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RFID Scenario Installation-Configuration
Posted by Shang-Ling Jui Aug 28, 2005

RFID Scenario Installation—Configuration
What will be included in this document?
There are SAP standard documents for configuration, so my blog will cover what is a RFID scenario blueprint, and how
these configurations take affect.
Several steps before start configuration
Check if the patches of all the systems are at the highest level, it is a very important step because AII are new to
SAP and there are many patches in SAP for RFID solutions.
Check that you have all the authorities of your system(Administrator, SAP*, XISUPER and other user rights)
Have an overview of SAP RFID scenario.
Have right people in your team. The configuration include R3 (MM, SD, FI), XI, SCM, AII. Maybe it is hard to find all
the consultants, but do have AII consultants with very good RFID domain knowledge. If you have AII consultants at
least you can have AII working standalone and building your RFID solution around AII and other non-SAP systems.
Get SAP RFID configuration materials from http://service.sap.com/ibc
RFID-Enabled Outbound Processing.pdf
RFID-Enabled Slap & Ship Outbound Processing.pdf
RFID Scenario Overview
Overview of SAP RFID landscape

Device Controllers can be design to connect RFID Reader in various ways (DLLs, Java Jars and Sockets). And AII
connect Device Controller using XML through HTTP. In backend system, XI is an integration platform based on soap.
With XI, AII can be easily integrated with SAP R/3 and other SAP systems. SAP SCM EM is an optional component that
using event to increase the efficiency of supply chain process.
R/3 configuration
The configuration will define a simple company with plant, sales organization and the material in their plant, and this
company will perform RFID-enable outbound processing.
Company code 1000 and its organizations

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And there should be some FI configuration, but the document does not mention. Financial year, and close period should
be customized before we can create a sales order.
XI configuration
XI is responsible for system integration. So you can see all the system here in XI, and you should define technical
systems and business systems in SLD. And there is a business scenario “
BusinessProcess_AutoID_Enabling” already defined in XI3.0. So we just follow the guide and finished the
configuration.
Configuration is Integration Builder--” BusinessProcess_AutoID_Enabling”

Component view of BusinessProcess_AutoID_Enabling

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AII configuration
AII’s configuration is the most important thing in SAP RFID solution. And the document “RFID-Enabled
Outbound Processing.pdf” is not enough; we had to get more documents about SAP AII, AII master guide, AII user
manual and so on. Some of this document can be downloaded at service.sap.com some can be seen at SDN, and
help.sap.com is an open portal as SAP Library.
Documentation types in the software life cycle

If you finish configurations in the document “RFID-Enabled Outbound Processing.pdf”, you can have an
overview of SAP AII. But to make AII working you should have to do more work, e.g. integration SAP AII with your RFID
reader.
Some RFID customizing should be done at IMG.

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AII Device Control Configuration

SCM configuration
SCM is an optional installation of RFID installation, but I think SCM is the most important thing in SAP RFID scenario.
Slap and ship can not generate efficiency,
But only with SCM-EM, efficiency can be seeing in Wal-Mart’s side (with event management Distribute Center can
receive goods automatically).

Checking after configuration

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If you have down the entire configuration, you still can not make your RFID running, there are lots of customizing job left
to do to running the whole scenario. But basis job is finished right here. And you can do some checking to check your
system.
In AII, you can use commission tag to test AII configuration. Send a XML to your RFID printer and try to print a tag.
In XI, send IDoc from R/3 Client A to R/3 Client B.
In R/3, after customizing in FI, try to create a Sales Order using the plant, sales organization, and material you have
configure in R/3 System.
In SCM, Also you can check Event handle in SCM system.
FAQ
How to find configuration tcode?
Use search (ctrl + F) in SAP easy access tree and SAP IMG, you can find the tcode you need.
What is RFC destination?
RFC destination is used to connect SAP system, connection type “3”,”T”,”H” is
often use to connect SAP with other system through R3 connection, TCP/IP connections and HTTP connections.
I follow the configuration guide, but I do know why should I do this configuration?
It is normal asked question for rookies; there is some ways to do.
Find some SAP document about the software you are using.
Search in google by “XXX site:help.sap.com” (XXX is a sap term that you do not know)
Search in SDN
Thank You
Thanks for reading my weblog about RFID scenario installation. I wish the blog can help you have a basic idea of SAP
RFID solutions and the software components that will involved in RFID scenario.
And special thanks should be given to Pratt Marilyn who gives me great help with this blog. Thank you, Marilyn and all
the people here.

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RFID Scenario Installation-Installation
Posted by Shang-Ling Jui Aug 17, 2005

* Weblog- RFID Scenario Installation—Installation *
If you have done your planning and preparation well, we can start the install of the SAP RFID scenario installation.

