Interfacing SAP with Essbase

Hi all,
we would like to create interface between SAP(data source contain all views) to Essbase. Currently we are using Oracle Financials for mappping data into Essbase. Kindly let us know your views and suggestions on the same.
Regards
Rajesh

Hi Herath,
<b>1. Through the SAP GUI i should be able to process the documents which are available in the SAP repository and store them in an external repository system</b>
It is always possible to all you want in SAP using your SAP GUI, that will never be a problem. Storing the result in external system say your local machine is also possible, you can download them as files etc.
<b>Is this possible through JCo interface? Or else what other mechanisms can be followed.</b>
This is also possible through JCo. The main reason we opt for JCo is to achieve the above mentioned functionality from an external system (non SAP) eg: creating materials in SAP from a external application. This is where you mainly need the help of JCo.
Hope this will solve your problem. Let me know if you need anything more.
Thanks
Kathirvel

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1.     www.aimglobal.org
2.     www.rfidjournal.com
3.     www.rfid-handbook.com
4.     www.sciam.com
5.     www.tagss.com
6.     www.dynasis.com
7.     www.copytag.com
8.     www.ean-int.org.
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1.http://service.sap.com/scm
2.http://help.sap.com/autoid20/helpdata/en/2d/4ac13f2ad10228e10000000a114084/frameset.htm-this
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