Be aware!
SAP MII will soon reach the end of its service life, and extended support will end on December 31, 2030. conMC (concircle MII Converter) helps you protect your investment in SAP MII.
A little piece of history
For 20 years, SAP MII (Manufacturing Integration & Intelligence) has been the SAP platform for MES developments based on a more or less robust SAP Netweaver technology package. Hundreds of manufacturing companies worldwide use this platform, either independently, in combination with non-SAP shop floor applications, or as part of a package with SAP ME.
In general, three types of SAP MII usage can be distinguished:
Lightweight solutions Integration & Intelligence
MII is often deployed on standard MES or SCADA/HMI platforms and used as middleware for connecting to SAP ERP and providing dashboarding/reporting capabilities.
Heavyweight MES solutions
MII is often used in process industries such as the metal, pulp and paper, or chemical industries to provide full-fledged MES/MOM applications with proprietary data models, extensive MII transactions enhanced by user-defined JavaScript actions, and complex front ends (JavaScript frameworks such as UI5, Typescript, or Angular).
SAP ME (Manufacturing Execution) Enhancements
SAP MII is an essential component of every SAP ME project. It manages all aspects of integration with SAP ERP, but also with machines. In addition, many developers who wanted to avoid the complex Java-based SAP ME/Netweaver extension framework have used the SAP MII Workbench to develop smaller or larger business logic extensions.
What is conMC SAP MII Converter?
conMC, as the name suggests, converts any SAP MII-based application into a node.js-based application using the latest technologies.
MII Workbench developments are converted into the modern and widely used programming language Typescript. Database connections and user interfaces are retained and function exactly as they did in the old system.
Since executable application code is generated during conversion, the migrated application can be used immediately and without interruption in production.
New system maintenance screens (e.g., configuration of the scheduler, connections, user and role management) are provided by conMC for system administrators.
Why conMC?
Based on the three types of use mentioned above, conMC not only offers you the opportunity to secure your investments in SAP MII made over many years, but also to migrate to SAP DM (Digital Manufacturing) with the help of concircle experts.
Lightweight Integration & Intelligence Solutions
In this scenario werden you probably don't all the powerful functionalityen of SAP DM. We therefore recommend that you use conMC to migrate your application to a modern, open-source technology stack (for which many developers can be found) and continue operations.
Quick and easy. Equally important is that there is no impact on your ongoing production in standalone SAP MII applications, as all Worker UIs and URLs remain the same.
”Heavyweight
SAP ME (Manufacturing Execution) Enhancements
Since SAP DM offers the same range of functions as SAP ME and even surpasses SAP ME when it comes to scheduling, EWM integration, or SAC analyses, you should definitely opt for SAP DM in this scenario. conMC probably doesn't make sense if you have made small customer-specific enhancements.
However, if you have made extensive developments, we can migrate them with conMC.
Converting your MES with conMC offers you:
Modern Technologies
You get a shop floor application that uses the latest technologies.
Consistency
Avoiding impact on users, UIs, and processes remain unchanged
Flexibility
You get a faster and more flexible system
Integration
Easily integrate new third-party tools into your system
Cloud-enabled
Host it in a cloud environment (such as SAP BTP)
Architecture
Change in infrastructure architecture
New change requests
Easy integration of new change requests based on widely used technologies
Monitoring
Better system monitoring and easy investigation of bottlenecks
Transparency
Free yourself from the feeling of a “black box.”
Upgrade
Use in conjunction with SAP DM and utilization of standard MES functions
Requirements and licenses
Useful Links
Practical Migration Paths with conMC
“From SAP MII to What’s Next” is the topic of this webinar. Discover 3 scenarios with or without concircle MII Converter (conMC) and listen to a practical example with conMC.
Language: English
Duration: 45 minutes
From SAP MII to SAP Digital Manufacturing
Companies that still rely on SAP MII must proactively switch to an alternative system. This requires a well-planned migration strategy, which also depends on the current MII setup.
Language: English
Duration: 3 minutes
What are your plans for SAP MII EOL?
Is your production affected by the planned SAP MII end-of-life? Let us know which migration path is most suitable for you – with or without conMC.
Language: English
Duration: 1 minute
Selen Marangozoglu
Product Manager conMC
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