Mix of SAP Gateway and non SAP Gateway for Integration with SAP

Hello,
I am looking for a document on where SAP NW Gateway fits in as part of an integration overall strategy. So, for example, my understanding it is primarily for Mobile app integration. I hear some customers talking about using Gateway for what we normally think of as EAI core integration. So, it does not seem right to me in many typical SAP integration requirements would be handled via Gateway. Other traditional SAP integrations via PI or another ESB leveraging enterprise services, SAP API like BAPIs and IDOCS would be more appropriate in many non-mobile type situations.
Does anyone have general guidance on the above integration advice, thx

A good discussion..If I can add few things
1) PI REST Adapter is planned, should be available sometime in near future..
I do not think every integration scenario should be handled in Gateway (rather oData style) just because it can or it might work thinking. Doing it odata style means you need to re-write all functionalities as Web Based Services (eSOA anyone??)
2) Gateway (oData Services) - should be used in User to System scenario ( mobile, browser light weight type) , where you would want to transfer minimal data to the user and back
3) PI - System to System as you mentioned. e.g. Master Data/Customer Synchronization between ecc & crm etc. Doing them in oData style seems like overkill to me when you can use the IDOCs/ALEs and you do not need the data to be transferred over HTTP.
Both Gateway and PI are targeted for different scenarios and have their own place, and as such the right product should be evaluated carefully for each scenario.
Just my two cents.
Sandip

