WebSphere Adapter for SAP Software

Migration considerations

WebSphere® Adapter for SAP Software version 6.0.2 includes changes to earlier versions of the adapter that might affect your existing adapter applications. Review information on changed features (such as the change in the way the event recovery is implemented) and deprecated features (such as changes to the ALE business-object structure) so that you can decide whether you need to make changes to your applications. Note that there has been no change to the BAPI business-object structure.

Changed event-recovery implementation

The event recovery feature has changed. For event recovery, the WebSphere Adapter for SAP Software now uses the data source configured through the WebSphere Process Server or WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus administrative console.

Deprecated features

A deprecated feature is one that is supported but no longer recommended and that might become obsolete. Features from earlier versions of WebSphere Adapter for SAP Software that have been deprecated in version 6.0.2 include certain enterprise service discovery, resource adapter, and adapter specification properties, as well as the existing IDoc business structure.

  • Single IDoc business structure
    Earlier versions of the adapter included two business-object structures for the ALE interface–one for a single IDoc and one for an IDoc packet. For version 6.0.2, one ALE business-object structure supports both single IDocs and IDoc packets. The earlier single IDoc business object, shown in the following figure, has been deprecated.
    Figure 1. Deprecated ALE business object structure
    An illustration of the deprecated IDoc business graph, which contains an IDoc business control object, which itself contains a control record object and a data record object.

    For backward compatibility, the earlier business object structure is still supported.

  • Enterprise service discovery property

    The ALE interface uses the same object definition for both inbound and outbound event processing. The Create ALE Wrapper property has therefore been deprecated.

  • Resource adapters properties

    The PartnerCharSet adapter-level property has been deprecated. This property is now configured as a managed connection factory property or an activation specification property. This change is required for supporting multiple EIS systems.

  • Activation specification properties

    The following activation specification properties have been deprecated:

    • EDTDriverName
    • EDTDatabaseName
    • EDTUserName
    • EDTUserPassword
    • EDTSchemaName
    • EDTURL
    • EDTServerName
    • EDTPortNumber
    • SplitIDocs

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