To begin establishing a connection between your SAP system and your ServiceNow instance, deploy the Advanced Business Application Programming (ABAP) program. Deploying the ABAP program allows data to be shared between SAP and your ServiceNow instance.

1. In your SAP system, import the transport files using the SAP Transport Management System (STMS).
   1. Copy and extract the COFILE and DATA files to your directory.
   2. Start STMS and click Import Overview.
   3. Double-click the target system, select Extras > Other Requests > Add, and then enter the transport request number.
   4. Highlight the request and select Request > Import.
   5. From the Import Transport Request window, enter the client number in the Target Client field.
   6. Select the Options tab, and then select the Ignore Invalid Component Version check box.
   7. Click OK.
2. In your SAP system, configure a service provider with the SOA manager.
   1. Start the SOA Manager and select Service Administration > Web Service Configuration.
   2. Select Service Definition from the Search By field.
   3. Enter the service definition location in the Search Pattern field.
   4. Click Go.
   5. From the Search Results pane, select the service definition row, and then click Apply Selection.
   6. From the Configurations tab, click Create.
   7. Complete the following fields.

      Table 1. SOA Management dialog box

      Field	Description
      Service Name	Name of the service.
      Description	Description of the service.
      New Binding Name	Name of the binding.

   8. Click Apply Settings.
   9. Select Provider Security > Message Authentication, and then select the User ID/Password check box.
   10. Click Save.
   11. Select Overview > Open Design time WSDL document.
       A browser window opens and a new WSDL is generated.
   12. Click Open Service WSDL Generation.
   13. Copy the link from the WSDL URL for Binding field.
3. Verify the RFC connection.