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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).

Technical overview of WebSphere Adapter for SAP Software


Related concepts:

Business objects

Authentication using connection specification properties

Log and Trace Analyzer


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