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Background documentationMethod Parameters (Transformation)

 

In this section, you define the mappings for parameters of a transformation method. Map the source fields to a method's import parameters, and the target fields to a method's export parameters. You can edit the following attributes (for example):

  • Name of method parameter

  • Type of method parameter: import or export parameters of transformation method

  • Structure: One of the source structures or the target structure that you specified for this mapping step.

  • Field name: A field of the structure indicated. The field type must be compatible with the selected import or export parameter type. The F4 help suggests fields of a compatible type only. If you want to assign the entire structure to a parameter, enter the value <*>.

  • Fixed value: You can assign a fixed value to import parameters. In this case, no entries are allowed for structure or field name. You cannot specify fixed values for export parameters.

Example Example

You want to convert a currency amount from ISO to a SAP-internal format. The method AMOUNT_IN of class CL_SMT_TRANS_AMOUNT enables you to do this. You must specify four mappings:

  • In your source structure, map the import parameters I_CURRENCY_CODE and I_VALUE to the ISO currency and its value.

  • Map the export parameters E_CURRENCY_CODE and E_VALUE to the corresponding fields in your target structure.

End of the example.