We have just released the new version of Figaf DevOps Tool. In the last two months, we have been focusing on building a tool to migrate SAP PI to SAP CPI, which is the main feature in this release. So now you can, with a few clicks, convert your PI ICO to an Iflow.
Update 2023-03-28: We have been updating the tool since the release to add more and better capabilities for the migration. We now support enterprise-grade iflows with retry.
Since we won the Hack2Build we have been able to work on the product to make a much better beta product. So now you can try it out and see how it will work on your existing project. It will probably take you one hour to convert the first ICO/Receiver Determination with the tool.
The migration tool is now a part of the Figaf Tool, which provides a lot of the framework for handling the migration.
You can see a full demostration here
The screenshot shows what to fill out to perform a migration. You select which ICO you want to migrate and how to map the channels.
What does the current solution support?
The source object will be either ICO or Receiver Determination. So your system needs to be 7.1 or higher.
We do support branches for Receiver Determination or Interface Determinations. The migration process will split the message the same way and with the same conditions.
We currently only support asynchronous messaging.
Message mappings support
We support the migration of message mappings with User Defined Function Libraries (FL).
The FL is converted into Groovy Script files and then added to our shared repository; see next section. You may need to update the FL because CPI does not support the Container object and uses other features like dynamic properties.
Message Mappings with RFCs now also is supported. It will create mock functions for the RFC making the migration process easier.
We support IDOC, RFC, External Definition, and Message/Data types in the mappings. Multi mappings are also supported.
Shared artifacts
We have added support for shared artifacts so you can synchronize changes to all objects. This is to make it easier for you to reuse your Function Libraries converted into Groovy scripts. If you modify one of the Groovy Scripts, the tool can also update all iflows.
We are considering moving this functionality to the Script collection at some point, but it does not support libs in function mappings. The same applies to the Message Mapping Artifact.
Channels conversion
The way we have decided to make it easy to make it simple to convert SAP PI Channels to CPI Channels. We have created a set of XSLT in a git repository and some of the channels we have used. We will continue to extend this with help from the community.
The idea is to map standard settings and external properties that copied from the settings.
Here is an example of an XSLT file and then content in it
The process of creating this is to find SAP PI Channel XML as a sample, use one of the existing XSLTs from the Git repository, and then compare with an example to what you see once you configure the channel yourself.
In the XSLT, it is also possible to set up notifications to inform users about which manual actions they need to handle.
Preview of mapping
Once you have performed the migration, you see a preview of your migration. The preview allows you to understand what the expected iflow would look like and see the configurations’ different settings.
Migration of test cases
Testing is vital to the migration process; you want to know if you have migrated everything that matters, don’t you? For that reason, you can create test cases with the Figaf Tool to record messages from your SAP PI system.
You can take this test case and convert it to an SAP PI test case with a few clicks and test whether everything is working as expected. Since there are two data models involved, things like dynamic properties will need fixing.
Warnings and user actions
After the migration, you will get a list of tasks to perform manually. You can define them in the XSLTs to make it easy to remember which tasks to handle.
Figaf DevOps Suite in the migration process
Figaf DevOps Suite includes additional tools to benefit from in the migration process:
- Git repository: All your iflows can be synchronized to a git repository. The repository will allow you to edit and manage groovy scripts and XSLTs much easier. It also makes it easier to find BPMN XML and use it to map channels.
- Governance and automated documentation are making it easier for you to transport and configure the integration.
- Tools for monitoring the iflows and managing alerts help you to make it easier to run your SAP Integration.
Pricing
There is a free trial of 10 migrations you can use to try the tool.
After that, you can purchase extra migrations for 100 EUR pr ICO/Receiver Determination.
Price will include testing and transport during the migration project. The price may change as the tool evolve.
Trying it out
We do have a free trial of the tool, and in most cases, it is possible to try the migration on your laptop. The installation is a part of the Figaf Tool. So it will probably take 60 minutes to create your first migration; see the manual. There are ten free migrations that you can try out today. You can also schedule a call to discuss solutions for your migration with our experts.
Future Features: Provide us your feedback
We will be improving the product based on the feedback of clients. Some of the ideas we have are the following.
- Synchronous support
- Built-in error handling
- Exactly Once support
- Message Mapping parameters
We are open to your suggestions to improve the tool. Please drop us your ideas for improvements in a mail at [email protected]