SRM, PI-Independent Enterprise Services

Technical Data
Technical Name of Business Function	SRM_WSRM_1
Type of Business Function	Enterprise Business Function
Available As Of	SAP enhancement package 1 for SAP SRM 7.0
Technical Usage	SRM
Application Component	SRM Enterprise Services (SRM-EBP-ESA)
Directly Dependent Business Function Requiring Activation in Addition	Improvements for SOA reuse functions (FND_SOA_REUSE_1)

You can use this business function to exchange asynchronous enterprise services between SAP SRM and SAP ERP by means of the Web Service Reliable Messaging (WSRM) protocol. In this case, an integration server, for example, SAP NetWeaver Process Integration (SAP NetWeaver PI) is no longer required and you reduce installation costs.

Prerequisites

You have installed the following components as of the version mentioned:

Type of Component

Component

Is Needed Only for the Following Features

Software Component

SRM_SERVER 701

You have activated the business function Improvements for SOA reuse functions (FND_SOA_REUSE_1) in the SAP Business Suite Foundation system and defined settings in Customizing under Start of the navigation path Cross Application Components Next navigation step Processes and Tools for Enterprise Applications Enterprise Services Point-to-Point Enablement for Asynchronous Enterprise Services End of the navigation path .

Features

For more information, see: