The following figure illustrates the main components required for an application-to-application (A2A) integration and the communication between these components.
The Solution Manager and the System Landscape Directory are used to configure and model the entire system landscape including your individual application components.
The Integration Builder is used to design and configure your A2A integration.
The Integration Server then performs all the message processing.
The Runtime Workbench is used to monitor message processing on all involved components; the Solution Manager can be used to monitor your application components.
For more information about the involved components, refer to the table below.
The following table gives you an overview of how to access further information:
Component |
See |
Integration Builder |
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Integration Repository |
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Integration Directory |
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Runtime Workbench |
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Business Process Engine |
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Integration Engine |
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Adapter Engine |
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Plain J2SE Adapter Engine |
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System Landscape Directory |
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Solution Manager |
The Plain J2SE Adapter Engine is only supported for the scenario Enabling Application-to-Application Processes, and for compatibility reasons only. It hosts only a subset of the adapter functionality and you should only use it if it is a precondition in your environment.
For high-availability considerations, see the Technical Infrastructure Guide for SAP NetWeaver 2004s on SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/instguidesNW2004s ® Installation.