Learning outcomes

  • This course will prepare you to:
    • Understand and Use the SAP Application Interface Framework (AIF) to create flexible Interfaces.

Content

  • Introduction to SAP Application Interface Framework
    • Know the difference between Error Handling without AIF and Error Handling with AIF
    • Know the different Scenarios for which you can use AIF
    • Describe the different technologies you can use together with AIF to configure and monitor interfaces
    • Explain the Interface Monitor, Message Summary and the Monitoring and Error Handling
  • General Functionality
    • Know the Scenarios in the exercises
    • Create an Interface, and use the namespace
    • Know the difference between Source / Destination and SAP / RAW structure
    • Describe what happens during the processing of an interface, Explain the AIF engines, Know the AIF XML Runtime
    • Know the required steps to assign a user to an interface
  • Basic Interface Development
    • Know what you can do in a structure mapping, Map source and destination structures, Map fields of source and destination structures
    • Use the AIF test tool, Explain a check, Explain the difference between a structure and a field check, Define errro and success messages for a check
    • Explain a fix value, Create a simple inteerfacewith a check and a fix value
  • Advanced Structure and Field Mapping
    • Explain and create indirect mappings
    • Convert values
    • Map values
    • Create a data link
    • Explain and create conditional mapping
  • Actions
    • Understand action processing in AIF, Create Actions
    • Understand init functions before processing in actions
    • Define fields to restore
  • Index Tables and Notifications
    • Create single and multi index tables
    • Define key fields and selection screens
    • Create Interface specific selection screens
    • Configure interface specific alerts, Set up key field dependend recipients
  • Processing and Monitoring IDocs with AIF
    • Describe different IDoc scenarios for AIF
    • Create a structure and interface for an Idoc scenario
    • Use the AIF IDoc Generation report
  • Proxy Interfaces
    • Create AIF interfaces for inbound proxies, Create AIF interfaces for outbound proxies, Know how you can enable existing proxies for Monitoring and Error Handling in AIF
  • Further Topics
    • Configure an automatic reprocessing, explain trace levels, know, how to hide structures, create field labels, handle authorizations

Audience

  • Developer
  • Developer Consultant
  • Technology Consultant

Course Based on Software Release

  • SAP ERP 6.0, EhP6

Notes

  • This course is not an introductory course.

Languages

Available in English

Prerequisites

Essential

  • BC400 ABAP Workbench Foundations

Recommended

  • Experience with Integration Scenarios

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Languages

Available in English

Prerequisites

Essential

  • BC400 ABAP Workbench Foundations

Recommended

  • Experience with Integration Scenarios