An import/export connector (IEC) is an interface application for communicating with SAP CC systems from external applications, systems, or sources as illustrated below. The purpose of an IEC application is to execute scenarios to exchange or process data between applications or systems and the SAP CC systems (Core Server and BART Server).
You implement a remote import/export connector (IEC) application during the implementation project phase to transport data to the SAP CC systems.
Do not implement a remote IEC in a production system landscape.
Note that you can install many connectors on a host depending on your business requirements (data flows, processes, performances).
The connector is an executable file that you can run depending on two modes:
This mode allows you to execute scenarios saved as files in directories.
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Note: Unlike the remote mode, you do not use the CAT Tool graphical user interface to manage the execution of scenarios. |
This mode allows you to execute one or several scenarios at a time by using the CAT Tool graphical user interface. Each connector has its own repository to which you can export scenarios to be executed:
Because you can launch many connectors on several host machines, you must register in CAT Tool the addresses of all the remote connectors so that CAT Tool can connect to them when needed. The connector address book allows you to register all the IEC applications that are used or likely to be used.
An IEC application includes a scheduler function that triggers a scenario at a frequency set in the scenario.
An IEC application manages the logs in a directory.