How can I connect a Spring Boot API to SAP

Question

I am really new working with SAP connections and I would like to know how to connect my API to SAP using Spring Boot in a basic way.

Is there any dependency to add or just a simple code suggestion?

Any help and suggestion would be really appreciated. Thanks!

@huggo santillan follow this page https://medium.com/pacroy/running-spring-boot-application-on-sap-cloud-platform-ceede6d65106 — kumar, Mar 27 '19 at 04:50
I wonder which SAP software you are talking about... (saying "not SAP HANA" as in the original text is meaningless as SAP is a software company, there are hundreds of different software) — Sandra Rossi, Jun 24 '23 at 13:43

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

I'm not a spring-boot expert, but to connect to SAP ECC you have a few options:

Connectors

SAP provides a set of different connectors to allow a communication with external systems. Those packages are supplied free of charges but with some legal limitations (see license FAQ). You also need credentials for the SAP Support to download it

Below a couple of connectors that can be suitable to your case

JCO connector

It is a Java library that allows you to make remote enabled functions call See official link

SAP Business Connector

Another package to enable communications between SAP and external systems. Link here

.NET Connector

Same as JCO, for .NET framework

Call a WS provided by SAP system

If SAP is already providing the service you need to call (standard or a custom developed one) you can call it as a normal web service.

If such a service does not exist or is not exposed, some activities in SAP system will be needed (creation of the service itself, endpoint configurations etc...)

Using a middeware

You can call a service (soap/rest) through a middleware.

SAP provides its SAP Netweaver Process Orchestration, but others are available. This options is basically the same of the previous one: some work is needed in SAP system/Middleware system.