How structure nodes (or elements) in a Routing covers all rules that define the

source structure are assigned to flow of messages between different

structure nodes in a target systems at runtime. SAP
structure NetWeaver PI supports in particular
􀁸 Which conversion rules apply for the routing that depends on the content of
transformation between source elements the exchanged message. For
and target elements example, you can define a routing rule
Note: Mapping describes transformations at the of the form that all messages with a
level of the business data that is exchanged specific value of one particular
between process message field will be sent to a specific
components. This can also include special
formats for particular business entities, for receiver system.
example, the format of a For example, the integration broker
time field in a message. Since data structures detects messages where the customer
are merely based on business-relevant number field has a specific value
considerations, mappings and forwards them to specific receiver
between them can be defined at design time. systems, which are intended to handle
Transformations at the level of the technical
transport protocol are requests coming from the
handled by adapters (as described under corresponding customer.
Connectivity). The following figure shows a scenario
The following figure illustrates a simple where a message is forwarded to three
mapping step. Note that the figure different receivers:
illustrates what happens both at
configuration time and at runtime, and
shows systems connected to each other
rather than process
components. But keep in mind that
mappings can already be defined at
design time.
Integration
Sender Broker Receiver
<PurchaseOrder no="1811">
<ShipToParty>
<FullName>Steve Miller</FullName>
</ShipToParty>
</PurchaseOrder>
<PurchaseOrder no="1811">
<ShipToParty>
<FirstName>Steve</FirstName>
<LastName>Miller</LastName>
</ShipToParty>
</PurchaseOrder>
Mapping
Message
Figure 7: Simple mapping concatenating
two fields of a source structure into one
single target structure field
The concepts and tools related to
mapping are explained in detail under
Mapping.
2.7.2 Routing