Implementing and Configuring SAP MII

1 SAP MII: A New Composition Platform for Manufacturing Integration and Analytics 29
1.1 SAP MII as a Manufacturing Integration Platform 29
1.2 SAP MII as a Manufacturing Intelligence Platform 32
1.3 Application Architecture of SAP MII 36
1.4 Summary 38

2 Administrating and Configuring SAP MII 39
2.1 User Management and WebAS Administration in SAP MII 39
2.2 System Management of SAP MII 45
2.3 Security Services in SAP MII 64
2.4 Summary 69

3 Managing Manufacturing Plant Floor Integration with SAP MII 71
3.1 Data Servers: Connecting to the Manufacturing Plant Floor 71
3.2 Message Services: Synchronizing the Manufacturing Plant Floor with the Enterprise 96
3.3 Summary 118

4 Developing Composite Applications in SAP MII: The Basics 119
4.1 Using the SAP MII Workbench 119
4.2 Configuring Query Templates 126
4.3 Types of Query Templates 139
4.4 Summary 152

5 Display Templates: Let Your Data Speak 153
5.1 iGrid 154
5.2 iTicker 166
5.3 iChart 168
5.4 iSPCChart 191
5.5 iBrowser 221
5.6 iCommand 225
5.7 iCalendar 228
5.8 Summary 229

6 Business Logic Transactions: Intelligence in Action 231
6.1 Introduction 231
6.2 Logic, Tracing, and Miscellaneous Functions 241
6.3 Working with XML 260
6.4 Connecting to the Enterprise Systems 287
6.5 Managing the Plant Data 311
6.6 Charts, Animated Objects, and SQC Analysis 317
6.7 Web, Email, and File Handling 324
6.8 Executing BLS Transactions 340
6.9 Summary 342

7 Animated Objects: Making Dynamic Visualizations 343
7.1 Introduction 343
7.2 Configuring an Animated Object using the SAP MII Workbench 344
7.3 Displaying Animated Objects 350

8 Web Scripting and Reports: Weaving It All Together 353
8.1 Web Scripting 353
8.2 SAP MII Reports 362
8.3 Customizing Content for Mobile Devices 364
8.4 SAP MII Scripting: Common Use Case Scenarios 364
8.5 Localizing the Web Content 374
8.6 Enterprise Portal Integration: Make the Shop Floor Visible to the Enterprise 376
8.7 Summary 381

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Abesh Bhattacharjee has experience developing SAP MII composite applications, integrating MII with other UI technologies such as Adobe Flex, and generally playing around with it. The results of his experiments are generally documented on his SDN blog. He moderates the SAP MII forums on SDN and is an SAP Mentor.Dipankar Saha is currently working for IBM India as an Advisory System Analyst on SAP MII and SAP Composite Application development and architecture, and on several SAP MII implementation projects. Previously he worked for SAP Labs India and was involved in the design and development of SAP MII 12.0, and developed composite applications on SAP MII 11.5 with several manufacturing partners and customers. Mr. Saha is a SAP Certified Associate Enterprise Architect. He has written several popular technical blogs and articles about SAP MII and related topics on SDN. He also regularly participates in public and internal IBM forums/events/seminars presenting papers and showcasing applications and solutions on topics related to SAP MII and composite applications.