sap-btp-integration-suite

SAP BTP Integration Suite Development

Related Skills

• sap-btp-cloud-platform: Use for BTP subaccount, subscription, entitlement, and role setup
• sap-btp-connectivity: Use for destinations, Cloud Connector, and hybrid connectivity dependencies
• sap-api-style: Use for API proxy documentation, OpenAPI quality, and API lifecycle standards
• sap-btp-cloud-transport-management: Use for transporting integration artifacts across landscapes

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when building or troubleshooting Cloud Integration iFlows, API Management proxies, Event Mesh topics/queues, Edge Integration Cell deployments, Integration Advisor mappings, Trading Partner Management flows, or migration assessment from Process Orchestration.

Table of Contents

• Quick Reference
• Capability Overview
• Cloud Integration Development
• API Management Development
• Event Mesh
• Edge Integration Cell
• Integration Advisor
• Trading Partner Management
• Migration Assessment
• Bundled Resources

Quick Reference

Capability	Purpose	Key Artifact
Cloud Integration	A2A/B2B/B2G integration	Integration Flow (iFlow)
API Management	API lifecycle & governance	API Proxy
Event Mesh	Event-driven architecture	Topics & Queues
Edge Integration Cell	Hybrid deployment	Kubernetes runtime
Integration Advisor	B2B mapping automation	MIG/MAG
Trading Partner Management	Partner onboarding	Agreements
Graph	Unified data API	Business Data Graph
Integration Assessment	Technology selection	ISA-M
Migration Assessment	PO migration planning	Extraction & Analysis

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Capability Overview

Cloud Integration

Build and run integration flows across cloud, on-premise, and hybrid landscapes for A2A, B2B, and B2G scenarios. Supports 80+ adapters and real-time message processing.

Core Components:

• Integration Flows (iFlows) - Visual message processing pipelines
• Adapters - Protocol/application connectors (SFTP, HTTP, OData, RFC, AMQP, Kafka, etc.)
• Message Mapping - Graphical/XSLT/Groovy transformations
• Data Stores & Variables - Persistence for stateful processing
• Security Material - Keystores, credentials, PGP keys

API Management

Complete API lifecycle management with security, traffic control, and developer engagement.

Core Components:

• API Proxies - Facade layer for backend services
• Policies (34 types) - Security, traffic, mediation rules
• Developer Hub - API portal for developers
• Products - API bundles with access control
• Analytics - Usage metrics and insights

Event Mesh

Publish and consume business events across your enterprise ecosystem for event-driven architectures.

Edge Integration Cell

Hybrid runtime for processing data within private landscapes while designing in the cloud. Deploy on Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE, OpenShift, RKE2).

Integration Advisor

AI-powered B2B content development supporting UN/EDIFACT, SAP IDoc, ASC X12. Creates Message Implementation Guidelines (MIGs) and Mapping Guidelines (MAGs).

Trading Partner Management

Streamline B2B relationships with partner profiles, agreement templates, and automated runtime artifact generation. Supports AS2, SFTP, FTP protocols.

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Cloud Integration Development

Importable iFlow Generation

When a user asks to generate an iFlow package, ZIP, importable archive, .iflw, or complete Cloud Integration artifact, use references/iflow-package-authoring.md before writing files. Do not invent a flat XML-only package.

For HTTPS-to-SFTP scenarios, start from templates/https-to-sftp-iflow-package/ and preserve its directory layout:

.project
META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
metainfo.prop
src/main/resources/parameters.prop
src/main/resources/parameters.propdef
src/main/resources/scenarioflows/integrationflow/HTTPS_to_SFTP_Template.iflw

Customize only the externalized placeholders unless the user asks for a different design:

• {{HTTPS_ENDPOINT_PATH}}
• {{SFTP_HOST}}
• {{SFTP_PORT}}
• {{SFTP_DIRECTORY}}
• {{SFTP_FILENAME}}
• {{SFTP_CREDENTIAL_ALIAS}}

Keep credentials, tenant URLs, private hostnames, certificates, and deployed runtime state out of generated artifacts. If no SAP Cloud Integration tenant is available for import testing, say that local package structure and XML validation passed but tenant import remains pending.

Integration Flow Structure

Sender → [Adapter] → Integration Process → [Adapter] → Receiver
                           ↓
              ┌────────────┴────────────┐
              │  Message Processing     │
              │  - Content Modifier     │
              │  - Router/Filter        │
              │  - Mapping              │
              │  - Splitter/Aggregator  │
              │  - Script               │
              │  - External Call        │
              └─────────────────────────┘

Common Flow Steps

Category	Steps
Routing	Router, Filter, Multicast, Recipient List
Transformation	Content Modifier, Mapping, Converter, Script
Splitting	General Splitter, Iterating Splitter, EDI Splitter
Persistence	Data Store, Write Variable, JMS Send
External	Request Reply, Send, Poll Enrich, Content Enricher
Security	Encryptor, Decryptor, Signer, Verifier
Error Handling	Exception Subprocess, Escalation Event

Adapter Categories

Protocol Adapters: HTTP, HTTPS, SFTP, FTP, AMQP, JMS, Kafka, AS2, AS4, SOAP, OData Application Adapters: SuccessFactors, Ariba, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Workday Database Adapters: JDBC (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, HANA, DB2) Cloud Adapters: AWS (S3, SQS, SNS), Azure (Service Bus, Storage), Google Cloud

Scripting Guidelines

Prefer standard steps over scripts. When scripting is necessary:

// Access message body
def body = message.getBody(String.class)

// Access headers
def header = message.getHeader("HeaderName", String.class)

// Access properties
def prop = message.getProperty("PropertyName")