First download RFID-Enabled Supply Chain Execution Master Guide. PDF at http://service.sap.com/ibc .This is the first
document we should read. We follow this master Guide to install the RFID scenario.

For the Backend system we can choose SAP ECC5.0, SAP R3470 or SAP R 34.6c. The difference is that if you install
SAP ECC5.0, you do not need to install the Add-On AUTOID_INT_200_470 (AUTOID_ INT_200_ 46C) on the SAP R/3
Enterprise Server.
** In our labs’ installation, we chose R/3470, and AII2.1, SCM4.0 and XI3.0.
* Backend Option SAP R/3 Enterprise: Implementation Sequence *

* No Action *

* 1 * Installation/Integration of* SAP R/3 Enterprise 4.7x200: *
Install R/3 is an easy job, and I did not meet any difficulties, but there are some bugs or support packages I had to
handle.

1) We use SQL server 2000 and we are planning to install a Unicode system, so you must install corrected MSSQL
Collation (patching SQL2000_KB810185_8_00_0929.exe and INSTCOLL.exe), see* note<strong></strong> 600027*

2) After finishing install R/3 4.7, the igswd.exe can not start, and apply notes 824281 to solve this problem.

3) BTW, R/3 470 is running on WAS ABAP 6.20. And if you choose Unicode installation, use WAS620 Unicode kernel,
and after installation, doing Unicode post-Installation first (*note 544623) *

2 Applying at least *SAP BASIS SP 37 *and SAP APPL SP 09 for the SAP R/3 Enterprise Server.

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1) This is very important step; I strongly recommend that patching to the highest level of SAP R/3 SP (SAP kernel SP,
BASIS SP, APPL SP).

2) Note 97620 tell you how to patch and the patching sequence.

3) Use tcode ”sgen” to compile ABAP code.

3 Install *Add-On AUTOID_INT_200_470 *on the SAP R/3 Enterprise Server.

1) Install Add-On according to *SAP Note 728372 *
2) Apply *SAP Note 689793 *
3) After install add-on AUTOID-INT for R/3, you can customize RFID in R/3. See SPRO IMG à logistic general à Supply
Chain Planning Interface à Auto-ID backend integration.

* *

4 Installation/Integration of an *SAP Web AS 6.40 ABAP and Java system Support * 5 Installation/Integration of *SAP
Exchange Infrastructure 3.0 SP05 or higher *Install the component * SAP Exchange Infrastructure. *

1) Just Follow the XI installation guide, and choose XI Adapter engine or XI plan J2SE Adapter engine, our installation
choose Xi Adapter engine, and so we install another WAS J2EE Only.
2) If you meet errors in configuring java Web Start to use XI ID and IR, search the sap notes. This is a place which may
cause some time.

Logon into XI ABAP system as “XISUPER”
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//weblogs.sdn.sap.com/weblogs/images/36976/XI_xisuper.jpg!

Using tcode “sxmb_ifr” to start web browser to using IR and ID
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//weblogs.sdn.sap.com/weblogs/images/36976/XI_tools.jpg!

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6 Installation of the current *System Landscape Directory (SLD) content *on the SLD

* *

7 Configuration of SAP Exchange Infrastructure 3.0 SP05 or higher

Configure the system as described in the guide below. System readiness can be

checked as described in SAP Note 817920.

Follow the Installation guide and notes.

8 Installation of *XI Content AUTO-ID 2.1 *on the SAP Exchange Infrastructure host.

1). Download this XI Content at: service.sap.com/swdc à Download à
Support Packages and Patches Entry by Application Group -> SAP
Application Components à SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure à SAP AII 2.1 à XI
Content AUTO-ID 2.1
2). Import the downloaded XI Content files as described in *SAP Note 705541. *
* *
XI integration Builder à XI Content Auto-ID 2.1

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* *

9 Installation of *XI Content AUTOID_INT_200_470 *on the SAP Exchange Infrastructure host.

1). Download this XI Content at: service.sap.com/swdc à Download à
Support Packages and Patches à Entry by Application Group à SAP
Application Components à SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure à SAP AII 2.1
2). Import the downloaded XI Content files as described in *SAP Note 705541. *
Master Guide RFID-enabled supply chain execution

XI integration Builder à XI Content AutoID_INT_200_470

* *

10 Installation/Integration of an *SAP Web AS 6.40 ABAP and Java system Support *

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* Package Stack 5 or higher * (J2EE Add-In) as prerequisite for the SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure 2.1 Add-On.
1) Install Java add-in after step 11 install Add-On SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure 2.1.

11 Installation of *Add-On SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure 2.1 *on the SAP Web AS 6.40 ABAP and Java system.

1) Apply SAP Note 777426 to install SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure 2.1.

