SAP Web AS Interface Action

[Former Member]

Hi,

Can anyone plz tell me how to work on <b>SAP Web AS Interface Action</b>. I created SAP Server details for WAS configuration. But when trying to search BAPI using this action, its not retrieving any. Do we need to do any other setting on SAP R/3?

And also plz tell me what is the advantage of using SAP WAS Interface Action.

Thanks in advance

Regards

Muzammil

[erik_schrampf · Accepted solution]

Muzammil,

The recommended approach is to use the JCO interface calls as they are more robust and handle writes. The WAS block can only do reads of BAPI's. In short there is no advantage to the WAS block and the Best Practice is to use the JCO blocks.

Erik

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks to Eirk and Som for the valuable answers,

Actually i was exploring the untouched actions. Its not for using on real-time.

As you told, we can accomplish the task more easily using the JCO action.

But i need to know why this WAS Action failed to search BAPI. Thats the reason why i posted this question on forum. My intention was to know more about the Action.

Thanks

Muzammil

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Ahamed

Hv already mentioned that <b>The SAP Web AS Action block allows for the browsing and selection of any remote-enabled function module <u><i>through the SAP Web Application Server's Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) Interface</u></i></b>

In configuration of connection details, u need to know the connection port number which is the port that the SOAP interface is listening on.

If u know and entered this correctly??!!

Regards

Som

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Som,

Yes i have used the correct port.

Regards

Muzammil

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Do not use the WAS action. It is obsolete and will not work with newer ERP/WebAS instances. Use JCO or the Web Service action.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks Rick,

Extending my regards to Som and Erik too

Regards

Muzammil

[Former Member]

Ahamed

Do the same with Action <b>SAP JCo Interface</b>

You will get the desired RFC in the list using JCo as well as can connect to SAP system using the same by passing input params in request properly

Regards

Som

[Former Member]

Hi Som,

Thanks for your reply. I know that we can make use of JCO Action for this. But i need to know what is the use of SAP WAS ACTION. And how can we work on this

Regards

Muzammil

[Former Member]

Ahamed

<u>SAP WAS Interface</u>

The SAP Web AS Action block allows for the browsing and selection of any remote-enabled function module through the SAP Web Application Server's Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) Interface.

The SAP Web AS Interface action uses the local implementation's namespace, which is exposed via the SOAP Interface

<u>SAP JCo Interface</u>

The SAP JCo Interface action creates a connection via the Java Connector (JCo) interface to the defined SAP server and makes an RFC request. The RFC request is an XML document. Data may be linked to the XML request document in order to customize the request.

The SAP JCo Interface action uses the local implementation's name space which is exposed via the RFC interface.

So mostly SAP JCo interface action is used with positive convenience

Regards

Som