The objects that are involved in the modeling and administration process of CRM Middleware are explained below:
An object exchanged between the source and target systems, such as the SAP R/3 system and CRM server. For information, see Object Management and Adapter Objects.
A set of transaction statements that represent a logical object. It is a container that holds business data necessary to run a business process. For example, a sales document. For more information, see Business Document Type.
A remote system user defined on the CRM server. For more information, see Managing Employees.
Represents a relation between two intelligent replication objects that are related to each other through a link table. For more information, see Managing Interlinkages.
An application system in which the applications are coordinated to work in one common database. In SAP terms, a logical system corresponds to a client. For more information, in the SAP Implementation Guide, see the topic Set Up Logical Systems under Customer Relationship Management ® CRM Middleware and Related Components ® Communication Setup.
A customer specific organizational structure that is defined on the CRM server (if required). For more information, see Managing Organizations.
Represents a logical grouping of replication objects based on the type of replication. For more information, see Managing Publications.
A unique key that allows you to access a particular server. Each destination is based on the type of connection. For more information, see Types of Destinations.
Indicates the name of an R/3 user.
A logical unit, such as customer record, order header with a number of positions, or text module that is defined in the CRM server and exchanged with the different datasets.
You can define only one replication object for a BDoc type.
For more information, see
· Managing Replication Objects
· How is Realignment Triggered
A physical dataset that sends or receives data based on the replication defined in the CRM server. Each site is assigned to a site type such as mobile client, SAP R/3 system, or non-SAP systems. For more information, see Managing Sites.
Determines the distribution of data to sites based on the publications. When you assign a subscription to one or more sites, the replication of data to the respective sites is triggered. For more information, see Managing Subscriptions.
For more information, see the Administration Console documentation.