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ERPGenie.COM -> Interfaces -> Communication Interfaces -> SAP Exchange Connector Links
The new version of the SAP Exchange Connector (version 2.0) connects the Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server to the SAP system. This enables SAP applications and SAP users to send and receive documents to and from an Exchange mailbox. Documents can also be sent and received in the SAP system using other connectors that are connected to the Exchange server, for example, over the Internet or as a fax. Attachment files (for example, SAP documents, Microsoft Office documents, fax bitmaps) can be transmitted in both directions. Note that SAP Exchange Connector 2.0 is compatible only with Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, and not with any earlier versions. (Both native mode and mixed mode are possible for the interaction between Windows and Exchange.) The SAP Exchange Connector controls message receipt, message conversion and message transport between Exchange and SAPconnect, the SAP system’s communications interface. This mean that connectors installed on the Exchange server (gateways) can also be used from the SAP system. Examples include:
The SAP Exchange Connector exchanges messages with the SAP communications component SAPconnect by SAP Remote Function Call (RFC). The RFC used here is based on the transport protocol TCP/IP. The communication between the SAP Exchange Connector and Exchange takes place using RPC mechanisms. The RPCs can be transported locally or using the LAN protocols TCP/IP, NetBEUI, IPX/SPX, or Banyan Vines. The SAP Exchange Connector is made up of three Microsoft Windows 2000 system services. These services can be installed either on an Exchange server or, to distribute the load, on a separate Microsoft Windows 2000 computer. The RFC Out service takes messages from the SAP system and transfers them via a queue to the Gateway service, which then forwards them to the Exchange MTA. Incoming messages flow via the Gateway service and the RFC In service, which then forwards messages to the SAP system.
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