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SAP Integration Suite | Hands-on Video Tutorials
The playlist has been archived due to the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) re-branding. For the latest edition of this article with video tutorials embedded, see |
The Digital Partner Engineering / SAP HANA Academy team just launched a new Getting Started series for the SAP Integration Suite (SIS), f.k.a. SAP Cloud Platform Integration Suite (CPIS). In this blog post you will find the videos embedded with references and additional information. For the exam post(s), visit Questions? Please post as comment. Useful? Give us a like and share on social media. Thanks! |
As recently announced, the SAP Cloud Platform portfolio brand is no longer being used to avoid confusing with the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP). The videos and blog post were created before this name change. |
Hands-On Video Tutorials
Tahir Hussain Babar and Jamie Wiseman from Digital Partner Engineering just released a new video tutorial series about how to get started with the SAP Cloud Platform Integration Suite.
As advertised: SAP Cloud Platform Integration Suite is an open and modular iPaaS supporting your enterprise-wide integration needs for both SAP and non-SAP integration scenarios.
You can watch the 12-part video tutorials in a little over 90 minutes. What you learn is
- How to set up the trial environment and enable the capabilities
- How to manage roles (application configuration)
- How to work with SCPIS Cloud Integration
- How to create a Process Integration Runtime service instance with service key
- How to create and deploy integration flows
- How to work with events, message transformers, routes, and calls
- How to test integration flow execution using Postman
- How to monitor integration flows and debug messages
- How to work with SCPIS API Management
- How to create and test an API proxy URL
- How to work with the API Test Console
- How to work with the Policy Editor
SAP HANA Academy YouTube Playlist and Code Repository
To bookmark the playlist on YouTube, go to
For the code snippets, see
Documentation and Additional Resources
For more information about CPIS, visit
- SAP Cloud Platform Integration Suite | SAP Community
- SAP Cloud Platform Integration Suite | Discovery Center
- SAP Cloud Platform Integration Suite | SAP Help Portal
- What is SAP Cloud Platform Integration Suite | Product Information
Training and Certification
For additional information about training and certification, see
- SAP Cloud Platform Integration Suite | Learning Journey
- Simplify Integration with SAP Cloud Platform Integration Suite | openSAP (free)
- Get Certified: C_CPI_13 | SAP Certified Application Associate – SAP Cloud Platform Integration
Hands-On Tutorials
For additional information about training and certification, see
Video Tutorial | Overview
In the first video, Bob introduces the SAP Cloud Platform Integration Suite (CPIS), briefly discusses the capabilities, an architectural chalkboard of the whole series, and shows resources available.
0:00 – Introduction
0:30 – Overview CPIS capabilities
2:10 – Architectural overview video series
5:00 – Documentation and additional resources
Video Tutorial | Onboarding
In the next video, we’ll go through onboarding both a SAP Cloud Platform Trial Instance, as well as setting up your instance to use the Cloud Platform Integration Suite.
Note that the activation can take up to 60 minutes.
0:00 – Introduction
0:30 – Create trial account for SAP Cloud Platform
2:45 – Subscribe to Integration Suite
4:00 – Add capabilities
5:15 – Overview
Video Tutorial | Security
In this video, we assign the required role collections to our SAP Cloud Platform trial account and create a Process Integration Runtime service instance and service key.
0:00 – Introduction
1:00 – Application Configuration: Manage roles
1:45 – Security documentation about roles and user personas
3:20 – Assign role collections to trial account user
4:45 – Create Process Integration Runtime instance, plan integration flow
6:00 – Specify JSON configuration from GitHub code repository
7:25 – Create service key and download
Documentation
- Persona | SAP Cloud Platform Integration
Code Repository
- cpis | PI runtime configuration (JSON)
Video Tutorial | Creating Flows
In this video, we’ll go through the basics of creating Integration Flows, and will introduce the concepts of Sender, Integration Processes and Receivers.
0:00 – Introduction
0:30 – Create integration flow
2:15 – Discover flows
3:30 – Settings, Monitor, and Design
4:40 – Create new package
5:25 – Add integration flow
6:45 – Edit flow
8:50 – Documentation
9:45 – Add incoming message flow using HTTPS and configure connection
Documentation
- Get Started with Integration Flow Development | SAP Cloud Platform Integration
Video Tutorial | Converting Formats
In this video, we’ll go through how we can convert message types when using Integration Flows. We will demonstrate converting JSON to XML.
