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SAP ECC + Kentico Integration

Clarity Connect™ integrates SAP ECC with Kentico, automating business processes and data sharing. This robust integration connects your critical business systems to automate order processing, inventory management, and customer data synchronization.

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The Challenge

Connecting with Clarity Connect™

Clarity Connect™ links SAP ECC and Kentico through automation and data sharing. Integrating these platforms benefits businesses by streamlining processes and connecting front-end and back-end systems.

Considerations when connecting these applications include security, performance, and physical access. We support both SaaS (Cloud) and On-Premises connection types.

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The Solution

Seamless Integration

Our middleware platform ensures robust and reliable data transfer between SAP ECC and Kentico.

  • Kentico: All custom fields defined for Products, Orders, Customers, and Content Pages are fully supported for mapping and synchronization.
  • SAP ECC: Custom fields (e.g., Z-fields) in standard SAP ECC tables (VBAK, VBAP, KNA1, MARA) can be integrated and mapped via BAPI extensions or custom RFCs.
Implementation Timeline

Go live with SAP ECC + Kentico in as little as 2–4 weeks.

A proven, repeatable implementation approach that minimizes risk while getting your team to value quickly.

1

Access Enabled

Secure connections established to both SAP ECC and Kentico, with credentials and environments confirmed.

2

Configuration & Mapping

Field mappings, business rules, and workflows configured using visual tools and pre-built templates.

3

Go Live

Launch production-ready integration with monitoring, alerting, and support in place—typically within 2–4 weeks.

Time to Value

2–4 weeks

Typical implementation window from access granted to production go-live for most SAP ECC + Kentico deployments.

Project Phases

Discovery
Configure & Map
Validate
Launch

Engagement Model

Guided by Clarity experts with your team involved at key milestones.

Comprehensive Solution Details

  • Kentico: All custom fields defined for Products, Orders, Customers, and Content Pages are fully supported for mapping and synchronization.
  • SAP ECC: Custom fields (e.g., Z-fields) in standard SAP ECC tables (VBAK, VBAP, KNA1, MARA) can be integrated and mapped via BAPI extensions or custom RFCs.

Robust Integration Architecture

A modern iPaaS forms the central hub of the SAP ECC and Kentico integration architecture, facilitating secure, scalable, and resilient data exchange. This cloud-native platform abstracts complexity and provides a unified view of all integration flows.

Data Flow Steps

Event-Driven Architecture (EDA): Utilize Kentico webhooks and SAP Change Pointers for real-time data synchronization, minimizing latency.

API-First Integration: Prioritize using native APIs (REST, GraphQL, BAPIs, OData) over direct database access for cleaner, more maintainable integrations.

Canonical Data Model: Define a standardized data model within the iPaaS to harmonize data schemas between Kentico and SAP ECC.

Micro-integrations: Break down complex workflows into smaller, manageable, and independently deployable integration flows for agility and resilience.

Data Touchpoints

Kentico DXP: The eCommerce storefront and content management system, generating events (orders, customer registrations).
iPaaS (Integration Platform as a Service): The orchestration layer, providing connectors, data mapping, transformation, workflow automation, monitoring, and error handling capabilities. Acts as the middleware.
SAP ECC: The backend ERP system, serving as the system of record for financial, inventory, and customer master data.
SAP Gateway (optional but recommended): For exposing SAP ECC functionality as OData services, providing a modern API layer for the iPaaS.
Message Queues: Within the iPaaS, for asynchronous processing and buffering high-volume transactions to prevent system overload.
Secure Gateways/VPN: For secure connectivity between the cloud iPaaS and on-premise SAP ECC instances (e.g., SAProuter, reverse proxy).

"Conceptual Diagram: Kentico DXP (Front-end) <--> iPaaS (Integration Hub) <--> SAP ECC (Back-end ERP). The iPaaS connects to Kentico via Webhooks/REST/GraphQL and to SAP ECC via SAP Connectors (BAPIs/RFCs/IDocs/OData). Key data flows include Orders (Kentico to SAP), Inventory (SAP to Kentico), Customer Master (Bi-directional), Product Master (SAP to Kentico)."

Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing for SAP ECC + Kentico.

Start with a single integration pair and scale as your business grows—without surprise fees or transaction penalties.

Connect™ Plan

Clarity Connect

$595 /mo

Billed annually • Includes one production integration pair

  • Unlimited transactions and API calls within fair-use limits.
  • Visual workflow designer and reusable mapping templates.
  • Monitoring, alerting, and access to Clarity’s support team.
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Innovative & Robust

How Middleware Integration Works

Benefits of Integrating SAP ECC

Integrating SAP ECC fosters greater efficiency and data accuracy. Automate your critical business processes to deliver consistently outstanding results.

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Data Mapping

Data Entity Mapping

Explore how data flows between systems with intelligent field mapping and transformation logic.

