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Retrieving an SAP function

About this task

This section shows you how to retrieve an SAP function and the schema describing the input and output data of the function using the SAP metadata wizard.

Procedure

  1. In the Repository tree view, right-click the newly created SAP connection and select Retrieve Bapi from the contextual menu. The SAP function wizard opens up.
    Retrieve Bapi dialog box.
  2. In the Name Filter field, enter the filter condition for the function name if needed. To use the custom function Z_TALEND_READ_TABLE, you need to install an SAP module provided under the directory <Talend_Studio>\plugins\org.talend.libraries.sap_<version>\resources. For how to install the SAP module, see the file readme.txt under the directory.
  3. Click Search. All SAP functions that meet the filter condition will be listed in the Functions area.
    Information noteNote: z-BAPI or customized BAPI are also supported in Talend Studio.
  4. Double-click the name of the function of interest in the Functions area. The input and output parameters will be displayed in the Parameter tab.
  5. Click the Test-it view to test the recuperation of the SAP data.
    Retrieve Bapi dialog box.
  6. Click the Value cell for the corresponding input parameter that needs an input value, and then click the [...] button in the cell and enter the value in the pop-up Setup input parameter dialog box. When done, click OK to validate and save the settings.
    Setup input parameter dialog box.
  7. Click Run to get the values of the output parameters returned by the function in the Output Parameters(Preview) table.
    Retrieve Bapi dialog box.
  8. Click Next to proceed to the next step.
    Retrieve function schemas from SAP connection dialog box.
  9. Select the input and output schemas of interest and click Finish. The function and its schemas of interest will be saved in the SAP Bapi folder under your SAP connection node in the Repository tree view. You can now drag and drop any function node onto your Job design workspace as a tSAPBapi component, with all metadata information automatically filled.
    SAP Connections metadata.
    If you need to further edit the metadata of a function, right-click the function and select Edit Bapi from the contextual menu to open this wizard again and make your modifications.
  10. You can also retrieve the input and output schemas as XML metadata in either of the following ways:
    • Select the Import schema as xml metadata check box and the input and output schemas of interest.

      Retrieve function schemas from SAP connection dialog box.
    • Right-click the name of the function that you have just retrieved under the SAP Bapi folder and select Retrieve As Xml Metadata from the contextual menu.

    The selected schema will be saved under the File xml node in the Repository tree view. For the usage of the XML metadata, see the section about retrieving data from an SAP system by calling a BAPI function using document type parameters at SAP.
    Input and output schemas in SAP Connections.

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