In today’s interconnected business landscape, seamless integration between various cloud and on-premise systems is crucial. SAP Cloud Platform Integration (SAP CPI) plays a vital role as an integration Platform-as-a-Service (iPaaS) in the SAP ecosystem, enabling smooth data exchange across diverse applications. Before diving into designing and deploying integration flows, setting up your SAP CPI tenant properly is fundamental. This article provides a step-by-step guide to getting your SAP CPI tenant up and running efficiently.
An SAP CPI tenant represents your dedicated instance within the SAP Cloud Platform Integration service. It includes all the configurations, integration content, security settings, and runtime environment that you will use to design, test, and run your integration scenarios. Each tenant is isolated and tailored to an organization’s specific integration needs.
To begin using SAP CPI, your organization must have an SAP Cloud Platform account with the Integration Suite subscription.
Access SAP BTP Cockpit
Log in to the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) cockpit. Here, you manage global accounts, subaccounts, and services.
Create or Select Subaccount
Under your global account, create a subaccount or select an existing one where the SAP CPI service will reside. This subaccount typically represents your business unit, region, or project.
Enable Integration Suite Service
In the subaccount, navigate to Service Marketplace, find Integration Suite, and subscribe to it. This action provisions the integration runtime environment, which includes the CPI tenant.
Assign Entitlements and Quotas
Ensure your subaccount has the correct entitlements and quota for SAP CPI usage. Without proper entitlements, you won’t be able to deploy or execute integration flows.
Once provisioning is complete, you can access the SAP CPI tenant via a dedicated web interface.
The CPI tenant URL typically looks like:
https://<tenant_id>.hana.integration.<region>.hana.ondemand.com
Security and user management are essential from the start to control who can develop, deploy, or monitor integration flows.
To enable your CPI tenant to connect with on-premise or cloud systems, set up connectivity adapters and security protocols.
With your tenant ready and connectivity configured:
SAP CPI provides tools for comprehensive testing and monitoring:
Setting up your SAP CPI tenant is a foundational step in leveraging the full power of SAP Cloud Platform Integration. A well-provisioned and securely configured tenant ensures that your integration scenarios run smoothly, connecting diverse applications across cloud and on-premise environments. By following these steps, SAP professionals can quickly prepare their CPI environment and focus on building robust integration solutions that drive business innovation.