// Modify body
message.setBody(newBody)

// Add header
message.setHeader("NewHeader", "value")

// Logging (use SLF4J)
def log = org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger("script")
log.info("Processing message")

Best Practices:

• Use XmlSlurper.parse(Object) instead of parseText(String) for large payloads
• Use StringBuilder for string concatenation
• Never use TimeZone.setDefault() (VM-wide impact)
• Never write credentials to headers (tracing exposes them)

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API Management Development

API Proxy Structure

Client → Proxy Endpoint → [Policies] → Target Endpoint → Backend
              ↓                              ↓
         PreFlow                        PreFlow
         Conditional Flows              Conditional Flows
         PostFlow                       PostFlow
              ↓                              ↓
         Fault Rules                    Fault Rules

Policy Categories

Category	Policies
Security	OAuth 2.0, Verify API Key, Basic Auth, SAML, Access Control
Traffic	Quota, Spike Arrest, Concurrent Rate Limit, Response Cache
Mediation	Assign Message, Extract Variables, JSON/XML Transform, XSL Transform
Extension	JavaScript, Python Script, Service Callout
Threat Protection	JSON/XML Threat Protection, Regular Expression Protection
Logging	Message Logging, Statistics Collector

Common Policy Attributes

<PolicyName enabled="true" continueOnError="false" async="false">
  <!-- Policy configuration -->
</PolicyName>

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Message Quality of Service

Exactly-Once Processing

Use when duplicates must be prevented:

1. JMS Queues - Transactional message storage
2. Idempotent Process Call - Duplicate detection via ID mapping
3. Data Store - Persistent message tracking

Idempotent Pattern

Sender → [ID Mapping] → Check Duplicate → Process → [ID Mapping Complete]
                              ↓ (duplicate)
                         Return Cached Response

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Edge Integration Cell

Deployment Requirements

• Kubernetes cluster (EKS, AKS, GKE, OpenShift, RKE2)
• Minimum: 4 worker nodes, 4 vCPU, 16GB RAM each
• Storage: 100GB+ persistent volume
• Network: Ingress controller, DNS configuration

Workflow

1. Activate Edge Integration Cell in Integration Suite
2. Prepare Kubernetes cluster (platform-specific)
3. Deploy Edge Lifecycle Management Bridge
4. Deploy Edge Integration Cell solution
5. Configure keystore synchronization
6. Deploy integration content

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Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue	Resolution
Adapter connection failed	Check credentials, firewall, Cloud Connector
Message mapping error	Validate source/target structures, check XPath
Timeout	Increase adapter timeout, optimize mapping
Memory issues	Stream large payloads, reduce logging
Duplicate messages	Implement idempotent processing
Keystore sync failed	Verify certificate validity, check permissions

Monitoring Hierarchy

Integration Suite → Monitor → Integrations and APIs
    ├── Message Processing → All Integration Flows
    ├── Manage Integration Content → Deployed Artifacts
    ├── Manage Security → Keystores, Credentials
    └── Manage Stores → Data Stores, Variables, Queues

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Limits Reference

Resource	Limit
Integration flows per tenant	Varies by plan
JMS queues	30 per tenant (standard)
Data stores	100MB total storage
Message processing log retention	30 days
Attachment size	40MB
API proxies (APIM)	Based on service plan
Business data graphs	500/account, 50/subaccount

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Bundled Resources

Reference Documentation

Detailed guides available in references/ directory:

Core Development:

• cloud-integration.md - iFlow development, steps, patterns, best practices
• iflow-package-authoring.md - Importable iFlow package structure and HTTPS-to-SFTP generation rules
• adapters.md - All 80+ adapter configurations (HTTP, SFTP, OData, RFC, etc.)
• scripting.md - Groovy/JavaScript patterns, APIs, and templates
• api-management.md - API proxy development, 34 policies, Developer Hub
• security.md - Authentication, keystores, certificates, credentials

Capabilities:

• edge-integration-cell.md - Hybrid Kubernetes deployment guide
• event-mesh.md - Topics, queues, brokers, webhooks, EDA patterns
• integration-advisor-tpm.md - B2B integration, MIGs, MAGs, partner management
• graph-odata.md - Business Data Graph, OData provisioning
• data-space-integration.md - Catena-X, EDC, sovereign data exchange
• migration-assessment.md - PO migration, ISA-M, technology mapping

Operations:

• operations-monitoring.md - Message monitoring, stores, connectivity tests
• content-transport.md - TMS, CTS+, MTAR, manual export/import
• troubleshooting.md - Error resolution, diagnostics, HTTP error catalog

Templates

Ready-to-use templates in templates/ directory:

• https-to-sftp-iflow-package/ - Reviewable unzipped importable iFlow template for HTTPS sender to SFTP receiver scenarios
• groovy-script-template.groovy - Common script patterns
• api-policy-template.xml - Policy configuration template

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Documentation Links

Official Sources

• GitHub Repository: https://github.com/SAP-docs/sap-btp-integration-suite
• SAP Help Portal: https://help.sap.com/docs/integration-suite
• SAP Community: https://community.sap.com/topics/cloud-platform-integration-suite
• SAP Business Accelerator Hub: https://api.sap.com/

Capability-Specific

• Cloud Integration: https://help.sap.com/docs/cloud-integration
• API Management: https://help.sap.com/docs/sap-api-management
• Event Mesh: https://help.sap.com/docs/event-mesh
• Integration Advisor: https://help.sap.com/docs/integration-advisor

Release Notes

• What's New: Check what-s-new-for-sap-integration-suite-79cd682.md in documentation
• Patch Releases: Check patch-release-notes-for-sap-integration-suite-58595b5.md