Maintaining Plug-Ins and Opening a Structure (SAP Library

Maintaining Plug-Ins and Opening a Structure

Prerequisites

You have created a SAPforms form with Microsoft Visual Basic.

You have launched the SAPforms Designer as a Microsoft Visual Basic add-in and are in the main screen of the SAPforms Designer.

The form controls are shown in the table displayed in the bottom screen area.

Note

The procedure described below is the same if you are using the Submit control or the stand-alone version of the SAPforms Designer.

Procedure

Maintain Plug-Ins

By maintaining the plug-ins, you define how the SAPforms form communicates with the SAP System.

Choose Tools ® Options.

Select the Plug-Ins tab page.

In the SAP Data Plug-In box, enter the SAPData type plug-in for the SAP interface you want to address.

Note

The SAP Form Plug-Ins value is set by default according to the development environment you are using. If you are using the stand-alone version of the SAPforms Designer, you must also maintain this plug-in.

In the SAP Transmit Plug-In box, enter the SAPXmit type plug-in for the communication method you want to use. Only the Plug-Ins of type SAPXmit which correspond to the SAPData Plug-In selected are available here.

Exit the dialog box.

The SAPforms Designer screen is then displayed again.

The list below contains the plug-ins that are required for the various SAP functions:

SAP function	Entry in the SAP Data Plug-In box.	Entry in the SAP Transmit Plug-In box.
Starting workflows or single-step tasks Execute work items	SAPforms Data Plug-In for Workflow	SAPforms Transmit Plug-In for RFC SAPforms Transmit Plug-In for SAPMAPI
Calling a BAPI	No longer supported	- No entry -
Use an IDoc	No longer supported	SAPforms Transmit Plug-In for RFC SAPforms Transmit Plug-In for MAPI SAPforms Transmit Plug-In for SAPMAPI

Opening a Structure

Choose File ® Open SAP Structures ® and then the structure that you want to open.

A dialog box is then displayed prompting you to identify (for example, by the workflow number) the structure you want to start. For more information, see the following procedures:

Maintaining Plug-Ins and Opening a Structure: Workflow

Identify the structure.

Result

The interface definition is exported from the SAP System and displayed as a tree in the top area of the main SAPforms Designer. You can now define the binding. For more information, see Defining and Generating a Binding.