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INTRODUCTION

TO SAP

NETWEAVER


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SAP NetWeaver Net IntigrationThe SAP Business Suite is built on SAP NetWeaver, which allows integration

between SAP and non-SAP components and supports integration with the

Internet thereby enabling collaborative business or c-business. In this image

you can see that the Business Suite offering combines R/3 as well as ERP

components and makes it one complete solution offering in a collaborativebusiness environment.

Apart from cross-industry solutions, SAP also offers 22 industry-specific or IS

solutions such as Automotive, Chemicals and more. As you see here, the SAP

Customer Services Network spreads across the entire Business Suite and aims

at ensuring that customers achieve maximum return on their investment withSAP Business Suite.


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Sub-Area of SAP Net Weaver

SAP NetWeaver is an open and scalable infrastructure upon which the SAP

Business Suite is built. With its ability to integrate with the Internet, SAPs

NetWeaver enables collaborative business. As you see on this slide,

NetWeaver provides for a comprehensive integration and application

platform thereby delivering solutions with lower TCO (Total Cost of

Ownership) to the customer. We will see more of the NetWeaver features in

next slide.


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SAP Net Weaver ComponentsLet us explore the various components of SAP NetWeaver and how it is placed through

out the life cycle of software management NetWeaver enables

SAP Mobile Infrastructure

SAP Enterprise Portals

SAP Business Information Warehouse

Master Data Management

SAP Exchange Infrastructure

SAP Web Application Server.

It also provides a composite application framework with People integration,

Information integration, Process integration, and Application platform. People

Integration uses SAP Enterprise Portal to ensure that Employees get the information,

and access necessary for efficient work.

Using SAP Business Information Warehouse, Information Integration ensures that

structured and unstructured information is accessible. Next, to ensure that all your

business processes run smoothly through your heterogeneous system landscape, SAPexchange Infrastructure works with XML Data packages and workflows at the Process

Integration level. Finally, the Application platform supports J2EE and ABAP in a single

environment using SAP Web Application Server. This guarantees independence

between databases and operating systems. Thus SAP NetWeaver plays a vital role in

collaborative e-business.


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Integrated System LandscapeSAP NetWeaver is a complete package of components that works in harmony

to provide solutions for customers integration requirements, where a singleplatform is used to integrate information and systems.

More and more SAP applications are making use of the SAP NetWeaver

Exchange Infrastructure and introducing NetWeaver XI to customer

landscapes. Some of the applications and components that use SAP

NetWeaver XI include Extended Applications like

xRPM Master Data Management Supplier

Relationship Management,

ERP Central Component

Customer Relationship Management

and SAP BusinessOne.


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Integration & Flexibility with ESAEnterprise Services Architecture provides a blueprint for service-based,

enterprise-scale business solutions solutions that are adaptable, flexible,

and open, for lower TCO. Applications can be created on top of existing

enterprise applications, and served by Enterprise Services Architecture to

increase the value of those systems, and extend automation to new

processes.

ESA expands the concept of Web services to architecture for business

applications. While Web services represent only a technical concept, ESA isthe proposal for comprehensive and service-based business applications.

Enterprise Services Architecture: Supports all people that participate in a

business process inside and outside of the corporation, comprises all

information that is relevant for the business process, integrates all systems

that are important for the process. It does this regardless of whether thesystems involved are SAP or non-SAP, internal or external.


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INTEGRATION

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Properties & Structure of SAP Web AS

The functional architecture of SAP Web application server contains threeseparate levels: Presentation level, Application level and integration level. SAP

Web Application Server has a runtime environment for J2EE-based Java

programs, the SAP J2EE Engine. This is, in addition, to the traditional runtime

environment for ABAP programs, together with the database SAP Web

Application Server forms the Application Platform of SAP NetWeaver.

SAP Web application server offers:

A multilevel architecture with the SAP Web application server a reliable

tested runtime environment for ABAP and Java programs.

High scalability

An independence between Operating System and databases.

A Convenient development environment.Support for various protocols like HTTP and RFC, and

The Highest security standards for the execution of complex business process.


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SAP Web AS as Part of Different SAP SystemYou have seen that the SAP Web Application Server is the application

platform of SAP NetWeaver. The functions of different SAP systems like ECC

6.0 and CRM can be divided into two categories namely, Basis functions and

Application functions. For example, if you take ECC, the SAP ERP central

component would be the Application function and the Web ApplicationServer would be the Basis function. In CRM, SAP CRM would be the

application function. Similarly, many SAP software components, such as, SAP

BI and SAP SCM, also use the SAP Web Application Server as its Basis

function.


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Connecting Different SAP System To SAP XISAP XI connects to different SAP and Non-SAP systems. In this example of an

integration landscape at a customer site, an SAP R/3 version 3.1, an SAP R/3

version 4.6C, and a third party system are integrated through SAP XI. The

Integration Server also handles the connection to different Business Partners,

as well as, to a Public Marketplace.

Certain adapters are needed in situations where the Integration Server has to

exchange messages with an R/3 system. If you want to use SAP XI to realize a

cross-system integration process and if the systems involved are based on SAPWeb Application Server 6.20 or higher, you can use the new SAP XI

programming model.


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Integrated SAP MDMLet us now explore how Master Data Management enables companies to

store, augment and consolidate Master Data, while ensuring consistentdistribution to all applications, and systems within the IT landscapes.

MDM uses the technological foundation of the exchange infrastructure, SAP

XI, to distribute the data.

Master Data Management features: Content Consolidation Master Data

harmonization and Central Master Data Management. SAP MDM supports a

step by step approach to collective Master Data maintenance in a distributed

and heterogeneous environment.


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SAP EP Central User InterfaceSAP Enterprise Portal is a flexible, reliable, and secure solution that lets you

take advantage of all your information assets. Based on open standards, it

integrates any enterprise information source. All your SAP and non-SAPsystems, your data warehouse, desktop documents, Web contents, and Web

services are brought together in one single user interface. Portal content is

used to empower users to get relevant information, make effective decisions,

take appropriate action, and collaborate with others.

With SAP Enterprise portal, the portal also provides content designedspecifically to serve users in various industries and business areas. The SAP

Enterprise Portal provides a role-based, secure Web-based interface to all

information, applications and services. Portal roles structure and deliver

targeted content to each end user. A company can structure its business

processes and deliver business content according to the needs of certain usergroups.


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Advantages Of SAP NetweaverSAP NetWeaver has a number of advantages:

Openness and extendibility: SAP NetWeaver features complete compatibility

and extendibility with IBM WebSphere and Microsoft .NET (technologies in

which companies have made significant investments.)

SAP Web Application Server achieves the Operating System and Database

independency for both ABAP and JAVA applications.Immediate Integration: SAP NetWeaver allows complete integration of

people, information, and business processes in companies.

Clear Roadmap: SAP NetWeaver is the technological foundation of all future

SAP Solutions.

Lower total cost of ownership: SAP Web AS protects customer investments. Itleverages existing IT investments by integrating different systems.


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The participant should now have an understanding of SAP NetWeaver and the

strategic advantages of using this platform. The participant should also be

able to describe the components of SAP NetWeaver and explain how SAP

NetWeaver supports an organizations business processes.

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