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SAP and SharePoint interoperability using Duet Enterprise
Oscar Douwstra & Niels Vrolijk
Agenda
• ERP+• Duet Enterprise• DE Architecture• SharePoint components
– BCS– Authentication– Workflow and reporting
• Roadmap for SP2013 / DE 2.0
What is ERP+?
•Capgemini Global Initiative for ERP Innovation
•User Interface and Usability•Screen Simplification•Manager Use•Anywhere Access
© 2011 Capgemini. Alle rechten voorbehouden. 4
Un-structured vs. Structured data
Sign on to SAP….Check customer order history….Check billing and payment history….Check outstanding customer obligations….Verify customer address information….Get customer contact information….Check inventory of finished product….Look up bill of materials….Create the requisition for required materials….I can do all this in SAP….
...OR I CAN DO DO THIS PROCESS IN MICROSOFT OFFICE
What is Duet Enterprise
A jointly developed, fully flexible framework from SAP and
Microsoft that leverages SAP NetWeaver Gateway and Microsoft
SharePoint for customers and partners to easily and quickly
compose solutions that consume and extend SAP in SharePoint
and throughout Microsoft Office on premise and on demand
Duet EnterpriseConsume and Extend SAP through Microsoft SharePoint 2010
Drive People Productivity
Rapidly Respond to Business Needs
Expand the Value of Existing Investments
SitesDuet profile
Collaboration Contextualworkflow
Reporting
Quick solution compositionVarious level of tools with different levels of expertise
Building blocks and templates for rapid development
Access to a broad range of non SAP developers
Empower business innovationFocus on innovation and value-add rather than integration issues
Introducing new type of Microsoft SharePoint composites consuming data and processes from SAP applications
Business unit–driven cycle for solution innovation
Interoperability
Simple & reliable design approachAdd-on to SAP NetWeaver technology platform and Microsoft SharePoint
Simple architectural approach
Joint design, development, and support
Supports key integration areasSecurity/SSO/authorization
Administration/supportability
Simplified access to processes and information from SAP
Leverages existing platforms and skill sets
Optimized IT landscape
Utilization of standard management tools
Builds on existing IT team knowledge
DemoBringing structured &
unstructured content together
Core Duet Enterprise components
• Single Sign On• Data• Workflow• Reports• Role sync
Basic architecture
Backend
Entities
GW Models
BCS
SAP Backend
(ECC, SRM,
CRM ...)
NetWeaver
SharePoint
Sing
le S
ign
On
Logg
ing
&
Mon
itorin
g
Duet Enterprise
It’s all about BCS
DemoData application:
Customer workspace
DemoSAP Roles in SharePoint
DemoInfoPath and workflow
Appraisal in SAP Portal
• Appraisals are generated yearly by SAP HR• Employee and manager work in SAP Portal
Collaboration via email
Appraisal in SAP Backend
Appraisal list in SharePoint
Entry in InfoPath
Approval workflow which submits data back to SAP
Duet Enterprise 2.0
• Only for SharePoint 2013• Other connectivity model,
many-to-many SharePoint-Gateway connections
• X509 instead of SAML tokens• Support for O365 / cloud
SP2013
Business Connectivity Services
• BCS can now access oData OOB• BCS Models generated by VS2012
– Farm scoped (ECT’s)– App
• Event listeners– Subscribe to data changes– Workflows outside SAP!– Run your own custom code
Open Data Protocol (oData)
• Protocol for performing CRUD operations• Lets you access data sources / providers• Uses REST / Query by URL• Uses standard HTTP GET, POST, PUT,
DELETE• Cross-platform• Returns ATOM and JSON result• Provides easy access
oData Producers
• SharePoint Foundation 2010• SharePoint Server 2010• SQL Azure• Windows Azure Table Storage• Windows Azure Marketplace• SQL Server Reporting Services• Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011• Windows Live• WCF DataServices (Custom)• http://www.odata.org
Play around with oData and REST Queries
• http://www.odata.org• LINQPad• Fiddler
Duet Enterprise ArchitectureOn Premise : High-level Overview
ClientsSAP software environment Microsoft software environment
Auto -deploy
SAP Business
Suite
Template
Administration
User Management
SharePoint 2013
Duet Enterprise SharePoint Add-on
Foundation Services
Workflow and Reporting Solutions
Sample Services
Duet SSO Provider
Sh
are
po
int
BD
C (
Inte
rop
La
ye
r)Duet Enterprise SOAP
Enablement
NW 7.02
Duet Enterprise 2.0
Content
Design time tools
SAP NW GW 2.0SAP NW GW Add-on
Business Client
Duet Enterprise oData Enablement
Conclusion
• Duet Enterprise provides all the nessecary tools to build shiny applications in SharePoint
• Duet Enterprise 2.0 has full blown integration options for NW Gateway, building on SP2013 functionality
