Use the SAP Receive IDOC activity to act as a server and listenson the configured SAP endpoint, during run time. The activity receives an IDOC from the specified SAP endpoint and converts it to XML data. The SAP Receive IDOC activity is a starter activity.
If you receive your SAP data directly from the SAP system using an RFC port, you must use the SAP Receive IDOC activity. If you receive your SAP data as a file through a SAP File Port to the SAP system, you must use the Project > Import > SAP IDOC Schema toolbar menu option during design time to generate a Flat File Schema for your IDOC metadata and use the Read Flat File activity to read the SAP data. For more information, see Generating a Flat File Schema from an IDOC.
For the SAP Receive IDOC activity only, you must specify an inbound gateway connection parameters. For more information, see Creating or editing a SAP endpoint.
In order to connect to the SAP System from Studio, you must download and install the SAP Jar files and DLLs on your Window's development machine. For more information, see Downloading and installing the SAP Jar Files and DLLs.
The output parameter of the activity is displayed in the From Activity panel. The XML Schema generated from the selected IDOC Type and IDOC Extended Type becomes the output parameter of the activity.
Before you can deploy an orchestration with SAP activities using the Web Management Console, the Integration Appliance must first be able to establish a connection to the SAP System. If the Integration Appliance is unable to establish the connection to the SAP System, the orchestration is not deployed.