To use the RFC Connector Call with the operation EXECUTE, you have to configure the following input parameter in Simplifier:

• [FUNCTION_MODULE_NAME]/[PARAMETER_TYPE]/[PARAMETER_NAME]

 

If you want to use batched execution i.e. calling multiple function modules after another use this syntax

• [0]/[FUNCTION_MODULE_NAME_1]/[PARAMETER_TYPE_1]/[PARAMETER_NAME_1]
• [1]/[FUNCTION_MODULE_NAME_2]/[PARAMETER_TYPE_2]/[PARAMETER_NAME_2]

If you want to execute a function module, which has no parameter at all, you can either

1. Provide ONE non-existing parameter with an arbitrary value
2. Use this syntax [FUNCTION_MODULE_NAME_2]   and pass an arbitrary value
3. Use the operationTarget configuration parameter and provide an empty array.

 

Please note:

• You can pass an arbitrary number of parameters to a function module.
• You can pass an arbitrary combination of parameter types to a function module.
• You can also execute function modules without parameters in a batch calls

 

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Optional configuration parameters

 

You can modify the behavior of the connector in various ways. By providing the appropriate configuration key and value.

 

operation

key: configuraton/operation/operationType

value: EXECUTE or GET

default: EXECUTE

description: Changes the operation. An EXECUTE operation executes a function module, a GET operation retrieves the function modules structure and metadarta.

 

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operationTarget (Optional)

key: configuration/operation/operationTarget

value: An array consisting of an arbitraty or no combination of the following values

• CHANGING
• IMPORT
• TABLE

default: All of the above mentioned values

description: Defines which parameters of the provided type will be passed to the function. If an empty array is provided, then no parameters will be passed to the function module. If nothing ist defined, then all parameters will be passed to the function module.

examples : The following parameters will be used for each exampls

• BAPI_MYBAPI/IMPORT/MY_PARAMETER1: 23
• BAPI_MYBAPI/TABLE/MY_PARAMETER1: [{“col1”: “value1”},{“col1”: 42}]
• BAPI_MYBAPI/CHANGING/MY_PARAMETER1: 21

example 1: If no operationTarget has been provided, then the following parameters will be passed to the function module.

• • BAPI_MYBAPI/IMPORT/MY_PARAMETER1: 23
  • BAPI_MYBAPI/TABLE/MY_PARAMETER1: [{“col1”: “value1”},{“col1”: 42}]
  • BAPI_MYBAPI/CHANGING/MY_PARAMETER1: 21

example 2: If an operationTarget with an empty array has been provided, then the following parameters will be passed to the function module.

• • No parameters will be passed

example 3: If an operationTarget with the following array has been provided

configuration/operation/operationTarget: [CHANGING, TABLE]

then the following parameters will be passed to the function module.

• • BAPI_MYBAPI/TABLE/MY_PARAMETER1: [{“col1”: “value1”},{“col1”: 42}]
  • BAPI_MYBAPI/CHANGING/MY_PARAMETER1: 21

 

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returnInformation

key: configuration/operation/returnInformation

value: An array consisting of an arbitraty or no combination of the following values

• INPUT
• OUTPUT
• NONE

default: OUTPUT

description: Defines which parameter classes will be returned. If NONE is provided then regardless of the combination no parameters will be returned.

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additionalReturnSetInformation

key: configuration/operation/additionalReturnInformation

value: An array consisting of an arbitrary combination of the following falues

• IMPORT
• TABLE
• EXCEPTION
• EXPORT
• CHANGING

default: The default value is determined by the provided parameter.

Provided Parametertype	Recevied Parametertype
IMPORT	EXPORT
CHANGING	CHANGING
TABLE	TABLE

description: Defines which parameter types will be returned. If an empty array is returned then no parameter types will be returned at all.

 

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useBase64

key: configuration/output/useBase64

value: A boolean (true or false)

default: true (Base64 will be returned)

description: Defines whether binary data (ABAP: XSTRING/BYTE) will be returned as Base64 or as a ByteArray.

