Integration Process Functions

Hello all,
Some functions withing the Graphical Definition of an Integration Process are not clear to me. Can some explain what the following functions do:
- Switch
- Control
- Block
- Fork
Hope someone can help me out.
Thnx!

hai
go through the sap help link
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005vp/helpdata/en/81/756c927b54dd4c98d3d2f832b54de1/frameset.htm
it will give u an clear idea
regards
rose.

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Deepak,
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1). can any one explain me about Integration scenario and Integration processes in "INTEGRATION REPOSITORY"?
2). why we need to use this IS & IP(integration scenario and integration processes?
3). what is advantage of using IS & IP(integration scenario and integration processes?
if you have any related links and documents please refer to me..................
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Integration Scenario
An integration scenario completely models the exchange of
messages for a collaborative process and provides an overview of the process flow.
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1. The IS provides you with a central point of access for all integration objects. This is necessary for semantic and technical integration and facilitates business-driven development.
2. The IS helps customers to understand the underlying business scenario of XI content objects.
3. The IS serves as a kick-start for the configuration of the content at the customer site. The aim is to minimize the configuration effort for the customer.
Please go through this link for further reference:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/88/7adb7a030b424b8ef29b99461e52a8/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/ec/21ee117a909f44a8b69794b9ed6221/frameset.htm
/people/siva.maranani/blog/2005/08/27/modeling-integration-scenario146s-in-xi - Modeling Integration Scenario in XI
How Tou2026 Implement a High Volume Process Integration Scenario
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/9056c89c-1a2e-2a10-8a99-eae154e74c4e
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An integration process is an executable, cross-system process for processing messages. In an integration process you define all the process steps that are to be executed and the parameters relevant for controlling the process.
You implement integration processes when you want to define, control, and monitor complex integration processes that extend across enterprise and application boundaries. The design and processing of integration processes is also known as cross-component Business Process Management (cross-component BPM, ccBPM).
the following case,u should consider to use integration process.
1.Control/Monitor the messages in XI
2. Collect/Merge the messages in XI
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4. To Multicast an Message
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Please go through this link for further reference:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/3c/831620a4f1044dba38b370f77835cc/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/f7/d4653fd1d3b81ae10000000a114084/frameset.htm
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1. what is integration processes and integration scenario? and the functionality of these??
/people/siva.maranani/blog/2005/08/27/modeling-integration-scenario146s-in-xi
/people/venkat.donela/blog/2006/02/17/companion-guide-to-integration-scenario
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/ae/fb72dc1d0fbf4391fba23b7e8a0d55/frameset.htm
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The vertical progression of actions from top to bottom corresponds to the logical process flow.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/ae/fb72dc1d0fbf4391fba23b7e8a0d55/frameset.htm
3. What is message interfaces in interface objects of IR?
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/ae/fb72dc1d0fbf4391fba23b7e8a0d55/frameset.htm
4.what is fault message types exactly and functionality?
/people/shabarish.vijayakumar/blog/2006/11/02/fault-message-types--a-demo-part-1
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I would like to create a paper as guideline for creation of further integration processes. The
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Check out the use cases discussed at http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/de/766840bf0cbf49e10000000a1550b0/content.htm
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/people/shabarish.vijayakumar/blog/2005/08/03/xpath-to-show-the-path-multiple-receivers
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/3c/831620a4f1044dba38b370f77835cc/content.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/62/dcef46dae42142911c8f14ca7a7c39/content.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/de/766840bf0cbf49e10000000a1550b0/content.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/cb/15163ff8519a06e10000000a114084/content.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/08/16163ff8519a06e10000000a114084/content.htm
Many other examples can be found under the following link at help.sap.com
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/14/80243b4a66ae0ce10000000a11402f/frameset.htm
And some weblogs
https://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/1403 [original link is broken] [original link is broken] [original link is broken]
/people/siva.maranani/blog/2005/05/22/schedule-your-bpm *****
/people/krishna.moorthyp/blog/2005/06/09/walkthrough-with-bpm
/people/michal.krawczyk2/blog/2005/06/11/xi-how-to-retrieve-messageid-from-a-bpm
/people/arpit.seth/blog/2005/06/27/rfc-scenario-using-bpm--starter-kit
/people/sravya.talanki2/blog/2005/08/24/do-you-like-to-understand-147correlation148-in-xi
/people/michal.krawczyk2/blog/2005/09/04/xi-do-you-realy-enjoy-clicking-and-waiting-while-tracing-bpm-steps *****
/people/udo.martens/blog/2005/09/30/one-logical-system-name-for-serveral-bpm-acknowledgements *****
/people/sudharshan.aravamudan/blog/2005/12/01/illustration-of-multi-mapping-and-message-split-using-bpm-in-sap-exchange-infrastructure
/people/kannan.kailas/blog/2005/12/07/posting-multiple-idocs-with-acknowledgement
Also have a look at these seminars,
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/media/uuid/daea5871-0701-0010-12aa-c3a0c6d54e02
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/media/uuid/e8515171-0701-0010-be98-e37bec4706cc
I hope it helps....
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An integration process is an executable process that you use to control complex cross-system business processes.
Integration processes are based on the exchange of XML messages. Integration processes provide SAP NetWeavers message-based process integration with functions for the stateful processing of messages. They enable you to define control structures, such as loops and parallel processing branches.
An integration process is an executable, cross-system process for processing messages. In an integration process you define all the process steps that are to be executed and the parameters relevant for controlling the process.
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Receive Stepn -
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Send Step -
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Receiver Determination Step -
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Transformation Step -
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Switch -
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Loop -
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External Actions : Defined for a software component version of a partner or for templates.You can use external actions in application components (of type Template or Product Version) that (by using the product version) contain the same software component version in which the integration scenario is implemented.
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http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/68/88a440df800160e10000000a1550b0/frameset.htm
For Integration Scenario :
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/people/venkat.donela/blog/2006/02/17/companion-guide-to-integration-scenario
Regarding Business scenario's in XI
XI scenarios
See the below link
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/ee5bc490-0201-0010-e9b5-a258cf083bca
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I have scenario like when ever maintenance order is created and released an event will trigger function module to post the details to PI to start the Integration Process.
We created Maintenance order in IW31 and released from IW32.
after this i am not able to find messages in SXMB_MONI and I am not able to see in SXMB_MONI_BPE
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Hi
you need to put breaakpoint in your FM to see if FM is being triggered and the value are getting inserted into the tables/structure of FM

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