If you want to use integration flows to integrate your on-premise applications, you can use SAP Process Orchestration in addition to SAP Integration Suite. SAP Integration Suite comes with a set of runtime profiles that make sure that the integration flow editor allows you to design only those features that are supported by the runtime components of a specific SAP Process Orchestration release.
However, this option requires you to install a separate product, SAP Process Orchestration, for processing and monitoring messages.
Using Edge Integration Cell, you can manage all tasks–from integration design up to processing and monitoring the scenario–within one service: SAP Integration Suite.
Supported Uses Cases
Edge Integration Cell supports the following use cases:
Security or compliance use cases
In many enterprises, sensitive data must be managed and controlled inside the enterprise's firewall. In addition, there could be strict architectural restrictions and you want to keep your data within your private landscape.
Getting a migration path for SAP Process Integration customers
SAP Process Integration is used by many customers for ground-to-ground integration scenarios. Edge Integration Cell allows these customers to benefit from the newest innovations that come with SAP Integration Suite, with the option to design and monitor integration content in the cloud, and deploy and run their scenarios exclusively in their private landscapes.
Restrictions Using Edge Integration Cell
The Integration Flow model compatibility between Cloud Integration and Edge Integration Cell is not fully implemented yet. Consider Cloud Integration in SAP Integration Suite (public cloud) as an alternative.
Restrictions
The following are the key restrictions and considerations to keep in mind for the SAP Integration Suite, specifically for the Edge Integration Cell:
- Archiving of Message Processing Logs
- Exernal Logging
- Access Policies
- Number Ranges
- Disable API access from BTP
- Local API access
- B2B Monitoring
- B2B Scenarios
- Partner Directory
- Inspect
- Principal Propagation through OAuth2 SAML Bearer Assertion
- Runtime location enablement of ODATA API's
- OAuth2 Authorization Code Grant Type
- Service plan Trial
- Alibaba Cloud
- SAP Sovereign Cloud & SAP NS2
- RBSC access for individuals
- Dropbox Adapter
- RFC Receiver Adapter
- Manual proxy type in AMQP receiver adapter
- Manual proxy type in Kafka receiver adapter
- TLS connection test with Manual Proxy type
- Custom or Partner Adapter
For detailed information, check the note 3391207 - SAP Integration Suite: restrictions for the Edge Integration Cell regularly.
Road map Topics for Edge Integration Cell
The following topics outline the roadmap for the SAP Integration Suite’s Edge Integration Cell:
- Offline availability to ensure business continuity during temporary connectivity loss (up to 4 hours).
- Feature parity with Cloud Integration (for example, simulation, access policies).
- Support for adapters specific to additional edge integration cell (RFC Sender, OFTP2, File, X400).
- Extension of Kubernetes platform support with RedHat OpenShift.
- Support for additional policies for API.
- Remote OData APIs for monitoring and operations.
Road map items are all subject to change and may be changed by SAP at any time for any reason without notice. For more information, check the SAP Road Map Explorer on a regular basis.
Further Information
For additional details on the Edge Integration Cell, refer to the following resources: