team activates firewall requests for the HCI Tenant
• Keystore- and User-Management remains SAP Basis task
Import & Deployment of Partner-Content

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