The new SAP PI REST adapter Unveiled v1.0. SAPience TECH commission, Nov Dimitri Sannen SAP Solution Architect

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1 The new SAP PI REST adapter Unveiled v1.0 SAPience TECH commission, Nov Dimitri Sannen SAP Solution Architect

2 Agenda TheValueChain What is REST? Availability Capabilities Demo SAP TechEd 2015 take- away Q&A 2

3 Agenda TheValueChain What is REST? Availability Capabilities Demo SAP TechEd 2015 take- away Q&A 3

4 With a 100% focus on SAP- centric environments, we optimize the weak links in your VALUE CHAIN, PERFORMANCE, and accelerate VALUE CREATION.

5 Agenda TheValueChain What is REST? Availability Capabilities Demo SAP TechEd 2015 take- away Q&A 5

6 What is REST? Overview REpresentational State Transfer Not a protocol, but a design concept 6 architectural constraints Web services in a simple fashion way Over HTTP with an XML or JSON payload Mobile devices, Cloud and web- based applications

7 What is REST? 6 architectural constraints Communication between participants must Implement the Client- Server model Be layered Be stateless Be uniform (HATEOAS) Server responses must define whether or not they are cacheable The server should be able to deliver Code- On- Demand to the client 7

8 Agenda TheValueChain What is REST? Availability Capabilities Demo SAP TechEd 2015 take- away Q&A 8

9 Availability Available as of 7.31 SP14 / 7.4 SP9 onwards Not as a separate download The adapter metadata is included in the ESR Content (XI Content) SAP BASIS 9

10 Agenda TheValueChain What is REST? Availability Capabilities Demo SAP TechEd 2015 take- away Q&A 10

11 Capabilities Overview Consumption and provisioning of REST based services Default and custom url pattern of http end point for provisioning Basic and client certification based authentication Mapping of REST operations to service interface operations Support for XML and JSON message format JSON to XML conversion Determine channel based on JSON element Limit channel to particular operation Extracting information from URL and HTTP operations 11

12 Capabilities New in Support Pack 10 (03/2015) Custom error handling Logging of raw JSON content before and after conversion Authentication with OAuth 2.0 and SAML Bearer Token profile JSON to XML conversion enhancements to escape invalid XML name and XML name start characters Setting of custom HTTP header elements in REST receiver adapter Support Pack 11 (05/2015) Sender polling Define Quality of Service by HTTP operation or interface operation 12

13 Capabilities JSON JavaScript Object Notation The fat- free alternative to XML Optimized for data Easy- to- Use validator on Notepad++ as an editor(*) (*) Download and install the JSON plugin 13

14 Capabilities JSON vs XML (1/2) 14

15 Capabilities JSON vs XML (2/2) 15

16 Agenda TheValueChain What is REST? Availability Capabilities Demo SAP TechEd 2015 take- away Q&A 16

17 Demo Overview 3 demo scenarios Expose standard function module as RESTful service Focus on sender REST adapter configuration Google Chrome Advanced Rest app REST adapter SAP PO RFC adapter SAP ERP on HANA 17

18 Demo Features Demo scenario 1 Get familiar with the REST adapter JSON to XML conversion Static endpoint Demo scenario 2 Interface split using a condition to route messages Dynamic endpoint (URL) Demo scenario 3 Usage of dynamic attributes GET variable 18

19 Agenda TheValueChain What is REST? Availability Capabilities Demo SAP TechEd 2015 take- away Q&A 19

20 SAP TechEd 2015 Take- away Further enhancements of REST adapter (continuous innovation) Nov 2014 Nov 2015 NetWeaver 7.4 SP09 SP10 SP11 SP12 SP13* NetWeaver 7.31 EHP1 SP14 SP15 SP16 SP17* OSS note (FAQ) * This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time 20

21 Agenda TheValueChain What is REST? Availability Capabilities Demo SAP TechEd 2015 take- away Q&A 21

22 Q&A SUPPLY CHAIN E2E & BEST PRACTICES SUPPLY CHAIN OPTIMIZERS & EXTENDERS TheValueChain NV Accelerate SAP value Satenrozen 10 B Kontich T F E info@thevaluechain.be W APPLICATION MANAGEMENT 22

23 Contact details Dimitri Sannen SAP Solution Architect & SCN Moderator 23