ibm sterling integrator and sap integration out-of-the-box: it is possible!
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B2B Framework® for IBM Sterling B2B Integrator: SAP Edition extends the feature rich document visibility, document reprocessing and business process infrastructure functionality of standard B2B Framework® for IBM Sterling B2B Integrator to provide an out-of-the-box B2B processing environment to integrate SAP applications with IBM Sterling B2B Integrator. http://www.oxford-consulting.comTRANSCRIPT
Sterling B2B Integrator and SAP
Integration Out of the Box: It is
Possible!
Presented by:
Lance Lind, Solution Architect, Oxford Consulting Group, Inc.
Trevor Richards, Chief Technology Officer, Oxford Consulting Group, Inc.
Introductions
Lance Lind, B2B Architect & Manager, Presales, Oxford
Consulting Group
Trevor Richards, CTO, Oxford Consulting Group
Agenda
• Oxford Consulting Vital Statistics
• B2B Framework Overview
• Case Studies
– Sun Products
– Ann Taylor
• B2B Framework SAP Edition Demonstration
• Questions
Oxford Consulting Vital Statistics
• IBM Sterling Commerce
Strategic Partner since 2000
• Over 700 Sterling product
suite implementations to date
• Global alliances to support
Europe & Asia
• B2B Framework & Visibility
solutions to extend value &
capabilities of Sterling B2B
Integrator
• SAP Edition for direct SAP
integration
• Founded in 1998
• HQ: Columbus, OH
• 70 dedicated Sterling
Commerce professionals,
North America
Oxford Consulting IBM Capabilities
B2B
Sterling B2B Integrator
Gentran Solutions for small enterprises
WTX
MFT
Sterling Connect: Direct
Sterling File Gateway
Sterling Control Center
Sterling Secure Proxy
Coming soon: MQ Series
Commerce
Multi-Channel Commerce
Catalog & Pricing
Distributed Order Management (DOM)
Warehouse Management (WMS)
B2B FRAMEWORK
Overview
Sterling B2B Integrator:
Implementation Challenges
• Flexible application development toolset
– Good development principles are not always followed during
implementation
– Bespoke BP development becomes common - each problem is solved
individually rather than through generic component reuse
– Upfront planning is required for: Communication Protocols, Data
Formats, Data Flows, Data Tracking, Error Processing, Restart &
Recovery prior to engaging in BP development
• Provides several ways to perform the same task
– Flexibility sometimes breeds complexity...
– Partner Management – Envelopes, Contracts, Protocols
– Tracking – EDI, AS2, Correlation, SwiftNet, Process Monitor
– Lacks visibility to archived data
– Limited out-of-the-box processing into business systems like SAP
Solution: B2B Framework
Sterling Integrator
Components
250+ Sterling B2B Integrator Prebuilt
Business Processes, Maps,
XSLT, Services
Generic Comm. BPs for: FTP, SFTP,
Mailbox, HTTP, AS2, E-mail, DB, Fax, JMS, MQ…
100% integrated into Sterling B2B
Integrator, leverages existing users & security
Framework Management
Interface (FMI)
Manages framework rules as well as allows for
content based routing
Custom properties for generic
Framework Control (switch features
on/off)
Custom database tables for Message, Document & Event logging plus rules
engine
Document Management
Interface (DMI)
Document driven portlet for viewing & managing doc life
cycle
Exception & error tracking based on key user defined
criteria
Supports reprocessing, re-
enveloping & resending of docs &
messages
Other
Supports MySQL, Oracle, MS SQL
Server & DB2
SAP Edition
Archive/Restore = document visibility
after B2B Integrator tables archived
B2B Framework Benefits
Enhances Value of SI
•Extends out-of-the-box processing & tracking for EDI messages to include all other formats (XML, binary, flat file)
•Extends SI correlation capabilities for tracking all formats
•Provides consistent visibility for all messaging with built in reprocessing
•Allows content based routing for all formats via rules engine
Reduces Time to Benefit
•Reduces implementation time by up to 70%
•Minimizes development & deployment time for new projects by reusing generic development components
•Minimizes trading partner on-boarding with generic envelopes
Standardizes Environment
•Provides common tracking & error handling across all business process
•Enables common communication management, regardless of protocol
