a business case for Figaf
How to build a business case for Figaf: time and cost savings from automated SAP integration, an Olympus Europe example and a webinar recording.
Figaf Weekly
Our newsletter on SAP integration: migration, Integration Suite, B2B and what is new in Figaf.
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Put your B2B migration on a real calendar
A new calculator plots your B2B migration go-live on a real calendar. Also: wildcard ICO migration, Cloud Integration chamber of horrors and SAP TechEd.
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We know Figaf would help, but we can't prove it to management
Integration teams know Figaf would help but struggle to prove it to management. Our new calculator shows when Figaf pays for itself, using your own numbers.
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Your landscape, our experts: two ways to get your migration moving
Two ways to get started in your own landscape, faster message mappings, Figaf 2609 and the September Integration Suite update.
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Mastering complex SAP Cloud Integration mappings
B2B transports in SAP TPM are complicated. A 15 minute video shows what it takes to move 21 dependent objects together, without leaving anything behind.
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A month of learning
Want input on migrating to Integration Suite? Daniel asked Jeroen Knops, who has delivered many migrations, to join a live webinar on September 21.
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Proving what you built still works
This week is about proof, not promises: an AI mapping test, a migration webinar, CPI Helper 3.26, and what SAP's new IDC study actually shows.
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Outsource the work, not the understanding
Outsourcing your SAP migration is fine, as long as you still know how to run it. See how that can be done in practice.
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Five ways to learn something new about Integration Suite
A hands-on Figaf demo invite, SAP's own webinar series, two learning videos from Daniel, and this month's knowledge transfer session, all in one place.
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Stay on top of your SAP landscape
Getting to SAP Integration Suite and being in control of it are two different things. What does your operating model look like after go-live?
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Why the pressure to move business logic into your integration platform never goes away
Most SAP Integration problems aren't the platform's fault. A hardcoded VAT rate, a SAP Community post, and what actually needs fixing instead.
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Two good Git workflows for SAP Integration Suite. Which one fits you?
Last week SAP shipped native GitHub integration for Integration Suite and it's a genuinely welcome update.
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Do you actually own your SAP landscape?
Get the latest news from SAP and join our Webinar on how to take ownership of your SAP Landscape.
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MCP Gateway, agent tools, and what's new in SAP integration
SAP released the MCP Gateway this month, and the community is already building on top of it.
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One destination, many roads, and a new Figaf release to help
Pick your route to a better SAP Integration delivery process, then check out what's new in Figaf 2606.
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Summer is a good time to improve your integration landscape
Explore a possible native Git integration in SAP Cloud Integration, see a practical guide to OData services, and look at the rollout of SAP's new MCP Gateway.
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Migration, migration, migration and news from SAP
Can a complex SAP PI/PO migration really be accelerated?
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Migration, AI and technology trends
This week: faster SAP PI/PO migration, our webinar on AI in SAP integration development, SAP's latest knowledge transfer session and Tech Radar.
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PI/PO migration, AI and the future of SAP integration
This week, we are, among other things, looking at how to turn the 2027 PI/PO deadline into a modernization opportunity rather than a compliance exercise.
Older issues: Figaf Friday
Before Figaf Weekly, our newsletter was Figaf Friday.
2022 SAP PI week recap
Recap of the 2022 International SAP PI Operations Week with videos on PI/PO testing, transports, ICO renaming, monitoring and a DevOps webinar.
interview questions for SAP Cloud Integration
Questions to ask, or prepare for, in an SAP Cloud Integration (CPI) interview: platform, iFlows, development, patterns, governance and practical skills.
3000 subscribers on the Figaf YouTube channel
Daniel Graversen looks back on reaching 3000 subscribers on the Figaf YouTube channel with SAP Integration videos since 2011.
error handling options
Two ways to handle errors in SAP PI/PO and Cloud Integration: fix them for good or filter what can be ignored, with alert rules in Figaf.
the real cost of an SAP integration
The factors behind the real cost of SAP integration: licensing, development, support, upgrades and migration, governance and the team.
plans for Figaf in autumn/winter 2022
Our plans from August 2022: PI to CPI migration and test improvements, Neo to Cloud Foundry support, webinars and SAP Discovery Center missions.
top content of 2022 (so far)
A look back at popular Figaf content from the first half of 2022, from CPIHelper support and virtual agents to PI/PO DevOps and learning CPI.
