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2. Cisco Workload Automation Adapter for SAP
Adapter Overview
Cisco Workload Automation Adapter for SAP
Cisco Workload Automation Adapter for SAP offers a powerful SAP scheduling solution designed for those who
want the efficiency, visibility, and control offered by an enterprise-wide, heterogeneous job automation solution.
The adapter makes the process of scheduling SAP jobs simpler and readily accessible through Workload
Automation itself. SAP users can add this adapter to their Workload Automation solution and manage their SAP
jobs in the context of other enterprise jobs, leveraging powerful enterprise scheduling capabilities that include
exception-based management, scalability, role-based security, and enhanced manageability.
Cisco Workload Automation for SAP provides users control over batch, ad hoc, and on demand jobs, and it
ultimately helps improve efficiency. The adapter enables users to increase the productivity gains of SAP jobs by
setting dependencies to and from other platforms and programs, including non-SAP applications and leading
third party databases. This means that all SAP jobs can now be part of larger business process workflows and
can all be managed through a single pane of glass. As a result, application automation, job management, and
detailed reporting can be consolidated under one enterprise-class solution that will increase staff productivity,
decrease downtime, and increase service level agreement (SLA) performance metrics.
How Cisco Workload Automation Adapter for SAP Works
Cisco Workload Automation Adapter for SAP interfaces to CCMS using SAP XBP technology. And it integrates
with SAP Business Information Warehouse (BW) and SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) using
the InfoPackage and Process Chain application program interfaces (APIs). Both interfaces are SAP-certified,
meeting its rigid specifications for integration and security.
The adapter uses an automated installation with customizable options to meet specific requirements. No
scripting or manual intervention is required, nor are changes to SAP instances. Once the adapter is configured,
users can define and maintain the details of SAP jobs from within the Workload Automation web-based
management console. Workload Automation can also launch and monitor jobs already created within SAP.
The full functionality of this heterogeneous automation solution is accessible to SAP users, who can leverage
powerful capabilities such as extensive, informative alerts about job abnormalities or the unavailability of
resources or machines, real-time status information from a single console, and the ability to interact with current
and future jobs as needed.