SAP PI/PO to Integration Suite Migration Readiness Assessment
This assessment scores an SAP PI or PO landscape on twelve factors that drive the effort to move to SAP Integration Suite, from release and adapter mix to BPM, B2B, connectivity and runtime location. The result band comes with a concrete next step list.
1. Which PI/PO release and stack are you on?
2. How many integrated configurations (ICOs) and classic scenarios are active?
3. What is your adapter mix?
4. Do you use ccBPM or NW BPM processes?
5. How much Java mapping and UDF logic do you have?
6. Do you use the B2B add-on (EDI separator, EDI converters, AS2)?
7. Is SAP Cloud Connector in place for on-prem connectivity?
8. How dependent is your monitoring on PO?
9. Do you know your monthly message volume and how it maps to your Integration Suite licence?
10. What are your team skills in Integration Suite (iFlows, Groovy, adapters)?
11. Have you run the Migration Assessment capability in Integration Suite against your PO?
12. Where must the integration runtime run?
Why the date matters
SAP Process Orchestration 7.5 is part of SAP NetWeaver 7.5, which SAP supports with mainstream maintenance until the end of 2027 and offers extended maintenance for PO 7.5 until the end of 2030; confirm the current dates in the SAP Product Availability Matrix. Older PI 7.3x and 7.4 releases are already out of mainstream maintenance, so they should move to PO 7.5 or straight to the target. SAP's stated successor is SAP Integration Suite, which runs in the SAP Business Technology Platform, with Edge Integration Cell as a hybrid option when the runtime must stay in your own data centre.
How to use it
Answer each question for the whole landscape, using the worst realistic answer where interfaces differ. The score is the percentage of the maximum, matched to four bands. Factors that typically turn a conversion into a redesign carry the most weight in practice: BPM processes, B2B add-on use, Java mappings with libraries, and custom adapter modules. Run the assessment again after Migration Assessment has produced a real inventory; the first pass is usually more optimistic than the data.
- Migration Assessment: connects to PO and rates each scenario by effort.
- Migration Tool: creates iFlows from PO integrated configurations.
- Edge Integration Cell: Integration Suite runtime on your own Kubernetes.
Worked example
A manufacturer has PO 7.5, 180 ICOs, mostly IDoc and SOAP with 30 SFTP flows, two NW BPM processes, 40 EDI partners on the B2B add-on, Cloud Connector already used for SuccessFactors, and alerting in the PO alert framework. That lands in the Prepare band. The plan is to move IDoc and SOAP flows in waves with the Migration Tool, redesign the two BPM processes, and treat EDI partners as a separate track on Trading Partner Management.
Common mistakes
Counting interfaces without retiring dead ones first, assuming every PO adapter has a one to one equivalent, ignoring message metering in the Integration Suite contract, and leaving monitoring until the end. Another frequent gap is reprocessing: operations teams used to resending messages in PO need the equivalent procedure in Integration Suite documented before cut over.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is SAP PI/PO end of support?
PO 7.5 follows SAP NetWeaver 7.5: mainstream maintenance until 31 December 2027, with extended maintenance offered until the end of 2030 at extra cost. Check the SAP Product Availability Matrix for the current statement before planning.
Is there a tool to migrate PI/PO to CPI?
Yes. Integration Suite has a Migration Assessment capability that analyses PO content and estimates effort, and migration tooling in the Integration Suite design area that converts supported PO integrated configurations into iFlows. Converted flows still need testing and often adjustment.
Can we keep integration on-prem after PO?
Edge Integration Cell lets you run Integration Suite runtime in your own Kubernetes environment while design and monitoring stay in the cloud tenant. If no cloud control plane is allowed at all, you need a different on-prem middleware.
What usually needs redesign rather than migration?
ccBPM and NW BPM processes, B2B add-on EDI flows, Java mappings with external libraries, custom adapter modules, and any custom monitoring or reprocessing built on PO. Standard IDoc, SOAP and REST flows with graphical mappings usually migrate with the tooling.
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