# PROGATE 6.0 Interface with SAP ECC and S/4HANA

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## Short answer

PROGATE 6.0 is a certified web service-based interface from Peritia Consulting that moves master data and routing-based orders from SAP to a third-party MES and returns confirmations. It exists so each MES does not need its own custom SAP interface. It covers SAP ECC and S/4HANA.

## Erp

SAP ECC

## Erp Key

sap-ecc

## On Prem

true

## Product

PROGATE 6.0 Interface

## Vendor

Peritia Consulting GmbH

## Category

MES integration

## Integration

**Method:** SAP-certified web service interface

**Detail:** The SAP partner listing describes a certified, web service-based interface. SAP data is exposed to the MES through services, and the MES returns confirmations through the same layer. The exact objects and message structures come from Peritia's documentation for your release.

**Method:** MES-side adapter

**Detail:** The third-party MES consumes the PROGATE services or a configured adapter. Whether this is available depends on your MES vendor, so confirm support before design starts.

## Data Flows

**From:** SAP

**To:** MES

**Data:** Master data such as materials, work centers and routings

**Trigger:** Change or scheduled transfer

**From:** SAP

**To:** MES

**Data:** Routing-based production orders

**Trigger:** Order release

**From:** MES

**To:** SAP

**Data:** Operation confirmations, quantities and scrap

**Trigger:** Operation completed on the shop floor

**From:** MES

**To:** SAP

**Data:** Goods movements where in scope

**Trigger:** Material consumed or finished goods reported

## Setup

### Confirm MES compatibility

**Detail:** Ask both Peritia and the MES vendor which release combinations and objects are supported.

### Install and configure the interface in SAP

**Detail:** Apply the add-on or transports, then configure plants, order types and the objects to transfer.

### Define master data scope

**Detail:** Decide which plants and materials go to the MES so the MES is not flooded with irrelevant data.

### Set up authorizations and users

**Detail:** Create technical users for the web services with minimal rights.

### Map confirmation behavior

**Detail:** Agree on partial versus final confirmations, scrap reasons and backflush rules.

### Run end-to-end tests

**Detail:** Release an order, execute it in the MES, and verify confirmations and stock in SAP.

### Plan monitoring

**Detail:** Decide who watches failed messages and how often.

## Pitfalls

- Routing changes in SAP arriving after an order is already running in the MES.
- Mismatched confirmation rules, such as final confirmation flags set differently in SAP and the MES.
- Work center and plant mapping gaps that leave orders without a destination.
- Failed messages that nobody monitors, so confirmations pile up unnoticed.
- Assuming an ECC-era configuration carries unchanged into an S/4HANA conversion.
- Unit of measure conversion differences between SAP and the MES.

## Ai Layer

### Failed message triage

**Description:** A private assistant reads interface logs and SAP messages, groups failures by cause, and drafts the corrective step for an integration owner to approve.

### Order status in plain language

**Description:** Ask where an order stands across SAP and the MES and get one answer with the evidence from both systems.

### Master data drift checks

**Description:** Compare routings in SAP with what the MES holds and list differences.

### Drafting test cases

**Description:** Generate interface test scenarios from your routings and order types for engineers to review.

## Alternatives

- Use SAP Digital Manufacturing if you can standardize on the SAP-native MES.
- Use your MES vendor's own SAP connector if one exists and is certified for your release.
- A custom IDoc or BAPI integration is possible but carries ongoing maintenance.

## Faq

### What does PROGATE actually do?

**Answer:** It is an interface layer. It passes master data and routing-based orders from SAP to a third-party MES and brings confirmations back, so the MES vendor and SAP team do not each build and maintain a bespoke interface.

### Does it replace the MES?

**Answer:** No. PROGATE only connects SAP to a MES you already have or plan to buy. Execution, tracking and operator screens stay in the MES.

### Does it support S/4HANA as well as ECC?

**Answer:** The vendor and SAP partner listing describe support for both. Confirm the exact releases with Peritia, especially if you are mid-conversion.

### Where does AI help?

**Answer:** Mostly in monitoring and explanation: reading failed messages, comparing SAP and MES data, and answering status questions. Any change to SAP or the MES should be approved by a person.

## Source

https://www.sap.com/canada-fr/products/scm/partners/peritia-consulting-gmbh-progate-60-interface.html

## Search terms

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