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SAP CPI vs MuleSoft: A Comprehensive Comparison of Key Differences and Features

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When it comes to integration solutions, organizations have many options to choose from. SAP CPI and Mulesoft are two popular solutions that are often compared, as they both provide robust integration capabilities and help organizations streamline and automate their integration processes. In this article, we’ll take a detailed look at SAP CPI vs Mulesoft and compare the key differences and features of these two solutions.

Overview of SAP CPI

First, let’s start with SAP CPI (SAP Cloud Platform Integration). SAP CPI is a cloud-based integration platform that provides a range of tools and technologies for integrating SAP systems with other enterprise applications. The platform is designed to help organizations automate their integration processes, reduce the risk of data errors and inconsistencies, and improve data quality.

Overview of MuleSoft

Mulesoft, on the other hand, is a comprehensive integration platform that provides a wide range of capabilities for integrating systems, applications, and data. The platform is known for its flexibility and scalability, as it can be used to integrate a wide range of systems and technologies, regardless of their location or complexity. Learn more on MuleSoft.

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SFTP Adapter in SAP CPI

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This article will walk you through the entire process of configuring the SFTP adapter in SAP CPI. In this blog, we will go over Sender and Receiver SFTP configuration in SAP CPI.

Let us illustrate this with a simple scenario:
Pick the file from SFTP and place it in the SFTP folder.

SFTP adapter in SAP CPI

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Dynamic File Name in SAP CPI

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This blog will explain how to configure dynamic file name in SAP CPI. This can be used for the sap cpi FTP/SFTP receiver adapter.

Refer to the blog to learn about basic SFTP adapter configuration in SAP CPI.

We are all aware of how Dynamic Configuration works in SAP PI.  This blog post will show how to achieve dynamic configuration in receiver SFTP adapter in SAP Integration Suite (aka CPI).

Let’s take a look at a simple requirement: set the target filename dynamically based on a key field in the incoming message.

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Exception Handling in SAP CPI

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This blog will provide a step-by-step guide for exception handling in SAP CPI. It will cover a scenario where a generic Iflow can be used to handle exceptions as well as how to send the custom exception message.

Why handle an exception

Exception handling is important because it helps maintain the normal, desired flow of the program even when unexpected events occur. If exceptions are not handled, programs may crash or requests may fail.

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XSLT Mapping or Scripts in SAP CPI

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This blog will provide points to consider while choosing XSLT mapping or Scripts in SAP CPI. As such there are no straight guidelines on using one over the other – it depends on the use case.

The integration platform is used to translate between different message formats. These transformations are known as mappings and SAP CPI offers its own set of tools for building them, namely.

  • Message mapping
  • XSLT
  • JavaScript and Groovy scripting

Sometimes it becomes difficult to make the choice between the mappings, In this article, I have come up with some points which can help to choose between XSLT or Scripts in SAP CPI.

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ODATA Adapter in SAP CPI

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This blog will cover the configuration steps of the ODATA Adapter in SAP CPI.

What is OData Protocol

OData is an open standard protocol that allows service providers to define access to their resources in a standardized manner. The service definition is available via the service metadata document (EDMX).

OData allows resources (Entity Sets) to be identified using Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) and defined in an abstract data model.

More details about OData protocol at http://www.odata.org/

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How to Test Iflow in SAP CPI

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This blog will provide detailed steps on how to test Iflow in SAP CPI using Postman. It will cover the basics of creating an HTTP-Input for your iFlow and how to send data for testing with the tool Postman.

Prerequisites

  1. Download and install postman in local machine.
  2. Access to SAP CPI tenant.

Creating an Integration Flow

We need to have an Iflow created before testing. In this blog, we will not cover details on how to create an Iflow.

Refer the blog SOAP To Mail Scenario in SAP CPI

SOAP to Mail Scenario in SAP CPI

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Externalized Parameters in SAP CPI

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This blog will explain externalized parameters in SAP CPI and then how to use it in other configurations like a groovy script, content modifiers, etc.

SAP PI has provided the configuration parameters that are part of channel configuration or process steps, but apart from those parameters CPI also has externalized additional parameters to use during the message processing.

In this example, we are going to use the Content Modifier

Content Modifier to the message pipeline. Add a new header and property as follows:

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How to Zip-UnZip in SAP CPI

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This blog will provide steps on how to zip-unzip in SAP CPI.

What is SAP CPI

SAP Cloud Platform Integration (CPI) connects cloud applications with other SAP and non-SAP cloud and on-premise apps.

This blog will focus on zipping and un-zipping functionality in SAP CPI

Zipping in SAP CPI

Sometimes we get a requirement for zipping a message or file before transmitting it to the target system.

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Common errors in SAP CPI

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This article will cover a list of common errors in SAP CPI. The document will have an error handling list and their solutions.

Here are a few of the common errors in SAP CPI  which was encountered while working on different SAP CPI interfaces.

  • If you use * as a value for Allowed Headers, all the HTTP headers from the sender are passed to the receiver. This way you will not have any control over what was sent and sometimes it may even confuse the receiver.

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