tSAPBapi Standard properties

Property Type

Either Built-in or Repository.

Built-In: You create and store the schema locally for this component only.

Repository: You have already created the schema and stored it in the Repository. You can reuse it in various projects and Job designs.

Use an existing connection

Select this check box and from the list displayed select the relevant connection component to reuse the connection details you have already defined.

When a Job contains a parent Job and a child Job, the list displayed presents only the connection components in the same Job level.

Server Type

Select the type of the server to be connected, either Application Server or Message Server.

Client

Specify the SAP system client ID.

UserId and Password

Specify the user connection ID and password.

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.

Language

Specify the language of the SAP system.

Host name

Enter the name or IP address of the host on which the SAP server is running.

System number

Enter the system number.

This field appears only when Application Server is selected from the Server Type drop-down list.

System ID

Enter the system ID.

This field appears only when Message Server is selected from the Server Type drop-down list.

Group Name

Enter the group name.

This field appears only when Message Server is selected from the Server Type drop-down list.

SAP Function

Specify the name of the BAPI function to be called.

tick it to enable multiple input/output;not tick it to enable document

Select this check box to use multiple input and output parameters when calling the SAP function.

Clear this check box to use the document type input and output parameters when calling the SAP function.

Schema and Edit schema

A schema is a row description. It defines the number of fields (columns) to be processed and passed on to the next component. When you create a Spark Job, avoid the reserved word line when naming the fields.

Click Edit schema to make changes to the schema. If the current schema is of the Repository type, three options are available:

• View schema: choose this option to view the schema only.

• Change to built-in property: choose this option to change the schema to Built-in for local changes.

• Update repository connection: choose this option to change the schema stored in the repository and decide whether to propagate the changes to all the Jobs upon completion. If you just want to propagate the changes to the current Job, you can select No upon completion and choose this schema metadata again in the Repository Content window.

The Schema list and the Edit schema button appear only when the tick it to enable multiple input/output;not tick it to enable document check box is cleared.

Input

Click the [+] button below the table to add as many rows as needed, each row for an input parameter, and set the following attributes for each input parameter:

• Name: Enter the input parameter name between double quotation marks.

• Type: Click the cell and select an input parameter type Single, Structure, or Table from the drop-down list.

• Schema: Select the cell and click the [...] button in the cell to open the schema editor to define the input parameter's schema. For the input parameter of Single or Structure type, the value for each column is defined in the Value column in the schema editor.

• Source Row: For the input parameter of Table type, click the cell and from the drop-down list select an incoming link through which the input data for the parameter is transferred.

• Changing: select this check box if the input parameter is a changing parameter.

This table appears only when the tick it to enable multiple input/output;not tick it to enable document check box is selected.

Output

Click the [+] button below the table to add as many rows as needed, each row for an output parameter, and set the following attributes for each output parameter:

• Name: Enter the output parameter name between double quotation marks.

• Type: Click the cell and select the output parameter type Single, Structure, or Table from the drop-down list.

• Schema: Select the cell and click the [...] button in the cell to open the schema editor to define the output parameter's schema.

This table appears only when the tick it to enable multiple input/output;not tick it to enable document check box is selected.

Die on error

Select this option to stop the execution of the Job when an error occurs to the component.

If this option is not selected, errors occur to the component are logged and the Job continues.

By default, this option is not selected.

SAP Properties

This property is not visible when the Use an existing connection check box is selected.

tStatCatcher Statistics

Select this check box to gather the Job processing metadata at a Job level as well as at each 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 rule

This component is usually used as a start component together with other output component(s) or an intermediate component together with other input and output components.

Support

tSAPBapi should be used to interact with the ERP part of SAP, including S4/HANA.

Connections

• Outgoing links (from this component to another):

  • Row: Main

  • Trigger: On Subjob Ok, On Subjob Error

• Incoming links (from one component to this one):

  • Row: Main, Iterate

  • Trigger: On Subjob Ok, On Subjob Error, On ComponentOK, On Component Error

For further information about connections, see Talend Studio User Guide.

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