SAP®-BAPI® Interface

Especially in the German region is a connection to the business planning software of SAP often an important requirement in order to reach an integration of the IT-scenery. ArchiFM has a direct ("native") interface to the SAP R/3®-Modules in the Client/Server-Version. The ArchiFM Connection Service supports the connection to SAP-Module FI/CO (Financial and Controlling). Following data are transmitted:

• Company data
• Cost centers
• Statistic characteristic values
• Invoice data
• Further interfaces to the modules HR (Human Resources), AM (Asset Management), PM (Plant Maintenance) MM (Material Management) and RE (Real Estate). It is natural of an SAP-Implementation that individual adjustments have to be carried out depending on the actual SAP-environment of the enterprise.

The architecture of the interface

The SAP BAPI (Business Application Programming Interface) was developed together with an SAP Service Provider. The following BAPI Extensions are valid presently for SAP R/3 Version 4.0 and 4.6. The ArchiFM SAP Connection Service calls the single/individual BAPI-Functions and gathers data from SAP R/3 or writes them back. Additionally it reads and writes data into ArchiFM-DataBase, the Microsoft SQL-Server. The access from ArchiFM to SAP R/3-Data is carried out through the ArchiFM Connection Server.

First steps

VintoCON is aware that your company’s SAP-Application is a "mission-critical" software. Therefore some basic/essential prerequisites are necessary at first contact. Important: the BAPI Extensions are presently available for SAP R/3 Version 4.0 and 4.6. You need Microsoft Windows 2000 as system environment and MS SQL Server 7.0 or Oracle 8i as database server.
In a joint Workshop vintoCON ArchiFM Solution Partner and your SAP Service Partner will prepare an integration-concept and a project-plan together with you.

Development department at vintoCON

A special SAP-group concentrates on the necessary expertise for SAP-environments. VintoCON also leans on the very agile and professional software industry of Hungary, a part of which is settled in the Campus of the Graphisoft Park. Basic/essential project development for SAP and B2B-scenarios come from Hungary. Additionally development crews are also available in Germany and Romania.

SAP, R/3 and BAPI are registered trademarks of SAP AG.

ArchiFM Tools:

• Cleaning management
• Door- and key management
• Energy management
• Inventory manager (-administration)
• Tenant management
• Move management
• PDA Tool for data acquisition
• CAD Editor
• CAD Viewer
• SAP®-BAPI® Interface