05-14-2007 1:37 AM
Hi all,
Which has better future in SAP field: XI or EDI/IDocs? What should I focus on? Or do they always go hand in hand so I should learn both? Please refer to documents/files or threads if needed...
Thanks,
Charles.
05-14-2007 12:40 PM
learn some basic in EDI/IDOC before going for XI.
http://www.sappoint.com/abap/ale.pdf
http://www.sappoint.com/abap/ale2.pdf
http://www.sapgenie.com/ale/configuration.htm
http://www.sappoint.com/abap/ale.pdf
http://www.sappoint.com/abap/ale2.pdf
http://www.sapdevelopment.co.uk/training
And also u can get lots of inof from the below link.
http://www.sapgenie.com/ale/why_ale.htm
http://searchsap.techtarget.com/general/0,295582,sid21_gci1110008,00.html
http://searchsap.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid21_gci948835,00.html
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/43/b46c4b53c111d395fa00a0c94260a5/content.htm
ALE/ IDOC
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2004/helpdata/en/dc/6b835943d711d1893e0000e8323c4f/content.htm
http://www.sapgenie.com/sapgenie/docs/ale_scenario_development_procedure.doc
http://edocs.bea.com/elink/adapter/r3/userhtm/ale.htm#1008419
http://www.netweaverguru.com/EDI/HTML/IDocBook.htm
http://www.sapgenie.com/sapedi/index.htm
http://www.sappoint.com/abap/ale.pdf
http://www.sappoint.com/abap/ale2.pdf
http://www.sapgenie.com/sapedi/idoc_abap.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/0b/2a60bb507d11d18ee90000e8366fc2/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/78/217da751ce11d189570000e829fbbd/frameset.htm
http://www.allsaplinks.com/idoc_sample.html
http://www.sappoint.com/abap.html
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2004/helpdata/en/dc/6b835943d711d1893e0000e8323c4f/content.htm
http://www.sapgenie.com/sapgenie/docs/ale_scenario_development_procedure.doc
http://edocs.bea.com/elink/adapter/r3/userhtm/ale.htm#1008419
http://www.netweaverguru.com/EDI/HTML/IDocBook.htm
http://www.sapgenie.com/sapedi/index.htm
http://www.allsaplinks.com/idoc_sample.html
XI
05-14-2007 12:45 PM
XI is called now PI and it's a SAP product to support communication between systems. EDI/Idocs are a way of communication. XI/PI also supports EDI/Idocs as a way of communication.
So It makes no sense to compare them.
Peter
05-15-2007 1:46 AM
Hello,
I don't know much about XI; Do both go hand in hand or you can choose one of them for communication? Actually I did not mean to compare them. I just wanted to know that would it help to know about XI if I want to be really good in EDI/ALE? Would Microsoft's Biztalk knowledge help me in any way?
Thanks,
Charles?
05-15-2007 1:57 AM
High-level MS Biztalk knowledge is of great value for SAP consultants involved in interfaces...just like WebMethods its basically a middleware.
I don't know anything about XI but I know they are different technologies for interfacing. One can use EDI/ALE method when deploying XI...but first step would be to enhance your knowledge in ALE/EDI/IDocs before going on to XI path. Also, JAVA knowledge is essential for XI, if you are a techie as XI works both in JAVA and ABAP stacks of the App server.
Regards.