Boost high-throughput processing with a KaTe adapter optimized for scale

Connect SAP Integration Suite iFlows with Apache Kafka by Confluent for high-volume event exchange, parallel throughput, and per-key ordering or unordered batching for low latency. Publish and consume so SAP processes react near real time without custom consumers. Integrate Schema Registry for Confluent Platform and Avro, Protobuf, or JSON to XML conversion to keep contracts and formats consistent, cutting mapping effort and risk.

Overview

Increase Kafka throughput in SAP Integration Suite

Boost SAP Integration Suite iFlows and reduce overhead with parallel Kafka consumption, optional per-key ordering, and batching so multiple records run in one iFlow execution. Reach 10 to 500 times higher throughput than partition-bound consumers without adding partitions, while keeping events ordered. Control filtering (such as header, key, payload), concurrency, retries, and commits/acks, and map Kafka keys, headers, and payload to iFlows

Improve Kafka-to-SAP payload reliability with Kafka Schema Registry validation

Keep Kafka and SAP messages reliable by enforcing schema payloads (Avro, Protobuf, or JSON via Kafka Schema Registry), generating and validating schemas, and enabling Avro, Protobuf, or JSON to XML conversion so iFlows process events without brittle mappings. Secure broker and registry access with SSL, SASL, OAuth 2.0, and client certificates, and surface deserialization issues to speed troubleshooting and stop events reaching SAP.

Reduce operational effort within SAP Integration Suite control and observability

Operate Kafka directly in SAP Integration Suite by replaying events from a chosen point, controlling consumer group behavior, and reprocessing safely with deduplication so business workflows recover quickly after incidents. Reduce the load on SAP and downstream systems, speed up root-cause analysis, and minimize downtime through selective filtering, end-to-end record traceability, and consumer-lag visibility in both channel and message logs.

Details

Solution type

APIs and Technical Components

Industry

Cross-Industry

Compatibility

Works with

This product is compatible with or enhances the functionality of these SAP solutions but doesn't require them.

SAP Integration Suite

Features

Parallelize Kafka consumption by record key to increase throughput

It enables key-based, or unordered, parallel processing to maximize throughput while maintaining ordering per key. It supports batching, configurable acknowledgements, and commit behavior, plus key and header mapping, so iFlows can process events efficiently within SAP Integration Suite.

Parallelize Kafka consumption by record key to increase throughput
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Control offsets, filtering, and reprocessing in iFlows to simplify operation

Manage Kafka consumption in SAP Integration Suite by starting from any offset, setting consumer group names, filtering records by headers, keys, or payload, tuning worker threads, and reprocessing ranges. Add deduplication and detailed logging to improve traceability and control in the SAP runtime.

Control offsets, filtering, and reprocessing in iFlows to simplify operation
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Convert and validate payloads with Kafka Schema Registry support

The solution supports Avro, Protobuf, and JSON with Schema Registry integration and generation, including Avro, Protobuf, or JSON to XML conversion for SAP Integration Suite. It adds secure connectivity options and surfaces serialization and transformation errors with retry and dead-letter handling.

Convert and validate payloads with Kafka Schema Registry support
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Technical Information

Solution type APIs and Technical Components
Category Integration
Industry Cross-Industry
Works with

SAP Integration Suite

Resources

Confluent Parallel Consumer Adapter for SAP Integration Suite

KaTe Confluent Parallel Consumer Adapter for SAP Integration Suite in action

Maximizing Data Throughput in SAP Landscapes: The KaTe Confluent Parallel Consumer Adapter for SAP Integration Suite

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