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What are adapters?

“One that adapts, such as a device used to effect operative compatibility between different parts of one or more pieces of apparatus.” (Dictionary definition).

An XI Adapter enables compatibility between the XI Integration Server and an application system As such, the use of the XI Integration Server in conjunction with selected adapters enables the compatibility between heterogeneous business systems Adapters are essential in the vast majority of today’s customer scenarios and read the complete post here.


 
 

Connectivity with SAP applications

The choice of adapters vs proxies comes into play when connecting SAP applications Before WebAS 6.20 the only connectivity option in/out of the SAP system is RFC/BAPI/IDoc Starting with the WebAS 6.10 the native HTTP read remaing part here.