Interface Objects in the ES
Repository
When you design a service, you create the design objects in the ES Repository to specify the service signature. This topic gives an overview of the objects types required for service development.
Features
Object Types in Enterprise Services Builder for Service Development
Tools/Object Types |
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Service development following the outside-in approach. |
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Enables customer-specific enhancements to data types without modifying the SAP standard. |
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Export Function (WSDL/XSD) |
You export the WSDL definition of an interface object so that you can work with the definition in third-party tools. More information: Exporting XSD and WSDL Documents |
You import existing XML definitions to the ES Repository so that you can use the message definitions they contain when designing services. |
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Definition of objects so that you can easily access the parts of a message at configuration time in the Integration Directory. |
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Imported Objects |
Inside-out use of XML definitions of existing functions (RFCs or IDocs) so that you can call them by using the Integration Server. More information: Importing IDocs and RFCs. |
For more information about the general functions of the ES Builder that are also useful for interfaces, see the Enterprise Services Builder section.