Small Business Partner and Subsidiary Integration 

With this variant, SAP NetWeaver uses the Partner Connectivity Kit (PCK) to support smaller business partner and subsidiary integration. In the PCK, you can configure the collaboration knowledge and the technical adapters that are needed to transport, route, and package the messages that the smaller business partner has in its system landscape.

Architecture of the IT Scenario Variant

The following figure provides an overview of the architecture of the variants:

 

In the PCK, your smaller business partner configures the message exchange between its connected applications and the Integration Server.

You use the Integration Builder to configure your integration.

The Integration Server handles the entire message processing.

The various monitoring functions monitor message processing on all involved systems; SAP Solution Manager enables you to monitor your business applications.

Required or Optional Installable Units

To use this IT scenario variant you require the following installable units:

●      System with activated usage types:

○       Application Server ABAP and Java (AS)

○       Process Integration (PI)

●      Clients:

○       SAP GUI

●      Other:

○       Partner Connectivity Kit (PCK)

○       Non-central Adapter Engine (optional)

○       SAP Solution Manager (optional)

For more information about the required system landscape, see the Master Guide – SAP NetWeaver 7.0 available on SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/installNW70.

IT Processes of the IT Scenario Variant

This IT scenario variant comprises the following IT processes:

Process	What You Need to Know...
Installing PCK	In this process, the usage type AS Java and the PCK are installed for your business partner.
Configuration with PCK	In this process, you configure the required integration objects with the PCK.
Configuring the Integration	In this process, you configure the required integration objects in Integration Directory.
Processing Messages with PCK	This process does not involve user actions. Inbound messages are processed and sent. A message can run through integration processes while doing this.
Monitoring Integration Scenarios with PCK	In this process, you monitor overall message processing, including throughput and performance, in all involved components, including the PCK. Furthermore, you use SAP Solution Manager to monitor the business objects in your business application.

More Information

The following guides contain further information about this IT scenario:

Task	Guide
Installation	For more information about installing the PCK, see the Installation Guide − Partner Connectivity Kit (PI/XI) for SAP NetWeaver 7.0 available on SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/installNW70.
Installation	For more information about installing the optional non-central Adapter Engine, see the Installation Guide − J2EE Adapter Engine (PI/XI) for SAP NetWeaver 7.0 available on SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/installNW70.