2) We should install Add-On SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure 2.1 before client copy and install J2EE Add-In in step 10.
3) Because it is a Scenario installation, we’d better use the same SLD as configure in XI Installation.

4) Apply note 796216 to finish patching SAP AUTO-ID Infrastructure 2.1 Support Packages

!https://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/weblogs/images/36976/AII.jpg|height=417|width=575|src=https://weblogs.sdn.sap.com
/weblogs/images/36976/AII.jpg!
5) AII 2.1 Java installation file and guide is in AII CD CD51030653, not in service.sap.com/instguides.

12 Optional: Installation of * SAP SCM Event Management *environment.

See section Implementation Sequence: Optional SAP SCM Event Management [ on
page 27 ]
1) Installation of *SAP R/3 Plug-In *2004.1 (or higher) on the Backend:
See *SAP Note 704564 *( R/3 Plug-In: Installation Delta-Upgrade PI 2004.1) and SAP
Service Marketplace at: service.sap.com/r3-plug-in
2) Installation of *SAP SCM server 4.1 *
SAP SCM

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3) Installation of *XI Content *for SAP SCM 4.1 (consists of: XI Content SCM 4.1 / XI
Content SCM Basis 4.1 ) on the SAP Exchange Infrastructure host.
Import the downloaded XI Content files as described in *SAP Note 705541. *
4 Installation of * SAP SCM - Web Communication Layer 4.1 *

SAP SCM WCL
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13 At end, If you install all the system in one server so the *SAPMMC *will look like WAS java port: default is 5<SID>00

Visual admin port: default is 5<SID>04

* BW *
WAS ABAP640 has BW. So if you installation WAS ABAP 640, you have already install BW, all you have do is copy a
client from 000, and configure this client as BW client.
*SAP license *
If you do not have SAP license, you WAS java will stop 30 minute after server start. So install the server as soon as
possible.
* Error: Operating system call recv failed (10054) *
* I couldn't solve this error by SAP notes and you can see details in this SDN. *

https://www.sdn.sap.com/sdn/collaboration.sdn?contenttype=url&content=https%3A//forums.sdn.sap.com
/thread.jspa%3FthreadID%3D32087

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RFID Scenario Installation-Preparation
Posted by Shang-Ling Jui Aug 9, 2005

Weblog- RFID Scenario Installation&#151;Preparation
Hi, friends. I am working in the SAP China Shanghai RFID team. And last year, our team set up a RFID demo center in
China Shanghai with SAP R/3. At that time we did not have SAP AII software, so we built our scenario with SAP R/3470,
CIP (Cooperation Inventory Process----a RFID middleware), a picking system (running in Delphi environment) and a
supermarket management system with POS machines. And we used JCO, DCOM connector to integrate these systems
and make them work as a full RFID supply chain process, from vendor to DC and to supermarket and lastly to the
customer. And this year our team was still working hard with RFID technology and the most fortunate thing is that we got
SAP AII and other SAP software around a RFID scenario. And we are now setting up a SAP RFID solution to satisfy our
customer as the demo center was not enough
I haven&#146;t been in the SAP field for very long. I first worked as an ABAP and Java developer, and did some
integration with SAP and non-SAP systems. From May to June. I worked in Basis and tried to set up the RFID scenario
software. For me R/3 is a novelty, and Netweaver and MySAP Suite are also quite new. Well it was my first time trying to
run Netweaver and MySAP Suite, and when I installed the components XI, AII and SCM, I got errors every day to my
home, I dreamed that the problems fixed themselves, or that someone from SDN would tell me the answers.
SND is a lovely place, you can search for your question; if no answer is available, you just paste your question on the
correlative forum and the next day when you wake up you get answers. And RFID is a very exciting technology that
provides power in many business fields.
To show my gratitude, I decided to write this Weblog in three parts on SDN to share some experiences in the SAP
RFID Scenario Installation. Hopefully, it can help you. My blogs will concern: preparation, installation, and configuration.
This first part concerns preparation for an RFID Scenario Installation.
In my blog, I will not mention things that you can find in SAP Installation Documents. And I suggest that each note in
these documents should be read at least twice. In my Weblog I will record mistakes that I made and bugs that I found but
have no answers in the installation guide. Some bugs I found answers to in SAP notes, some I asked about in SDN to get
results. And the blog will give you an overall look at my experiences with SAP RFID software. To begin with there is some
terminology I needed to understand:
Terminology
Netweaver (AII, XI, EP &#133;)
There are lots of documents about SAP Netweaver, I read at least 20 of them.
AII (Auto-ID Infrastructure) is the key component for SAP RFID solutions. It manages RFID information e.g. EPC tag,
product hierarchy, RFID reader information. And AII can work standalone without other SAP systems, and it can also
integrate with non-SAP systems.
XI (Exchange Infrastructure) is the integration platform for data exchange and business integration in SAP and
non-SAP solution. Most of the SAP business scenarios need this component.
EP (enterprise portal )
MySAP suite (SCM, CRM&#133;&#133;)
SCM (Supply Chain Management) is a component from MySAP Suite. The key function areas of SCM are Supply
Chain Exchange, Planning, Production, External procumbent, Sale process and logistic execution. With SAP SCM you
can provide efficiency and save money in Supply Chain process.
SLD, SDM, CIM
The System Landscape Directory (SLD) is a central repository of information about systems and softwares in the data
center. SLD is an information provider for SAP Netweaver system especially for XI (exchange Infrastructure). You define
your software and software version, your business system and your technical system in SLD and this information will be
use for integration.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/fe/39ae3d47afd652e10000000a114084/content.htm
Software Delivery Manager (SDM) The Software Deployment Manager (SDM) is a tool with which you can manage
and deploy software packages that you receive from SAP.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/22/a7663bb3808c1fe10000000a114084/content.htm
Common Information Model (CIM). CIM provides a common definition of management information for systems,
networks, applications and services, and allows for vendor extensions. CIM&#146;s common definitions enable vendors
to exchange semantically rich management information between systems throughout the network. CIM is composed of a
Specification and a Schema. The Schema provides the actual model descriptions, while the Specification defines the
details for integration with other management models.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/ee/e905e7f42b46b6a900377c0746385a/content.htm
http://www.dmtf.org/standards/cim/
WAS ABAP, J2EE only, Java Add-in
There are three kinds of SAP web application server. And most SAP softwares are install on these three WAS.
E.g. SAP R/3470 is running of WAS ABAP, AII 2.1 java part is install on Java Add-in while Xi adapter engine should in
set on J2EE only.
The SAP WAS can be installed in 3 ways.

