AIF Inbound is a test that will inject the message to the SAP AIF on the SAP backend with the SAP AIF XML Application Engine.
It can also perform validation of the database entries created by the message processing in the backend ABAP based system once the SAP AIF XML message was posted successfully.
Top of the screen with Automation Object (AO) ID, description and test type.
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Basic Information
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Parameter name | Description | Example |
AIF Interface | SAP AIF namespace and interface detais | ZAIF.ORDERS001 |
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Backend Systems
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Parameter name | Description | Example |
Backend system line for current doc. | This parameter points out the system where the reference backend document is stored. The value should be a system line described in the landscape configuration. Note: If Backend system line for the current doc. has the same value as the Backend system line for the reference doc. (for instance, both are S4/HANA) then the RFC connection between the systems will be maintained both in: a) the original environment of the reference document (for instance, production system) b) the environment where the current test case execution takes place (for instance, development system) If Backend system line for the current doc. is different than the Backend system line for the reference doc. then, the RFC connection will be maintained only in the environment of the current execution (for instance, development system), but for both system lines (like ECC and S4HANA) | ECC SAP_ERP |
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Backend system line for reference doc. | This parameter points out the system line where Int4 Suite should create test documents during test case execution. In most cases, reference documents and documents created during current test execution are stored in the same system line. However, suppose Int4 Suite is used in a migration scenario (for example, migration from ECC to S4/HANA). In that case, the documents might be created in the new system and then compared with the references from the old system. The value should be a system line described in the landscape configuration. Note: If Backend system line for the current doc. has the same value as the Backend system line for the reference doc. (for instance, both are S4/HANA) then the RFC connection between the systems will be maintained both in: a) the original environment of the reference document (for instance, production system) b) the environment where the current test case execution takes place (for instance, development system) If Backend system line for the current doc. is different than the Backend system line for the reference doc. then, the RFC connection will be maintained only in the environment of the current execution (for instance, development system), but for both system lines (like ECC and S4HANA) | S4HANA |
Database Validations
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Parameter name | Description | Example |
Database validation ruleset | Reference database validation ruleset object name. Database validation ruleset specify how related backend validation should be performed. Specify tables, fields and join conditions for the backend validation. Buttons allow navigation to the chosen database validation ruleset and creation of a new database validation ruleset | GENERIC_SO |
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Persist reference DB Data | When switched on, DB reference data will be fetched from backend system during test case creation. Otherwise, it will be fetched during test case execution. |
Variables
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Variables are the container for values that can be used during testing. Each variable contains two values, the one that is calculated based on the reference message/document and the one that is calculated ad-hoc during test case execution.Link to be added
Variables & Variable processing
Create button allows variable creation.
Parameter name | Description | Example |
Name | Variable technical name | VARIABLE_1 |
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Description | Free text for variable description | Variable One |
Type | Type of variable processing | Read & Replace Find message Custom |
Scope | Scope determines the processing of procedures that generate unique values like, e.g., GUID or NUM_RANGE.
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Execution Settings
Parameter name | Description | Example |
Debug Log | Int4 Suite will provide additional, more technical information in Test Execution Report during the running of the test cases if this parameter is set. Therefore, it is recommended to set this option initially and deactivate it when object definition is confirmed after executing the first test cases | |
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Display wait popup before validation | Wait Flag indicating if Int4 Suite should stop test case execution after sending test case message to middleware. Int4 Suite will show the confirmation box, and the user will decide to continue. This setting can execute manual follow-up actions before running the next test case or checking the validations. This setup works only with Execute via SAP GUI option of execution |
Delay between execution and validation
Parameter name | Description | Example |
For each test case | Delay (in seconds) between test case execution ( sending message) and checking the results. | 10 |
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Once per test run | Delay (in seconds) between test run execution ( sending messages) and checking the results. | 60 |
Number Ranges
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The number ranges allow generating new values for variables. Those values are used to substitute original document numbers or other values in reference messages.
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Each Object Definition can contain an unlimited number of number ranges. This way, each variable declared in an object can use its specific number range.
Parameter name | Description | Example |
Number range | Provide a name for the number range. This name would be passed as a parameter in variable processing for actions that will generate values from it. | NUM_RAN |
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Prefix | The alphanumeric characters to be appended at the beginning of the document number to separate original documents from source systems and the one created during Int4 Suite testing (optional). | INT4_ |
Low value | The first number of our range. | 1 |
High value | The last number of our range. | 999999 |
Current value | When the number range is used during testing, it would increment per each use. | 23 |
Suffix | The alphanumeric characters to be appended at the end of the document number to separate original documents from source systems and the one created during Int4 Suite testing (optional). | _TEST |
Add zeros | If this box is checked, zeros will be automatically appended to the beginning of the document number, such as 000500. | |
Incr. per Test Run | If this indicator is selected, the number range is incrementing once per test run. If multiple test cases with the same Automation Object exist in the test run, they will receive the same value. |
Parameters
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Parameter name | Description | Example |
AIF: Interface Namespace | AIF Interface Namespace for which automation object is created | ZAIF |
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AIF: Interface Name | AIF Interface Name for which automation object is created | SORD001 |
AIF: Interface Version | AIF Interface Version for which automation object is created | 0001 |
Do not fail TC if DB reference not found | This flag determines if in the situation when DB validation for reference messages have not been found whether it should be treated as Error or Successful message. | Checked or 'X' - if reference document is not found test case will not be failed Unchecked or '' - if reference document is not found test case will be failed (default setting) |