EI_Script_FM – BAPI/ Function script details definition

The EI_Script_FM worksheet contains BAPI/ function script details. The EI_Script_FM worksheet is only visible when function script is chosen (see EI_Script_Name worksheet and ribbon menu) and configuration is not hidden. The function script calls one or more remote SAP function modules (usually BAPI object methods). Apart from data describing the function module (columns F-J) the worksheet EI_Script_FM contains additional data steering how the script will be executed.

BAPI/ Function script preparation

Function script preparation starts with the selection of the relevant SAP function module with the use of the BAPI repository transaction (BAPI). The process of function module selection is described in a later section of this manual. One can access this help directly via ribbon menu button “Find FM”. After the function module is selected it can be processed further with the use of special script buttons that appear when EI_Script_FM worksheet is selected.

EI_Script_FM – Button Add an RFC-enabled function module

The function module chosen in the BAPI transaction in the SAP system (or any other RFC-enabled function module) can be added to the function script with this button. After the user inputs the function module ID, EasyInput generates the script entries.

Example Script entries for Profit Center creation:

Inactive	Param use	Parameter name	Parameter Field	Data type	Field value	Field desc	Transfer type	Read/write column
	FM	BAPI_PROFITCENTER_CREATE
X	I	BASICDATA		u!BAPI0015_4		Transfer Structure for Basic Data
	IF	BASICDATA	PRCTR_NAME	CHAR-20-!BAPI0015_4-PRCTR_NAME		Name	WriteData	AE
	IF	BASICDATA	LONG_TEXT	CHAR-40-!BAPI0015_4-LONG_TEXT		Long Text	WriteData	AF
	IF	BASICDATA	IN_CHARGE	CHAR-20-!BAPI0015_4-IN_CHARGE		Person Respons.	WriteData	AG
X	IF	BASICDATA	DEPARTMENT	CHAR-12-!BAPI0015_4-DEPARTMENT		Department
	IF	BASICDATA	PRCTR_HIER_GRP	CHAR-12-!BAPI0015_4-PRCTR_HIER_GRP		Area	WriteData	AH
X	IF	BASICDATA	LOGSYSTEM	CHAR-10-ALPHA!BAPI0015_4-LOGSYSTEM		Logical System
	IF	BASICDATA	SEGMENT	CHAR-10-ALPHA!BAPI0015_4-SEGMENT		Segment	WriteData	AI
X	IF	BASICDATA	IN_CHARGE_USER	CHAR-12-!BAPI0015_4-IN_CHARGE_USER		User Responsible
X	I	PROFITCENTERID		u!BAPI0015ID2		Profit Center Structure Object Key
	IF	PROFITCENTERID	CO_AREA	CHAR-4-!BAPI0015ID2-CO_AREA		CO Area	WriteData	AB
	IF	PROFITCENTERID	PROFIT_CTR	CHAR-10-ALPHA!BAPI0015ID2-PROFIT_CTR		Profit Center	WriteData	AA
X	I	TESTRUN		u!BAPI0015_9		Test Run
	IF	TESTRUN	TESTRUN	CHAR-1-!BAPI0015_9-TESTRUN	X	Simulation Mode
	I	VALIDFROM		DATS-8-!BAPI0015_3-DATE		Valid-from date	WriteData	AC
	I	VALIDTO		DATS-8-!BAPI0015_3-DATE		Valid-to Date	WriteData	AD
X	E	CONTROLLINGAREA		CHAR-4-!BAPI0015ID2-CO_AREA		Controlling area
X	E	PROFITCENTER		CHAR-10-ALPHA!BAPI0015ID2-PROFIT_CTR		Profit Center
	ER	RETURN		u!BAPIRET2		Return Code
	EFRT	RETURN	TYPE	CHAR-1-!BAPIRET2-TYPE		Message type
	EFRI	RETURN	ID	CHAR-20-!BAPIRET2-ID		Message Class
	EFRN	RETURN	NUMBER	NUMC-3-!BAPIRET2-NUMBER		Message Number
	EFRM	RETURN	MESSAGE	CHAR-220-!BAPIRET2-MESSAGE		Message text
	EFR	RETURN	LOG_NO	CHAR-20-!BAPIRET2-LOG_NO		Log number
	EFR	RETURN	LOG_MSG_NO	NUMC-6-!BAPIRET2-LOG_MSG_NO		Message no.
	EFR1	RETURN	MESSAGE_V1	CHAR-50-!BAPIRET2-MESSAGE_V1		Message Variable
	EFR2	RETURN	MESSAGE_V2	CHAR-50-!BAPIRET2-MESSAGE_V2		Message Variable
	EFR3	RETURN	MESSAGE_V3	CHAR-50-!BAPIRET2-MESSAGE_V3		Message Variable
	EFR4	RETURN	MESSAGE_V4	CHAR-50-!BAPIRET2-MESSAGE_V4		Message Variable
	EFRP	RETURN	PARAMETER	CHAR-32-!BAPIRET2-PARAMETER		Parameter Name
	EFRR	RETURN	ROW	INT4-10-!BAPIRET2-ROW		Parameter line
	EFRF	RETURN	FIELD	CHAR-30-!BAPIRET2-FIELD		Field name
	EFR	RETURN	SYSTEM	CHAR-10-ALPHA!BAPIRET2-SYSTEM		Logical system

The Param use column defines the meaning of the FM script row:

Param use

Script row usage

Defines the beginning of the FM Script

In this row in Parameter name column one will find function module ID.

Import parameters (can be filled in by Transfer type WriteData or value in Field value column).

# defines type of the parameter:

- Empty value – for simple input parameters

- F – for strucure field

- TF – for table fields

Export parameters (can be read by Transfer type ReadData).

# defines type of the parameter:

- Empty value – for simple input parameters

- F – for strucure field

- TF – for table fields

Changed parameters (can have Transfer type set to WriteData, ReadData or WriteReadData).

# defines type of the parameter:

- Empty value – for simple input parameters

- F – for strucure field

- TF – for table fields

For table fields (import/ export) tables (can have Transfer type set to WriteData, ReadData or WriteReadData).

EXRY

Rows for configuration for return messages.

E and R letters (Export/Return) are just constant letters.

X depicts type of the message parameter:

F – for strucure field

TF – for table fields

Y depicts the meaning of the field of the return structure:

T	TYPE
I	ID
N	NUMBER
M	MESSAGE
1	MESSAGE_V1
2	MESSAGE_V2
3	MESSAGE_V3
4	MESSAGE_V4
P	PARAMETER
R	ROW
F	FIELD

Example:

EFRT	RETURN	TYPE
EFRI	RETURN	ID
EFRN	RETURN	NUMBER
EFRM	RETURN	MESSAGE

EI_Script_FM – Button Auto-fill read/write columns

In order to simplify assigning script rows to data sheet columns, the user can fill in only Transfer type in L column of the script, and let EasyInput assign columns (e.g. AA, AB, AC,…) automatically. This can be started by pressing the button “Auto-fill read/write columns”. After automatic column assignment, one can rearrange them using “Column tools” ribbon buttons.

EI_Script_FM – Button Create references in data sheet columns

After creating the script itself on the EI_Script_XX worksheet, the references to data sheet should be created for each row where column “L” has a value. This is an automatic task started by pressing the „Create references in data sheet columns” button on the ribbon.