SAP Integration
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Integration & Certification - Integration Scenarios
Technology - Computer Telephony Integration (SAPphone)
(BC-CTI)
The goal of computer telephony integration (CTI) in SAP R/3
is to make the telephone an integral part of business processes - whether part
of an SAP R/3 application, an SAP R/3 workflow, or scenarios based on the SAP
Customer Interaction Center (CIC) in a call center environment. In all these
scenarios, CTI components, such as a gateway to a call center system,
communicate with SAP R/3 components through SAPphone, an SAP R/3 Basis Services
component.
SAPphone supports the following functions:
-
Telephony control such as initiating and
transferring calls
-
Processing of incoming call information, such as
displaying and branching to the CIC or application
-
Support for call center functions such as agent
logon
-
Support for campaigns through predictive dialing
-
Support for interactive voice response (IVR)
SAPphone is not
intended for the following functions:
-
Processing and storing of voice data, as in
voice mail
-
Processing of incoming calls made to a service
number and assigning them to a specific processor, as in automatic call
distribution (ACD)
-
Providing SAP R/3 data for incoming calls
processed by an IVR system, without subsequently transferring the call to a
human agent
To connect a CTI
product to SAPphone, third-party vendors can use Microsoft TAPI or BC-CTI. Any
CTI product compatible with Microsoft TAPI version 2.0 or 2.1 can communicate
with SAP R/3. This connection supports basic telephony functions such as
initiating or transferring calls as well as call center integration functions
such as agent logon. TAPI does not support predictive dialing. For an SAP R/3
telephony gateway, you must install the SAPphone Server, which implements RFC
connections to SAPphone and the TAPI client interface.
A CTI product must
be connected to the SAPphone RFC interface for the full range of SAPphone
functions to be used.
For a list of
already certified integrations for this integration scenario please visit the Partner Information Center and use the search functions in
the tab "solution".
Technical
Documentation
SAP NetWeaver
2004s
There were no
changes to BC-CTI in this release.
SAP R/3 6.10
There are no
changes to BC-CTI in this release and recertification is not required. For more
information, see:
-
SAP R/3 4.6
There are no
changes to BC-CTI in this release and recertification is not required. For more
information, see:
-
Additional Release Notes SAP R/3 4.6 (PDF, 9 KB)
SAP R/3 4.5
BC-CTI is
introduced as a new certifiable interface in SAP R/3 4.5. For more information,
access the following document:
-
Documentation SAP R/3 4.5 (PDF, 452 KB)
Project Plan
Plan your
certification with this Step-by-step Guide
Watch this
flashbook:
-
How to get started with SAP Interface Certification (for
any prospects)
(Duration 10 minutes)
Test system
recommendation from ICC
Remote Access
through DPA.
For a complete list
of test system options please refer to the article "Test
System Opportunities for independent Software Vendors"
Price List
13,500 USD (for
ISVs in the Americas and Japan) or 10,000 Euro (for all others).
This one-time fee
includes: 1 day consulting and 1 day testing at SAP facility or remotely,
certificate, logo(s), online listing for customer and SAP sales awareness,
entry-level marketing support (e.g. press release review).
Related Links
Please always take
a look at and bookmark the related developer areas here on SDN, for most
current product and technology updates.
Related SAP
training classes
Please find here the SAP education
pages.
Please find here an online catalogue with all SAP trainings.
Questions?
Please visit the
corresponding forum here on SDN.
Branding, Logos
and Partnership Opportunities
Please find here
the SAP Partner Branding Guidelines
-
Every certified integration receives the
"SAP Certified Integration" logo
-
A certified integration for BC-CTI 4.5 and
higher receives the "Certified for SAP NetWeaver" endorsement line
-
If the certification of this integration
scenario is valid for the most current SAP solutions, your company also
fulfills one of the criteria for becoming an SAP partner, usually in
the SAP Software
Partner category
Telephony control such as initiating and
transferring calls
Processing of incoming call information, such as
displaying and branching to the CIC or application
Support for call center functions such as agent
logon
Support for campaigns through predictive dialing
Support for interactive voice response (IVR)
SAPphone is not
intended for the following functions:
Processing and storing of voice data, as in
voice mail
Processing of incoming calls made to a service
number and assigning them to a specific processor, as in automatic call
distribution (ACD)
Providing SAP R/3 data for incoming calls
processed by an IVR system, without subsequently transferring the call to a
human agent
To connect a CTI
product to SAPphone, third-party vendors can use Microsoft TAPI or BC-CTI. Any
CTI product compatible with Microsoft TAPI version 2.0 or 2.1 can communicate
with SAP R/3. This connection supports basic telephony functions such as
initiating or transferring calls as well as call center integration functions
such as agent logon. TAPI does not support predictive dialing. For an SAP R/3
telephony gateway, you must install the SAPphone Server, which implements RFC
connections to SAPphone and the TAPI client interface.
A CTI product must
be connected to the SAPphone RFC interface for the full range of SAPphone
functions to be used.
For a list of
already certified integrations for this integration scenario please visit the Partner Information Center and use the search functions in
the tab "solution".
Technical
Documentation
SAP NetWeaver
2004s
There were no
changes to BC-CTI in this release.
SAP R/3 6.10
There are no
changes to BC-CTI in this release and recertification is not required. For more
information, see:
SAP R/3 4.6
There are no
changes to BC-CTI in this release and recertification is not required. For more
information, see:
Additional Release Notes SAP R/3 4.6 (PDF, 9 KB)
SAP R/3 4.5
BC-CTI is
introduced as a new certifiable interface in SAP R/3 4.5. For more information,
access the following document:
Documentation SAP R/3 4.5 (PDF, 452 KB)
Project Plan
Plan your
certification with this Step-by-step Guide
Watch this
flashbook:
How to get started with SAP Interface Certification (for
any prospects)
(Duration 10 minutes)
Test system
recommendation from ICC
Remote Access
through DPA.
For a complete list
of test system options please refer to the article "Test
System Opportunities for independent Software Vendors"
Price List
13,500 USD (for
ISVs in the Americas and Japan) or 10,000 Euro (for all others).
This one-time fee
includes: 1 day consulting and 1 day testing at SAP facility or remotely,
certificate, logo(s), online listing for customer and SAP sales awareness,
entry-level marketing support (e.g. press release review).
Related Links
Please always take
a look at and bookmark the related developer areas here on SDN, for most
current product and technology updates.
Related SAP
training classes
Please find here the SAP education
pages.
Please find here an online catalogue with all SAP trainings.
Questions?
Please visit the
corresponding forum here on SDN.
Branding, Logos
and Partnership Opportunities
Please find here
the SAP Partner Branding Guidelines
Every certified integration receives the
"SAP Certified Integration" logo
A certified integration for BC-CTI 4.5 and
higher receives the "Certified for SAP NetWeaver" endorsement line
If the certification of this integration
scenario is valid for the most current SAP solutions, your company also
fulfills one of the criteria for becoming an SAP partner, usually in
the SAP Software
Partner category
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