This documentation provides an entry point to the main procedures and key concepts that are relevant for those who work with SAP Process Integration (SAP PI). It is targeted at development and integration experts who need to develop and configure integration scenarios. However, it also provides an entry point to the documentation for administrators who want to operate and monitor integration scenarios.
The documentation provides an overview of the tasks and tools that come into play in integration projects.
The documentation is targeted at both beginners wanting to get involved in the topic, and experts already involved in real-life integration projects and who need all of the key information in one place to help them keep their orientation and not lose the central theme.
We recommend that beginners first read section Getting Started .
Structure of this Documentation
You can install SAP PI in different ways:
Dual-stack installation: Based on both AS ABAP and AS Java.
Advanced Adapter Engine Extended (AEX): Based on AS Java only.
More information: Installation Options
The concepts and procedures depend on the chosen installation option. Therefore, the structure of this documentation is geared to the installation options.
This documentation contains the following main sections:
Section |
Content |
Relevant for Installation Option |
Provides information on the concepts and capabilities of SAP PI.
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Dual-Stack and AEX |
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Explains end-to-end how to set up integration scenarios. Provides an overview of the basic procedures and links to detailed task descriptions. Sub section Advanced Development Tasks (Dual-Stack) provides procedures and concepts about advanced integration topics like mapping, routing, business-to-business integration, and cross-component Business Process Management, for example. |
Dual-Stack |
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Explains end-to-end how to set up integration scenarios. Provides an overview of the basic procedures and links to detailed task descriptions. Sub section Advanced Development Tasks (AEX) provides procedures and concepts about advanced integration topics like mapping, routing and business-to-business integration, for example. |
AEX |
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Special Development and Configuration Tasks (Dual-Stack and AEX) |
Contains special procedure descriptions valid for both installation options. |
Dual-Stack and AEX |
Provides information for administrators who need to operate an SAP PI landscape and to monitor integration scenarios at runtime. |
Dual-Stack and AEX |
If you want to get involved into the topic and set up your first running scenario, choose one of the available demo scenarios.
More information: Examples
Related Documentation
These are related information sources:
As a prerequisite to work with SAP PI, you need to install and configure the software.
To find the relevant installation guide, go to SAP Service Marketplace at
http://service.sap.com/instguidesnw.
To find more information on the technical configuration, see Configuring Process Integration (PI) After Installation .
The SAP PI security guide explains the security features of SAP PI and recommends how to apply these features to protect data and to maximize the confidentiality of data that passes through a PI landscape.
More information: SAP Process Integration Security Guide