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Use this page to Create a Basic Template.

To access this page:

  1. Select Integrate > Categories from the Navigation pane.
  2. Click the Templates icon for a category.

Field

Description

Category Processes

Click to open the Process page to add, edit, and delete processes for the category.

TEMPLATE NAME

Displays the name of the template entered when the template was added.

DESCRIPTION

Displays a description of the template entered when the template was added.

CONNECTION ID

Displays the connection ID for the target system against which the template type will be created.

The options in this list box are connections registered in Common. Refer to Establish a Connection to a Target System for more information.

NOTE: The connections that display are based on the selection in the TYPE list box. For example, if the user selects the template type BODS Execution, the CONNECTION ID list box displays connections to Data Services repositories only.

TYPE

Displays the template type selected when the template was added.

ACTIVATE/DEACTIVATE

Click to activate the template. The button displays a green icon for active templates and a red icon for inactive templates.

ACTIVE

If enabled, the template is active. If disabled, the template is inactive.

Report

Click to open the Template report which displays the screens, fields and other data captured during template creation.

L

If enabled, the template contains loops. Looping can be enabled at the template level for BDC Script and GUI Script template types only.

Processes

Click to open the Template Processes page which lists the processes to which the template is assigned.

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Template H

This page has the following tabs:

General tab  BDC Script Template Type

Field

Description

Basic Details

Template Name

Displays the name of the template entered when the template was added.

Connection ID

Displays the SAP connection ID for the system against which the BDC script will be created.

The options in this list box are connections registered in Common. Refer to Establish an SAP Connection in Common for more information.

NOTE: The connections that display are based on the selection in the Type list box. For example, if the user selects the template type BODS Execution, the CONNECTION ID list box displays connections to Data Services repositories only.

Type

Displays the template type selected when the template was added  in this case BDC Script .

Transaction Code

Displays the SAP transaction code used by the BDC script in recording. Integrate passes this value to SAP during the recording process.

Integrated Recording

Record

Click to record the BDC script. A recording overwrites all template data with data from the recording. Depending on Integrate configuration, the user may be required to enter credential information for the SAP system.

File Import

File Name Upload a file/Download a file

Click to Upload the SHDB recoding file for import. Click Download to download the file that was uploaded.

Import

Click to import an uploaded SHDB recording file containing a BDC script. A file must first be uploaded before it can be imported.

Configuration tab  BDC Script Template Type

Field

Description

Template Configuration

Enable Loop

If enabled, the BDC script can be configured to use looping at the BDC Script Data level and BDC Script Data rows can be put into and taken out of loops. When processing a loop during posting, Integrate processes multiple child keys for one parent key. Looping also allows Integrate to post multiple headers with infinite details. Enable looping during template creation or after recording.

BDC Screen

Click to open the BDC Screen page to manage the screens and fields captured during the BDC script recording.

Custom Fields

Click to open the Custom Fields page to add custom fields to the BDC Script template. The count on this icon represents the number of custom fields that have been added to the template.

Documentation tab

Field

Description

Template Documentation

Notes

Displays notes entered about the template.

Report

Click to open the Template report which displays the screens, fields and other data captured during template creation.

Active

If enabled, the template is active and can be added to a process but cannot be updated.

If disabled, the template can be edited.

Copy tab

Field

Description

New Template Settings

Copy Template

Click to open the Copy page to create a template based on a copy of the current template.

Merge BDC Screens

Click to open the Copy page to merge the BDC screens captured in the current template to another template in any category.

NOTE: This button displays for BDC Script template types only.

General tab  BAPI/RFC Template Type

Field

Description

Basic Details

Template Name

Displays the unique name of the template entered when the template was added.

Connection ID

Displays the SAP connection ID for the system which contains the BAPI/RFC.

The options in this list box are connections registered in Common. Refer to Establish an SAP Connection in Common for more information.

The connections that display are based on the selection in the Type list box. For example, if the user selects the template type BODS Execution, the CONNECTION ID list box displays connections to Data Services repositories only.

Type

Displays the template type selected when the template was added  in this case BAPI/RFC .