 

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soapCompatibility

key: configuration/output/soapCompatibility

value: A boolean (true or false)

default: true (Table data will be wrapped in the item-pseudoElement)

description: Defines whether Table data will be wrapped in a structure with the pseudo-key item. By default the RFC-Connector is SOAP-compatible, meaning you can pass SOAP responses from an SAP system to a RFC-Connector and vice-versa. This flag provides you the possibility to retrieve the original RFC-output.

Each call can have its own configuration. With this, the behavior relayed input and output can be configured. Values can depend on the operation, therefore this page is an overview page. Each configuration parameter has to be provided with the keyword configuration. Meaning configuration parameter X  should be configuration/X. When using batch calls you have to provide the configuration parameters for each entry [0]/configuration/X for the first entry or [2]/configuration/X for the third entry.  If a parameter requires a special path it will be mentioned, it has to be applied before the parameter and after the configuration key.

Configuration Parameters
Parameter	Path	Datatype	Possible Values	Default
clearCache	–	Boolean	true/false	false
operationType	operation	String	EXECUTE, GET	EXECUTE
operationTarget	operation	String Array	Depends on operation	ALL
returnInformation	operation	String Array	Depends on operation	OUTPUT
additionalReturnInformation	operation	String Array	IMPORT, CHANGING, TABLE,  EXPORT, EXCEPTION	Automatically decided by the provided parameters
useBase64	output	Boolean	true/false	true
soapCompatibility	output	Boolean	true/false	true
useDefaultValues	output	Boolean	true/false	false
codePage	overridingDefaults	String	Depending on SAP System	Value in the respective Connector settings
language	overridingDefaults	String	Depending on SAP System	Value in the respective Connector settings
pcs	overridingDefaults	String	1, 2	Value in the respective Connector settings
autocommit		boolean	true/false	false

 

Configuration Parameters
Parameter	Complete Key	Description
clearCache	configuration/clearCache	Flag whether the metadata repository cache will be cleared before executing the function module
operationType	configuration/operation/operationType	The operation which will be executed
operationTarget	configuration/operation/operationTarget	The parameters which should be filled before execution. If this parameter is provided and no value is provided, then no values will be used
returnInformation	configuration/operation/returnInformation	Depends on the operation, changes the output
additionalReturnInformation	configuration/operation/additionalReturnInformation	Depends on the operation, changes the output more specific
useBase64	configuration/output/useBase64	Changes the output format of binaries (Array[Byte] or Base64 String)
soapCompatibility	configuration/output/soapCompatibility	Changes the output format of tables (item-pseudo object to keep compatibility with the SAP SOAP-Format)
useDefaultValues	configuration/output/useDefaultValues	Changes the output format of field values which have a default value neither in the function module nor in the data type definition itself
codePage	configuration/overridingDefaults/codePage	Overrides the used codepage for the destination associated with the call
language	configuration/overridingDefaults/language	Overrides the language for the destination associated with the call
pcs	configuration/overridingDefaults/pcs	Overrides the PCS value for the destination associated with the call
autocommit	configuration/autocommit	commit the open inserts or updates after rfc transaction to the sap database

To use the RFC Connector Call with the operation GET, you have to configure the following input parameter in the Simplifier:

• [X]/Z_C002_CHANGEING_W_DATE (with any constant value)
• Z_C002_CHANGEING_W_DATE (with any constant value)
• [X]/configuration/operation/operationType  GET
• configuration/operation/operationType  GET

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operation

In this case: GET

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operationTarget

Defines the exact information you want to return from the function block. Choose between:

• [X]/configuration/operation/operationTarget  (list that is passed)

With the following values (but the value may only appear once in the list, e.g. [import, template];[export])

• IMPORT (returns all parameter, that are passed to the function)
• EXPORT (returns all export parameter)
• CHANGING (returns the changing parameter that is used by the function)
• TABLE (returns table structures, that are stored in the function)
• EXCEPTION (returns exceptions, that are defined within the function)
• TEMPLATE (returns all)

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returnInformation

Lists the complete structure (with SAP metadata) of the function block. Choose between:

• [X]/configuration/operation/returnInformation
• configuration/operation/returnInformation 

Enter the value as a list. [STRUCTURE, METADATA]

Structure is the default.