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WAS ABAP
WAS ABAP + Java Add-in
WAS J2EE only
WAS620, WAS630, WAS640, Unicode, non-Unicode
620 630 640 is the version of WAS. So read the installation guides carefully, and choose the right kernel files when
installing.
Unicode, non-Unicode is another thing you should consider. Do not try to patch a non-Unicode SP to a Unicode kernel.
A slight jumping from Basis to Netweaver
Change Management: Perhaps you are a Basis person, and you easily handle your work. and enjoy it. But the world
changes, SAP changes, enter Netweaver, .Luckily after you understand the new architecture and Netweaver is clear, all
things go back to easy again.
Some suggestions to make this happen:
1) Go to help.sap.com and find some SAP Documents about Netweaver.
2) If you have any problems in installing Netweaver components, first search the notes, then search in SDN, then ask
your questions in SDN.
3) Read some documents about Netweaver WAS tools: jcmon.exe, Visual Admin, SDM.
Software preparation
SAP R3 470 CDs and DVDs (or SAP R34.6, SAP R3 ECC5.0)
XI 3.0 CDs and DVDs
SCM4.0 CDs and DVDs
AII2.1 CDs and DVDs
JDK1.4.2
Warning: JDK 1.4.2_xx, the &#147;xx&#148; should fix your Software need, some SAP software needs JDK1.4.2_05
or higher but doesn&#146;t not support JDK1.5
JDK1.3
SCM4.0 needs this JDK, and it will give you installation errors if you do not have it.
Hardware preparation
2G memory server * 4 (R3, XI, AII, SCM)
Hard disk: 300g is enough for a test server
In our labs&#146; installation, we use a HP 560 server with 8G memory and running windows advanced server 2000.
Document preparation
Download the installation document from http://service.sap.com/instguides
Download RFID scenario document form http://service.sap.com/ibc
Download relative note from http://service.sap.com/notes
And some helpful information about SAP is at http://help.sap.com
Follow the installation guide
Of course, you must follow all the preparation described in the SAP installation guide of each component, and read
every note mentioned in the guide.
RFID preparation
SAP AII2.1 is not a RFID hardware manager, in SAP RFID scenario, AII will connect to another RFID middleware (RFID
hardware middleware, like a RFID reader adapter) to get information from tags. So your RFID team must decide which
RFID hardware middleware to use. If you only want to support one type of reader, you can just write a simple java
program to work as a RFID device connector connecting with AII and RFID reader.
There are many RFID vendors in RFID field now. Some provide Java Jars for RFID application developer, and some
provide DLL and some only give you a socket command.
So, as preparation, we must prepare the software for RFID readers. And install the right environment in our server. If
the softwares are java programs, we also have to decide if we should deploy it to SAP WAS java or install a tomcat (or
other J2EE Application server) instead.
My next blog will take you through 13 steps of an RFID Scenario Installation
Sheng Wang is a developer in SAP RFID solutions.

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