Running SAP while Respecting its Architecture

Architecture is key for effortless automation!

• System Architecture
• Application Architecture
• Integration Architecture

Aligning all Levels of Architecture

"Over the years SAP has proven to be a very powerfull platform that fits many business processes out of the box. Nevertheless it does require tweaking to achieve an optimal match to business processes. This tweaking is often done on a functional level without the support of architects."

"Technical knowledge and experience in architecture is key to implement solutions that keep on running smoothly. This comprehends security, handling non-happy flows, information life cycle management and many more aspects are simply not covered in an early stage in most cases."

Enterprise Application Integration

• Business to Business Integration
• Application to Application Integration
• Event Mesh & Subscriptions
• Principal Authentication

A Wide Spectrum of Skills & Knowledge

"Integration is an ever increasing critical successfactor for automation. After all, one aspect, which made SAP so popular, is the offering of integration for many components such as Finance, Controling, Sales, Distribution, Material Management, Warehouse Management, Project System, Human Resources, and many more."

"When realizing integrations, an essential element is to combine common sense with a large variety of skills. Such skills range from operating systems, database technology, network technology, up to programming languages and much more. The vocabulary of an integration consultant should not be limited to JMS, REST, JSON, XML, WS or WSRM. One needs to be also familiar with SQL, NFS, SMB, HTTP, TCP/IP, UDP, VLAN, SHM, CORBA, DCOM, SSH, SSL, Odata, OAuth, etc..." For example, lately on a SAP landscape the refresh of the import queue (SAP tcode STMS) was very slow. The basis team segregated the development, test and productive system using different data centers and still implemented a shared drive containing the transport files. This setup does not perform and for this particular integration SAP implemented a solution which distributes the transport files to the SAP instances locally, allowing to run the import queue at maximum speed."

"InFounds true power is realising integrations with the ability to extend the scope deeper into the source and destination. This results in integrations that perform better, are more stable and cost a lot less in terms of labor effort. Most integrations implemented by InFound are on premise for customers, but some webshops are readily available: https://b2b.tommy.com, https://b2b.tommy.com and https://bammaterieelverhuur.nl."

Some of our Unique Solutions

• Integral merge of SAPs Archivelink, Print & Archive and DMS
• Integration of SalesForce with S/4 Hana BP using Agent Notifier
• Integration of Reuters/Refinitiv identity screening with S/4 Hana BP
• IDoc monitoring and Direct Messaging for B2B
• Payment Engine interface for Mass(ive) Payments
• Deposit Management interface for Collateral Management
• Material Quality Certificate Management for Batches
• Complete Webshop Content Maintained in SAP
• Enhanced Graphical Message Mappings using Hash Lists in PO
• Full replacement of a MES to quickly confirm Production Orders using EWM stock & packing
• Extreme fast performing SAP ECC environments
• Innovative integration of external label printing software in SAP
• VIM (Vender Invoice Mgmnt) multi-user invoice entry prior to approval for WEB & GUI
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