SAP Internet Transaction Server (BC-FES-ITS)

An interface between the SAP system and the Internet.

SAP Internet Transaction Server (ITS) enables users to communicate directly with the SAP system by running business transactions, function modules, and reports from a Web browser.

When a user starts an application in the Web browser, the request passes to the Web server to which the Web browser is connected. The Web server transmits the request to SAP ITS, which creates a connection to the SAP system. SAP ITS then controls the communications and data exchange between the SAP system and the Web server.

SAP ITS consists of two main components - the WGate (Web gateway) and the AGate (application gateway).

SAP ITS is based on the data interface between ABAP programs and screens and enables users to communicate directly from the Internet with an AS ABAP system by converting ABAP screens into HTML files and making them available for editing in a Web browser. ITS can be installed on top of an AS ABAP system.

As of Release 6.10, AS ABAP comes with a dedicated Internet interface called Internet Communication Manager (ICM) which is implemented as a built-in process and replaces the ITS technology.