How to Download an iDoc to XML File (3 Different Techniques)

If you want to download iDocs as files, there are several standard SAP options. But, if you want to convert an iDoc in your SAP system as an XML, capabilities and limited. You may need to download an iDoc created in the system in XML format for multiple reasons. You may want to communicate iDoc […]

iDoc Control Record Mapping in SAP PI/PO

Let’s look at how to set the iDoc Control Record in iDoc receiver scenario in SAP PI/PO single stack version. Due to evolution of SAP XI/PI/PO architecture, iDoc communications method as well as configurution of iDoc adapter and iDoc Control Records have changed. In this example we will look at how to configure or set […]

The Difference Between Collapse Context and Remove Context in SAP PI/PO

Node Functions ‘Collapse Context’ and ‘Remove Context’ can be confusing if you are new to PI/PO space. Although Collapse Context and Remove Context have similarities, there are a few major differences between them. SAP Versions used in the illustration: SAP PO 7.5 What is a Context in PI? Before we look at the differences between […]

Generate iDocs Using Change Pointers in SAP

This post aims to illustrate how to create outbound iDocs for master data changes in SAP using Change Pointers mechanism. When master data such as Material Master, Vendor Master, Customer Master, etc. changes in SAP, we can capture the changes using Change Pointers mechanism. Change Pointers are useful when you want to communicate SAP master […]

Register SAP ABAP System in SLD

Let’s look at how to register an ABAP back-end systems in SAP Netweaver System Landscape Directory (SLD). After your BASIS team registers the Technical System of the SAP ABAP system in SLD, you have to take a few steps to make it usable in Integration Scenarios. SAP Versions used in the illustration: SAP PO 7.5 […]

Register Alert Consumer in SAP PI/PO

This is a step-by-step guide on how to register a new Alert Consumer in SAP PI/PO Component Based Message Alert framework (CBMA). New Alert Consumer registration is useful when you have a requirement to configure Interface specific alerts. In other words, in case you have a requirement to send alert notifications to different end users depending on […]

How to Create and Configure Custom iDoc Type in SAP

Although we should always try to reuse iDoc Message Types and iDoc Types provided with standard SAP content, there could be scenarios where you need to create a completly new Message Type and iDoc type with your own custom processing logic. Let’s look at how to create and configure a completely new custom iDoc Type […]

Use of Context Objects with Example

Context Objects are a great alternative to Xpath expressions in SAP PI/PO. When creating Xpath based (Content Based) Receiver Rules or Receiver Conditions in Integration Directory, sometimes rules can becomes unreadable and complex due to the long Xpaths. Context Objects allows us to represent a Xpath with easily readable Context Names and reuse them in […]

Dynamic Extended Receiver Determination SAP PI/PO

Extended or Dynamic Receiver Determination is useful when it comes to determining message receivers at interface runtime by evaluating the content of the sender message using complex logics. Standard Receiver Determination allows us to find the receivers based on Xpath of the sender message. An only a limited number of operators are allowed to evaluate […]

Alert Configuration Example in PI/PO Single Stack

The article is a guide on Alert configuration in Process Integration (PI) single stack installation or Process Orchestration (PO) with a step-by-step configuration example. In this article we will discuss the features of the SAP PI/PO alert framework, then we will look into the architecture of Component-Based Message Alerting (CBMA), and finally the SAP PI/PO […]