Communication Between SPM Systems 

Use

To run the Service Parts Management (SPM) processes, each of the systems must be connected to the ERP system. The sections below describe the settings required to allow the ERP system to communicate with the other SPM systems.

Integration

Communication with SAP CRM

The ERP system communicates with SAP CRM using CRM Middleware. For more information, see SAP Library of SAP CRM under SAP Customer Relationship Management ® Data Exchange and Mobile Technologies ® CRM Middleware.

Communication with SAP EWM

You transfer both master data and application data to SAP EWM.

Interfaces in both the ERP system and your SAP EWM system(s) allow you to transfer application data in the form of tight coupling. To ensure a high level of stability, the application data is transferred asynchronously.

For more information, in the qRFC Monitor (Inbound Queue) transaction (transaction code SMQ2), choose Help ® Application Help.

The system transfers only single documents.

For more information about the settings required for transferring the application data to SAP EWM, see Customizing for Logistics Execution under Service Parts Management (SPM) ® Integrate SPM with Other Components.

In addition to the settings required in the ERP system, you must also make settings for the transfer of transaction data in SAP EWM. In Customizing for Extended Warehouse Management in your SAP EWM system, choose Interfaces ® ERP Integration.

Communication with SAP APO

The ERP system uses APO Core Interface (CIF) to communicate with SAP APO.

For more information, see SAP Library of SAP Supply Chain Management (SAP SCM) under SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization ® Integration via APO Core Interface (CIF).

Communication with SAP ICH

The ERP system uses IDocs and interfaces of usage type Process Integration (PI) in SAP NetWeaver to communicate with SAP Inventory Collaboration Hub (SAP ICH). You also need the usage type PI to transfer data between SAP ICH and other external systems.

For more information about the functions provided by SAP ICH, see SAP Library of SAP Supply Chain Management (SCM) under SAP Inventory Collaboration Hub (SAP ICH).

For more information about the required interfaces of the usage type PI, see SAP Library of SAP Supply Chain Management (SCM) under SAP Inventory Collaboration Hub (SAP ICH) ® XI Content for SAP Inventory Collaboration Hub ® Interface Objects for SAP ICH ® XI Interfaces for SAP ICH.

 

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Given the amount of data that you transfer between systems, you can also monitor queues between the systems. For more information, see Administration and Monitoring.