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Prerequisites

  • You have imported the enterprise service definitions from the ES Workplace into the ES Repository in your landscape.

    More information: Importing ESR Content

  • You have assigned the object documentation in ES Repository.

    More information: Assigning Object Documentation

Context

The Business Object map allows you to view the different process components that are delivered as part of the software component version. From the business object map you can navigate to any specific functionality that you want to browse in detail. You can start from the level of a model from the business object map, and then drill down to the level of process component, and from there to the level of service interface and data types. For a specific service interface you can also navigate from the ES Repository to the corresponding documentation in the ES Workplace.

Procedure

  1. Select the ESM ERP Software Component.
  2. Under Modeling, choose Start of the navigation path Models Next navigation step ERP Business Object Map End of the navigation path. The business object map contains all the process components and business objects that are delivered as part of one software component version.
  3. Select the process component corresponding to the scenario that you are interested in.
    Note

    The list of all the entities in the model is available in a list in the right-hand window. You can sort the list of the entities by name and then select the entity you are interested in.

  4. The corresponding process component is selected in the work area; you can also see the corresponding business objects within the process component.
  5. To get more information about the process component click the icon in the bottom right of the process component.

    The detailed view of the process component model is displayed. Also, a list of all the service interfaces and operations that are part of this process component is displayed.

  6. To know more about a particular operation, select the operation and choose Start of the navigation path View  Next navigation step Documentation End of the navigation path.

    Corresponding documentation opens in ES Workplace for the process component. You can view the service interfaces that are available and different operations that are part of service interface.

  7. In the process component model, click on the icon in the bottom left of the operation to get more details about the message types and data types that are used as part of the operation. This opens the standard service interface editor. Click on the WSDL tab page to see the WSDL generated for the service interface.
    Note

    All the enterprise services provided by SAP follow a particular naming convention. Each field has a predefined meaning. For example, ProjectERPCreateRequestConfirmation_In has the following meaning:

    • Project : Business object you use

    • Create : Operation that you want to perform

    • RequestConfirmation : Interface pattern

    • In : Inbound service interface

  8. Double-click on the request and response message types to get the details of the structure of the message.
  9. The message type is always mapped to a data type. Click on the data type to view the details of the data type.

    All the SAP enterprise services are based on the global data types. The global data types are created based on SAP methodology. These global data types are shipped along with the ES Repository.

    More information: Global Data Types