how to estimate your SAP PI to CPI migration with our migration estimator
Estimate the time and cost of your SAP PI/PO to Cloud Integration migration with the free Figaf migration estimator and other migration resources.
why Postman testing for SAP Cloud Integration (CPI) is not enough
Postman is great for sending test messages to SAP Cloud Integration iFlows, but systematic regression testing needs more. What Postman can and cannot do.
join us in our partnership program
The Figaf Partnership Program gives SAP consultancies partner pricing, onboarding and training, and joint webinars for integration and migration work.
why Figaf is different than SAP Cloud Transport Management or CTS+
How Figaf covers the full SAP PI/PO and Cloud Integration transport process, from testing and approval to configuration, compared with SAP CTMS and CTS+.
perform your own regression test in SAP Cloud Integration tenants
SAP lets you delay the update of a Cloud Integration tenant by a week. How to use that week to run your own regression tests before production is updated.
working with script collections in SAP Cloud Integration (CPI)
How Figaf handles SAP Cloud Integration script collections: where they are used, editing in your IDE with Gradle plugins, and transports.
documentation for simplifying onboarding for SAP Integration Suite
Which documents to share so new SAP Integration Suite developers and consultants can get started quickly: processes, system access and iFlow documentation.
to implement or wait for architecture
Should you implement an integration now or wait for an architecture such as ISA-M? A real master data case and a LinkedIn survey.
payload monitoring in SAP Cloud Integration (CPI)
Ways to store payloads for monitoring in SAP Cloud Integration: MPL attachments, persisted messages, data stores, JMS queues and external storage.
DevOps for SAP Cloud Integration without code
Why Git flows are hard in SAP Cloud Integration and how Figaf gives you transports, tests, approvals and documentation without coding.
rock solid that everybody can support
What a 1952 Danish train bus teaches about SAP PI vs Cloud Integration: simple systems are easy to maintain, modern ones need more skills.
use only two SAP Integration Suite tenants in your landscape with virtual agents
How Figaf virtual landscapes let you run two environments on one SAP Integration Suite tenant, using prefixes on iflows, packages and URLs.
how to monitor changes in SAP Business Accelerator Hub
How Figaf tracks your favorite APIs on SAP Business Accelerator Hub daily, stores new versions and lets you compare what changed.
why migrate to SAP Cloud Integration (CPI) and not Boomi or MuleSoft?
Daniel weighs four options after SAP PI/PO: staying, moving to SAP Cloud Integration, switching to Boomi or MuleSoft, or building your own platform.
free access to SAP PI/PO and CPI courses
Daniel’s SAP Cloud Integration course is now free: four modules on building CPI iFlows plus bonus content on Figaf, SuccessFactors and Groovy scripts.
should you performance test your SAP Cloud Integration (CPI)?
Why Figaf does not offer performance testing for SAP Cloud Integration iFlows, and why iFlow performance is hard to measure in a shared cloud runtime.
why does it help the community to automate SAP PI to CPI migrations?
A rough estimate of the effort needed to move all SAP PI/PO customers to Cloud Integration, and why automating the migration helps the community.
governance is important for SAP integration
Governance frameworks like SOX, GDPR and ITIL, what to document for each SAP integration change and how Figaf automates the governance process.
do you consider integration developers as “real developers”?
Are integration developers real developers? Daniel Graversen on coding in SAP Cloud Integration, specialization and low code tools for developers.
the ABCs of SAP integrations
A glossary of key SAP integration terms, from artifacts, ICOs and iFlows to SAP BTP, Cloud Integration, Integration Suite and PI/PO.
how were my 2020 predictions?
Daniel Graversen looks back at his 2020 predictions on PI/PO 7.5, Cloud Integration, PI to CPI migrations, automated delivery and citizen integration.
monitoring of SAP Cloud Integration (CPI) systems
Ways to monitor SAP Cloud Integration: the standard monitor, package tiles, SAP APIs and tools, plus alerting and runtime monitoring in Figaf DevOps Suite.
how to learn SAP Cloud Integration (CPI)
Where to start learning SAP Cloud Integration: what helps to know, a free trial, SAP’s courses, the free CPI course and real projects to practice on.
testing is important to your integration
Why you should test SAP integrations, who is responsible, why manual tests miss real data and how to automate tests from production messages.