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kaus_desh
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We all are aware that SAP ARIBA is on cloud edition and can be integrated with SAP S4 HANA or SAP ERP backend / backends via CIG (Cloud Integration Gateway on cloud middle ware based on CPI).
To achieve transactional or master data flow from one system to another flawlessly, SAP ARIBA has given standard interfaces. Also, there is document routing for interfaces coming from external suppliers. However, in practice, its observed that for some cases where in CXML message is showing some other target system and hence CIG interface went in to ERROR or Failed status.
To address such cases one can easily configure the custom routing in CIG. Integration consultant must know that there is mapping possible without changing the CXML message format to handle the project situation.
Earlier customer support use to set up this routing for customer documents.
Customer support must enable the functionality of mapping custom routing via SR.

What way we can use custom routing in CIG.
We can use this routing to send data via documents within SAP ARIBA applications to ARIBA Network or to SAP ERP. We can map both inbound and outbound paths via this custom routing within CIG.

Case1- If invoice coming from Supplier portal in to S4 HANA is coming as system id “Child”, and because of which CIG document status “InvoiceDetailRequest” use to get in to error or failed. We must need to go with the custom routing. Here we should define the X Path in configuration (Path till system id equals to Child in CXML message). We should instruct the system that where ever this document comes with “Child” as system id please in CXML replace it with Action Value as “XYZCLNT100” so as to get invoice in to ERP or S4 HANA system.






Case2- If we have multiple ERP systems connected to one SAP ARIBA buying, to receive the PO acknowledgement back from SAP ERP. “PurchaseOrderExportRequest”



 

Company code is filtering criteria used in X path.



Case3- When ever Quote Request is been sent from S4 HANA to SAP ARIBA and if we have single endpoint (System ID for both Ariba sourcing and Ariba Procurement is same) mapped for all processes.
IDOC generated in S4 has system name as ABCCLNT100 which then we want to be replaced as CHILD1.



 

Steps to create routing in CIG.

1.Log in to the SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway portal.

2.Go to My Configuration and then click Custom Routing.

3.Click Create Custom Routing.

4.Choose the following on the My Configuration - Custom Routing page:

Direction: Choose the direction for the documents.

Inbound - To route documents flowing from Ariba Network or SAP Ariba applications to a specific SAP ERP system.

Outbound - To route documents from the SAP ERP system to Ariba Network or SAP Ariba applications.

Document Type: Choose the document type for the transaction.

Action: This field stores the value “Replace System ID.”
Name: Enter a name for the custom routing.
Description: Enter a description for the custom routing.

Action Value: Choose the system ID for the SAP ERP system. SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway routes the transaction documents to this SAP ERP system.


5.In the Conditions table, click the plus sign (Add) to specify the Xpath.
Select from the available Xpaths.

To create a new Xpath, click the New XPath button.


In the Custom XPath pop up, enter values for the Name, Description, XPath, Data Type fields.


To edit an existing Xpath, click the edit icon for an Xpath and modify the required values.

6.Specify the Operand, Expected Value, and Conjunction conditions for the Xpath.
7.Save the changes.
8. Activate the new routing

Summary- As a Integration consultant can able to configure the custom routing in  SAP ARIBA CIG.

Sources/ References-

1) https://help.sap.com/doc/f4ddfa28094a4571a0dd8a7defb79f56/CIG_2019_B/en-US/CIGbuyerinstallation.pdf

2) “SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway January_February 2019 release guide"
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