Master Data replication using Service Layer in Intercompany Solution

Master Data replication using Service Layer in Intercompany Solution

This feature allows you to enable master data replication using the service layer.

SAP Business One Service Layer is a new generation of extension API for consuming SAP Business One data and services. It builds on core protocols such as HTTP and OData, and provides a uniform way to expose full-featured business objects on top of a highly scalable and high-availability Web server.

The following SAP Business One Objects are supported for the replication using Service Layer:

          1. Bank Charges Allocation Codes

2. Banks

3. Bill of Materials

4. BP Priority

5. BP Properties

6. Business Partner

7. Business Partner Group

8. Cash Discount

9. Chart Of Accounts

10. CNAE Code

11. Commission Group

12. Contract Templates

13. Cost Center Type

14. Countries

15. Credit Card

16. Currency

17. Customer Equipment Cards

18. Customs Groups

19. Dimensions

20. Distribution Rules

21. DNF Code

22. Document Type

23. Dunning Terms

24. E-Mail Group

25. Factoring Indicators

26. Freight

27. Holidays

28. House Bank Account

29. Industry

30. Instructions

31. Item Group

32. Item Properties

33. Items

34. Languages

35. Length Measures

36. Manufacturer

37. Material Group

38. NCM Code

39. Occurance

40. Package Types

41. Payment Blocks

42. Payment Terms

43. Portfolio

44. Price Lists

45. Profit Center

46. Project

47. SAC Code

48. Sales Person

49. Service Contracts

50. Service Group

51. Shipping Type

52. Unit Of Measurements

53. User Groups

54. Users

55. Weight Measures

Prerequisites:

Before you enable the feature of Replication Methods for Service Layer, ensure the following:

1.  You have installed Service Layer. For more information, see Installing the Service Layer chapter in the SAP Business One Administrator’s Guides (version for SQL and version for SAP HANA).

2.     You have configured valid Service Layer registration in the System Landscape Directory (SLD) for all companies configured in the Intercompany Landscape.

3.     Ensure that B1 service layer connection, with distinct port value for each of the participant companies, is successful before configuring the data replication method.      


4.    In case you encounter the issue "B1i B1 ServiceLayer Test Connection fails with HTTP 400" in B1SL connection via the service layer in B1 Integration Framework (B1i) SP2311 (Version 1.22.53). Please refer to the SAP Note 3416244 and apply the hotfix.

                  5.    You must deploy the Intercompany Solution after performing the above-mentioned points.

·         To deploy the solution, go to Intercompany Administration Console then Setup and landscape.

·         Click on Deploy button to deploy the solution. 

             

Enabling the Master Data Replication using Service Layer:

To enable the master data replication using service layer, follow the steps below:

1.       In the top menu bar of the Administration Console, choose the Setup option.

2.     In the left frame, choose the Replication Method option.

The Configuration Replication Method window is displayed. 


      3.     choose the (…) (Browse) button in the SLD Category field.
      4.     In the Configuration Replication Method table, in the column Use Service Layer field, select the checkbox for the Business One Object which you would like to replicate the structure.

·         Choose the Select All button to select all the checkboxes.

·         Choose the Deselect All button to deselect all the checkboxes.

5.     Choose the Save button to save the information.

        Note

If any of the above objects is not marked to replicate using SAP Service Layer, then it is by default replicating using SAP B1 DI API.


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