What is single service configuration in SAP BC-ESI - Enterprise Service Infrastructure?

SAP Term: single service configuration

• Component: BC-ESI

• Component Name: Enterprise Service Infrastructure

• Description: A SOA Manager application which provides full configuration capabilities for Web services and consumer proxies. With the help of this application, you can maintain various WS communication aspects like security settings transport and message level, transport protocols, access URLs calculated and alternative, timeout settings, Web service operation-specific properties, local shortcut as well as WS-A and WS-RM. Configurations created through simplified Web service configuration and business scenario configuration can be displayed in this application. Consumer proxies can either be configured manually or with the help of the WSDL in this application. Fallback logical ports for consumer proxies belonging to service groups are also created through this application. Web service configurations created in SOA Manager cannot be transported across systems.

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• Key Concepts: 
  Single Service Configuration is a feature of the BC-ESI Enterprise Service Infrastructure component of SAP. It allows users to configure a single service to be used across multiple systems, eliminating the need to configure the same service multiple times. This feature helps reduce the amount of time and effort needed to configure services, as well as reducing the risk of errors due to manual configuration.
  
  How to use it: 
  To use Single Service Configuration, users must first create a service in the BC-ESI Enterprise Service Infrastructure component. Once the service is created, it can be configured for use in multiple systems. The service can then be used in each system without needing to be configured again.
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When configuring a service for use in multiple systems, it is important to ensure that all of the settings are correct and consistent across all systems. This will help ensure that the service works correctly in each system and reduce the risk of errors due to manual configuration.
  
  Related Information: 
  For more information on Single Service Configuration, please refer to the SAP Help documentation for BC-ESI Enterprise Service Infrastructure.