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Function documentationInterface Builder

 

The Interface Builder (transaction code /AIF/IFB) provides you with a quick and easy graphical way to create your structure mappings for interfaces in the SAP Application Interface Framework. You can create field mappings and use drag and drop to assign value mappings and fix values.

Prerequisites

You have defined an interface in Customizing for SAP Application Interface Framework (transaction code /AIF/CUST) under Start of the navigation path Interface Development Next navigation step Define Interfaces End of the navigation path.

You require authorization to use Customizing for SAP Application Interface Framework under Start of the navigation path Interface Development Next navigation step Define Structure Mappings End of the navigation path.

Features

As shown in the graphic above, the Interface Builder screen consists of the following 4 views:

  • The first view contains the source structure in a hierarchical tree.

  • The second view contains the destination structure in a hierarchical tree.

  • The third view allows you to toggle between value mappings and fix values, which are also displayed in a hierarchical tree.

  • The fourth view displays the field mappings of the currently selected structure mapping in a table.

    There are both display and change modes available to you.

Activities

You can access the Interface Builder report from the SAP Easy Access menu by choosing Start of the navigation path Cross-Application Components Next navigation step SAP Application Interface Framework Next navigation step Interface Development Next navigation step Interface Builder End of the navigation path.

To create a structure mapping, you drag and drop a structure or table from the source structure to a structure or table in the destination structure. The fields of the destination structure are then displayed in a table in the fourth view containing the field mappings.

To create a field mapping, you drag and drop a field of the source structure to a corresponding field in the field mapping table. You can also map fields of the current destination structure by dragging a cell of the column containing the destination column and dropping it on a cell for the source field.

If you want to create a value mapping or fix value, drag and drop the entries from the third view to the corresponding field in the field mapping table.