Configuring SAP S/4HANA for Product Replication

The following video shows how to set up the business system and replication model in SAP S/4HANA. The empty stub of the Business System and the Replication Model were created as general preparation steps earlier. If you haven’t done so yet, simply choose the New Entries button at the top of the corresponding step instead of editing the existing entry.

The Data Replication Framework can be configured using transaction DRFIMG. The two relevant configuration activities involve a special user interface with a tree structure on the left and different kinds of tables on the right. To navigate to the next level in the tree, you must first select a row in the table on the right. Then, you'll see the details of that table row based on the selected tree node.

To create new table entries in the right view, select New Entries from the menu bar. Some of those settings must be transported. Therefore, a transport request dialog might appear.

Define Technical Settings for Business Systems

The following settings were applied in the demo:

• Path in transaction DRFIMG: Define Custom Settings for Data Replication→Define Technical Settings→Define Technical Settings for Business Systems
• Define Business System:

  This entry should already exist. Otherwise, create it and name it exactly as your SAP Sales and Service Cloud Version 2 system ID.

• Define Business Objects:
  • BO Type: 194 – Products
  • System Filter: Active
  • Output Mode: D - Direct Output
• Communication Channel:
  • Channel: Replication via Services

Define Replication Model

The following settings were applied in the demo:

• Path in transaction DRFIMG: Define Custom Settings for Data Replication→Define Replication Models
• Define Replication Model:

  This entry should already exist. If it does not, create it and give it a name of your choice.

• Assign Outbound Implementation:
  • Outbound Implementation: 194_3 – Outbound Impl. For Product via Services
• Assign Target Systems:
  • Business System: Select your SAP Sales and Service Cloud Version 2 system ID here.
• Assign Outbound Parameters:
  • Outbound Parameter: PACK_SIZE_BULK
  • Value: Enter a number to indicate how many products can be included in a single message.

After adding the listed entries, activate the Replication Model by choosing the Activate button in the upper right corner above the Define Replication Model table.

The following video demonstrates how to configure the consumer proxy.

You can set up the consumer proxy using transaction SOAMANAGER → Web Service Configuration. Look for the following object:

• Internal Name: CO_MDM_PRD_BULK_REPL_REQ_OUT
• Name: ProductMDMBulkReplicateRequest_Out
• Type: Consumer Proxy

If the list of logical ports already has entries with one marked as default, the system is currently using this consumer proxy to send products to another system. In this case, you need to create Service Groups to enable the consumer proxy to send products to multiple endpoints. The setup of service groups is explained for business partners. In this lesson, we assume that the list of logical ports is empty.

Create a new logical port for this Consumer Proxy using a Manual Configuration with the following details.

• Logical Port Name:

  You can choose the name and description freely as long as the SOA manager considers the values valid. You may mark the logical port as default during the initial configuration step or after finishing the wizard.

• Consumer Security:

  In this step, you need to provide the authentication details. The demo uses User ID / Password along with the Client ID and Client Secret from the SAP BTP service key created earlier. If you have set up a valid client certificate in your SAP S/4HANA system using transaction STRUST, you can use it by selecting X.509 SSL Client Certificate and choosing the trust store where you uploaded it (for example, DEFAULT - SSL Client (Standard)).

  Remember: Using client certificates is the recommended method!

  The following graphic shows a screenshot of these two options.

• HTTP Settings / Transport Settings:

  In this step, you need to provide the endpoint URL of the deployed integration flow from Cloud Integration. The rest of the parameters can usually remain unchanged.

• SOAP Protocol / Messaging: This step requires changing the default values as follows:
  • RM Protocol: SAP RM
  • Message ID Protocol: SAP Message ID
  • Data transfer scope: Basic Data Transfer

Remember to set the port as the default if you didn’t do so in the first step.