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Supported data operations
For outbound processing, an operation is the name of the action implemented by the adapter so that the client application component can perform the operation on the SAP server. The adapter uses the application-specific information (ASI) inside the business object definition to implement the operation. The name of the operation typically indicates the type of action to be implemented, such as create or update. For inbound processing, adapters implement an operation by delivering events to their endpoints. For inbound processing, the action associated with the event varies depending on the interface (ALE or Advanced event processing). When ALE is the interface, the action is pushed to the adapter and the adapter delivers the event to an endpoint. When Advanced event processing is the interface, the event status is polled by the adapter and processed accordingly.
- Supported data operations on BAPI business objects
The operation of a BAPI business object is the name of the BAPI call that an adapter issues on the SAP server during outbound processing. The BAPI method determines the operation associated with it. The adapter uses the application-specific information (ASI) inside the business object definition to implement the operation.- Supported data operations on ALE business objects
The operations that are supported by ALE business objects vary, depending on whether the business object is an outbound or inbound object. The adapter uses the application-specific information (ASI) inside the business object definition to implement the operation.- Supported data operations of Query interface for SAP Software business objects
The SAP Query interface supports the RetrieveAll operation, with which you can have the results of an SAP table returned to you, and the Exists operation, which you use to determine whether data can be found in the SAP table. The adapter uses the application-specific information (ASI) inside the business object definition to implement the operation.- Supported data operations on Advanced event processing business objects
The operations that are supported by Advanced event processing business objects vary, depending on whether the business object is an outbound or inbound object. The adapter uses the application-specific information (ASI) inside the business object definition to implement the operation.
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