New ADD-ONs (B2B and SFTP-PGP) for SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration: Released and Available
You might have gone through the earlier blogs having initial information of new ADD-ONs for SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration.
- Announcement: B2B adapters for SAP NetWeaver PI
- The new B2B Add-On for SAP NetWeaver Process Integration
Both the ADD-ONs mentioned below are released (GA) today ie. 30th March.
1) SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration, secure connectivity add-on (SFTP PGP ADDON) (Available to all existing/new SAP NetWeaver PI customers)
2) SAP NetWeaver Process Orchestration, business to business add-on (B2B ADDON) (Seperately Licensed. Please contact your Account Manager for licensing details)
Currently, the documentation is provided along with the product in a bundled ZIP file. Application help at “help.sap” is planned and will be executed in the next weeks. Also, more information for both these ADDONs will be published shortly on SCN
In case you have any questions/queries or need more information, please send an email to Piyush Gakhar or Katrin von Ahsen
Important SAP Note nos. to start with:
| SAP Note Nos | Description |
|---|---|
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SMP Download location : Secure connectivity add-on |
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Compatibility matrix (secure connectivity add-dn): Supported Process Integration releases |
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Compatibility matrix (business to business add-on) : Supported Process Integration releases |
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SMP Download location of Business to Business Add-On |
Thanks for the info but when are trying to access the note we are getting the error 'The requested SAP Note is either in reworking or is released internally only '
Hi Shabarish,
Notes are just released. You can check in few minutes and it will be available.
Regards,
Piyush
the notes are now accessible but when we try to search for the SFTP adapter as per the path specified in the note, we are unable to locate it.
Hello Shabarish,
Your S-user id shouls have authorizations ie. you should have the existing license authorizations to see/download SAP NetWeaver PI for using SFTP Adapter. In case existing line is true for you Can you send me an email with your S-user id and I will try to validate. Also, would be great if you can send me a screenshot of the location that you are trying to download
Regards,
Piyush
could you please share your email id?
It is mentioned in the Blog.
Regards,
Piyush
Can you please clarify is the below assumption is correct;
1. SFTP and PGP does not include any additional licence cost if we are already using PI 7.11 SP08.
2. The B2B add on is a separate licence
thanks... guess the issue is fixed now.
Thanks for sharing this information Piyush.
The compatibility matrix shows PI 7.11 SP08 as a pre-requisite. Are there any small fixes planned in near future to downport it further to lower SPs of 7.11?
Regards,
Prateek Raj Srivastava
Hi Prateek,
Currently, there are no plans to downport it to other SPs. The releases mentioned in the SAP note will be the base releases for these AddOns.
Regards,
Piyush
Piyush,
Apparently SAP seemed to have skipped FCC as part of the SFTP adapter.
I believe that instead of us relying on the messagetrnasformbean, it should comes inbuilt into the adapter as we have in case of the file adapter.
Thanks,
Shabz
Hello Shabarish,
Thanks for making this point.
MessageTransformBean adapter module is independent and can be used with any adapter and provides the same functionality. So, anyone can get the content conversion using this module.
Regards,
Piyush
Hi Piyush Gakhar sir,
kindly specify the other centres where the hands-on workshop for newly launched Add-On solutions will be taking place ?
Hello Priya,
This is initial product release training and currently happening at Bangalore, India only. Will keep posted on SCN about other training plans once it gets finalized.
Regards,
Piyush
Thanks for the post. Is EDIFACT AUTACK signing supported, or will it be in the future?
Hello Piyush,
My current project is working on PI 7.1 Service pack 05.
However, there is a need to use SFTP for one of our critical customer data . Is it possible that there is a way out, to use this addon for SP 05.
Regards,
Rachana
Rachana, that was one of the questions I asked earlier (see comments above). There is no way out here and SP upgrade is a must here. We did the same in our landscape. Even if you manage to tweak the adapter to work in SP05, you will not get any support from SAP for that tweaked adapter.
Regards,
Prateek Raj Srivastava
Hi Prateek,
I think, you are right that even if i tweak, the Adapter, will throw some Jar or class exception in the monitoring if used .
However, my problem is that update from SP05 to SP08 will need lot of effort from Basis and PI team and not sure if business will spent that much money for one interface.
Regards,
Rachana
SP upgrade will be required sooner or later. But if you try to convince them for upgrade cost Vs cost of third party SFTP adapter license, I am pretty sure upgrade will be cheaper.
I understand that B2B AddOn needs additional licensing cost. My question would be.. (Just a high level answer would be sufficient) Let's assume I am a new client and want to buy/avail an enterprise license of SAP (including ERP, CRM, SRM, etc.. and some Netweaver Products including SAP PI). If I will avail this license and want to implement B2B solution using B2B AddOn for SAP PI/PO (from my understanding, it requires additional licensing) does it requires separate license for each of the technical adapters (OFTP, AS2 and X.400) or the separate license includes all technical adapters for B2B AddOn. I know SFTP and PGP is free base from the licensing matrix.
Another question, if I'll avail B2B AddOn (which needs additional licensing), does the B2B Infrastructure Service (security, EDI splitting, numbering acknowledgements, archiving and mapping functions) and Converter modules would also be a separate license cost or it is including when you acquire the license of B2B AddOn (seeing it as a whole package) or If a separate licensing per technical adapter assuming I'll only use AS2 and X.400, do B2B infrastructure services and converter modules included?
Cheers,
R-jay
Hello R-jay,
Seperate B2B Add-On license includes all the adpters and infrastructure services you have listed. You need not have to buy it seperately. Everything is packaged under one bundle.
Regards,
Piyush
Thanks Piyush.
Cheers,
R-jay
Hello Piyush,
I am on PI 7.5 B2B SP4.
I have imported B2B content.
I am looking for EDI X12 830 002001.
The lowest version/release available is 002003.
How can i get older version/release of this EDI x12 830 transaction ?
Thanks
Hi Piyush,
Could you please help me
https://answers.sap.com/questions/227004/b2bic-control-key-scenario-association.html
Thanks in advance,
Jose Augastine
Hi,
Is there any compatibility between SAP PI version and the target SFTP server version?
We are having our SFTP server on IBM AIX 5.3.0 and PI is on 7.4 SP11. How can I confirm that this combination is supported?
Thanks,
Mofizur