Connect BAPI using Action Group with SAP Build Process Automation

1. Login to SAP GUI application. Run the se37 transaction.

   

2. Select the RFC_READ_TABLE module as the Function Module.

   

3. Review the Import options for this module.

   

4. When you execute the module, you get the following output.

   

   This is the output we expect at the end of our automation. In the next steps you will be building an automation for the same.

1. In the SAP Build Lobby, select the Create button.

   

2. In the popup, select Build an Automated Process.

   

3. Select Task Automation option.

   

4. Enter your project name and select Create.

   

5. In the Configure Agent Version popup that appears, select your desktop agent version. Select Confirm.

   

6. In the Create Automation popup, enter the name of the automation and select Create.

   

1. Select the + icon in top-left corner. Select Create option and choose Action Group.

   

2. In the Create Action Group popup, enter the name of your Action Group and set the Connection type to Basic.

   

   There are three types of connections in BAPI Connection System.
   SSO: This connection type allows you to set SSO connection. SNCName, MessageServer, InstanceNumber and Client are commonly used for this connection type. By default, SNCMode is set to true for this connection type.
   Basic: This connection type allows you to set Basic connection. User, Password, MessageServer, InstanceNumber and Client are commonly used for this connection type. By default, SNCMode is set to false for this connection type.
   Custom: This connection type allows you to set any other advance connection. You can add connection parameters as per your requirement. By default, SNCMode is set to false for this connection type. However, you can change the SNCMode value by adding the parameter.
   In the tutorial, you will use Basic Connection Type .

3. Open SAP Logon Pad. Select the system, right-click the connection and select Properties.

   

4. Copy the details for your connection from the System Entry Properties to Create Action Group popup to let the Action Group connect with your system.

   

5. In the Connection Parameter popup, enter your Username and Password and select Create Connection.

   

Each Action Group artifact can have multiple actions. Each Action corresponds to a single BAPI selection.

1. In the BAPI Editor, select Create an action option.

   

2. In the Create BAPI Action popup, enter the Action name and select Create.

   

3. In the next popup,

   • Enter the BAPI module name as RFC_READ_TABLE.
   • Select the search icon.
   • Select the BAPI module from the search results.
   • Select Create.
   

4. In the Input tab, select the QUERY_TABLE and ROWCOUNT fields.

   

5. Select the OUTPUT tab. Select the Data field and choose Save.

   

6. To test your BAPI module select the Test tab.

   • Enter the QUERY_TABLE as MAKT.
   • Enter the ROWCOUNT as 10.
   • Select the Test option.
   

7. You can see the data fetched from the given table is shown in Response Preview.

   

8. Select Release.

   

9. In the Release popup, select Release.

   

10. After releasing the Action Group you are redirected to the Overview page. Here you can see the input and output data types are automatically created according to the fields we selected in previous steps.

    

1. Select the Execute BAPI module automation.

   

2. In the Automation Editor, search for Try control. Drag the control to the canvas.

   

3. Select the Try control and set the Error to catch parameter to Error.

   

4. Now search for your Action Group BAPI Action Group and drag and drop the RFC Read Table Action in the Try block.

   

5. Once you add the RFC Read Table Action, the BAPI SDK will be automatically added which can be seen in project dependencies.

   

6. Select the Action Group and enter your SAP Logon connection Username and Password.

   

7. For the BAPI Input, select Create Custom Data.

   

8. For the Imports option, select Create Custom Data.

   

9. Under the QUERY_TABLE input, enter the name of the table you want to read. In this use case, we are reading MAKT table. Enter the number of rows you want to query in ROWCOUNT input parameter.

   

10. The parameter Close Connection closes the connection to your external system automatically. Hence you don’t need to close the connection explicitly.

    

11. Search for the Log Message process and drag it below step 2 - RFC Read Table Action.

    

12. Select the Log Message step and in the message field, select BAPI Response.

    

1. Select the Test button in top-left corner.

   

2. In the Test Automation popup, select Test.

   

3. In the Test Console you can see the number of rows mentioned in row count have been fetched and displayed.

   

With this, you have successfully created a BAPI Action Group that uses BAPI Action and retrieves the data from the backend in your automation.

The entire project is available in the SAP Build Store as a sample and you can follow the below steps to retrieve the project and use it for reference.

1. From the SAP Build Lobby, navigate to Store.

2. Search for the sample project: Connect BAPI using Action Group.

3. Choose Create from Template to retrieve the sample and save it as a new project in your lobby.

   

4. Choose Create.

   

   Your project gets created in editable version. You may release and deploy it and run the project.

5. Navigate back to the lobby by clicking on the SAP logo.

   

   You can see your project is available in the lobby.