# Creating an RFC Destination

You can create an RFC destination that points to Talend SAP RFC Server using the SAP transaction SALE or SM59 that leads directly to the configuration.

## Before you begin

Before proceeding with the following steps, make sure that an SAP user has been created to connect with Talend Jobs and Talend SAP RFC Server.

## Procedure

1. Log on to SAP as SAP Admin using SAP GUI.
2. Go to the SAP transaction SALE or SM59 that leads directly to the configuration.

   ![SAP GUI homepage with SALE in the code field.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/installation-guide-linux/Resources/images/configure_sap_to_operate_with_rfc_01.png)
3. Click Create RFC Connections and then choose to create a new TCP/IP based RFC destination, TALEND\_TL\_RFC\_DESTINATION in this example.

   ![Display IMG page with Create RFC Connections selected.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/installation-guide-linux/Resources/images/configure_sap_to_operate_with_rfc_02.png) ![Configuration page for RFC connections with TCP/IP connections selected and Create button highlighted.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/installation-guide-linux/Resources/images/configure_sap_to_operate_with_rfc_03.png)
4. In the Technical Settings tab, select Registered Server Program for Activation Type, and then configure Program ID and Gateway Options accordingly.

   ![RFC destination configuration example.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/installation-guide-linux/Resources/images/configure_sap_to_operate_with_rfc_04.png)

   Information noteRemember: The SAP Program ID has to be identical to the entry in Talend SAP RFC Server.
5. In the Unicode tab, set the Unicode/Non-Unicode configuration.

   ![RFC destination configuration example.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/installation-guide-linux/Resources/images/configure_sap_to_operate_with_rfc_05.png)

   Information noteTip: Unicode is highly recommended.
6. Configure Talend SAP RFC Server by editing its configuration file if needed.
7. Start Talend SAP RFC Server.

   For more information, see [Starting or stopping a Talend SAP RFC Server](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/installation-guide-linux/Cloud/starting-or-stopping-rfc-server "You can manually start or stop a Talend SAP RFC Server by running the scripts or batch files in the bin directory.").

   ![Logs listing the configuration parameters that display when Talend SAP RFC Server is starting.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/installation-guide-linux/Resources/images/configure_sap_to_operate_with_rfc_06.png)
8. Click Connection Test to check the connection status to Talend SAP RFC Server.

   ![The Connection Test button is at the top of the RFC destination configuration page.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/installation-guide-linux/Resources/images/configure_sap_to_operate_with_rfc_07.png)

## Results

If all parameters are configured correctly, you get a similar screen as shown below. This shows that a Talend Job using the tSAPIDocReceiver component is ready to receive IDocs.

![The Connection Test indicates the time it took to log on and to transfer several ranges of data from zero to 30 KB. Each action took less than 10 seconds.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/installation-guide-linux/Resources/images/configure_sap_to_operate_with_rfc_08.png)