SOA Management 
Feature |
Type of Change |
Description |
Monitoring the PI runtime cache |
New |
A new monitor is available in the SAP NetWeaver Administrator that monitors the status of the PI runtime cache in the Integration Directory. The data of this monitor is also available in CCMS. More information: Current Status of the PI Runtime Cache. |
SLD registration |
New |
PI components are registered in the System Landscape Directory (SLD) during basic configuration. Using the SLD registration function, you can check (and if required correct) this registration, and you can also register additional components. More information: Registering Components in the SLD. |
User-defined message search |
New |
A new, user-defined message search is available in message monitoring. You can configure it to meet your specific needs, and you can use attributes of the message main payload as well as adapter-specific message attributes for searching. More information: |
New monitors in the SAP NetWeaver Administrator for PI |
New |
The following functions are now also available in the SAP NetWeaver Administrator for PI:
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Message Monitoring in SAP NetWeaver Administrator for PI: Message Overview Available Across Various Components |
New |
The message overview is now available at many levels, from the entire system landscape through to the individual components. This way, you can get an overview of the message processing at component, domain, or system landscape level. You first choose the appropriate level in the navigation area and then execute the message overview. More information: Displaying the Message Overview |
Feature |
Type of Change |
Description |
Integration Directory programming interface |
Change |
A new version of the Integration Directory programming interface is now available. The new interface version supports new object types and attributes of the Integration Directory, like, for example, the direct connection. For compatibility reasons, the old version of the Integration Directory programming interface that was delivered with earlier support package stacks of SAP NetWeaver PI 7.1, is still available. More information: Integration Directory Programming Interface |
Operation-dependent receiver determination |
Change |
It is now possible to configure a receiver determination that depends on the operation of the assigned service interface. More information: Defining Receiver Determinations |
Model configurator supports configuration of process component interaction models |
Change |
You can now configure also process component interaction models with the model configurator in the Integration Directory. More information: Configuring Process Component Interaction Models |
Configuration of communication channels with adapter type WS |
Change |
For configuring scenarios using Web service consumer and web service provider, you can now use a new version of the adapter type WS. For compatibility reasons, the old version of the adapter type which was available with earlier support package stacks of SAP NetWeaver PI 7.1 can still be used. |
Usability improvements in navigation area of Integration Directory |
Change |
The usability of the navigation area of the Integration Directory was improved. You can now choose between three views. An object view shows the configuration objects grouped according to the object type. A scenario view groups the Integration Directory content according to configuration scenarios, and a folder view groups all content according to folders. More information: Navigation Area |
Enhanced search capabilities for communication channels |
Change |
The search function in the Integration Directory was improved in particular for communication channels. You can now search communication channels with adapter type specific attribute values. For example, you can now search channels with adapter type File/FTP who have configured a specific file name. More information: Searching for Objects |
Simplified navigation in Object Navigator |
Change |
Direct call of Web service configuration and test tools from Object Navigator (transaction SE80). More information: |
SOA Manager |
New |
Technical receiver determination API The ABAP stack of SAP NetWeaver now offers an API for technical receiver determination to allow developers of web service consumer applications to dynamically instantiate consumer proxies at runtime. More information: Technical Receiver Determination API |
SOA Manager |
New |
Support for configuring reverse proxies You can now configure a back-end system to support the deployment of a reverse proxy. More information: Configuring Reverse Proxies |
Service Metering |
Change |
The service metering feature allows SAP NetWeaver components involved in the provisioning and consumption of Web services to collect information about which client components are consuming which Web services. Service Metering is automatically activated for direct and mediated communication based on the proxy runtime and the Web services runtime. It cannot be switched off. However, you can configure the amount of data (service metering level) collected. Depending on the use case you configure the service metering level in the Integration Directory (collaboration agreement, direct connection), in the AS ABAP (transaction SOAMANGER) or in the AS Java (SAP NetWeaver Administrator). More information: Service Metering |
Web Services Configuration in SAP NetWeaver Administrator and SOA Manager |
Change |
The following terms used on the interface have been changed:
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