TABLES parameter on SOAP web service is not populated when called from HCI

[maxpalitza]

Dear all,

I am building a data flow from HCI into APO, based on this great article: https://blogs.sap.com/2016/12/05/export-data-from-sap-ibp-to-sap-apo-through-hci-ds-via-web-services....

My case is very similar, except my web service calls a simple Z RFC function module with a TABLES parameter (so no BW / BI involved). The service is registered as a datastore, and the data flow (validation returns no message whatsoever) looks like this:

Characteristics table with 3 entries -> Query -> Batch -> XML Map -> Web Service

When I run the data flow, the service is called, but the tables parameter is always empty (I know this because it writes the time stamp and lines of the parameter into a database table). The monitor log shows Row Count = 3 for the steps before and including the XML map, and Row Count = 1 after, butthe tables parameter is never populated. Calling a service that has import parameters only, however, works fine (without the Batch in the dataflow).

Do you have an idea what might be wrong here?

Thanks and regards,

Max

[former_member361253]

Hi,

Tables parameter never worked for me as well and I never found the reason for it. However i always use the table type and use the table as an importing parameter and then it works.

Thanks!!

[arnoterhorst]

Is it an option to change the tables parameter into an importing parameter with a type that is an internal table?

Tables are obsolete for a while now.