0:00 – Introduction
0:30 – Deploy integration flow
0:50 – Monitor
2:00 – Test using Postman
3:00 – Basic authorisation using username (clientid) and password (clientsecret)
4:30 – Add role collection with role MessagingSend and add to trial user
6:00 – Basic authorisation using username (trial account e-mail) and password
Video Tutorial | Running Flows
In this video, we’ll go through how we can test and debug external calls when using Integration Flows.
0:00 – Introduction
1:10 – Add transformation: JSON to XML
2:50 – Deploy
3:10 – Monitor flow execution
5:00 – Add Groovy script from code repository
7:00 – Deploy
7:25 – Test using Postman
Code Repository
- cpis | Groovy Script for Logging
Video Tutorial | Routing
In this video, we’ll go through how we can have multiple routes when using Integration Flows. We’ll also demonstrate encoding JSON.
0:00 – Introduction
1:00 – Edit Integration Flow and add Router
2:30 – Add End Event and add a second route
3:00 – Configure route
3:45 – Add Base64 Encoder Message Transform
4:20 – Save and deploy
4:40 – Test using Postman
Video Tutorial | API Management
In this video, we’ll go through the basics of using API Management.
0:00 – Introduction
1:10 – API Management
2:00 – Create API Provider
2:30 – Discover API packages: SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
5:00 – Edit and configure API proxy URL
6:00 – Deploy
6:30 – Try out sandbox URLs
7:30 – Get API key from SAP API Business Hub
8:10 – Add apikey as header
Video Tutorial | Policies
In this video, we’ll go through the basics of using Policies within API Management, and we’ll demonstrate auto assigning an API Key when using an API.
0:00 – Introduction
1:20 – Using the expand parameter
2:10 – API Test Console
3:20 – Using Policy Editor to edit PreFlow adding code from repository
5:00 – Update API key and test
Code Repository
- cpis | AddHeaderAPIKey
Video Tutorial | Creating External Calls
In this video, we’ll go through how we can make external calls to external systems when using Integration Flows. We’ll demonstrate connecting to a SuccessFactors Sandbox.
0:00 – Introduction
1:00 – Edit Integration Flow package (Cloud Integration, Design, artifact)
2:00 – Add End Event
2:30 – Add Request Reply Call
3:10 – Connect and configure OData Receiver adapter for API Proxy URL
4:40 – Model operations for processing
Video Tutorial | Testing External Calls
In this video, we’ll go through how we can make external calls to external systems when using Integration Flows. We’ll demonstrate connecting to a SuccessFactors Sandbox.
0:00 – Introduction
0:40 – Deploy integration flow
0:50 – Test flow using Postman
2:00 – Try out API proxy URL
3:00 – Monitor message processing
5:00 – Edit OData Request Reply Route
6:45 – Save and deploy
7:00 – Test flow using Postman
Video Tutorial | Content Modifiers
In the last video of this series, we’ll go through using Content Modifiers when using Integration Flows.
0:00 – Introduction
1:00 – Edit flow and add Transformation: Content Modifier
1:45 – Edit and add message header
2:30 – Edit OData Request Reply Route
3:15 – Save and deploy
3:40 – Test flow using Postman
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Amazing. Great job. Thanks so much!
Great compilation Denys van Kempen .. This will definitely be helpful for starting a journey on Integration and many more.
Great blog, that's very useful for beginners to start learning integration.
Hello,
thank you for the nice blog...but the following tutorial is not available anymore.
Do you have an alternativ or alternative Link ?
Regards
Thorsten
Thanks, Thorsten Stork, removed the reference.
The tutorial might have been removed for update (branding).
Best to keep an eye on the navigator, filter on SAP Integration Suite (and/or Mission / Group)
Hello,
thanks, but the most of the tutorial (except one) are for API Management, but in the old tutorial were 8 Excercises....(I had a short look in the past.)
Maybe it will come back....
Hello,
now all the youtube videos / playlists are gone. It was a a great start to learn integration suite.
I looked around, but I did not find a new one (playlist)
Hi Thorsten,
Due to branding, the material has been retired.
To learn more about the Integration Suite, you can visit
Hi Mr Denys van Kempen