Function Name

Displays the RFC/BAPI function that Integrate can call from SAP. This value is selected when the template is added. The functions are extracted from SAP using the SAP Connections page.

Create BAPI Template

Click to pull the definition of the Function Module listed in the Function Name field from SAP to complete the template.

General tab IG Universal Connect

Field

Description

Template Name

Displays the unique name of the template.

Connection ID

Displays the name of the data source that contains the Boomi Process used by the Template.

The options in this list box are connections registered in Common.

Type

Displays IG Universal Connect.

Boomi

Boomi Process ID

Displays the name of the Boomi Process used to post data. This is the default Process added with the data source, but can be updated to another Process as needed.

 

General tab SAP Data Services Job Template Type

Field

Description

Basic Details

Template Name

Displays the unique name of the template entered when the template was added.

Connection ID

Displays the connection ID for the target system for posting.

The options in this list box are connections registered in Common. Refer to Establish a Connection to a Target System for more information.

The connections that display are based on the selection in the Type list box. For example, if the user selects the template type SAP Data Services Job, the CONNECTION ID list box displays connections to Data Services repositories only.

Type

Displays the template type selected when the template was added, in this case SAP Data Services Job.

File Structure

Data Services Job Name

Displays the data source job added to the process post record for processes based on the SAP Data Services Job template type.

Configuration tab  BAPI/RFC Template Type  

Field

Description

BAPI/RFC Configuration

BAPI/RFC Definition

Click to open the BAPI/RFC Definition page to view the definitions and BAPI fields contained in each definition.

NOTE: The template must be created for data to display on the page.

NOTE: Refer to Extract RFC Functions for more information.

General tab  GUI Script Template Type

Use this page to Record a GUI Script.

Field

Description

Basic Details

Template Name

Displays the unique name of the template entered when the template was added.

Connection ID

Displays the SAP connection ID for the system against which the GUI script will be recorded.

The options in this list box are connections registered in Common. Refer to Establish an SAP Connection in Common for more information.

The connections that display are based on the selection in the Type list box. For example, if the user selects the template type BODS Execution, the CONNECTION ID list box displays connections to Data Services repositories only.

Type

Displays the template type selected when the template was added  in this case, GUI Script .

Transaction Code

Displays the SAP transaction code used by the GUI script in recording. Integrate passes this value, entered when the template was added, to SAP during the recording process.

Integrated Recording

Record

Click to record the GUI script. The SAP Logon pad must already be open. A recording overwrites all template data with data from the recording.

Configuration tab  GUI Script Template Type

Field

Description

Template Configuration

Enable Loop

If enabled, the GUI script can be configured to use looping at the GUI Script Data level and GUI Script Data rows can be put into and taken out of loops. When processing a loop during posting, Integrate processes multiple child keys for one parent key. Looping also allows Integrate to post multiple headers with infinite details. Enable looping during template creation or after recording.

GUI Script Data

Click to open the GUI Script Data page to edit and delete the fields captured during the GUI script recording.

General tab  User Defined Template Types

Field

Description

Basic Details

Template Name

Displays the unique name of the template entered when the template was added.

Connection ID

Displays the SAP connection ID for the system that can use data in the user defined file after it is created and transferred to an FTP server.

The options in this list box are connections registered in Common. Refer to Establish an SAP Connection in Common for more information.

The connections that display are based on the selection in the Type list box. For example, if the user selects the template type BODS Execution, the CONNECTION ID list box displays connections to Data Services repositories only.

Type

Displays the template type selected when the template was added  in this case User Defined .

File Structure

User Defined Template Type

Displays the template type. Values are Delimited, FixedWidth and XML.

Define

Click to open the Structure page to add, edit and delete structures for the User Defined template. When adding a template, this button displays after a value is selected in the User Defined Template Type list box and the template is saved.

Configuration tab  User Defined Template Type

Field

Description

File Configuration

Delimiter

Displays the character that separates the values in delimited files. Displays for a Delimited Template Type only.

Fixed Width Pad Location

Displays whether Integrate will pad the value in the field to its full length with spaces before or after the value for Fixed Width files. For XML files, this field should display [None].