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Data Services for SAP

Enable instant access to SAP and deliver its content as pre-built, reusable data services.

Unlock SAP® with pre-built data services

SAP data is invaluable not only within the system, but also in the larger context of your enterprise. For example, combining material management data from SAP with inventory data from a supply-chain management system, you can get a high level view of the logistics process and make better business decisions. But because SAP is primarily written in a proprietary language called ABAP, with over 20,000 tables and complex data structures, it requires specialized expertise to access its content.

Data Services from Pitney Bowes Software enable service-oriented architecture (SOA)-compliant applications and front-end reporting tools to consume SAP content, providing users with the visibility they need to effectively run their businesses.

Data Services™ for SAP enable instant access to SAP and deliver its content as pre-built, reusable data services. Data Services allow enterprises to quickly and easily implement a SOA, providing companies with the agility to build IT solutions that support their dynamic business needs.

Immediate impact on a wide range of projects

  • SOA data services: Enterprises need to get SOA up and running quickly. Data Services for SAP deliver pre-built services, providing out-of-the-box content in the form of standards-based Web services, to accelerate your path towards SOA.
  • Single-view projects: On Demand aggregation of operational and historical data about a given business object, such as a customer, across SAP and other data sources to improve visibility for front-line workers.
  • Data integration: Data Services for SAP are read/write, enabling easy insert and update of key data, with all application business rules enforced, without a big infrastructure effort. Access, combine and deliver information from disparate data sources, including SAP, Oracle EBS, Siebel and Salesforce.com.
  • Operational business intelligence: Use Data Services for SAP to power business intelligence, portal and dashboard initiatives. On-demand information from SAP enables better management visibility and day-to-day business decisions.

To unlock SAP with powerful, prebuilt data services, contact us today.

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Accesss and share information more quickly

Quickly and easily implement service-oriented architecture (SOA) initiatives with standards-based Web services that are ready to use with SAP. Eliminate time-consuming ABAP programming and API complexities. Combine data from disparate sources to create a single view of a business object (such as a customer). Enhance operational business intelligence and decision-making with Data Services and on-demand information from SAP.

Accelerate projects with pre-built content

Leverage frequently used business information already packaged with context, to speed up projects and reduce risks.

Launch powerful data services without writing code

Eliminate ABAP programming and API complexities, and save valuable time.

Requires no modifications to your SAP instance

No transports to install, no modification to your SAP instance. Exposes metadata such as reference key information and field descriptions, enabling access to all BAP Is, RFCs.

Support data integrity requirements

Data Services enforces user authentication and visibility rules as defined by SAP, retaining business logic configured in your SAP instance.

Optimized performance

Data Services are faster than basic adapters, using specialized query algorithms.

Simplify common queries

Data caching features for tables and files mitigate the impact of frequently requested queries.

Supports varied data updates

Data Services supports transactional inserts, updates and deletes.

Composite Information Server

Query and combine common SAP data structures using certified interfaces. The complexities of the SAP AP Is are resolved by the Composite SAP Adapter, allowing you to transparently access both the data and metadata in a relational format. Then the Composite Information Server allows you to publish the SAP content to the Spectrum Technology Platform.

Our products are designed to work within a wide variety of existing technical environments.

Data Services for

  • Salesforce.com
  • SAP
  • Siebel e-Business Applications
  • Oracle e-Business Suite

Application Sources

  • SAP R/3, 4.6, 4.7, mySAP 5.0, 60
  • SAP BW 3.5, BI 7.0
  • Siebel eBusiness Applications 7.7, 7.8
  • Oracle E-Business Suite 11.5.8, 11.5.9, 11.5.10
  • Salesforce.com
  • Any other file, relational, or procedural sources supported by Composite Information Server

Composite Information Server:

Software Requirements:

  • Composite Information Server 3.7 or higher

Data Sources:

  • JDBC – Any JDBC-compliant data source including:
    • IBM DB2 v7, v8, v9
    • Informix 9.x
    • MS SQL Server 2000, 2005, 2008
    • MySQL 3.x, 4.x
    • Netezza NFS, v5.0
    • Oracle 8i, 9i, 10g, 11g
    • Sybase 12.5
  • ODBC: MS Access 2002, MS Excel 2000
  • LDAP v3
  • Web Services
  • Flat Files
  • Mainframes (through 3rd party software)

Access Interfaces:

  • JDBC 1.6.0, 2.0 & 3.0
  • ODBC 3.521
  • SOAP 1.1
  • SOAP/JMS – TIBCO EMS, Sonic  MQ
  • ADO.NET 32bit and 64bit
  • REST

Standards:

  • JDK 1.6, J2EE 1.3, JNDI
  • WSDL 1.1, SOAP 1.1, XSLT 1.0, XSLT 1.0, XML Schema 1.0, SAX and DOM
  • SQL 92, 99
  • Unicode support

Platforms:

  • 32-bit, 64-bit JVM
  • Server
    • Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Vista Business Edition
    • Solaris 9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3, 4, 5 32.64 bit
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v9.3, v10, 32/64 bit
    • IBM AIX 5.3, 53000-07
    • HP-UX 11.11, B..11.11.0412.5 Gold Base 11i

Client Platform:

  • Windows 2000 and XP, and Vista

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