Chapter FIFTEEN. Creating Enterprise Services in ABAP

This chapter discusses how to create services in ABAP. First, we'll address some developer concerns regarding enterprise services creation and compare web services with enterprise services. The chapter moves on to describe two methodologies for creating services in ABAP. It then explores the capabilities offered by the SAP NetWeaver Exchange Infrastructure (SAP NetWeaver XI). The chapter concludes with a brief look at the future of creating enterprise services.