Overview of this blog series:
- SAP CPI Introduction
- SAP BTP tools and features overview (BTP, Global Account, Sub-Account, Entitlements, Connectivity, Security)
- SAP CPI Web IDE overview
- Registering a trial account and enrolling to SAP CPI service
- Deep dive into Cloud Integration features with real world scenario example
- Use cases of palette functions
- Adapter configurations
- Using Cloud connector for connecting to backend SAP systems
- Overview on API Management & Open Connectors
- Integration using Open Connectors with real world example
In short, below is the content we will elaborate in this tutorial:
- SAP BTP Cockpit Overview
The fundamental components to note in this page are: Worldwide Record ID, rundown of subaccounts and since we are in preliminary record, framework will make reference to the quantity of days the record will be in dynamic status. The preliminary record is for 1 year, post which the preliminary record will get erased. However, framework will remind you like clockwork and will show the commencement from 30 rather than 365. After 1month, it will show a popup to expand the preliminary record and in a tick of a button, it will get broadened.
Let’s look in detail about the different terminologies.
Global Account:
On understanding/sign an agreement with SAP, you would be furnished with a worldwide record. Its resembles purchasing an empty land from the public authority. In that empty land, we can build quite a few houses, lodgings, shopping centers and so on. It’s utilized to oversee subaccounts, individuals, qualifications, and standards. (Qualification and portions will see later here)
The qualifications and quantities are appointed at worldwide level and later dispersed among subaccounts.
- Global account to subaccount relation is 1:N.
- Subaccount to region relation is 1:1.
- Region to subaccount relation is N:1
Subaccounts:
Subaccounts let you structure a worldwide record as per your associations and task’s necessities as to individuals, approvals and privileges. You can part the memory to each subaccount in light of the necessities. In a commonplace organization situation, at least 2 subaccounts will be there named as Improvement, Quality and Creation or Quality and Creation.,
One subaccount can have different approval to other subaccount, making business clients to not utilize the advancement subaccount.
Each Subaccount is related with a district, which is an actual place where applications, information or administrations are facilitated. As you can find in the underneath picture, one worldwide record can have various subaccounts and each subaccount can have their applications or administrations facilitated there.
Regions:
A topographical area (for instance, Singapore, US West, EU) where applications, information or administrations are facilitated. AWS, Purplish blue, Alibaba, and SAP are IaaS suppliers. In the event that you make a subaccount on AWS in US East Locale, the Programming interface endpoint will be: api.cf.us10.hana.ondemand.com
In above image, you can see that the subaccount is created with provider Microsoft Azure in Singapore region.
Environments:
Climate comprise the real Stage as a Help presenting of SAP BTP that takes into consideration the turn of events and organization of business applications. They are relegated at subaccount level and each subaccount can have different climate, as Subaccount A can have Cloud foundry climate and Subaccount B can have Kyma climate. There are 4 kinds of conditions:
Cloud Foundry (SAP Suggested)
ABAP
Kyma
Neo (is deplored)
We will zero in more on Cloud Foundry climate. As a matter of course, when you information exchange with preliminary record, framework will establish 1 subaccount with Cloud foundry climate. You can either impair and pick Kyma as the climate or stick with Cloud foundry.
This should be possible by tapping on Subaccount tile – > Under cloud foundry area, as displayed beneath:
But if you want to create a new subaccount by clicking on Create -> Subaccount, you have to choose the environment.
Enter your preferred name of the subaccount, the subdomain name will get naturally filled. Locale determination is significant. Prior to choosing, kindly do the beneath checks:
Explore to the SAP Revelation Center
Look for the administrations you will buy in
Pick the district which is nearest to you and check whether that particular assistance is accessible around there. On the off chance that indeed, select that locale in the subaccount creation level.
Once subaccount made, click on the subaccount tile to pick the climate.
Spaces:
A space furnishes clients with admittance to a common area for application improvement, sending, and upkeep. An organization can contain numerous spaces. Each application, administration, and course are perused to a space. Jobs give access control to these assets and each space job applies just to a specific space. To buy into the administrations or send an application, you should priorly establish a space inside the climate.
As you can find in the above picture, we have one space made as of now. In preliminary record, SAP as a matter of course gives a space. I have not sent any applications, so it’s appearing as 0. I have bought into process joining runtime administration case, that is the explanation its appearing as 1.
In the event that you go into the subaccount and under the Haze foundry choice, click on Spaces, where you can perceive how much memory you have consumed and all out number of administrations you have bought into. For preliminary record, the memory size is 4GB and administrations that can be bought in greatest is 400.
Directories:
Indexes are not a lot of valuable thing. It is only for gathering or sorting out and dealing with your subaccounts as per the business and specialized needs. 7 settled level progressive system is permitted.
Enter a name for it and click on CREATE. To move the subaccount within the directory, click on the three dots or actions icon at the right end of the subaccount and choose MOVE.
Entitlements:
At the point when you buy an undertaking account, you’re qualified for utilize explicit arrangement of assets, similar to memory size that can be distributed to your applications. Privileges are the help plan that you are qualified for.
Quotas:
The numeric amount that characterizes the greatest permitted utilization for an asset. That is, the amount of a help plan you are qualified for use.
That is about the ideas or wordings that one has to realize prior to beginning the CPI venture.
Then, we will see where we can find the Combination SUITE administration in SAP BTP stage.
Explore into your subaccount and in the left sheet, under the Administrations area – > click on Assistance commercial center menu. In the pursuit box, look for Combination, as you can find in the above picture.
Here you can track down all administrations and buy into it, that are given by SAP BTP.
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