•Provides standardized retry & recovery processing
•Extensible/customizable to ensure 100% fit
Stability
•Mature product with more than 50 customers in 6 countries
•Developed & support by IBM/Sterling Commerce partners with more than 25 years of combined experience selling & supporting Sterling Commerce applications
Extended Benefits with SAP Edition
SAP Integration
• Supports multiple SAP connections from a single Sterling B2B Integrator Instance
• Supports Portable Maps making the use of generic maps possible
Framework Management
• Framework send/receive business processes for Sterling B2B Integrator SAP Suite Adapter
• Supports File Based RFC and ALE connections
Document Visibility
• Leverages B2B Framework document visibility & tracking capabilities to add SAP IDOC as a unique document reference
• IDOC status messages supported include FA statuses: 24,4,5,6,8,10,12,16,17
• Retrieved IDOC can be reprocessed from the same document visibility interface
Case Study
• Challenge: – “Quick & easy” implementation of SAP with IBM Sterling B2B Integrator
– Large trading partner conversion effort without significant business process
development
– Visibility for quick error resolution given the volume of daily docs processed
• Solution:– Implemented Oxford Consulting B2B Framework SAP Edition
• Results:– IDOCs were transmitted to SAP on the 2nd day of implementation.
– Entire implementation completed without any BP development
– Implemented Rules Based mapping
• 80 TPs with no embedded customer logic in map
• New trading partners can be set up in less than 5 minutes with no changes to
maps
Case Study
• Challenge: – Replace & standardize existing B2B Integrator business process flows in order to
rapidly on board trading partners without development
– Establish connectivity with SAP in order to obtain document centric visibility
• Solution:– Implemented Oxford Consulting B2B Framework SAP Edition
• Results: – B2B Framework: SAP Edition installed and co-existed with the production
B2B Integrator Environment. Transactions converted to B2B Framework:
SAP Edition a single trading partner at a time
– Out of the box functionality allows the translation of the same data into
multiple formats, being sent to multiple systems (Legacy and SAP) for parallel
testing purposes
– SAP cross reference rules allowed IDOCS to be sent to multiple SAP
environments without map changes-system automatically populates client
specific data in the IDOCs before being sent to SAP
Framework Management Interface(Plug-in Business Processes and Maps to Rules)
Document Management Interface(Logging, Visibility & Reprocessing)
(Time)41 2 3
Messages
In
Errors
AlertsDocuments
Messages
Out
Common Processing Flow for all Data – Application or Trading PartnerSend
Protocol
Handlers
Receive
Protocol
Handlers
Identify & Split
Split
Rules
1 or more
Document
Rules
Route
Rules
Pre-Process
Core-Process
Post-Process
Route
Receive
Message
Receive
Rules
FTP/S
SFTP
AS2
JMS/MQ
HTTP/S
Send
Message
Send
Rules
FTP/S
SFTP
AS2
JMS/MQ
HTTP/S
B2B Framework Architecture
Let’s Take a Look….
• Outbound Invoice with Positive
Acknowledgment
• Outbound Invoice with Negative
Acknowledgment
• Standard Error Notification
All videos shown today (plus additional
examples) may be found at www.oxford-
consulting.com/sapframeworkdemo.php
Sterling B2B Integrator With & W/O B2B Framework:
SAP Framework
Sterling B2B Integrator
with
B2B Framework
Sterling B2B Integrator
W/O
B2B Framework
Document search by key criteria
Document management interface (DMI)
Business processes and data objects associated with document
can be accessed directly from DMI
Data objects before and after translation can be downloaded
from DMI
Document reprocessing at multiple points under DMI
Document visibility beyond SI/GIS archiving
B2B Framework components upgraded/enhanced
Designed for maximum fit without customization
Out-of-the-box status messages incl: 24, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16,
17
Connect to multiple instances of SAP with a single B2B
Integrator Instance
Portable maps
Questions?
Lance Lind, B2B Architect & Manager, Presales, Oxford
Consulting Group
Trevor Richards, CTO, Oxford Consulting Group
www.oxford-consulting.com/events.html to download a copy of
today’s presentation