1. SAP Business One B1iF Training
Solution Architects Team February 2011
Package Lifecycle

2. B1iF Training: Package Lifecycle
The following training is designed to show you the package lifecycle of the B1if integration scenario. When you end this training you should be able to:
Identify the general process of designing integration scenarios
Working with the packages in development and production

3. Agenda Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Case Analysis
Business Process translation
System configuration
Step 3
Package design
Debugging
Transport
Step 4
Package Import
Testing
Step 5
Documentation

4. Agenda Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Case Analysis
Business Process translation
System configuration
Step 3
Package design
Debugging
Transport
Step 4
Package Import
Testing
Step 5
Documentation

5. Step 1: Case Analysis
Before beginning to create the package a business process analysis is recommended to identify all the user cases of the scenario.
The goal of this step is to identify all the scenario and find the total scope of the integration.
The result must be a detailed business process.

6. Agenda Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Case Analysis
Business Process translation
System configuration
Step 3
Package design
Debugging
Transport
Step 4
Package Import
Testing
Step 5
Documentation

7. Step 2: Business Process translation
Based on the business process identify the parts that need to be implemented in B1i.
Create a business process per each part oriented to B1i scenario construction.
Each part should have its own business process.
One BizPackage can have several scenario steps to define multiple parts of the business process. Group them based on the customer needs.

8. Step 2: System configuration
Identify the systems that will be used at the customer during the integration and its characteristics (template, version, etc.).
Configure similar systems inside your B1if development environment before starting the development of the scenario.
Based on the business processes you defined, configure the systems (p.e. create master data, user defined fields, etc.)

9. Agenda Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Case Analysis
Business Process translation
System configuration
Step 3
Package design
Debugging
Transport
Step 4
Package Import
Testing
Step 5
Documentation

10. Step 3: Package design
Using your business process model design the package in your development system.
One package can have multiple steps and can include different business scenarios implemented through those steps.

11. Step 3: Debugging
Use B1if tools to debug your package during design and runtime.
Test all the user cases included in you business process model.

12. Step 3: Transport
Once your package is ready to deploy, transport it from your development environment to you production environment.
B1if has the necessary tools to export a package from the development environment and to import a package in the production environment.
You can transport packages, scenario steps or test messages for documentation. You can also use this procedure to backup your work and restore it when necessary.
The result will be a .zip file with all the needed configuration of the transport.

13. Step 3: Package Transport
Path: Scenarios/Export 1
Select the scenario package you wish to export. 2
If you want to include the test messages in the package, check the Add test messages check box. 3
Click on Package Export 4
Save the .zip file in your preferred destination. 1 2 3 4

14. Agenda Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Case Analysis
Business Process translation
System configuration
Step 3
Package design
Debugging
Transport
Step 4
Package Import
Testing
Step 5
Documentation

15. Step 4: Package Import Path: Scenarios/Import 1 2 3
Select the zip file containing the package you want to import. 2
Click on Submit
If the package exists on the system a window will be shown with the versions included in the package and in the system. 3
Click Import to execute the operation. 1 2 3

16. Step 4: Package Import
The result of the operation will be shown in a new window.

17. Step 4: Testing
Use B1if runtime debugging tools to test your package in production.
For testing you can use the exported messages inside the package or create the use cases of your process model definition.
Do not use the production databases or systems for testing.

18. Agenda Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Case Analysis
Business Process translation
System configuration
Step 3
Package design
Debugging
Transport
Step 4
Package Import
Testing
Step 5
Documentation

19. Step 5: Documentation
Minimal Documentation required:
Business processes analysis and coverage through the different BizPackages and BizSteps.
Systems configuration
XSL templates included
XML files included in the scenario
Global and Local variables of the scenario
Business Process covered and designed for integration
Atom xml files (you can use xml annotation inside the package for convenience)
Always include the final version of the package in the export zip format.

20. Thank You!
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