How to get field description from SAP System

Descriptions provide additional information for user when they view recording in Process file. Field Description column in Mapper  displays the descriptions. For this to work correctly user should have access to some of the tables where descriptions are stored. If you don’t have this access, Process Runner will display a message and continue without the descriptions. Lack of description does not impact how Process Runner executes Transaction or BAPIs. A special authorization is required to retrieve descriptions, data type and length from SAP.Descriptions are not mandatory but nice to have feature.

Refer the below steps to retrieve description from SAP in the SAP Logon language selected.

1.Enable the 'Get Description' option in the properties of SAP system in iNETConnector window. Follow steps as mentioned in the screenshot attached.

2.Description in existing process file: Go to Edit menu and select “Update Field information from SAP”. Enable Get field descriptions checkbox and click on Continue button.  As you click on “Continue” you need to log in to SAP system.

Note: This feature requires you to have Process Runner version 4.20.78.XXXX or above.

3.Description in new process file: Process Runner can get field and screen descriptions during new process creation. To get description in newly recorded process file, enable the option “Get Descriptions” when saving the recorded process file.

4.If you are still facing the issue after making changes as mentioned in above steps then you may not have the required authorization to get the field description from SAP system. Please verify below authorization assigned to user.

To get field description while designing the process file, you will need authorization of

Authorization Object: S_RFC

Function Group:            SDIFRUNTIME

If this is not possible, then get authorization to either of the following objects:

Authorization Object: S_TABU_DIS

Table:                          DD03M

Table Auth Group: &NC&

OR

Authorization Object: S_TABU_DIS

Table:                          D020T

Table Auth Group: SS

Note: Process Runner Transaction Technology will only fetch the description in Mapper where tables in SAP exist. If the table is not available within SAP, Process Runner cannot fetch the description in Mapper.

However, description in Mapper tab can be manually written by copying the description from SAP technical Information (Using F1 Key). Contact your SAP BASIS person to make the above changes.

If your issue is not resolved, please contact support@innowera.com with screen shot of specific error message and steps performed prior to encountering that error message.

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