webMethods
for SAP
MAXIMIZE RETURN ON EXISTING SAP INTEGRATION INVESTMENTS.
webMethods for SAP is Software AG’s
comprehensive solution for integration and
B2B for SAP customers. It provides the
industry’s leading ESB technology to
address the entire spectrum of business
integration needs faced by global SAP-
centric organizations. It includes access to
webMethods’ broad range of application
and e-standards adapters for best-in-class
integration between SAP and third-party
environments.
webMethods for SAP is the latest version of
SAP’s original solution for integration – the
SAP Business Connector. The Business
Connector was an OEM version of web-
Methods integration platform, and is still used
by thousands of customers today. The
webMethods for SAP solution represents the
most modern integration solution available,
and is widely considered the strongest
solution for SAP integration with non-SAP
applications. Even in cases where companies
have deployed SAP NetWeaver Exchange
Infrastructure (XI) for SAP-to-SAP integration,
webMethods for SAP is critical requirement to
ensure optimal integration between SAP and
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non-SAP systems, as well as for B2B
integration.
Existing Business Connector customers may
have attempted to migrate their Business
Connector deployments to SAP Netweaver XI,
but many are discovering XI requires a
complete re-coding of any mappings
performed with the Business Connector --
often taking months, if not longer!
webMethods for SAP is a cheaper, faster and
more efficient alternative to XI for SAP
customers who are looking to integrate non-
SAP applications and external trading partners
with components of their SAP Netweaver
architecture. webMethods for SAP includes
the core Integration Platform, as well as
webMethods Trading Networks, which
provides additional capabilities for managing
business processes that extend to external
trading partners, suppliers and customers.
Furthermore, webMethods for SAP is a
seamless upgrade from the Business
Connector and serves as an entry point to the
entire Software AG webMethods product suite,
providing organizations with the ability to
take complete advantage of the rich business
process management, business activity
monitoring and SOA Governance capabilities
offered by the webMethods solution.
KEY BENEFITS
• Faster to Implement: Backwards
compatibility with SAP Business
Connector speeds implementation
while eliminating the need to rede-
velop existing deployments for SAP XI.
• Cheaper to Operate: More cost-effective
to implement and operate, and also
avoids additional fees associated with
using SAP XI for non-SAP integrations.
• Extended B2B Capabilities:
webMethods for SAP includes its own
robust trading partner management,
including message persistence and a
single system of record for partner
transactions.
• Proven Integration Technology: The core
elements of the webMethods platform
have helped thousands of SAP
customers meet their integration needs
and have evolved from the experience
gained from these demanding
integration deployments.
• Lower risk: Leverage your existing
development investment. Existing
integrations work without the need for
any recoding, providing continuity of
function.
 Direct links to underlying
system components.
Single click deployment - no
programming required!
Visual modeling - designed
for business analysts.
Graphically model and manage EDI and B2B transactions
FEATURES
Graphical Modeling and Monitoring
Sophisticated Graphical Modeling Design
Solution – webMethods enables business
analysts to intuitively define and deploy
complex process models. The same graphic
model of the process is available at runtime,
providing business process owners with a
visual status of each process.
Developer and Business Views – Allow process
designers and developers to easily collaborate
when automating a process model. Once a
process is designed by a business user,
developers simply provide additional informa-
tion required for execution.
Automated and Manual Processes – Point-and-
click inclusion and orchestration of web
services, human processes, internal/external
systems and partners. Leverage and re-use
your existing business process management
tools without redesign or reimplementation.
Trading Partner Management
Transactional Analysis – Track return on
investment for trading partner connections,
gain better visibility into the information chain
and improve your ability to assess purchasing
and selling trends.
Rapidly Configure Trading Partners – Configure
partner profiles that can grow to include
hundreds of contacts per partner separated into
groupings such as LOB Experts, Technical,
Finance, etc. The profiles also include support
for many types of transports and locations for
sending documents to a partner.
Extended Standards Support
B2B and Vertical Standards – webMethods
offers the broadest support for established and
emerging web services, e-business and
technology standards. This includes unmatched
support for EDI, RosettaNet, CIDX Chem
eStandards, SWIFT and ebXML.
XML and Web Services Standards – XML and
Web Services is built into the webMethods
platform. webMethods pioneered XML and was
the first to propose the WIDL Web services
language – the precursor of WSDL – to the W3C.
Security Standards – Whether communicating
with customers, processing transactions or
exchanging sensitive documents, data is secure,
authentic and exchanged with authorized
individuals. We include support for security
standards, such as WS Security and SAML.
Graphical Interface for Administration
User Administration – A web-based graphical
user interface is provided for administration,
monitoring and diagnostics of the platform.
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ABOUT SOFTWARE AG
Software AG is the world’s largest independent
provider of Business Infrastructure Software. Our
4,000 global customers achieve business results faster
by modernizing, automating and improving their IT
systems and processes to rapidly build measurable
business value and meet changing business demands.
Using our solutions, organizations are able to liberate
and govern their data, systems, applications, processes
and services -- achieving new levels of business auto-
mation and transparency.
Our industry-leading product portfolio includes best-
in-class solutions for managing data, developing and
modernizing applications, enabling service oriented
architecture, and improving business processes. By
combining this proven technology with industry ex-
pertise and best practices, our customers improve and
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differentiate their businesses – faster.
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