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Object documentationPCo Connector

 

The Plant Connectivity (PCo) connector allows SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence (SAP MII) to support the query capabilities of PCo.

 

When creating a PCo connection, you can do one of the following:

  • Manually enter the URL to the PCo management service

  • Retrieve the registered PCo instances from the System Landscape Directory (SLD)

    To use this option, you must do the following:

    • Complete the initial setup of functional unit SLD using CTC templates

      This is a standard procedure of the SAP NetWeaver SLD client configuration.

    • Register the PCo management service in the SLD

If the PCo management Web service interface requires authentication, you are prompted to enter your user name and password.

Structure

The following table describes some of the required parameters for the PCo connector:

Parameter

Description

Agent IP

Machine name or IP address where the data server is installed

Agent Name

Name of the PCo agent defined in the PCo system

Agent Port

Socket used for communication with the server

Date Prefix

Prefix to the date string in date comparisons; corresponds to delimiters that precede the date string when date values are compared

Date Suffix

Suffix to the date string in date comparisons; corresponds to delimiters that follow the date string when date values are compared

Internal Date Format

Date format used to construct WHERE clause conditions; controls the construction of the WHERE clause for date comparisons on specific databases and servers

Max. Retry Count

Number of attempts to establish the connection

PCo Mgmt Service Password

Password for the PCo management service user

PCo Mgmt Service URL

URL of the PCo management service

PCo Mgmt Service User

User name required to access the PCo management Web service interface

Query Timeout (sec)

Length of time that elapses before the connection request is terminated

Retention Days

Number of days the query is cached in SAP MII so it can be run later

Retry Interval (ms)

Duration after which another connection attempt should be made

Server Package

SAP MII Java class that is instantiated for the server

Not editable and not on the UI

Writable

Indicator that determines whether you can update values on the server
Status

A PCo connector can have the following statuses:

  • Running

  • Stopped

  • Error

You can either start or stop a PCo agent using relevant buttons.

Logs

You can view the logs for your PCo connector and filter them based on the following criteria:

  • Severity of the log messages

  • From and To dates and times

You can export logs in the following plain text format:

<Date> <Severity> <Log Message>

Integration

Query communication between SAP MII and PCo agents uses SAP MII binary protocol over TCP sockets. The Use SSL indicator determines if secure socket is used. Secure socket and certificate management is controlled by SAP NetWeaver. If an error occurs while communicating with secure sockets, it is written to the server log file.

Communication between SAP MII and the PCo management service uses HTTP or HTTPS based on the PCo management service configuration.

The PCo query template is used to query PCo agents.

More Information

For details on setting a PCo connection, see Query Process (with SAP MII).