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Use

To expose a BAPI as a callable object, you must first configure a connection to the back-end system where the relevant function module resides. For this purpose, you must create an RFC destination and specify the required connection properties.

In this example, you are defining a connection to a system identified as RFC_tst_1.

Note

The data for the user and for the system supplied in the examples below is for demonstration purposes only. You should use the credentials of a user who is authorized to execute BAPIs in the relevant system.

Prerequisites

To configure the endpoint:

  • You must be familiar with the parameters for the connection.
  • You must have the relevant permissions to use SAP NetWeaver Administrator.

    More information: SAP NetWeaver Administrator

  • You must establish the connection for a user who is authorized to access the relevant back-end system and execute the BAPI.
Procedure
  1. Launch SAP NetWeaver Administrator, and choose Configuration Management  → Security  → Destinations.
  2. To create a new destination, choose Create.
  3. Enter the required basic data as described in the table below:

Destination Configuration: Basic Data

Parameter Description Sample Value

Destination Name

Enter a name for the destination.

You can use the following characters for the endpoint alias name:

  • Upper- and lowercase letters from the Latin alphabet
  • Numbers in the range between 0 and 9
  • Underscore

RFC_tst_1

Destination Type

Choose RFC.

RFC
  1. Enter the destination properties as follows:

Destination Configuration: Properties

Parameter Description Sample Value

System ID

Enter the SAP System ID.

<TST>

Message Server

Enter the message server name.

<demo>.wdf.sap.corp

Logon Group

Enter the server group, to which you log on.

PUBLIC

Mode of Security Network Communication (SNC)

Set the SNC mode. For our example, we disable SNC. If you want to use it, you need to configure it appropriately.

Inactive

Client

Enter the client that you connect to.

000

User Name

Enter the user name of a user who holds the required permissions to access the system.

<DEMO>

Password

Enter the user's password.

  

More information: Maintaining RFC Destinations

  1. Choose Finish.
  2. You can test the configuration by choosing Ping Destination.
Result

You have configured the connection to the back-end system. Now you can import the BAPI as a callable object in GP design time.