Microsoft-SAP Partnership and Technical Roadmap for Interoperability

Tilo Boettcher
Program Manager CTSC, Microsoft Corp. tiloboet@microsoft.com

SAP and Microsoft: Two Strong Partners

Frontend Interoperability Applications & Services Applistructure Interoperabilitt Summary and further Links

CTSC Disclaimer

During this presentation you will learn: The status of the partnership between SAP and Microsoft The joint roadmap for technologies and products How SAP-Microsoft interoperability can make your IT infrastructure more efficient Where to find resources about SAP-Microsoft interoperability For a better understanding of this presentation please note: The CTSC focuses on technical guidance and information around integration of SAP and Microsoft product stacks The CTSC maintains a neutral position between SAP and Microsoft. This presentation is a jointly agreed presentation of the CTSC This presentation may only be used without alterations and deletions

The Value of Interoperability

Interoperability = Agility at low TCO

Integrated solutions will become a central demand Leverage Applistructure Platforms for Flexibility and Agility Strategic Vendors SAP and Microsoft offer choice through interoperability

SAP NetWeaver
Business Process Platform Enterprise services Composite applications Full .NET Interoperability

Microsoft .NET
Collaboration, workflow and analytics Web services Integration High impact user experience

History of the Relationship

SAPGUI auf Windows

mySAP.com Solutions on Pocket PC SAP Desktop Office Int.

Client Interop.

Mendocino ships mySAP CRM Mobile Client on Tablet PC

Integration with Microsoft Project Integration with Exchange Server DCOM Connector Applications & Services RFC SDK

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SAP .NET Connector SAP 64-Bit Windows (for Itanium)

Applistructure

SAP R/3 on SQL Server SAP R/3 on Windows NT Microsoft becomes SAP Customer

SAP is Windows 2000 launch partner mySAP SCM for Xbox manufacturing

Partnership

Agreement between Bill Gates and Hasso Plattner

Mendocino partnership SAP NetWeaver and Microsoft .NET interop announcement

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Joint Roadmap for Planning Safety

Interoperability: Involved Components

SAP NetWeaver
FRONTEND NetWeaver Portal Mendocino Office IBF / VSTO Windows SharePoint

Microsoft .NET

Microsoft Visual Studio / .NET Framework

NetWeaver Developer Studio / ABAP / J2EE

Mobile Infrastructure

PDK for .NET

Windows Mobile

Windows Client / Internet Explorer APPLICATIONS & SERVICES Knowledge Managment Collaboration / TRex Search Business Intelligence APPLISTRUCTURE Exchange Infrastructure Advanced Web Services
.NET Connector

ESA SOA

SharePoint Server / Exchange Srv. Collaboration / Search SQL Server Business Intelligence

BizTalk Server

Single Sign-On NetWeaver Application Server Active Directory / MIIS Solution Mgr. MOM / SMS Windows Server SQL Server

SAP und Microsoft: Two Strong Partners

Frontend Interoperability
Applications & Services Applistructure Interoperabilitt Summary and further Links

Front-End Interoperability
Front ends will support all kind of users in their daily business through a variety of channels, form factors and technologies. Channels: Microsoft Office, NetWeaver Portal, Web Apps, Mobile devices and apps, Smart Client, Rich client in different Industry solutions. Form factors: Smart phone, Mobile devices, Ultra mobile PC, Tablet, Laptop, Workstation, ruggedized devices, Industry specific. Technologies: .NET framework components and languages, Java, WebDynpro, Web Services.

Benefits and value Reuse of existing software and components Flexibility of choice Familiarity with existing user interfaces

Roadmap: Front-End Interoperability

Office Project Mendocino delivers ready-to-use scenarios Information Bridge Framework (V2.0) to leverage web services Visual Studio Tools for Office 2005 to extend Office Portal Interoperability (front-end layer) Portal Development Kit for .NET for iView deployment iViews (NetWeaver Portal) and WebParts (SharePoint) can be developed and deployed from the .NET PDK 2.0 Mobile SAP Apps (8 Apps, JVM based) on Windows mobile

Duet formerly known as Mendocino

Version 1.0 pre-packaged Scenarios Time management Budget monitoring Leave management Organization management Version 1.x+ open up for development and custom scenarios supports pluggable services

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Mendocino 1.0 Preview Release December 2005

Mendocino 1.0 Beta March 2006

Mendocino 1.0 General Availability Q3-Q4 2006

Portal Co-Existence

NetWeaver Portal and SharePoint Portal Frameworks NetWeaver Portal and SharePoint Products and Technologies are pursuing different goals and are based on different frameworks centralized, transaction oriented with pre built business packages vs. decentralized, collaborative document oriented Horses for courses.. Interoperability standards for Portals WSRP WSRP 1.0 has limitations and partial support WSRP 2.0 is not released and implemented Search TREX with extensions through Repository Managers Sharepoint Search extensible through Web Services and Search Interfaces

SAP NetWeaver Portal Development Kit for Microsoft .NET

SAP Menu

Interoperability Develop iViews using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Integrate Microsoft and SAP based applications into NetWeaver Portal Seamless integration with SAP Enterprise Portal 6.0 and SharePoint Leverage resources around Microsoft .NET framework and ASP.NET Product Roadmap First version shown at Saphire 2003 by Shai Agassi (SAP) and Eric Rudder (MSFT) now in V 2.0 Download from SAP Developer Network (sdn.sap.com)
SAP UI Controls
SAP Server Explorer

Solution Explorer

Context Sensitive Help

Reference: Usage of PDK .NET

Customer Profile

The Ministry of Finance is the main economic ministry of the Government of Israel. It is responsible for planning and implementing the Government's overall economic policy.

