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CPI

Quick answer

Use CPI/Integration Suite for new, cloud-oriented and hybrid integrations, and when connecting SAP cloud products.

Key takeaways

  • CPI executes integration flows (iFlows) that receive, transform, enrich and route messages between systems over many protocols and…
  • Integration flows (iFlows): the cloud integration logic.
  • Adapters/connectors for SAP and non-SAP endpoints.
  • Watch out: Wrong tool for the integration style.

What CPI does

CPI executes integration flows (iFlows) that receive, transform, enrich and route messages between systems over many protocols and pre-built connectors, especially for cloud and hybrid scenarios (e.g. SuccessFactors, Ariba, S/4HANA Cloud). SAP provides many pre-packaged integration content packages.

Key aspects

  • Integration flows (iFlows): the cloud integration logic.
  • Adapters/connectors for SAP and non-SAP endpoints.
  • Pre-packaged content for common integrations.
  • Cloud-based monitoring.

When to use it

Use CPI/Integration Suite for new, cloud-oriented and hybrid integrations, and when connecting SAP cloud products. It is the strategic direction, so it is a high-value integration skill.

Common pitfalls

  • Wrong tool for the integration style.
  • Ignoring monitoring/error handling.
  • Point-to-point instead of governed integration.

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Check your understanding

  1. Which statement is true of CPI?

    • A. g.
    • B. SAP RE-FX (Flexible Real Estate Management) manages real estate and property, contracts, leases, buildings…
    • C. BAPIs are SAP’s stable, released, remote-enabled interfaces to business objects, the reference set of safe…
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    A. g.

    Covered in the “What CPI does” section of this lesson.

  2. Which of these also applies to CPI?

    • A. Using the wrong variant (create vs change vs display).
    • B. SuccessFactors, Ariba, S/4HANA Cloud).
    • C. Misconfigured conditions, wrong docs caught or missed.
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    B. SuccessFactors, Ariba, S/4HANA Cloud).

    Covered in the “What CPI does” section of this lesson.

  3. Which part of the Learn SAP curriculum covers CPI?

    • A. SAP integration
    • B. SAP ABAP development
    • C. SAP downloads
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    A. SAP integration

    This lesson sits in the SAP integration section of the Learn SAP course.

Frequently asked questions

What does CPI stand for in SAP?

SAP Cloud Integration (CPI), part of the Integration Suite, is the cloud middleware for integrating SAP and non-SAP systems, the modern successor to PI/PO for many scenarios. It runs integration flows in the cloud.

What does CPI exchange data with?

Use CPI/Integration Suite for new, cloud-oriented and hybrid integrations, and when connecting SAP cloud products.

What is worth remembering about CPI in practice?

CPI executes integration flows (iFlows) that receive, transform, enrich and route messages between systems over many protocols and pre-built connectors, especially for cloud and hybrid scenarios (e.

What tends to go wrong with CPI?

Wrong tool for the integration style. Ignoring monitoring/error handling. Point-to-point instead of governed integration.
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