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The external service wizard
The external service wizard is a tool you use to create services. The external service wizard establishes a connection to the SAP server, discovers services (based on search criteria you provide), and generates business objects, interfaces, and import or export files, based on the services discovered.
Using IBM Integration Designer, you establish a connection to the SAP server to browse the metadata repository on the SAP server. The SAP metadata repository, which is a database of the SAP data, provides a consistent and reliable means of access to that data.
The result of running the external service wizard is a module that contains the interfaces and business objects along with the adapter. You can deploy this module on IBM BPM or WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus.
The external service wizard also produces an import file (for outbound processing) or an export file (for inbound processing).
- The import file contains the managed connection factory property settings you provided in the wizard.
- The export file contains the activation specification property settings you provided in the wizard.
Technical overview of WebSphere Adapter for SAP Software
Related concepts:
Authentication using connection specification properties
Related reference:
Connection properties for the wizard
Managed connection factory properties
Activation specification properties for ALE inbound processing
Activation specification properties for BAPI inbound processing
Activation specification properties for Advanced event processing