Begin Transaction activity

An activity that starts an SAP transaction. This activity is used with one or more Call Function activities and one End Transaction activity to create an SAP transaction.

Configure the Begin Transaction activity

To configure the Begin Transaction activity, do the procedure in this topic.

Prerequisites

You must install and configure the AgilePoint SAP Connector software.
For more information, refer to SAP Integration AgileConnector.
AgilePoint NX OnPremises or AgilePoint NX Private Cloud.

Good to Know

In most text fields, you can use process data variables as an alternative to literal data values.
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?
This section shows the configuration settings on the configuration screens for this activity. Other configuration settings apply to system activities. For more information, refer to:
Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation. It is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business use 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, or 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

Open Process Builder.
For information about how to open this screen, refer to Process Builder.
In Process Builder, in the Activity Library, open the SAP Integration tab.
On the SAP Integration tab, drag the Begin Transaction activity onto your process.

Procedure

Complete the fields on the General Configuration screen.
For more information, refer to Configure General Options for a SAP Activity.
(Optional) Click Advanced > Email Notifications .
For more information, refer to Email Notifications screen (Process Activities).

General Configuration

Specifies the common information for a Begin Transaction activity.

Fields

Field Name	Definition
Display Name	Function: Specifies the activity name that shows in your process. Accepted Values: One line of text that can have spaces. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No Example: This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to: Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.
Description	Function: Specifies an optional text description for your activity. Accepted Values: More than one line of text. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No
Transaction Name	Function: Specifies a name for the SAP transaction. If you use a Begin Transaction activity, a session starts with the transaction name and in End Transaction activity if you give the same name, the session is closed. Between these two activities, you can use one or more Call SAP Function activities with or without transaction names. If you give the same transaction name as in Begin Transaction activity, it will use the same session. If not, it will create a new session. In this way, you can use the same session for all SAP calls. Accepted Values: One line of text that can have spaces. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No