Administration: HTTP Communication Using the SAP System 

 

·        In this section, you can read about the various steps required for the configuration and administration of the server and client roles.

·        You can use the Internet Communication Framework to enable the system to process HTTP requests. In the server role, you configure the way in which requests are received and processed. The HTTP request handler implements the application logic called by the request.

·        The ICF provides interfaces that make it possible to use the HTTP connection. The interface IF_HTTP_SERVER models the entire HTTP connection. This interface is used to access the request and the response.

·        The ICF can also be used in a client role. As a client, the ICF can send HTTP requests to other Web servers (such as SAP Web AS, Apache, and IIS). The HTTP connection is modeled using the interface IF_HTTP_CLIENT. An ABAP application program can send requests to the Internet and receive and process responses from the HTTP server.

·        The interaction model for the client role gives you an overview of the relationships between the HTTP client (an SAP system), the Internet Communication Framework (ICF), and a HTTP server (for example, another SAP system).

 

Various tools are available for troubleshooting and monitoring purposes. They are divided into the following areas:

 

 

You can read more in the following section: Administration: HTTP Communication Using the SAP System as a Server.