SAP Connector 5.2 Terminology - Mule 4

SAP proprietary programming language and part of the NetWeaver platform for building business applications.

Sets up distributed applications and integrated installation of SAP systems. This involves business-driven message exchange using consistent data across loosely linked SAP apps. Apps are integrated through synchronous and asynchronous communication, rather than by use of a central database.

The function module that fulfills design criteria and provides the ability to:

Procedures defined in the ABAP language of SAP that allow the encapsulation and reuse of global functions in SAP.

Standard SAP format for electronic data interchange between SAP systems. Different message types (such as delivery notes or purchase orders) generally correspond to different special formats, known as IDoc types. Multiple message types with related content can, however, be assigned to a single IDoc type.

Handles dynamic metadata lookup and caching. The Java API implements the JCO.Function container used for parameters and tables for the SAP BAPI function module in Java. Java apps are built on top of the Java API.

JNI is a layer in the SAP Connector library. JCo wraps the C libraries in Java to provide platform-native access to the SAP system. RFC middleware uses the RFC library through the JNI layer.

Communication with the SAP system is performed over the RFC protocol. A remote function call calls BAPI or triggers IDoc processing that runs in another system as a calling program. The RFC interface enables function calls either between two SAP systems or between the SAP and external system.

SAP component that processes remote function calls.

Libraries of C language-based functions to access the SAP system. The RFC library is addressed by JNI.

Provides structured, high-level interpretation and navigation of SAP IDocs in Java that consists of the following add-on packages:

One of the main technologies and application platforms used by SAP solutions. The main component of NetWeaver is SAP Web Application Server (WebAS), which provides the runtime environment for SAP applications like ERP, CRM, SCM, PLM, SRM, and BI. Other components include the enterprise portal, exchange infrastructure, master data management, and mobile infrastructure. SAP NetWeaver is an umbrella term for these technical components. SAP NetWeaver runs on both the Java and ABAP stacks.

Integrates with SAP NetWeaver single sign-on or an external security product that works with SAP systems. SNC provides security functions that are not directly available with SAP systems.