Understanding the SAP Connector tool

The Meridian Asset Management SAP Connector is a stand-alone tool that you can use to automate the export of functional location and equipment data out of SAP Plant Maintenance for use with the Meridian Asset Management Module. The SAP Connector stores the exported data in a Microsoft Access database where it can be used as the source for importing the data into a Meridian Enterprise vault as proxy tags. The Tag Synchronizer and Tag Link Synchronizer tools that are installed with the Meridian Asset Management Module can be used to import the data. For more information about the import tools and maintaining proxy tags, see the BlueCielo Meridian Asset Management Module Administrator's Guide.

The source system, item filters, which items to export, and output path are configurable and can be saved to separate files for specific purposes and reused. The tool can be run either interactively or from a command line as a scheduled task to keep the Meridian Enterprise vault synchronized. Detailed log files are created for each export and tool status events are logged for viewing with the Windows Event Viewer.

The SAP Connector has been certified by SAP to follow SAP standards for technical integration and can allow for upgrades with minimal interruptions.

Installing, configuring, and running the SAP Connector are described in the following topics.