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SAP Conversion Agent by Informatica

SAP NetWeaver Product Management, SAP AG

© SAP AG 2007, End-To-End Process Integration – SAP Conversion Agent by Informatica


Motivation

Solution Introduction & Architecture Overview

Demo

Summary


SAP NetWeaver Technology Map

User Productivity Enablement

Running an Enterprise Portal

Enabling User Collboration

Business Task Management

Mobilizing Business Processes

Enterprise Knowledge Management

Data Unification Master-Data Harmonization Master-Data Consolidation Central Master-Data Management Enterprise Data Warehousing

Business Information Management

Enterprise Reporting, Query, and Analysis

Business Planning and Analytical Services Enterprise Data Warehousing

Business Event Management Business Activity Monitoring Business Task Management

End-to-End Process Integration

Enabling Application-to-Application Processes

Enabling Business-to-Business Processes

Business Process Management

Enabling Platform Interoperability


Custom Development Developing, Configuring, and Adapting Applications Enabling Platform Interoperability

Unified Life-Cycle Management Software Life-Cycle Management SAP NetWeaver Operations

Application Governance & Security Authentication and Single Sign-On Integrated User and Access Management

Consolidation Enabling Platform Interoperability SAP NetWeaver Operations Master-Data Consolidation Enterprise Knowledge

Management

Enterprise Service Architecture – Design & Deployment

Enabling Enterprise Services

IT Practices IT Scenarios


SAP NetWeaver Technology Map

User Productivity Enablement

Running an Enterprise Portal

Enabling User Collboration


Mobilizing Business Processes

Enterprise Knowledge Management

Data Unification Master-Data Harmonization Master-Data Consolidation Central Master-Data Management Enterprise Data Warehousing

Business Information Management

Enterprise Reporting, Query, and Analysis

Business Planning and Analytical Services Enterprise Data Warehousing

Business Event Management Business Activity Monitoring Business Task Management

Custom Development Developing, Configuring, and Adapting Applications Enabling Platform Interoperability

Unified Life-Cycle Management Software Life-Cycle Management SAP NetWeaver Operations

Application Governance & Security Authentication and Single Sign-On Integrated User and Access Management

Consolidation Enabling Platform Interoperability SAP NetWeaver Operations Master-Data Consolidation Enterprise Knowledge

Management

Enterprise Service Architecture – Design & Deployment

Enabling Enterprise Services

IT Practices IT Scenarios

End-to-End Process Integration

Enabling Business-to-Business Processes

Business Process Management

Enabling Platform Interoperability


Enabling Application-to-Application Processes


Informatica at a Glance

Founded in 1993

Employees 1,100+

Customers 2,600+

Offices in North and South America, Europe, Asia Pacific

Government organizations in 20 countries

Focus on data integration products and services

Itemfield is now the Complex Data Exchange division of Informatica


End-To-End Process Integration: the IT Scenarios

Integrate A2A and B2B business processes Support for closed-loop business process managementSupport for message-based service orchestration

Integrate, automate and accelerate processes



.pdf

.doc

.xls

Cobol

EDI

…

*Source: IBM

… 85% of data is stored in unstructured data formats*

If the integration world was perfect all datawould have one format (e.g. XML) - but realitylooks different …


Challenge of Complex Data Transformation

Complex data is not integrated with key business processes leading to increased costs and risk

Trade confirmations arrive as PDFs, faxesHuman interaction requires “readable”, form based communicationSpreadsheets are everywhere – and not integrated with Business Applications leading to control issues and risk

Often standards are anything but standard, requiring flexible adaptation of transformations

Differently applied by each organizationChanging over time (versions)

Difficult to transform legacy and proprietary data formatsProprietary systems to be integrated with new standards: XML Complex COBOL to SOA / XML


Solution for Complex Data Transformation

SAP NetWeaver

Enriching the Application and Integration PlatformSAP NetWeaver

SAP Conversion Agent by Informatica enables flexible, bi-directional transformation of unstructured and semi-structured data formats

Can be used by any SAP NetWeaver componentSeamlessly integrated into the SAP PI Adapter FrameworkDelivered and supported by SAP

Informatica

Informatica

Informatica

Informatica


Supported Data Formats (partial list)

UNSTRUCTUREDMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelPowerPointPDFStar OfficeWord PerfectASCII reportsHTMLEBCDICUndocumented binariesFlat filesRPGANSI

PRINT STREAMSAFPPost ScriptDJDE

SEMI-STRUCTURED HL7HIPAAASTMANSI–X12EDIFACTCOBOLFIXCargo IMPMVRSWIFT

OTHER STANDARDSLegalXMLIFX cXMLebXML HL7 V3.0 ACORD (AL3, XML)

… using SAP technical adapters and Conversion Agent:



Motivation


Use Cases & Demo

Summary


Complex Data Exchange Division of Informatica

Former Itemfield is first software company to deliver next-generation data transformation

