C_CPI Integration Suite Development Practice Question
An integration developer is designing an integration flow in SAP Cloud Integration that must post messages to a receiver system only after first acquiring a short-lived access token, and must never retry the token acquisition more than once per message. Which step type should be used to implement the token request and make its result available to the subsequent receiver call?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is assuming that a Content Enricher or Message Mapping step can perform an outbound HTTP call to fetch credentials, when only adapter-driven steps such as Request Reply can invoke a remote endpoint.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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A Request Reply step containing a second integration process with an HTTP receiver adapter to the token endpoint, whose response is stored in a property via a Content Modifier.
The token must be fetched exactly once per message and made available to a later receiver call. A Request Reply step that calls a separate integration process with an HTTP receiver adapter performs the synchronous token request, and a Content Modifier stores the returned access token in an exchange property. The receiver adapter then references that property via dynamic configuration, satisfying the single-attempt requirement without scripting.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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A Groovy Script step that opens a raw socket to the token endpoint and assigns the response to a header.
Why it's wrong here
While Groovy scripts can perform HTTP calls, this bypasses the tenant's outbound connectivity, keystore, and proxy handling, and raw socket coding is fragile. The scenario calls for a governed, reusable token acquisition with exactly one attempt per message, which the adapter-based Request Reply pattern provides far more reliably than hand-rolled socket code in a script step.
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A Message Mapping step that maps the token endpoint schema to an exchange property using a graphical mapping function.
Why it's wrong here
Message Mapping transforms a source structure into a target structure within the message pipeline. It has no capability to perform an outbound HTTP request to a token endpoint, so no token is ever retrieved. Mapping functions cannot substitute for adapter-based connectivity, which makes this approach unworkable for acquiring credentials at runtime.
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A Content Enricher step that merges the token endpoint response into the message body before the receiver call.
Why it's wrong here
Content Enricher is designed to combine data from a lookup source with the current message payload, typically for enriching business content. It does not orchestrate a separate outbound HTTP call with its own adapter configuration, so it cannot obtain an OAuth token here, and merging a token into the body would corrupt the payload the receiver expects.
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A Request Reply step containing a second integration process with an HTTP receiver adapter to the token endpoint, whose response is stored in a property via a Content Modifier.
Why this is correct
A Request Reply step invoking a separate integration process lets the flow perform the token call synchronously and return the token to the calling exchange. The Content Modifier then writes the access token into an exchange property, which the later receiver adapter can reference through a dynamic configuration, achieving exactly one token acquisition per message without external scripting.
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