AE and SAP IBP
SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) is a cloud-based solution that combines different planning processes into an automated, seamless plan in an integrated environment.
This topic provides an overview of the steps and components required to integrate AE and SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) so that you can trigger and monitor SAP IBP jobs from your Automic Automation system.
Note: This integration capability, like all integrations of the Automic system, can support Service Orchestration Workflows. Such Workflows orchestrate automated processes that run across multiple platforms, domains, and applications to deliver a specific IT service.
Setting up the SAP IBP Agent
Installing the SAP IBP Agent is a prerequisite to establish the communication between the two systems. You can install the Agent either while installing the Automation Engine or later on using the Automic Web Interface.
Important! Before installing the SAP IBP Agent, check the version compatibility information at compatibility matrix. For information about how to use the compatibility matrix, see Compatibility Information.
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Setting up the SAP IBP Connection Object
SAP IBP Connection objects contain connection data that is necessary to create and execute Automic Automation SAPI Schedule jobs without leaving the Automation Engine.
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Defining SAP IBP Schedule Jobs
You have to create and define the SAP IBP Schedule Jobs so that you can execute the relevant processing steps in the SAP IBP target system. Once the job is defined, you can execute it and monitor its progress from the Automic Web Interface.
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