Connecting to an external source via Java Connector

(By Bob Billings)

CONNECTING TO AN EXTERNAL SOURCE VIA JAVA CONNECTOR.........................................1

Overview
In the process of SAP Order Entry (VA01) it became necessary to provide a fu y! search he"p from an e#terna" source usin$ the %ava &onnector for a materia" "oo'up( I(e( SAP does not store a"" the possib"e search options to return a materia" number( Additiona" searchab"e fie"ds re"ated to a materia" are maintained in an e#terna" system and )e )ant to search on these fie"ds( Java Appication SAP
SM59 VA01
Create Sales Order DefineRFC Destination

'Fuzzy' F4 on material description

Call Remote function passing search request Java App Listens for RFC Call to 'Ja a' destination Select from ta!les !ased on parameters passed" #opulate function module internal ta!le $ith results

RFC Destination

*he )ay this )as accomp"ished )as throu$h an E"ementary search he"p that used the search he"p e#it to connect via a remote function ca"" to the %ava &onnector( *he E"ementary search he"p )as then added to a &o""ective search he"p via the Inc"uded search he"p "ist and connected usin$ the parameter assi$nment button( *hree code snippets fo""o)+ *he function ca"" )hich accepts the re,uest and processes the resu"ts the remote function )hich is mere"y a conduit to and from the remote destinationand a part of the %ava code that accepts input from SAP and returns an interna" tab"e of resu"ts(

1st. The Collective Search Help

2nd. The Elementary Search Help

3rd. The View that supports the Elementary Search Help

4th. The S !" transaction de#inin$ the %&C destination connection.

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