Process H

Process V All Tabs

Use this page to Create a Process and Activate a Process.

NOTE: Refer to the section on each template type for information about activating a process.

To access this page:

  1. Select Integrate > Categories from Navigation pane.
  2. Click the Processes icon for a category.

Process V All Tabs

Process H

Use this page to Create a Process and Activate a Process.

This page has the following tabs:

General tab

Field

Description

Templates

Click to open the Process Templates page to add, edit and delete the templates associated with the process.

Basic Properties

Priority

Displays the order the process appears on the Process page’s Horizontal View.

Name

Displays the unique name for the process entered when the process was added.

Description

Displays a description of the process.

Template ID

Select the template to be the initial template for the process. Additional templates can be added later. This list box is only visible when adding a process.

Data Source Properties

Data Source ID

Displays the name of the data source for the process. Integrate posts the data stored in this data source to SAP during the post process  depending on the template type . When adding the process, a user selected the data source from a list of all data sources registered to the platform.

View Name

Displays on this page when adding a process only. Select a view from View Name list box depending on the template type. This field is required when adding a process based on a BDC Script or GUI Script. After the process is saved, the View Name field no longer displays on the Vertical View, and so cannot be edited on this page.

NOTE: To streamline adding a process, the selected view is registered as the view for all process template loops to the initially chosen template, and the columns in the view are automatically mapped to matching fields on the Process Template Loop Field Mapping page.

Integrate can automatically generate the view name when using the Auto Generate Database Objects feature. If using this feature, do not select a view name.

Documentation tab

Field

Description

Template Documentation

Notes

Displays information entered about the process.

Report

Click to open the Report  Process  to view details about the process such as the templates assigned to the process, process template loops, field mappings, and relationships.

Posting tab

Field

Description

Process Post

Postings

Click to open the Process Post page to view details about the process posts and to post data to SAP. If the process is inactive, the icon is disabled. The number displays the total of process posts ready to be posted. If the icon displays no numbers, no process posts have been added.

Advanced Properties tab

Field

Description

Execution Options

Post Execution Method

Displays the post execution method for processes based on a BDC Script, GUI Script or BAPI/RFC template. Values are:

  • Asynchronous – Executes the post for each template sequentially without waiting for the template post to return before executing the next template post. Asynchronous posting may result in locking, especially when posting a combination of GUI and BDC templates in the same process.
  • Synchronous – Executes the post for each template but waits for the post to return before executing the next post. Synchronous is a slower execution method but prevents most recording locking situations. 

Delay Between Templates

Displays the number of milliseconds between template execution for each post for processes based on a BDC Script, GUI Script or BAPI/RFC template. The default value is 0 seconds, which indicates there is no delay between the execution of templates during a post. Enter a value greater than 0 if posting a multiple template process that contain transactions that take some non-trivial time to save and exit. This situation is more common when working with GUI Script templates than with BDC Script templates.

Delay Between Records

Displays the amount of time, in milliseconds, that passes after processing of one record is complete and processing of the next record can begin.

Use this setting to avoid data locking issues.

The recommended time is from 250 (.25 seconds) to 1000 (1 second).

This setting is used for processes based on a BDC Script, GUI Script or BAPI/RFC template. By default, there is no delay between record processing.

Copy tab

Field

Description

New Process Settings

Copy Process

Click to open the Copy page to create a process based on a copy of the current process.