Invoke webMethods service from SAP ABAP program

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Hi,

Is it possible to invoke a webMethods flow service within a SAP ABAP program?

The scenario I have is that SAP is generating some XML which needs to be transformed into a new XML document with a different structure. I was hoping that a SAP ABAP program could invoke a webMethods service passing an XML document as input and receiving the new XML document as output.

If it is possible what do I need to set up in webMethods and what needs to be done in the ABAP code?

We already have a configured SAP adapter connection which processes IDocs using standard outbound processing, but I dont know how to invoke a service and pass data back so SAP using ABAP.

We are using Integration Server 8.0/8.2 and SAP adapter 7.1.

Thanks in advance.

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RFC Adapter Service (Synchronous) should match your use-case… Does it not?

-Senthil

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Can you make web Service calls from ABAP code?
if yes, should be the way to go.

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Do an XML over HTTP post in your ABAP code. The wM docs describe what the URL is to post to the service. In ABAP be sure to set the content-type to text/xml.

Have the service respond with the transformed XML.

No involvement by the adapter needed in this case.

Easy peasy on the wM side. Can’t advise on the ABAP side.