SALERT_CREATE RFC in PI Mapping (RFC LookUps) to triggering Alerts:

[Former Member]

Hi

I got a questions on using SALERT_CREATE RFC in PI Mapping (RFC LookUps) to triggering Alerts:

1) Should I import RFC (SAP PI server) into SAP PI ESB?

2) Should I maintain the details of SAP PI in the RFC receiver channel ?

3) Can I use this RFC for RFC Lookups like any other RFC (ECC)?

I really appreciate for your help on this

Thanks

Vasu

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

1) Should I import RFC (SAP PI server) into SAP PI ESB?

Yes. As RFC structure is needed in RFC lookup.

2) Should I maintain the details of SAP PI in the RFC receiver channel ?

Am not sure. probably, this should work without CC. try out.

3) Can I use this RFC for RFC Lookups like any other RFC (ECC)?

Should be.

please test & let us know the results.

[Former Member]

solved

[Former Member]

Hi,

if you are on PI 7.0

then you need to write UDF ..

1. No need to import the RFC .

2. Need to create the CC as via CC only connection details of ECC details will be known

3. you can invoke this as Lookup in UDF as like other RFCs ..

if in PI 7.1

you can make use of Graphical RFCLookup Function...

HTH

Rajesh

[Former Member]

>>Should I import RFC (SAP PI server) into SAP PI ESB?

No, this is not required, in your UDF, you just need to build the same structure as the RFC expects so to make it easier, you can import the RFC and see how its structure looks like but the real RFC is not used in RFC Lookup.

>>Should I maintain the details of SAP PI in the RFC receiver channel ?

In general,you need to maintain the details of the SAP system where the RFC is stored, it could be PI/ECC or any other system.

Since you specify Alert information in this RFC lookup, the details will be of PI system.

>>Can I use this RFC for RFC Lookups like any other RFC (ECC)?

This RFC is used only to build the structure in UDF, it is not used in anything else.

Note: Since you have mentioned writing UDF, i am assuming you are using PI 7.0. If you are on PI 7.1, you don't need to write UDF for it. There is already a standard function for RFC Lookup.

Thanks

Aamir