Methods of Transmitting

To perform a transmit between the client and server, there must be a network connection between these two components. This network connection can be established using one of several different methods. Which one is used depends on the capabilities of the mobile devices in use and the network structure at a work site.

Regardless of how the network connection is made, the information that is transmitted is the same. Application changes, new information from the SAP ERP software, and information to update to SAP ERP is always exchanged between the client and server.

WebSockets is a standard for allowing bidirectional real-time communication between clients and servers that is encapsulated within another transport protocol, such as HTTPS. Agentry on the SAP Mobile Platform uses WebSockets to route its binary communication protocol (known as ANGEL in previous Agentry releases) through HTTPS.

WebSockets enables Agentry components to work consistently across the enterprise, in tandem with other SAP Mobile Platform components, and allows Agentry to leverage WebSockets-aware HTTP reverse proxies.

Once the transmit is completed, you can be confident that the information you have sent is processed, and the information you have received is that which you need for your work.