WebSphere Adapter for SAP Software

Selecting business objects and services

To select the BAPI function, specify search criteria (such as the name of the function). The enterprise service discovery wizard uses the search criteria to find the function on the SAP server.

  1. From the Find and Discover Enterprise Services window, begin the process of searching for services by clicking Execute Query.
  2. Indicate you are searching by the name of the function by expanding RFC and clicking Discover By Name.

    The Filter button is now enabled.

  3. Click Filter.
  4. In the Filter Properties for Discover By Name window, indicate that you want to see all BAPI functions that begin with the phrase BAPI_CUSTOMER by typing BAPI_CUSTOMER*.
    Figure 1. Entering the search criteria in the Filter Properties for Discover By Name window
    A screen capture of the Filter Properties for Discovery by Name window, which is displayed when the Filter button is clicked on the Find and Discover Enterprise Services window.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Display a list of all the functions that meet the search criteria by expanding Discover By Name (filtered).
    Figure 2. The list of BAPI functions that meet the search criteria
    A screen capture of the Find and Discover Enterprise Services window, showing the Discover By Name (filtered) list and all the objects that match BAPI_CUSTOMER*.
  7. Scroll down and select BAPI_CUSTOMER_GETLIST, and then click Add to import list.
    Figure 3. Selecting BAPI_CUSTOMER_GETLIST
    A screen capture of the Find and Discover Enterprise Services window, showing the objects that match the search criteria of BAPI_CUSTOMER*.
  8. In the Configuration Parameters for BAPI_CUSTOMER_GETLIST window, accept the defaults by clicking OK.
    Figure 4. The Configuration Parameters window, which you leave blank to accept the defaults
    A screen capture of the Configuration Parameters for BAPI_CUSTOMER_GETLIST window.

    BAPI_CUSTOMER_GETLIST is displayed under Objects to be imported.

  9. Click Next.

Result

The enterprise service discovery wizard has found all functions whose names start with BAPI_CUSTOMER, and you have selected the BAPI_CUSTOMER_GETLIST function as the one you want to work with.

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