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The Configure Data Source task panel enables you to define attributes for a data source. A data source is a function call, business object, Web service, enterprise service, query or characteristic that is imported into the model. At runtime, the data source is called and returns results.

The following table describes the properties and attributes of this model element:

Group

Property

Description

General

Name

The name of the data source.

Runtime

The runtime provider to be used when deploying this data source.

Target Component

Target name

The name of the nested data source in the model.

This option is only available for Web services and data sources of type BAPI/RFC.

Technical name

The technical name of the nested data source in the system.

This option is only available for Web services and data sources of type BAPI/RFC.

System type

The type of system in which the data source is located.

This option is only available for Web services and data sources of type BAPI/RFC.

System alias

The alias of the system in which the target data source is located.

This option is only available for Web services and data sources of type BAPI/RFC.

Configuration

Auto Commit

For function calls that modify the database, a second “commit” call is automatically sent to confirm the database update.

This option is only available for data sources of type BAPI/RFC.

Auto Convert

Indicates that a conversion BAPI is required, to convert values in one unit of measurement to another.

This option is only available for data sources of type BAPI/RFC.