Communication Channel Configuration (SAP Library - SAP NetWeaver Exchange Infrastructure)

Communication Channel Configuration

It is recommended that you use the channel templates that are provided for the configuration. This section only provides information on how to configure the communication channel in case you do not use the channel template.

Activities

Create a communication channel and then choose the Parameters tab.

Configure the following values:

Label	Value
Adapter Type	CIDX
Sender or Receiver	Choose Sender
Transport Protocol	HTTP 1.1 or HTTPs 2.0
Message Protocol	RNIF 1.1
Adapter Engine	Choose the Adapter Engine on the Integration Server or select a non-central Adapter Engine.

Process Specification Tab Page

Configuration Type

Choose Single-Action Asynchronous Request.

Message Protocol Specific Information

Field	Value	Protocol Field in the Chem eStandard Message
Process Name	The name of the Chem eStandard business transaction. For example: OrderCreate	ServiceHeader– ProcessControl/ ProcessIdentity/ GlobalProcessCode
Current Business Service Code	To arrive at this value, append the Service to the role. If the role of XI is Seller, then the value of this field would be Seller Service.	ServiceHeader- ProcessControl/ ServiceRoute/ toService.BusinessServiceDescription/ GlobalBusinessServiceCode
Partner Business Service Code	To arrive at this value, append the Service to the role. If the role of the partner is Buyer, then the value of this field would be Buyer Service.	ServiceHeader- ProcessControl/ ServiceRoute/ fromService.BusinessServiceDescription/ GlobalBusinessServiceCode
Supply Chain Code	This is specified in the RNIF 1.1 standard The values are available in the DTDs of the signal messages.	Not Applicable

chemXML Transaction Information

Field	Value	Protocol Field in the Chem eStandard Message
Code	This value is obtained from the Chem eStandards Appendix D – ChemXML Transaction Code Example: E41	ServiceHeader– ProcessControl/ ProcessIdentity/ GlobalProcessIndicatorCode
Version	The version of the Chem eStandard Business Transaction.	ServiceHeader– ProcessControl/ ProcessIdentity/ VersionIdentifier
Requesting Message	This value is obtained from the Chem eStandards Business Transaction name. This value is however without spaces in -between. Example: OrderCreate	ServiceHeader– ProcessControl/ TransactionControl/ActionControl/ ActionIdentity/ GlobalBusinessActionCode
Current Role	The role of XI. This value is obtained from the Chem eStandards Business Transaction specification. Example: Buyer	ServiceHeader– ProcessControl/ TransactionControl/PartnerRoleRoute /toRole.PartnerRoleDescription/ GlobalPartnerRoleClassificationCode
Partner Role	The role of the partner. This value is obtained from the Chem eStandards Business Transaction specification. Example: - Seller	ServiceHeader– ProcessControl/ TransactionControl/PartnerRoleRoute/ fromRole.PartnerRoleDescription/ GlobalPartnerRoleClassificationCode

Message Exchange Settings

Field

Value

Number of Retries

Default value available.

Receipt Acknowledgement

· Strong

· Weak

Strong means that the signals (acknowledgement /exception) will be sent only after receiving the acknowledgement from the Integration Server.

Weak means that we do not wait for the Integration Server’s message processing to be completed to send out the signals (acknowledgement/exception).

This attribute is configured only for the sender channel.

Security Settings

Field	Value
Sign Action Message	Select or deselect Sign Action Message. Your selection will determine whether the action message is required to be signed before receiving.
Sign Signal Message	Select or deselect Sign Signal Message. Your selection will determine whether the signal message is required to be signed before sending.
Non-Repudiation	Check or uncheck to request for non-repudiation logging for the transaction.

Source Tab Page

Transport Parameters

Field	Action
URL	Enter the partner address to which the signal message will be sent by the adapter.
Persist Duration	Enter the duration during which the message will be persisted on the messaging system store. The default value can be chosen.

Authentication

This depends on whether you use HTTP or HTTPs as the transport protocol.

If you choose HTTP:

Value	Description
Client Authentication Required	Check this value
User name	Provided by the partner
Password	Provided by the partner

If you choose HTTPs:

Value

Description

Authentication Mode

Username/Password or Certificate Logon

If you choose Certificate Logon, specify the values for Keystore Entry and Keystore View.

Advanced Tab Page

Adapter-Specific Message Attributes

Field

Action

Set Adapter-Specific Message Attributes

Select or deselect Set Adapter-Specific Message Attributes.

Your selection determines whether attributes are available for selection.

If you choose Set Adapter-Specific Message Attributes, the following fields are available:

Field	Technical Name	Action
Process Instance Identifier	Proc Inst Identifier	Select or deselect Process Instance Identifier. Denotes a unique alphanumeric identifier that represents a specific instance of a business process.
Message Identifier	Message Identifier	Select or deselect Message Identifier. Denotes a unique alphanumeric identifier that represents the message for tracking. This identifier is unique within the context of the message sender.
Document Identifier	Document Identifier	Select or deselect Document Identifier. Denotes a unique alphanumeric identifier that represents the PIP business document.
Document Date Time Stamp	Document Date Time	Select or deselect Document Date-Time Stamp. Denotes the date and time when the message is sent to the partner.