C_CPI_15 SAP Certified Development Associate - SAP Integration Suite Questions and Answers

 Some advantages of creating an OData interface through an API provider are automatic creation of a Swagger UI and an openAPI specification. A Swagger UI is a web-based tool that allows you to interact with the OData service and test its functionality. An openAPI specification is a standard format for describing the OData service and its metadata, which can be used by other tools and applications. References: Integration Software | SAP Integration Suite, Modernize Integration with SAP Integration Suite | openSAP

An HTTPS inbound adapter is an adapter that allows an integration flow to receive messages from external systems using the HTTPS protocol. OAuth 2.0 authentication is a method of authentication that allows clients to access protected resources on behalf of a resource owner by obtaining an access token from an authorization server. To configure an HTTPS inbound adapter with OAuth 2.0 authentication, you must do it in the integration flow where you define the adapter settings. You can choose OAuth 2.0 as the authentication type and specify the required parameters, such as client ID, client secret, token URL, scope, and so on. You can also configure additional security options, such as SSL certificate, CSRF protection, and CORS policy. References: Using Adapter Inbound Security - SAP Learning, Set Up Inbound OAuth Client Credentials Grant Authentication for Senders Calling Integration Flows with SAP-Generated Certificate | SAP Tutorials

To prevent overload in an OData request and reply call, you can use paging. Paging is a technique that allows you to retrieve a large number of data sets in smaller chunks or pages. You can use the OData query options $top and $skip to specify how many records you want to fetch and how many records you want to skip in each request. This reduces the network load and improves the performance of the OData service. References: OData API | SAP Help Portal, SAP Integration Suite: enrich a payload with OData Service | SAP Blogs

A Start Message event allows you to run the integration flow directly after deployment. A Start Message event is triggered when a message arrives at the integration flow through an inbound channel, such as a SOAP adapter. You can use a Start Message event to initiate an integration process based on a message input. References:  Modernize Integration with SAP Integration Suite | openSAP

If no namespace mapping exists, you must remove the namespaces to access individual entities of an HTTP call over XPath. Namespaces are prefixes that identify the source or context of an XML element or attribute. If the namespaces are not mapped to a URI, they can cause errors or conflicts when using XPath expressions. Therefore, you must remove the namespaces before applying XPath queries.   

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To set up the API Management capability within SAP Integration Suite, you must provide a virtual host as part of the initial configuration step. The virtual host is a host alias that identifies your organization and is used as the base URL of your API proxies. For example, if your virtual host is myorg, your API proxy URL will look like this: https://myorg.apimanagement.hana.ondemand.com/ . The virtual host can be changed later in the API portal settings. References: Setting Up API Management Capability | SAP Help Portal, Virtual Hosts | SAP Help Portal

To use an HTTPS endpoint from an integration flow, you can use the Open Connectors capability within SAP Integration Suite. Open Connectors is a feature that allows you to connect to over 160 third-party applications using standardized and normalized APIs. You can use the HTTP client connector to make HTTP or HTTPS requests to any endpoint that supports these protocols. You can configure the HTTP client connector with various parameters, such as URL, method, headers, query parameters, body, and authentication. References: Open Connectors | SAP Help Portal, HTTP Client Connector | SAP Help Portal

The Groovy SDK scripting can be used to set up Exchange Properties in an integration flow. The Groovy SDK scripting allows you to access and manipulate message headers, properties, and payloads using Groovy scripts. You can use the setProperty method to set an Exchange Property with a name and a value. References:   Modernize Integration with SAP Integration Suite | openSAP

Besides in SAP API Management, you can find policy templates in SAP API Business Accelerator Hub- Explore Categories ?? APIs. Policy templates are reusable sets of policies that can be applied to APIs to define their behavior and security. In SAP API Business Accelerator Hub, you can explore various categories of APIs that are pre-packaged with policy templates. For example, you can find APIs for sales order processing, customer master data management, product catalog management, and so on. Each API category has a set of policy templates that are suitable for its use case. References: SAP API Business Accelerator Hub | SAP Help Portal, Explore Categories | SAP Help Portal

he target endpoints of an API are the API provider, the API proxy, and the URL of the original API. The API provider is the system or application that exposes the interface and functionality of the API. The API proxy is the intermediary component that mediates the requests and responses between the API consumer and the API provider. The URL of the original API is the address that identifies the location and resource of the API. References: Integration Software | SAP Integration Suite, Modernize Integration with SAP Integration Suite | openSAP

To use basic authentication for outbound HTTP connections, you must store the user and password as credentials in the security material of SAP Integration Suite. Credentials are a type of security artifact that can be used to authenticate against external systems. You can create and manage credentials in the Monitor Integrations Manage Security Security Material section of SAP Integration Suite. References: Setting Up Outbound HTTP Connections with Basic Authentication | SAP Help Portal, Security Artifact Renewal for HTTPS-Based Communication | SAP Help Portal

The maturity levels of the SAP Integration Solution Advisory Methodology are as follows:

• Assess your integration strategy. This level helps you evaluate your current integration landscape and identify the gaps and challenges that need to be addressed.
• Design your hybrid integration platform. This level helps you define your target integration architecture and select the best-fit integration technologies and tools for your scenarios.
• Implement your integration architectural strategy. This level helps you execute your integration projects and deliver value to your business.
• Enable your integration structure. This level helps you establish a governance model and best practices for your integration operations and maintenance. References: Integration Software | SAP Integration Suite, Modernize Integration with SAP Integration Suite | openSAP

To split a message that contains recurring child nodes, you can use a General Splitter or an Iterating Splitter. A General Splitter allows you to split a message based on an XPath expression that defines the splitting criteria. An Iterating Splitter allows you to split a message based on an XPath expression that defines the repeating element. References:  Modernize Integration with SAP Integration Suite | openSAP

 In the Cloud Integration capability within SAP Integration Suite, XML is the internal message format that is used. XML stands for Extensible Markup Language and is a standard format for representing structured data. All messages that are processed by the Cloud Integration capability are converted to XML internally and then transformed to the desired format at the outbound channel. References:   Modernize Integration with SAP Integration Suite | openSAP

In the Cloud Integration capability within SAP Integration Suite, you can do the following things:

• Connect to multiple endpoints. You can use various adapters and protocols to connect to different systems and applications, such as SAP S/4HANA, Salesforce, SuccessFactors, and more.
• Develop custom adapters. You can use the Adapter Development Kit (ADK) to create your own adapters for specific integration scenarios and requirements. References: Integration Software | SAP Integration Suite, Modernize Integration with SAP Integration Suite | openSAP