Conversion Agent

SAP Conversion Agent by Informatica is a data conversion system that enables you to create interfaces between any data formats and XML-based systems. The Conversion Agent can convert unstructured, semi-structured, and structured formats to XML, and the other way around.

The Conversion Agent comprises the Conversion Agent Studio and the Conversion Agent Engine. In the Conversion Agent Studio you can develop and configure data conversions. The Conversion Agent Engine executes the data conversions.

Conversion Agent in Process Integration

In Process Integration you can call the Conversion Agent by using an adapter module. For this purpose, you must integrate this module in the module processor of your adapter. Only use Conversion Agent with the SAP adapters of the Adapter-Engine.

The module in the sender adapter uses a data conversion statement to call the Conversion Agent Engine and it then receives the converted XML document. In a receiver adapter the source format is XML.

For information about installing the Conversion Agent, see Deploying and Using Conversion Agent and Getting Started with Conversion Agent.

If you want to use data transformations in Process Integration, you must perform the following steps once you have installed the Conversion Agent:

1. Define your data transformation in the Conversion Agent Studio.

   More information: Getting Started with Conversion Agent

2. Configure a communication channel within your integration scenario.

   For more information, see the documentation about the Integration Directory in the chapter Defining Communication Channels.

3. In the adapter configuration under Modules, integrate the adapter module CMTransformModule in the adapter type for your communication channel.
   • Under Parameter Name in the Module Configuration, enter the name TransformationName, and under Parameter Value, enter the name of the data transformation you defined.
   • The document to be converted must be in the main payload of the message.
   • If the document to be converted is in an attachment, you can use the PayloadSwapBean module to exchange the payloads.

     For more information, see the documentation about the Advanced Adapter Engine in chapter Inserting PayloadSwapBean in Module Processor

   • The adapter module can be integrated in all adapters that can be enhanced with additional modules (for example, the SOAP adapter or mail adapter).

   For more information about integrating an adapter module, see Deploying and Using Conversion Agent

   For more information on integrating modules in an adapter, see the documentation on the Advanced Adapter Engine in the chapter Inserting Modules in the Module Processor.

   For more information on enhancing the module processor, see the documentation on the Advanced Adapter Engine in the chapter Enhancing the Module Chain for SAP Adapter in the Module Processor.

Getting Started with the Conversion Agent

To quickly get up to speed with the SAP NetWeaver Conversion Agent, read the following documentation:

Conversion Agent Guides

The following guides are available:

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