Reading from a Local Repository (Offline) (SAP-Bibliothek - SAP Automation RFC and BAPI Interfaces (BC-FES-AIT))

Reading from a Local Repository (Offline)

Use

To read BAPI or RFC metadata from a local repository file, instead from a live R/3 system, you can log onto a system in Offline mode.

Prerequisites

You must have previously saved the desired metadata from an R/3 system.

You must also be logged off from any live R/3 connection or from any other local repository you are working with. To disconnect from the other system or local repository choose the Logoff button or choose FileàLogoff.

Procedure

Choose File à Open File.

Browse for the local repository file you wish to work with at the Open Local repository dialog. Select the desired file, and choose Open.

If the local repository file contains data from more than one system, then you need to specify which of them you wish to work with. The Available SAP Systems dialog displays the list of system whose data is included in the local repository you have selected. Select one of these systems.

Choose Open.

Result

The SAP Assistant displays the metadata that exists in the selected system/client pair in the selected local repository file. Remember that this does not necessarily include all the metadata that exists in the original R/3 system. It only includes the metadata that had been saved into the local repository file.