Create an SAP Transaction with One Method

Prerequisites

• Access Tokens for your SAP system.
• You must install and configure the AgilePoint SAP Connector software.

  For more information, refer to Configure the SAP AgileConnector.

• AgilePoint NX OnPremises or AgilePoint NX PrivateCloud.
• This procedure applies if you use only one SAP function in a transaction. To create a SAP transaction to call more than one SAP function, refer to Create an SAP Transaction with One Method.

Good to Know

• In most text fields, you can use process data variables as an alternative to literal data values.
• You can get data from SAP with a secure user account. For more information, refer to Get Data from SAP with a Secure User Account.
• You can configure whether this activity waits for other activities before it runs.

  For more information, refer to How Do I Configure an Activity to Wait for Other Incoming Activities?

• Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and it is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business uses cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, and other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?

How to Start

1. On the Application Explorer screen, do one of these:
   • Open a Process.
   • Create a Process.
2. Do one of these:
   • Add an activity:
     1. In the Process Builder, in the Activity Library, open the SAP Integration tab.
     2. On the SAP Integration tab, drag the Call SAP Function activity onto your process.
   • Change an activity:
     1. In your process, double-click your activity.
3. Click Call SAP Function .

Procedure

1. On the SAP Configuration screen, in the SAP field, select your SAP access token.

   To create a new access token, click Add Token . For more information, refer to Access Token for SAP.

2. Complete this field as necessary.

   Field Name

   Definition

   BAPI Method Name

   Function: Specifies the name of the BAPI method. Accepted Values: A valid BAPI method name. Click the Schema Mapping button to open the BAPI Method Search Results screen and select a method. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No Limitations: Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and it is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business uses cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, and other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?

3. To connect the input data to the SAP system to your schema, complete this field as necessary:

   Field Name

   Definition

   Input Mapping

   Function: Connects the SAP API input parameter to your schema. To Open this Field: On the SAP Configuration screen, click the Input tab. Accepted Values: Click the Schema Mapping button to open the Schema Mapper. Use this screen to connect the input to the data model for your process. Default Value: None Limitations: Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and it is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business uses cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, and other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?

4. To connect output data from the SAP function to your process, complete this field as necessary:

   Field Name

   Definition

   Output Mapping

   Function: Connects the SAP API output parameter to your schema. To Open this Field: On the SAP Configuration screen, click the Output tab. Accepted Values: Click the Schema Mapping button to open the Schema Mapper. Use this screen to connect the output to the data model for your process. Default Value: None Limitations: Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and it is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business uses cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, and other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?

5. (Optional) To connect to the SAP database with the credentials of the user who completes the eForm, complete these fields as necessary.

   For more information, refer to Get Data from SAP with a Secure User Account.

   Field Name	Definition
   Use end user credentials from secure credential store	Function: Specifies to connect to the SAP database with the credentials of the user who completes the eForm. This improves the security and traceability of an SAP transaction. The runtime app user must have an SAP user account. To Open this Field: On the SAP Configuration screen, click the Advanced Configuration tab. Accepted Values: Selected - Lets you use the credentials of the specified user to connect to SAP database. Deselected - Does not let you use the credentials of the specified user. Default Value: Deselected
   User Name	Function: Specifies the user name of the person whose credentials are used to connect the SAP database. To Open this Field: On the SAP Configuration screen, click the Advanced Configuration tab. Click User Name. Accepted Values: A process data variable. A valid SAP user name. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes
   Clear SAP credentials secure credential store after successful completion of the task	Function: Deletes the SAP user password in the AgilePoint database after the task is complete. By default, the password is encrypted when it is stored in the AgilePoint database, and is deleted when the process instance is complete. To Open this Field: On the SAP Configuration screen, click the Advanced Configuration tab. Accepted Values: Selected - Deletes the user password from the AgilePoint database after the task is complete. Deselected - Deletes the password when the process instance is complete. Default Value: Deselected