This document describes and architectural approach to integrating SAP systems with the Microsoft SharePoint publishing platform. The approach is generic, i.e. it is agnostic to the business domain in which it is to be used, and utilises feed and semantic technologies.

1. SAP SharePoint integration using
Topic Maps
TMRA 2009
Graham Moore and Axel Borge

2. Axel Borge
• Software Architect
• Mostly Microsoft projects
• Main focus
– Intranet and document- and knowledge management
– Medium to large organizations (200+ employees)

3. WHY?

4. Main concern:
• Need a vocabulary to fill the ontology
– Relevant
– Updated
• Anyone using SAP will have their most
precious data inn there

5. Why the need for integration solution:
• SAP has a lot of functionality
• BUT…
• Lack good and simple user-interface for the
«casual user»
• Lack well working integration methods
• Will never be best at everything

6. Accessibility
• SAP UI is for
experts

11. HOW?

12. Expose SAP master data

13. Sitrion
• Toolbox from Sitrion
• Works on all SAP versions

14. Bilde av SAP metadata i SharePoint

16. Demo: Project handling

17. Semantic integration layer
SharePoint FAST SAP Office
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