Business Situation and needs

The Israeli Ministry of Finance operates in a dedicated Microsoft .NET environment and had developed an enormous pool of applications, skills , and knowledge in .NET. As the government decides to exploit SAP Enterprise Portal to all Ministries the Ministry of Finance looked for a solution to keep the existing knowledge and also to use the familiar Visual Studio .NET environment.

Solution description

The Israeli Ministry of finance decided to use the SAP Portal Development Kit for Microsoft .NET which enables developers to build SAP Enterprise Portal components (so-called iViews) using Visual Studio 2003 and Microsoft .NET.

Benefits provided

More than 40 portal pages delivered within 2 months New iViews developed within 3 hours Live Internet data feeds captured in SAP EP

Our .NET developers were comfortable using the SAP portal development kit within just two hours!
Shmuel Oppenheimer, Head of .Net Development, Israeli Ministery of Finance

SAP und Microsoft: Two Strong Partners Frontend Interoperability

Applications & Services

Applistructure Interoperabilitt Summary and further Links

Vision and Value: Applications & Services

Service Oriented Architectures permits the composition of business processes by connecting applications and components through web services. Applications and components: Building blocks containing business and solution logic Services: Design connections between applications and components Standards: Community based standards simplify interoperability and increase flexibility
Benefits and value Composition and adaption of processes based on changing business requirements Out-of-the-box interoperability reduces implementation cost and simplifies management

Document Management Interoperability

Products NetWeaver Portal, Knowledge Management, Search Share Point Products and Technologies, Content Management Server, Search Document management interoperability using WebDAV protocol Search, access and edit documents in peer repository SharePoint WebDAV Connector CMS as Content Management System for NetWeaver Portal

Microsoft .NET Data Provider for SAP NetWeaver BI

The .NET Data Provider for SAP NetWeaver BI is officially certified to report on SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence Included in the SQL Server 2005 Reporting Service SP1 Based on the .NET Data Provider for SAP NetWeaver BI BW acts as a data source for SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) The .NET Data Provider for SAP NetWeaver BI uses the SAP BW XML\A interface SSRS reports can be based on any query created by the SAP BW query designer

SAP BEx .NET and Excel integration

Query, Reporting & Analysis BEx Queries with the new .NET based Query Designer in state-of the art .NET Windows UI Formatted Reports with the new .NET based Report Designer using comprehensive design capabilities BEx Web Applications with the new .NET based Web Application Designer in WYSIWYG mode

Excel Integration Business User can use BEx Analyzer in order to design and interact with MS Excel based BI Apps & workbooks

Reference: Portal Co-Existence

Customer Profile

Siemens Automation and Drives is a global leader in Drives and Automation. Siemens A&D belongs to the Siemens Group and is located in 70 countries wordwide. Turnover: M 8,829 Employees: 51,000

Business Situation

During the time Siemens A&D has collected millions of documents on file based systems. The immense know-how stored in this documents was difficult to use and it was very hard finding information stored in the various directory.

Solution description

Siemens A&D decided to implement a database based solution with Share Point Portal Server. For displaying the content in the Siemens Enterprise Portal Web Service are used.

Benefits provided

Share Point Functionality in SAP Enterprise Portal Unique presentation layout Higher productivity because of the team work with Share Point technologies pages by Empowerment every employee can design own using a common Siemens layout

The employee thinks he or she is creating sites in the SAP Portal, but in reality is making it in the SharePoint Environment
Dr. Krmeier, BlueBridge

SAP und Microsoft: Two Strong Partners Frontend Interoperability Applications & Services

Applistructure Interoperabilitt
Summary and further Links

Vision and Value: Applistructure Interoperability

Application Servers and Application Platform are being enriched with ESA/SOA infrastructure to become Applistructures Web Services Infrastructure: Supporting out-of-the-box interoperability between platforms Identity Management: Seamless and secure user interaction Platforms: Scalable, reliable and proven platforms for agile business
Benefits and value Coherent technology platforms offer more for less Leverage existing investments for new tasks Choice of best tools for specific tasks

Development Paths for SAP-centric Applications

SAP NetWeaver
PORTAL FRAMEWORK
Mobile

Microsoft .NET Duet

Enterprise Portal

Enterprise Service Architecture NetWeaver Developer Studio

APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT Web Dynpro Visual Composer SAP Portal Development Kit for Microsoft .NET

Microsoft .NET Framework Visual Studio

IBF / Duet Infrastructure

Service Oriented Architecture (ESA, SOA)

APPLICATION PLATFORM

mySAP Solutions SAP NetWeaver

Based on Web Services and open standards protocols

.NET Applications Microsoft .NET

Based on other protocols

Whatever technology you prefer, ...

