pull and update data to SAP business one using PHP

Question

I want to integrate my php system with SAP business one to pull and update data such as customers, accounts, payments,..

I came through this following link but not sure where to download the api: http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-7722?rid=/webcontent/uuid/df2bb865-0b01-0010-778f-cdf63a6c192a

I have also came through this (see correct answer) which suggests 3 ways of implementing this, but not sure how it works. http://scn.sap.com/thread/855060

I am totally new to SAP, so please help me with suggestions on the best way to achieve this. Note: I dont have access to an SAP instance at the moment. Just doing initial explorations and getting ideas on the ways to achieve this.

Answer 1

To access the DI API installer, take a look at yor SAP Business One server (containing MSSQL, the license manager and the System Landscape Directory Tomcap application). It should export a SMB share named B1_SHR containing the DI API installer (usually located at C:\\Program Files (x86)\\SAP\\SAP Business One Server\\B1_SHR ).

With the DI API installed, just create an instance of 632F4591-AA62-4219-8FB6-22BCF5F60090 (DI API 9.0 & 9.1; use 632F4591-AA62-4219-8FB6-22BCF5F60088 for DI-API 8.8) and use dynamic COM invocation to set properties like Server on the Company object before calling Connect .

Nevertheless I would recommend against using the DI API: it's horrible slow, needs a local installation on a Windows machine and a nightmare to debug. Just add an MSSQL server user with read-only access to the relevant tables in your company database ( OCRD for business partners, OACT for general ledger accounts, ORDR for sales order documents) and query directly from PHP.

As soon as you run into a problem with the DI API, your SAP Business One partner will tell you to use the database anyway.