Enable the integration between Power Platform and SAP to announce changes in SAP to Power Platform asynchronously and so not in realtime, without coupling the both systems. A good design will take in consideration the existing design related to SAP (see image below).
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Context and Problem
Current architecture implying a front door (micro-service) is mandatory. Direct access to SAP is not allowed.
No current integration between Power Platform and SAP. Power Platform is a SAAS in the public Internet even if it’s in the backbone of Microsoft.
For now, there is only a one-way communication, from SAP to Power Platform. Data transfered from SAP is not considered as confidential.
Data volume is not substantial : about 2 thousand records could be affected in Power Platform. Not a case of intensive computing and long-running functions.
Hybrid scenario is highly recommended regarding the current architecture related to SAP and the willing to upgrade the latter to Hana.
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Solutions
Technology choices
Information below is established according the context (data volume, etc.). We know that Azure provides a multitude of services (as IAAS & ad PAAS).
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On one side, we have a SAAS Platform (Power Plaftorm) accessible through Internet (even if it’s accessible through Microsoft Backbone/Infrastructure). On the other side, we have a IAAS Platform (SAP) which cannot be accessed directly and actually, an API Manager is and has to remain the Front Door. Moreover, a communication between this API Manager and File Server is currently in use.
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The 1st step of the integration is one-way communication (from SAP to Power Platform) and the 2nd step will be a bidirectionnal communication (sending data from SAP to Power Platform & sending data from Power Platfotm to SAP). |