Defining Integration Processes as
Communication Components
Use
You can select an integration process from the Enterprise Services Repository and define it as a communication component in the Integration Directory.
Procedure
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1. Decide how you want to address the integration process.
You have the following options:
○ Address as a communication component independently of a party
Communication components without a party are typically used when configuring company-internal business processes (application-to-application processes).
○ Address as communication component of a party
Parties (with assigned communication components) are typically used whenconfiguring cross-company business processes (business-to-business processes).
More information: Configuring Business-to-Business Processes
More information:
2. Call the Wizard for creating the integration process component.
Depending on the type of address you have chosen, proceed as follows:
Calling the Wizard
Form of Address |
How to Call the Wizard |
As communication component without party |
In the navigation
area of the Integration Directory in the Communication Components
subtree, position the cursor on Integration Service and in the context
menu, choose New ( |
As a communication component of a party |
Open the communication party. Under
Communication Components, in the toolbar choose New ( |
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).The system calls the Wizard.
3. Choose Continue.
All integration processes in the Enterprise Services Repository are displayed.
4. Select an integration process.
5. Choose Continue.
6. Enter the name of the integration process component in the Integration Directory.
You can use the name given to the integration process in the Enterprise Services Repository. However, choose a different name if you want to use the integration process in different configuration scenarios.
7. Choose Finish.
The integration process is created as a communication component in the Integration Directory.
You can now use the integration process as the sender or receiver of messages, or both.
More information: Integration Process Component