Sales Order / Order

Represents a customer's purchase. In Kentico, it's the 'Order'; in SAP ECC, it's the 'Sales Order' (VBAK/VBAP). Critical for order-to-cash.

SAP ECC Fields

VBAK-VBELN (Sales Document Number) VBAK-AUART (Sales Document Type) VBAK-VKORG (Sales Organization) VBAK-VTWEG (Distribution Channel) VBAP-MATNR (Material Number) VBAP-KWMENG (Order Quantity) VBAP-NETWR (Net Value) VBAK-KUNNR (Sold-to Customer) VBAK-BSTNK (Purchase Order Number)

Kentico Fields

OrderID OrderDate CustomerID OrderStatus TotalPrice ShippingAddress BillingAddress PaymentMethod OrderItems (SKU, Quantity, Price) OrderNote

Mapping Notes

Requires careful mapping of Kentico's flat order structure to SAP ECC's header-item (VBAK/VBAP) hierarchy. Kentico's SKU must map to SAP ECC's Material Number (MATNR). Address fields need standardized mapping. Payment method in Kentico needs to translate to SAP ECC payment terms (ZTERM) or internal payment codes.

Next Steps

See SAP ECC + Kentico integration in action.

Explore a guided demo, start a sandbox integration, or speak directly with our solution architects about your specific use cases.

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Real-World Applications

Integration Use Cases

Explore how the integration behaves in real business scenarios, with clearly defined steps, outcomes, and execution patterns.

eCommerce Order-to-Cash Automation

Automate the entire order lifecycle from Kentico eCommerce to SAP ECC, ensuring orders are accurately created, inventory is deducted, shipments are initiated, and financial postings are made in real-time.

Integration Steps:

  1. 0 Customer places order on Kentico eCommerce.
  2. 1 Kentico webhook triggers iPaaS workflow.
  3. 2 iPaaS maps Kentico Order data to SAP ECC Sales Order (VBAK/VBAP) structure.
  4. 3 Sales Order is created in SAP ECC.
  5. 4 Real-time inventory deduction in SAP ECC (MARD-LABST).
  6. 5 Shipment initiated in SAP ECC.
  7. 6 Invoice (VBRK/VBRP) generated and posted in SAP ECC.
  8. 7 Order status updated in Kentico from SAP ECC.

Business Outcome

Accelerated order fulfillment, reduced manual data entry, improved cash flow, enhanced customer satisfaction with accurate order status.

Frequency

Real-time, event-driven

Implementation Timeline

Go live with SAP ECC + Kentico in as little as 2–4 weeks.

A proven, repeatable implementation approach that minimizes risk while getting your team to value quickly.

1

Access Enabled

Secure connections established to both SAP ECC and Kentico, with credentials and environments confirmed.

2

Configuration & Mapping

Field mappings, business rules, and workflows configured using visual tools and pre-built templates.

3

Go Live

Launch production-ready integration with monitoring, alerting, and support in place—typically within 2–4 weeks.

Time to Value

2–4 weeks

Typical implementation window from access granted to production go-live for most SAP ECC + Kentico deployments.

Project Phases

Discovery
Configure & Map
Validate
Launch

Engagement Model

Guided by Clarity experts with your team involved at key milestones.

Technical Documentation

API Endpoints & Data Logic

Technical details for developers and architects.

Method Endpoint Purpose

⚡ Transformation Logic

  • Order Status Mapping: Translate Kentico's 'Pending', 'Processed', 'Shipped' statuses to corresponding SAP ECC Sales Order statuses (e.g., 'A', 'B', 'C').
  • Address Standardization: Parse and reformat Kentico's address fields into SAP ECC's separate street, city, postal code, and country fields.
  • Product SKU to Material Number: Direct 1:1 mapping of Kentico SKU to SAP ECC MATNR, with fallback logic for missing values.
  • Pricing Condition Derivation: Combine SAP ECC's complex pricing conditions (e.g., PR00 for base price, K004 for discount) to calculate a single net price for Kentico.
  • Customer Account Group Assignment: Assign default or rule-based SAP ECC customer account groups (KTOKD) based on Kentico user roles or customer segments.
  • Quantity Unit Conversion: Convert quantities if Kentico and SAP ECC use different units of measure for the same product.

🛡️ Error Handling

  • SAP ECC BAPI/RFC call failure due to invalid data.
  • Kentico API rate limit exceeded.
  • Network connectivity issues between iPaaS and systems.
  • Data mapping mismatches leading to SAP ECC posting errors.
  • Duplicate records due to retry logic or concurrent events.
  • Security authentication failures.
Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing for SAP ECC + Kentico.

Start with a single integration pair and scale as your business grows—without surprise fees or transaction penalties.

Connect™ Plan

Clarity Connect

$595 /mo

Billed annually • Includes one production integration pair

  • Unlimited transactions and API calls within fair-use limits.
  • Visual workflow designer and reusable mapping templates.
  • Monitoring, alerting, and access to Clarity’s support team.
View full pricing & options
Support & Information

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about integration implementation, security, and best practices.

