Eclipse(NWDS) based tool for PI Development

Overview:For PI developers, there are two different set of tools to access and develop on PI box. They are classified as Swing based tools (traditional) and Eclipse environment based (NWDS). By now, many of us already used Swing based tools (conventional approach).SAP PI 7.3x >= 7.31 offers enhanced support for developing and configuring PI objects using SAP Netweaver Developer Studio (NWDS). This is newer approach. There are three perspectives available for PI developers. These views try to provide one single place to handle PI development, configuration, monitoring and administration.

1. SAP Process Integration Administration perspectiveThis perspective is customized for administrative activities. There are primarily three different views that serve different administration purpose. The three views are Transport Log, PI Landscape and Recent Update.2. SAP Process Integration Designer perspectiveThe main views here are Enterprise Service Browser and PI Explorer. Enterprise Server Browser provides functionality that is similar to Enterprise Service Builder. Enterprise services browser displays objects from Enterprise Service Repository. This will be used for designing PI objects.

PI Explorer provides functionality that is similar to Integration builder. PI Explorer displays objects from Integration Directory. This will be primarily used for configuring integration scenarios.

3. SAP Process Integration Runtime perspectiveThis perspective has PI runtime explorer, Value mapping and alert rules views. PI runtime explorer enables us to do message monitoring and channel monitoring right from NWDS.

Business Justification:Additional development framework which could be leveraged for PI development along with conventional development approach. This framework of PI development may also be used for versions above Netweaver 7.31 and also for upcoming HANA CLOUD INTEGRATION (HCI).