RFC Adapter −

This adapter is used to communicate with other SAP systems using RFC interface.

HTTP Adapter/HTTP AAE Adapter −

It allows the exchange data using HTTP protocol, adapters are available both in the Integration engine and also in the Advanced Adapter Engine.

JDBC Adapter −

It allows the access to databases using JDBC

File/FTP Adapter −

This adapter is used to perform data exchange with external systems using a file interface or an FTP server.

Mail Adapter −

It allows you to connect e-mail servers to the Integration Engine.

IDoc Adapter −

It allows the exchange of IDocs, adapters are available both in the Integration engine and also in the Advanced Adapter Engine.

XI Adapter −

This adapter allows you to communicate using proxy. This adapter does not run in the Advanced Adapter Engine and runs in the Integration Engine. it is used only for establishing the HTTP connection to the receiver.

WS Adapter −

This adapter is used to provide the connectivity with WS providers and WS consumers according to the standard Web Services Reliable Messaging (WS-RM) protocol. SAP has developed the WS-RM protocol with its own inbox, which is implemented in the ABAP stack on the Integration Engine.

JMS Adapter −

It enables communication with messaging systems using the JMS API.

SOAP Adapter −

It allows the integration of remote clients or Web service providers using SOAP.