SAP Cloud Platform Integration (SAP CPI) is a versatile cloud-based middleware that facilitates seamless connectivity between SAP and non-SAP systems. While building custom integration flows from scratch is often necessary, SAP CPI also offers an extensive library of prepackaged integration content designed to accelerate integration projects, reduce development effort, and ensure best practices.
This article guides you through getting started with SAP CPI’s prepackaged content and how you can leverage it to simplify your integration journeys.
Prepackaged content refers to ready-to-use integration artifacts—such as integration flows (iFlows), message mappings, adapters, and configuration templates—that SAP and partners deliver for common integration scenarios. These packages are built to connect popular SAP products (like S/4HANA, SuccessFactors, Ariba) with other cloud or on-premise solutions quickly and reliably.
SAP API Business Hub
The primary marketplace for SAP prepackaged integration content, APIs, and connectors. It offers hundreds of integration packages ready for download and deployment.
SAP CPI Tenant’s Discover Integration Content Feature
Within your CPI tenant, you can browse and import available packages directly.
Partner and SAP Community Contributions
Many partners and community members share reusable content on SAP Community platforms.
Determine the systems you want to integrate (e.g., S/4HANA to SuccessFactors), and identify if SAP provides prepackaged content supporting that use case.
SAP CPI’s prepackaged content empowers integration developers and architects to accelerate cloud integrations with minimal effort while adhering to SAP’s best practices. By leveraging these ready-made integration artifacts, businesses can reduce time-to-value, improve reliability, and focus on innovation rather than reinventing the wheel.
Getting started is straightforward: identify your scenario, import the right package, configure connections, and deploy. With continuous enhancements from SAP and the community, prepackaged content remains a vital resource in your SAP CPI toolkit.