tSAPConnection properties - 6.3

Talend Open Studio for Big Data Components Reference Guide

EnrichVersion: 6.3
EnrichProdName: Talend Open Studio for Big Data
task: Data Governance; Data Quality and Preparation; Design and Development
EnrichPlatform: Talend Studio

Component family	Business
Basic settings	Property type	Either Built-in or Repository. Since version 5.6, both the Built-In mode and the Repository mode are available in any of the Talend solutions.
		Built-in: No property data is stored centrally.
		Repository: Select the Repository file where Properties are stored. The fields that follow are pre-filled in using fetched data.
	SAP API Version	Select a version from the drop-down list: talend sap api: a custom business layer above the SAP JCO driver. sap jco 3.: a driver that enables the Studio to communicate with the SAP system through SAP's RFC protocol. Note that the opened SAP connection can be reused by tSAPBapi* and tSAPTableInput only if talend sap api is selected.
	Connection configuration	Client type: enter your usual SAP connection. Userid : enter user login. Password: enter password. Language: specify the language. Host name: enter the IP address of the SAP system. System number: enter the system number. To enter the password, click the [...] button next to the password field, and then in the pop-up dialog box enter the password between double quotes and click OK to save the settings.
	Specify a shared destination	Select this check box and specify the shared destination in the Shared destination name field displayed. The shared destination allows the tSAP* components to use the shared destination on the Talend Runtime when they are executed as part of an ESB Route or ESB Data Service within the Talend Runtime container OSGi Environment. This option is available only when you select sap jco 3.* from the SAP JCO Version drop-down list. Besides specifying the Shared destination name in the component, you also need to setup the SAP DataSource for the Talend Runtime. What you need to do to define the SAP DataSource and how to configure it are described in the readme.txt provided in the Talend ESB package within the /add-ons/datasource/sap folder. Warning If you use the component's own connection configuration, your SAP connection will be closed at the end of the component. To prevent this from happening, use a shared destination with its name specified.
	SAP Properties	If you need to use custom configuration for the SAP system being used, complete this table with the property or properties to be customized. For example, if you need to establish a Unicode connection between the SAP system and the Talend Studio, you have to add the jco.server.unicode property and set its value to 1. if you need to set up an SAP connection with Secure Network Communications (SNC), you have to add the SNC parameters and set their values in this table. For more information about setting the SNC parameters, see http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp60_sp/helpdata/en/ce/1dfd3d4aefd95ee10000000a114084/content.htm and https://help.sap.com/javadocs/NW04/current/jc/com/sap/mw/jco/JCO.html.
Advanced settings	ftp and http based programs	To invoke from the SAP server a function which requires document downloading, select this check box and make sure that SAPGUI has been installed with the SAP system. If this check box is selected but SAPGUI has not been installed, errors will occur. Warning This check box will not be available if you select Use an existing connection check box in the Basic settings tab.
	tStatCatcher Statistics	Select this check box to collect log data at the component level.
Global Variables	ERROR_MESSAGE: the error message generated by the component when an error occurs. This is an After variable and it returns a string. This variable functions only if the Die on error check box is cleared, if the component has this check box. A Flow variable functions during the execution of a component while an After variable functions after the execution of the component. To fill up a field or expression with a variable, press Ctrl + Space to access the variable list and choose the variable to use from it. For further information about variables, see Talend Studio User Guide.
Usage	This component is more commonly used with other tSAP* components, especially with the tSAPCommit and tSAPRollback components.
Limitation	Specific jar and dll files provided by SAP must be added to your Studio and the workstation hosting your Studio. The exact procedure varies among platforms such as 32-bit or 64-bit Windows or Linux. For more information, see the article How to install the SAP Java Connector on Talend Help Center (https://help.talend.com) and the Centralizing SAP metadata section in Talend Studio User Guide.