SAP BEST PRACTICES AND SERVICE SOLUTION

MANAGEMENT

CREATING A PURCHASE ORDER STORE

RECORD WEB SERVICE

Exercise / Solution

ITAI SADAN, SOLUTION OFFICE, SAP AMERICA

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Exposing an RFC as a web service

In this exercise you will expose an existing RFC as a web service using the Web Service Creation Wizard.

Procedure
1. In order to logon to mySAP ERP you will need to create an entry in the SAP Logon, if one has not been created for
you already. Please open your SAP Logon and check if you have an entry called ESA Discovery System. If such
entry exists you can skip steps a and b.

a. Please create a new system with the following data (replace <hostname> with the hostname the instructor
provides you with):

b. Leave all other values to default and click next and finish until you have created the system
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c. Login using the system you have created (ESA Discovery System).
d. Enter the following data:
Client: 200
User: ADMIN
Password: ADMIN
Language: EN

2. Expose the RFC xxx as a web service

a. Enter transaction code SE37
b. From the drop down list select the RFC ZSPECIALPRODUCT_APPROVAL_REC and click on Display.

c. The RFC source code should be displayed on the screen.

d. Click on the Attributes Tab and verify that the Remote-Enabled Module radio button is selected. This is
required in order to expose the RFC as a service.
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e. In order to start the Web Service Creation Wizard, please click on the top navigation bar on Utilities(M)>>More
Utilities>>Create Web Service>>From the Function Module.

f. The wizard will open, click Continue.

g. Enter the following name for your web service

Service Definition: ZWS_SPECIALPRODUCT_APPR_REC_<your two digit student number>
EndPoint Type: Function Module
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h. Leave the default endpoint name on this screen and click Continue.

i. Leave profile as Basic Authentication: SOAP Profile and checkbox the Release Service for Runtime.
Click on continue.

j. Click on Complete.
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k. The following pop-up will be displayed. Click on Local Object.

l. In a few mouse clicks you have successfully created and released your web service.

3. Testing Your Service

a. Enter transaction code wsadmin
b. Find your service under SOAP Application for RFC-Compliant FMs.
c. We will need to change the security settings. Double click on the WS as described below:
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d. Double click on the URL field, as described below:

e. Double click on the web service name

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f. Select Logon Data tab, click on icon for editing and add the following values:
Client 200
User: ADMIN
Password: ADMIN
Language: English

g. Save and click back (F3) until you return to the wsadmin window.
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h. Make sure the web service is highlighted and click on the Web Service Home Page icon.
In the pop-up that appears leave selection on Document Style and click OK.

i. The Web Service Navigator should have successfully opened.

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4. Test Your Service

a. Click on the WSDL file URL in order to view the web service you have created.

b. Close the window of the wsdl file.

c. Go back to the Web Service Navigator and Copy and Past the WSDL url into notepad, you will need it in the
next exercise.

d. In order to test the web service, please click on Test on the top navigation.
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e. Select the only operation for this web service

f. The input parameters of the web service are displayed.

g. Please enter any values in the fields below and click Send.
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h. If the web service executed successfully you should get X as a return value.

Summary:
You have successfully exposed an RFC as a web service and tested it.
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