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Tip of the Week – Search for BAPI in Direct - check in SE37 for remote-enabled

  • 1.  Tip of the Week – Search for BAPI in Direct - check in SE37 for remote-enabled

    Employee
    Posted 15 days ago
    Edited by Sigrid Kok 15 days ago

    Automate Studio provides the ability to leverage BAPIs or remote-enabled Function Modules (rFM) in Direct.  Those who know me know I'm a fan of using Direct, especially for complex transactions where it's not simple to automate, it's also great for efficiency and resiliency as they keep working – even between ECC and S/4Hana.

    To find a BAPI or rFM, you can search on the internet, search in SE37 or search in Direct. 

    For Direct

    ·         Open Studio

    ·         Select Direct

    ·         Create from a BAPI

    ·         Log in to your SAP system

    ·         Click Create Script

    ·         You'll be presented with the Workspace, and on the right, you will see the search area

    ·         It defaults to BAPI, but you can change it to RFM for a remote-enabled Function Module.

    ·         Enter part of the name and click search – use wildcards, as needed:

    ·         Click on one to see more information

    ·         To open one of the BAPIs/rFMs, you will double click it, and the Workspace will fill with the fields and tables of the BAPI or rFM. 

    ·         You'll see documentation in the lower Workspace window.

    ·         If you don't see one you are expecting to see in the search results, we suggest you go to transaction code SE37 and search for it there.

    ·         Enter part of the name, and it will search for you – or use the lookup button

    ·         Open the BAPI/rFM by clicking Display

    Click on the Attribute tab to see if it is remote enabled under Processing Type

    In order to use a BAPI or rFM in Direct, it must be remote enabled, i.e. you can call it from outside of SAP and thus from Studio Direct.

    Resources for Studio Direct include:

    ·         A number of Tips posted on the community about Direct as well as posts with q&a and sometimes examples – you can search in this Automate community

    ·         Examples in the SAP Module Templates community: https://community.precisely.com/sap-module-templates/home  use the filter #Direct or browse the Search templates by t-code

    ·         Studio Direct documentation: https://help.precisely.com/r/n/Automate-Studio/Connect/Latest/en-US/Automate-Studio-with-Studio-Administrator-User-Guide/Direct

    ·         Documentation on the Automate Function Module, which contains several custom Function Modules: https://help.precisely.com/r/n/Automate-Function-Module/pub/Latest/en-US/Automate-Function-Module/Additional-References

    ·         There is a training module in Precisely University in the Automate Studio module: https://preciselyu.precisely.com/page/automate-studio  for Direct use this link: https://preciselyu.precisely.com/path/studio-developers-and-runners/evolve-studio-direct

    ·         There are some educational webinars posted in Precisely University: https://preciselyu.precisely.com/page/automate-studio-webinars 

    ·         Please check out Automate Studio – Do More with Studio & SAP with BAPIs.  There's also some BAPI coverage in How to Master Class Characteristics in Studio

    Happy scripting!

    Sigrid



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    Sigrid Kok
    *Precisely Software Inc.
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