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IDocs properties

When you fetch an IDoc in

Mapplet - SAP IDoc

, you can view all the IDoc segments. Select a segment to view the fields in the segment.

IDocs Properties

The following table describes the IDocs properties that you can view and specify in the

Mapplet - SAP IDoc

asset:

Property	Description
Transformation Type	Indicates the type of transformation you want to use to generate the IDoc mapplet. Select one of the following options: IDoc Prepare. Select to generate a mapplet that writes source data as an IDoc message. IDoc Interpreter. Select to generate a mapplet that reads IDoc messages.
Source	The source by which you fetch the IDoc. Select one of the following options: Connection. Select to fetch the IDoc with an SAP Table Connector connection using the Saprfc.ini Path and Destination advanced properties. For more information about how to create an SAP Table connection, see the SAP Table Connector documentation. Local file. Select to fetch the IDoc by using a file from your local drive. For more information about importing IDoc metadata for an SAP/ALE IDoc transformation from file, see Generating IDoc metadata to local file.
Transformation Scope	Indicates how the Secure Agent applies the transformation logic to incoming data. Select one of the following options: Transaction. Select Transaction to apply the transformation logic to all rows in a transaction. Select Transaction when the results of the transformation depend on all rows in the same transaction, but not on rows in other transactions. When you select Transaction, associated mappings can run in real time. All Input. Select All Input to apply the transformation logic to all incoming data, and to drop the incoming transaction boundaries. Select All Input when the results of the transformation depend on all rows of data in the source. Default is All Input .
Message Type	The type of application messages that classify categories of data. For example, ORDERS and MATMAS (Material Master).
Basic IDoc Type	The type of data structure associated with the message type. For example, MATMAS01, MATMAS02 for MATMAS. IDocs contain the data associated with the message type.
Extended Type	Extended IDoc type name. IDoc extension is extension of basic type and contains additional custom IDoc segments and fields that are not available in the standard basic type.
IDoc Document	Displays the IDoc segments associated with the message type and IDoc type.
Segment Name	Segment names of the IDoc type.
Description	Description of the segments.
Min Occurs	Minimum number of occurrences of the segment in an IDoc.
Max Occurs	Maximum number of occurrences of the segment in an IDoc.
Select	Selects the data segments to include in the transformation. When you select a segment, the parent segments and all required child segments are also selected. When you clear a segment, all child segments are also cleared.
Control Record	Displays the control record segments in the IDoc, their values, and precision. The Designer provides values for some of the segments when you create a mapplet using the IDoc prepare transformation. You can also provide values for other segments.

Segment Definition

You can view the segment field details from the segment definition section. To view the field names of the segment, select a segment name.

The following table describes the segment field details:

Field	Description
Name	Field name of a segment.
SAP Datatype	SAP data type of the field.
Precision	Precision of the field.
Scale	Scale of the field.
Description	Description of the field.

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