Automating transformation of data with no codeComplex data is everywhere; not well supportedVisual design environment and embeddable run time engine

Enabling enterprises to visualize, transform and integrate virtually any kind of data

100+ customers have realized significant time and cost savingsLower risk, reduce cost, ensure customer satisfactionTypically 300%+ ROI on first project

Profile140+ customers (13 Fortune 70) 60+ employees


Financial Services and Insurance

Tele-communications

Manufacturing

Retail and Services

Healthcare and Life Sciences

Utilities and Energy

Government andPublic Sector

Transportation and Distribution

Customer Adoption Across Every Industry

https://www.prudential.com/

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/wms

http://www.nhs.uk/

http://www.lilly.com/index.html

http://www.glaxosmithkline.de/index.php

http://www.uscc.com/uscellular/SilverStream/Pages/uscellular.html



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PEOPLE INTEGRATIONMulti channel access

Portal Collaboration

INFORMATION INTEGRATIONBus. Intelligence

Master Data Mgmt

Knowledge Mgmt

PROCESS INTEGRATIONIntegration Broker

BusinessProcess Mgmt

APPLICATION PLATFORMJ2EE

DB and OS Abstraction

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Conversion Conversion Agent EngineAgent Engine

Basic Product Architecture



Bi-directional conversion of unstructured & semi structured data from / to XMLTransformation on message payloadProtocol support via SAP’s technical adapter (SAP PI Adapter Framework)Transformations integrated via SAP PI Adapter Framework module

SAP AS JavaSAP PI Adapter Framework

Adapter

Adapter

Text2XML

XML2Excel.....

PDF2XML

ConversionAgent Studio

ConversionAgent Services

Conversion Agent Engine

CA Module

Conversion Agent Java Lib

Seamlessly integrated into SAP NetWeaver PI


Conversion Agent

Bi-directional conversion of unstructured & semi structured formats from/to XMLLinked through SAP PI Adapter Framework module based on SAP’s technical adapters – no transport protocol, manipulates payload informationSAP NetWeaver-wide use (via a Java library)

3rd Party Adapters

Bi-directional conversion of one dedicated data format (e.g. SWIFT, ANSI-X12, …) from/to XMLRuns within SAP PI Adapter Framework - support payload transformation and transport protocol

Per adapter dedicated use within one SAP NetWeaver component

Conversion Agent vs. 3rd Party Adapters


OEMSold and delivered through SAPTechnical support via SAP Support Portal

Free Development and TestingConversion Agent, native libraries, Java library, PI Adapter Framework module for development and testing purposesCustomizable Industry standards libraries

Volume-based Production pricingBandwidth-based pricing, similar to 3rd party adapters for the use with SAP NetWeaver

Delivery, Support & Licensing



Reduce development and maintenance time and costs with graphic, codeless transformations

Integrate any complex data with key business processes - including unstructured data and semi-structured standards

Standardize transformation across all SAP NetWeaver components

Benefits in a Nutshell ...

Delivery & support directly through SAP



Motivation


Demo

Summary


Conversion Agent StudioDefine Transformations by Example – e.g. a PDF-Document


Conversion Agent StudioPre-Processor Generates Text-Format


Conversion Agent StudioDefine Transformations

Standard Procedure

• Mark in document

• Drag & Drop to schema

Sophisticated Procedure

• Intelli-Script is generatedduring standard procedure

• Adapt IntelliScript


Conversion Agent StudioDeploy Transformation Service


SAP NetWeaver Process IntegrationIntegration of Conversion Agent Transformation Services

Adapter Specific Settings

Selection ofAdapter

Type


SAP NetWeaver Process IntegrationIntegration of Conversion Agent Transformation Services

Transformation Name –

PDF2XML

InformaticaAdapter Module



Motivation


Use Cases & Demo

Summary


What‘s In It for Me?

With SAP Conversion Agent by Informatica you can implement faster :

Conversion Agent allows SAP NetWeaver to integrate any data typecustomer may have, no matter how complex

Effectively sell into verticals: out-of-the-box support for leading standards in Insurance, Banking, Healthcare and other verticals

Dramatically shorten proof of concept and prototype activities (rapid prototyping and intuitive visual GUI)

Quickly implement easy to maintain integration solutions (300% ROIon the first project)


Summary

Conversions available to all SAP NetWeaver componentsSame GUI for conversions across SAP NetWeaver

Delivery & support directly through SAP

Transformation of unstructured and semi-structured data formatsExamples: COBOL, Flat File, HTML, MS Word/Excel, PDF, HL7, EDI …


Available for usage by any SAP adapter within SAP PI Adapter Framework

Transport of converted documents via SAP PI adapters


Next Steps

Additional Materials on Conversion AgentDownloadable at SAP Services MarketplaceBlogs on SDNwww.informatica.com/sap

Contact [email protected]@informatica.com

Assistance with your engagements and opportunitiesEMEA: Volker Marx: [email protected]/APAC: Kevin Smart: [email protected]


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