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Check
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See also:
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Differences SAP BW 3.5 SAP EP 6.0 & SAP BW 2.x/3.x SAP EP 5
Use of BW Objects in the Enterprise Portal
For the end user, there are no significant differences in the integration between SAP BW and SAP EP as regards the various release combinations. The updates and changes in SAP Enterprise Portal 6.0 have no effect on the use of BW objects in the portal. You can find more information on the changes under Differences between SAP EP 5.0 and SAP EP 6.0.
Publishing BW Objects to the Enterprise Portal
There are significant differences in publishing of BEx Web applications in SAP EP 6.0 with SAP BW 3.5 in comparison to integration between SAP BW 2.x/3.x - SAP EP 5.0. Publishing in SAP BW 3.5 is done using the BEx Web Application Designer, BEx Query Designer or the BEx Broadcaster.
In SAP EP 5.0, the SAP BW system (or the SAP BW systems) is maintained in the system landscape, through which a call of BEx Web applications is possible at runtime. In SAP BW 2.x/3.x systems, the SAP Enterprise Portal (or SAP Enterprise Portals) are not maintained. Thus a BW system only has a one-sided connected to a portal. For this reason, the inclusion of BW content must also be done in a separate step in the portal.
In SAP EP 6.0, the SAP BW system is also maintained in the system landscape. In addition, one or more SAP Enterprise Portals 6.0 can be entered in the SAP BW 3.5 system. Through deployment of Java components of SAP BW 3.5 into SAP EP 6.0, the SAP BW 3.5 System can access and display contents of the portal. In the BEx Application Designer, assigned portal roles, content from the Portal Content Catalog, and documents and folders from Knowledge Management are displayed in the open and save dialogs. During save, iViews or documents can be created directly from the BEx Web Application Designer or BEx Query Designer without having to take separate steps in the portal. Using Information Broadcasting, documents and links can be generated in Knowledge Management. These documents and links can be visualized using the BEx Portfolio.
You can find more information on integration options under Integration of SAP BW 3.5 and SAP EP 6.0.
Integration of SAP BW 3.5 and SAP EP 6.0
Use
The integration of content from SAP BW into the SAP Enterprise Portal enables you to work with business intelligence content in the Enterprise Portal.
This section applies to the integration of SAP BW 3.5 and SAP EP 6.0 on Web AS 6.40.
SAP EP 6.0 on Web AS 6.20 does not include the necessary enhancements for the full features of integration options that are possible with SAP BW 3.5. For more information about the options with SAP EP 6.0 on Web AS 6.20, see Integration of SAP BW 3.x and SAP EP 6.0.
Prerequisites
You have made the necessary settings in SAP BW 3.5 and SAP EP 6.0. For more information, see Making Settings for SAP BW 3.5 and SAP EP 6.0.
Features
The following sections describe the integration from the portal users viewpoint on one hand, and on the other hand, from the viewpoint of the administrators and authors who generate and publish the content in SAP BW:
·        Integration from the Users Viewpoint
·        Integration from the Viewpoint of Administrators and Authors
Integration of SAP BW 3.x and SAP EP 6.0
Use
The integration of content from SAP BW into the SAP Enterprise Portal enables you to work with business intelligence content in the Enterprise Portal.
The name SAP BW 3.x includes the following releases:
·        SAP BW 3.0B
·        SAP BW 3.1 Content
·        SAP BI Content 3.2 Add-On
·        SAP BI Content 3.3 Add-On
This section is valid for the integration of SAP BW 3.x and SAP EP 6.0 on Web AS 6.40, SAP BW 3.x and SAP EP 6.0 on Web AS 6.20 and the integration of SAP BW 3.5 and SAP EP 6.0 on Web AS 6.20.
SAP EP 6.0 on Web AS 6.20 does not include the necessary enhancements for the complete scope of functions regarding integration options that are possible with SAP BW 3.5. For this reason, SAP EP 6.0 on Web AS 6.20 cannot use the extensive integration options with SAP BW 3.5
Prerequisites
You have made the necessary settings in SAP BW 3.x and SAP EP 6.0. For more information, see Making Settings for SAP BW 3.x and SAP EP 6.0.
Features
The features of integration of SAP BW 3.x and SAP EP 6.0 correspond in part to the integration of SAP BW 3.5 and SAP EP 6.0. For this reason, you should carefully read the appropriate sections under features that are linked to here and note the following differences:
Integration from the Users Viewpoint
In the section Integration from the Users Viewpoint, there are the following restrictions:
·        Displaying Content from SAP BW in the Enterprise Portalsapurl_link_0002_0003_0016:
The display types Precalculated BEx Web Application as Document and BEx Web Application as Link in Knowledge Management are not supported.
·        Calling Content from SAP BW in the Enterprise Portalsapurl_link_0002_0004_0016:
Calling BEx Web Applications as documents and links in Knowledge Management in the KM Navigation iView is not possible.
The Business Explorer portal role does not exist.
·        Content from SAP BW in the Navigation Panelsapurl_link_0002_0005_0016:
In this section there are no restrictions.
Integration from the Viewpoint of Administrators and Authors
In the section Integration from the Viewpoint of Administrators and Authors, there are the following restrictions:
·        Overview: Integration- and Display Types of BW Content in the Portalsapurl_link_0002_0007_0016:
The following display types are supported:
¡        BEx Web Application As an iView
¡        BW Workbook As an iView
¡        BW Query As an iView
¡        Web-Interface As an iView
¡        Components from SAP BW
The following display types are not supported:
¡        BEx Web Applications as a document in Knowledge Management
¡        BEx Web Applications as an online link in Knowledge Management
¡        BW workbook as a document in Knowledge Management
¡        BW-Query as an online link in Knowledge Management
¡        BW query as a document in Knowledge Management
¡        Single BW document in Knowledge Management as an iView
¡        Multiple BW documents in Knowledge Management as an iView
The following integration tools are supported:
¡        Portal Content Studio
¡        SAP Role Upload (from SAP EP 6.0 on Web AS 6.40)
The following integration tools are not supported:
¡        BEx Broadcasting Wizard
¡        BEx Broadcaster
¡        BEx Web Application Designer
¡        BEx Query Designer
¡        KM Content
·        Displaying Content from SAP BW in the Enterprise Portalsapurl_link_0002_0008_0016:
Content from SAP BW can be displayed in the following ways:
¡        BEx Web Application or Query as iView in the Enterprise Portal
¡        BW workbook as an iView in the Enterprise Portal
¡        Web Interface (from BW BPS) as iView in the Enterprise Portal
¡        Components from SAP BW
·        Calling Content from SAP BW in the Enterprise Portalsapurl_link_0002_0009_0016:
Calling content from SAP BW is only possible using portal roles. For more information, see Calling with Portal Roles.
·        Content from SAP BW in the Navigation Panelsapurl_link_0002_0011_0016:
In this section there are no restrictions.
·        Generating Content from SAP BW for the Enterprise Portalsapurl_link_0002_0012_0016:
To generate content from SAP BW, you have the following: Integration Using the Portal Content Studio, Integration Using Role Upload and Integration Using the Role Menu and the Alert Monitors. Integration Using Role Upload will be supported starting with SAP EP 6.0 on Web AS 6.40.
Information Broadcasting in SAP BW 3.5 especially provides integration into Knowledge Management, which is not available in SAP BW 3.x. BEx Web Applications as documents and links in Knowledge Management are not supported with SAP BW 3.x.
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Dear All,
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Edited by: Brice Vialle on Nov 21, 2008 9:26 PM
Edited by: Brice Vialle on Nov 21, 2008 9:34 PM

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HI
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kr
raj

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Yuvaraj

Yuvaraj,
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Best Regards,
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Issues in BO integration with SAP EP

Hi All,
integration of SAP EP 7 and BOexi3.1.
My requirement is to show the BO WEBI reports in portal. My scenario is like directly connecting to BO from EP using SSO with out connecting to BI.
For Bo,Only data is comming from BI , Roles and user creation are saperately is done in BO only. Is it possible to connect do sso between SAP EP and BO with out connecting to BI.
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Thanks
Rajeev

Hi,
Go through the below link which gives great details on the BOXI integration with SAP EP.
http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/BOBJ/IntegrationofBOEXI3.1intotheSAPEnterprisePortal+7.x
You should be able to get the SSO details also here.
Regards,
Noor.

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Hello All,
Does any one have any information about "Melita Predictive Dialer" integration with SAP CRM Web IC.
Please let me know.
Thanks
Amar Reddy

Hello Amar,
I am only aware of a few customers who have integrated predictive dialing into the Interaction Center, and those customers all used Genesys or Avaya. I'm not aware of anyone who has done this with Melita yet.
By the way, I wrote a high-level Blog on the topic of automated dialing available on PBX:
Link:Does Automated Outbound Dialing Fit in Your CRM / Call Center Strategy?
Warm regards,
John

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