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Data integration and SAP integration methods

You can use various integration methods to interact with SAP, each suited to specific integration levels.
The table lists the SAP integration methods, level of integration, and the connection used for each integration method:
SAP Integration Method
Level of Integration
Connection
SAP ADSO
Object-level integration
SAP Table and SAP ADSO Writer connections
The SAP Table connection information is available in the SAP Table Connector documentation. For more information about the SAP Table connection, see SAP Table Connector.
The SAP ADSO Writer connection information is available in the SAP ADSO Writer Connector documentation. For more information about the SAP ADSO Writer connection, see SAP ADSO Writer Connector.
SAP BAPI functions
Object-level integration
SAP BAPI connection
The SAP BAPI connection information is available in the Data Integration Connections documentation. For more information, see SAP BAPI connection.
To use SAP BAPI connection in a business service within a mapping or a mapping task, see How to configure SAP BAPI Connector as a business service Informatica How-To Library article.
SAP BAPI/RFC functions
Object-level integration
SAP RFC/BAPI Interface connection
SAP BW
Object-level integration
SAP BW connection
The SAP BW connection information is available in the SAP BW Connector documentation. For more information about the SAP BW connection, see SAP BW Connector.
SAP IDoc
Message-level integration
IDoc Reader and IDoc Writer connections
SAP ODP
Object-level integration
SAP ODP Extractor connection
The SAP ODP Extractor connection information is available in the SAP ODP Extractor Connector documentation. For more information about the SAP ODP Extractor connection, see SAP ODP Extractor Connector.
SAP Table
Data-level integration
SAP Table connection
The SAP Table connection information is available in the SAP Table Connector documentation. For more information about the SAP Table connection, see SAP Table Connector.