General FAQs

▸ What is the primary benefit of integrating SAP ECC with Kentico?
The primary benefit is achieving a seamless, real-time flow of critical business data between your eCommerce front-end (Kentico) and your operational backbone (SAP ECC). This eliminates manual data entry, reduces errors, ensures accurate inventory, and accelerates processes like order-to-cash, leading to improved efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Technical FAQs

▸ How does an iPaaS facilitate SAP ECC and Kentico integration?
An iPaaS (Integration Platform as a Service) acts as the central orchestration layer. It provides pre-built connectors for both SAP ECC (BAPIs, RFCs, IDocs, OData) and Kentico (REST, GraphQL, Webhooks), visual low-code/no-code tools for data mapping and transformation, robust error handling, and monitoring. This simplifies complex integrations, making them faster to build and easier to maintain than custom code.
▸ What if my SAP ECC system is on-premise and Kentico is cloud-hosted?
This is a common scenario. A modern iPaaS supports hybrid deployment models. It uses secure agents or gateways (like SAProuter or VPNs) to establish secure, encrypted connections to your on-premise SAP ECC instance, while seamlessly connecting to your cloud-hosted Kentico DXP. This ensures secure and reliable data flow across different environments.

Data FAQs

▸ What kind of data can be synchronized between SAP ECC and Kentico?
Virtually all critical enterprise data can be synchronized. Key entities include: Sales Orders (Kentico Orders to SAP ECC Sales Orders), Material Master (SAP ECC Products to Kentico Products), Inventory Levels (SAP ECC to Kentico), Customer Master (Bi-directional), and Pricing Conditions (SAP ECC to Kentico).

Workflow FAQs

▸ How do you ensure real-time inventory synchronization between SAP ECC and Kentico?
Real-time inventory synchronization is achieved using an event-driven architecture. When inventory levels change in SAP ECC (e.g., a goods receipt or issue), SAP Change Pointers or custom ABAP events trigger the iPaaS. The iPaaS then immediately updates the corresponding product's stock quantity in Kentico via its Product API, ensuring customers always see accurate availability.

Security FAQs

▸ What are the security best practices for connecting an iPaaS to SAP ECC and Kentico?
Best practices include using secure communication protocols (HTTPS, TLS 1.2+, VPN for SAP ECC), implementing least-privilege access for dedicated service accounts in both systems, encrypting sensitive data in transit and at rest, regular security audits, and adherence to compliance standards like GDPR and PCI DSS. Securely managing API keys/credentials within an iPaaS vault is also critical.

AI FAQs

▸ Can AI help with the integration setup and ongoing maintenance?
Yes, AI significantly enhances integration. An AI co-pilot can suggest optimal field mappings, infer business rules from data patterns, auto-generate initial integration flows, and even detect anomalies or potential fraud in real-time. For maintenance, AI assists with anomaly detection, automated error resolution suggestions, and version comparison/rollback intelligence.

Compliance FAQs

▸ How does this integration help with compliance requirements like GDPR or PCI DSS?
The iPaaS can enforce data masking or tokenization for sensitive PII/PCI data, ensuring it's handled according to regulations. It provides comprehensive audit trails for all data movements, supports data residency requirements, and can manage consent propagation from Kentico to other systems. Utilizing an iPaaS with strong security certifications (ISO 27001, SOC 2) further aids compliance.
Implementation Timeline

Go live with SAP ECC + Kentico in as little as 2–4 weeks.

A proven, repeatable implementation approach that minimizes risk while getting your team to value quickly.

1

Access Enabled

Secure connections established to both SAP ECC and Kentico, with credentials and environments confirmed.

2

Configuration & Mapping

Field mappings, business rules, and workflows configured using visual tools and pre-built templates.

3

Go Live

Launch production-ready integration with monitoring, alerting, and support in place—typically within 2–4 weeks.

Time to Value

2–4 weeks

Typical implementation window from access granted to production go-live for most SAP ECC + Kentico deployments.

Project Phases

Discovery
Configure & Map
Validate
Launch

Engagement Model

Guided by Clarity experts with your team involved at key milestones.

Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing for SAP ECC + Kentico.

Start with a single integration pair and scale as your business grows—without surprise fees or transaction penalties.

Connect™ Plan

Clarity Connect

$595 /mo

Billed annually • Includes one production integration pair

  • Unlimited transactions and API calls within fair-use limits.
  • Visual workflow designer and reusable mapping templates.
  • Monitoring, alerting, and access to Clarity’s support team.
View full pricing & options
Next Steps

See SAP ECC + Kentico integration in action.

Explore a guided demo, start a sandbox integration, or speak directly with our solution architects about your specific use cases.

Start Free Trial Request Live Demo