Development Paths for Microsoft-centric Applications

SAP NetWeaver
FRONTEND

Microsoft .NET
Office Mobile
Custom Application

Duet

Sharepoint

Enterprise Service Architecture NetWeaver Developer Studio

APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

Microsoft .NET Framework Visual Studio

IBF / Duet Infrastructure

Smart Client WinForms

ASP .NET WebForms

Service Oriented Architecture (ESA, SOA)

APPLICATION PLATFORM mySAP Solutions SAP NetWeaver

.NET Connector

.NET Applications Microsoft .NET

Based on Web Services and open standards protocols

Based on other protocols

... key to interoperability is a Service Oriented Architecture.

Applistructure Interoperability: SAP XI and BizTalk

Interoperability Reliable messaging between SAP XI 3.0 and Microsoft BizTalk 2004 is possible using SOAP compliant communication including QoS Exactly Once Both companies drive advanced Web service protocols standards enabling reliable and transacted interoperability BPEL4WS WS-I Basic Profile WS-RM (Reliable Messaging) BizTalk Server Adapter for mySAP Business Suite (SAP certified) using SAP connector for Microsoft .NET

SAP XI 3.0

Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 Business Activity Tracking

Monitoring

Central Monitoring

Health and Activity Tracking

Business Rules Engin Process Management Business Process Engine

Orchestration Engine Integration Engine Messaging Adapter Engine Transport Adapters Adapters Messaging Engine

Integration Repository / Integration Directory Repository System Landscape Directory

BizTalk Configuration Database

BizTalk Assemblies

End-to-end Identity Management

SAP NetWeaver
SAP NetWeaver Portal

Microsoft .NET Single Sign-On

Sharepoint Portal

SPNego mySAP Business Suite and SAP R/3 CRM ERP HR R/3 Exchange

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CUA

User Management

Active Directory

MIIS

SAP Net Weaver Application Server

Microsoft Windows Server

Microsoft Platforms

Adaptive Computing support extended to Windows Server Run applications as services on any shared computing resource at any time, reducing cost of ownership by up to 40 percent Run multiple instances of enterprise software or databases on the same server through virtualization of applications from hardware resources. Windows Server: New x64-bit Architecture Major improvement of price/performance based on 64-bit addressability and multi-core chip enhancements x64 will become the mainstream technology following x86 SAP will fully support this new architecture SQL Server 2005 Major enhancement regarding High Availability and easier administration with SQL 2005 Supported by SAP from first day

Reference: BizTalk and XI

Customer Profile

Poste Italiane is one of the largest Microsoft Customer in Italy. They manage Postal and Financial Services (Bancoposta). Revenue: 8,562,115,000; FT Employees: 150.000; 14000 branch offices Target of the project was to provide the Business Unit managers with tools that would support them in planning and monitoring the processes at the distribution centers. In this project the central SAP instances have been integrated with machines control systems located at the Distribution Centers using the Microsoft technology: the shop floor information are sent to the central site using Microsoft BizTalk, integrated in SAP Exchange Infrastructure and remotely monitored (both real-time and batch) in a reporting console based on the ICONICS solution. Easier maintenance and operation Increase production efficiency by 4%. High reusability Cost saving High interoperabilty

Business Situation and needs

Solution description

Benefits provided

SAP und Microsoft: Two Strong Partners Frontend Interoperability Applications & Services Applistructure Interoperabilitt

Summary and further Links

.NET Interoperability in SAP sdn

SAP Interoperability on microsoft.com

The Microsoft-SAP CTSC

The Collaboration Technology Support Center is a joint team of experts from SAP and Microsoft that provides guidance and help for better integration between SAP and Microsoft products. The CTSC maintains a neutral Position between SAP and Microsoft towards customers and partners.

Tilo Bttcher tiloboet@microsoft.com Microsoft

Thomas Meigen thomas.meigen@sap.com SAP

Andr Fischer andre.fischer@sap.com SAP

Jrgen Daiberl jdaiberl@microsoft.com Microsoft

Summary

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SAP and Microsoft are reliable STRATEGIC PARTNERS Customers deploy NetWeaver and .NET as their APPLISTRUCTURES SAP and Microsoft support SERVICE ORIENTED ARCHITECTURES SAP and Microsoft jointly offer tight INTEROPERABILITY More customers decide on SAP and Microsoft as STRATEGIC VENDORS

Further Information Public Web

http://www.microsoft-sap.com www.sap.com http://www.sdn.sap.com SAP NetWeaver .NET Interoperability http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/interop SAP

Contact the CTSC-MS

tiloboet@microsoft.com jdaiberl@microsoft.com thomas.meigen@sap.com andre.fischer@sap.com