Update Field Info

This topic describes how to configure the options in the Update Field Information from SAP window to update the screen descriptions, data type, and length of the fields in case they were not extracted during the recording.

The Update Field Info option is available for Transaction, Data Extractor, and BAPI/RFM technologies.

To configure the options in the Update Field Information from SAP window

  1. Open the Process file that you want to update and go to the Mapper tab.
  2. Select Other Action > Update Field Info. The Update field Information from SAP window is displayed.
  3. To get the field descriptions, select Get field descriptions and the following options:
    • Skip deactivated fields: Skips the fields that are deactivated from Process Runner.
    • Skip output (read) only fields: Skip the read-only output fields.
  4. To get the field length, select Get field length and the following option:
    • Overwrite if field length is already maintained in mapper:. Overwrites the data of the field if the field length is already maintained in the Mapper
  5. To add or delete fields and synchronize the fields, select Add/Delete field(s) and the following options
    • Add new field(s) in mapper if found in SAP system: Adds the new fields.
    • Delete existing field(s) in mapper if not found in the SAP System: Deletes the existing field(s) if they are not found in the specific SAP system.
  6. Select Continue. The Magnitude Connector for SAP window is displayed.
  7. Enter the SAP logon credentials. The descriptions are refreshed and updated in the SAP logon language that is selected in the SAP Logon at <NameOfSAPSystem> window.