EICS Business Method Settings(Inbound)

To execute Inbound operation which calls functions of SAP system from scripts of DataSpider Servista, it is required to set a business method in EICS.

Basic settings(New Business Method)

Item name	Required/Optional	Description	Remarks
Name	Required	Enter a name to show on EICS.	Double byte characters are not available.
Description	Optional	Enter a description for the business method.
Adapter	Required	Not used.	Do not modify the default value.

Connection settings(Business Method Connection Properties)

Item name	Required/Optional	Description	Remarks
Username	Required	Enter an username to connect to SAP system.
Password	Required	Input the password of the user to connect to SAP system.	SAP system of versions former than ERP6.0(mySAP2005) does not distinguish between upper and lower cases on passwords.
Server	Required	Enter the IP address or the host name of SAP system to connect.	If host name is specified with name, it is required that the entered name can be resolved from the specified host.
Client	Required	Enter a client number.
Language	Required	Select language.	When using Japanese data, select "Japanese(JA)".
System Number	Required	Enter a system number.
Connection Pool Minimum Count	Optional	Enter the minimum count of connection which will be pooled to connection pool.	Enter an integer more than "0". When "0" is entered, connection pool will not be performed. The default value is "2".
Connection Pool Maximum Count	Optional	Enter the maximum count of connection which will be pooled to connection pool.	Enter an integer more than "1". The default value is "10". Enter a value more than [Connection Pool Minimum Count]. An error occurs when the required connection count exceeds the value specified in [Connection Pool Maximum Count].
Convert HostName to IP Address	Optional	Select whether to convert host name into IP address and send it to SAP system, when the value specified at [Server] is a host name. [False]: Sends to SAP system with the host name and does not convert into IP address. [True]:(default) Converts into IP address and sends to SAP system with it.

Business Method settings(Business Method Properties)

Item name	Required/Optional	Description	Remarks
Function Name/IDOC Base Type	Required	Enter the basic type of IDoc or the general purpose module of RFC including BAPI.
IDOC Extension Type	Optional	Enter the extension type of IDoc.	Do not enter it when the general purpose module of RFC including BAPI is specified at [Function Name/IDOC Base Type].
Sap IDocument	Optional	Select whether to execute business method as IDoc. [False]:(default) Select this when IDoc is not specified at [Function Name/IDOC Base Type]. [True]: Select this when IDoc is specified at [Function Name/IDOC Base Type].
Encoding	Optional	Enter the encoding of IDoc segment data.	The set value will be valid when IDoc is specified at [Function Name/IDOC Base Type] and targeted SAP system is non-Unicode system. Generally there is no need of setting this property, since the encoding of targeted SAP system is acquired. Set the appropriate encoding when it is not registered properly, like when IDoc segment data garbles.
Commit Transaction	Optional	Select whether to commit transaction, after executing general purpose module of RFC including BAPI. [False]: Does not commit after execution. [True]:(default) Commits after execution.	IDoc process will be an asynchronous process, regardless of this property value, when IDoc is specified at [Function Name/IDOC Base Type].
Search Category	Optional	Select a search category with [Search] button.
Search Name	Optional	Enter a search keyword of IDoc or the general purpose module to search with [Search] button of RFC including BAPI.	The functions which includes the search keyword in its name will be searched.

About Log

Log of EICS will be output to $DATASPIDER_HOME/server/logs/server.error.log. In addition, the change of log level can be managed from [Default Level] of [Configuration]-[Logging] in EICS. If it is set to "ALL", the detailed log will be output and if it is set to "OFF", the log will not be output.

Restarting DataSpiderServer will set the log level to "INFO".

Connection Pool Settings

Connection pool settings are unique at the value [Username], [Password], [Server], [Client], [Language], and [System Number]. In addition, connection pool setting will be reflected in the timing of the following.
1. If the setting connection pool does not exist (the first time created)
  In the timing of the setting completes, connection pool will be created and the settings will be reflected.
2. If the setting connection pool does exist
  When restarting the server, a connection pool will be created with the setting value of a connection pool set last, and its settings will be reflected.
Due to the specification of SAP JCo, the connection number to SAP system will be double of setting value, in order to pool the connection for application data communication and repository reference.

Specification Limits

Data for which cannot execute test in SAP system cannot be used.

When executing the test for general purpose module of RFC including BAPI, it is required to execute with non-empty value input to all the table parameters that does not allow emptiness.

Cannot use double byte characters to [Name] of Integration Component.

When editing business method, the password will be saved even [Cancel] button is pressed down, if [Test Connection] is performed with setting at [Password] has been changed.

Main Exceptions

None.

Notes

When setting with EICS, it is recommended to operate in one browser(one tab).