Technical System Landscape 
The following figure shows an overview of the technical landscape for Business Process Management.
Communication Channel Security
Remote Connection |
Description |
Tool Set |
Protocol and Security |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
For example sync, check-in, check-out, activate, release |
NWDI client tools |
HTTP with SSL |
2 and 3 |
WSDL file import |
Enterprise Service tools |
HTTP with SSL |
4 |
Browse UME principals |
Process composer tools |
HTTP with SSL |
Debug |
Remote debugging |
||
Deploy |
Deployment tools |
RMI-P4 with SSL |
|
5 |
Deploy |
NWDI client tools |
HTTP with SSL |
6 |
The process server provides a servlet for communication |
BPEM UWL Connector Provider |
HTTP |
7 |
WSDL file import |
Enterprise Service tools |
HTTP with SSL |
8 |
Web services |
See the 'Secure Web Service Provisioning' section below and SAP Note 1306682 |
|
User Management
You can use the Identity Management Server for user management.
More information: Identity Management, User Administration and Authentication, Configuring BPM Users, Authorizations and Roles
Backend Systems
Backend systems the SAP Business Suite applications or any other application from any company can be used using Web services.
Secure Web Service Provisioning
To start an SAP NetWeaver BPM process, the corresponding operation of a Web service is called. Only UME users with the role SAP_BPM_SuperAdmin are able to start a new process instance using Web service provisioning.
More information: SAP Note 1306682