Maintaining Plug-Ins and Opening a Structure: IDoc

Prerequisites

You have created a form in Microsoft Visual Basic and have launched the SAPforms Designer as an add-in and are in the main screen. The form controls are shown in the table displayed in the bottom screen area.

1. Choose Tools ® Options.

The Options dialog box is displayed.

2. Select the Plug-Ins tab page.

Enter SAPforms Data Plug-In for IDoc in the SAPData Plug-In.



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

3. Enter SAPforms Transmit Plug-In for RFC in the SAP Transmit Plug-In.
4. Exit the dialog box.

1. Choose File ® Open SAP Structure and then the entry for IDoc structures.

A dialog box is then displayed in which you can choose whether you want to retrieve an IDoc description from the SAP System using RFC (From R/3) or import it from a local file (From File).

You can only import the description from a local file if you have already exported it from the SAP System.



Accessing the local file is the faster option. For more information, see Generating an IDoc.

When you select this the top control is divided in two. You can now display an instance of your IDoc structure in the right-hand control.

2. Choose File ® Open IDoc Instance.