Guided Configuration - Test RFC Destinations

RFC Destinations allow LiveCompare to connect to SAP systems. Administrators can test an RFC Destination in the Guided Configuration - RFC Destinations screen to check that it will work as expected when used in apps and workflows, or to download data from SAP.Guided Configuration - RFC Destinations screen The test checks the following:

  • That LiveCompare can access the RFC Destination’s SAP system.

  • That the SAP system includes the correct LiveCompare core and optional transports.

  • That the SAP user account associated with the RFC Destination has the correct authorizations.

  • Whether the SAP system is Unicode or non-Unicode. LiveCompare adjusts its definition for the RFC Destination if required.

To test an RFC Destination, do the following:

  1. Select the RFC Destination’s Test icon. icon in the last column of the RFC Destinations table. LiveCompare displays the Test Connection screen. If a user has tested the connection earlier, the screen shows the time and date of the last test, and the account name of the user who performed it. The screen also shows the latest test results.

  2. Select Test to test the RFC Destination connection. If the test is successful, the Test Connection screen looks like this:

Test Connection screen (RFC Destination).

This screen has the following tabs:

Component

This tab lists the RFC Destination’s installed SAP components.

Field Description
Component The SAP component tested. Either Core, BW or HR.
Expected The expected SAP Add-on or transport name.
Installed The installed transport name.
STATUS

The component’s status. One of the following:

  • Found: The test found the correct version of the component.

  • Incompatible: The test found the component, but it has an incompatible version.

  • Missing: The test couldn’t find the component

  • Uninstalled: The test found a record of an uninstalled BW or HR component.
AS4DATE The installed transport’s modification date.
AS4TIME The installed transport’s modification time.
AS4TEXT The installed transport’s description.

Required Authorizations

This tab lists the authorizations required for the SAP user account associated with the RFC Destination.

Field Description
RFC The name of the RFC Destination.
OBJCT The name of the SAP authorization object.
FIELD The authorization object's field name.
VON The start of the authorization object's value range.
STATUS The authorization object’s status. Review this column for values other than Found. Note that not all the listed authorizations may be required. For example, BW authorizations aren’t required on non-BW systems.

User’s Authorizations

This tab lists the authorizations assigned to the SAP user account associated with the tested RFC Destination.

Field Description
RFC The name of the RFC Destination.
OBJCT The name of the SAP authorization object.
FIELD The authorization object's field name.
VON The start of the authorization object's value range.

If the connection test fails, the Test Connection screen displays the error message returned from SAP.

Click Back to return to the Guided Configuration screen's RFC Destinations tab.

Related topics

Guided Configuration - RFC Destinations

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