Understanding iWay Event Functionality

Events are generated as a result of activity on an application system. You can use events to trigger an action in your application.

Applications or functions within SAP ERP may broadcast processing information at predefined execution points, or events. You must configure the SAP event receive process and create an adapter event listener if you are to receive events from SAP ERP. For example, the SAP ERP business object, Material, may raise the event Material.Created, when a new instance of Material is created. If you wish to consume this event, you must configure an SAP event handler and an event listener to capture this event within SAP ERP and transmit the event parameters to the adapter system.

After you create a connection to SAP ERP, you can add events using the Events node in iWay Explorer. To add an event, you must create a port and a channel.

The following is a description of how ports and channels work using iWay Explorer.

iWay Software offers an expanded toolset in the iWay Registry and process flows that allow for distributed, coordinated processing. It is recommended that you upgrade to those technologies at your earliest convenience. Ports and channels are documented here for testing purposes or for legacy applications. Note that iWay Registry servers, ports, and channel servers may block one another or intercept messages. Do not use both technologies at once. For more information on the iWay Registry and process flows, see Configuring the Adapter in an iWay Environment or the iWay Integration Tools User Guide for your specific release.

If you are planning to use the iWay Registry or process flows for your integration purposes, then you can skip this chapter.