How to connect to SAP On-Premise instances on Workato

Complete the following steps to set up OData services for your SAP On-premise system. Most legacy SAP systems as well as new SAP S/4HANA instances use the same or similar steps. However, legacy SAP systems such as ECC, do not have standard OData services available. Refer to this blogpost (opens new window) to create a custom OData service on your SAP Gateway.

If you're using SAP S/4HANA On-Premise or SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition (opens new window), the following steps illustrate how to set up an example service:

1

Go to transaction code /n/iwfnd/maint_service

Activate the service

2

Click Add Service, maintain LOCAL in the System Alias field, and press Enter.

Add a service

3

Select service and click on Add Selected Services. In this example, we are adding API_BANKACCOUNT_SRV - a standard SAP API.

Add your selected service

4

Name the technical service. In our example, its ZAPI_BANKACCOUNT_SRV. Click on Local Object to Save in Local Package and continue.

Save the local package

Confirmation message

5

Test your new OData service by going to the Service Catalog, search for Technical Service Name, and then click Call Browser to hit the OData Endpoint URL on the Browser and SAP Gateway Client. You can test different options, such as operations, methods, headers, payload , and more on the Gateway Client.

Search for the technical service

Test in-call browser

Return to Workato to fill in the connection fields with the same details displayed in the SAP Gateway Client. Refer to the minimum permissions section to review the minimum permissions required to establish a connection.

How to connect to SAP S/4HANA Cloud via Basic Authentication on Workato

Complete the following steps to set up OData services for your SAP S/4HANA Cloud instance.

1

Find the OData API for your automation requirements in the SAP API Business Hub explorer (opens new window).

SAP API explorer

2

Click to open the API you plan to use and locate the communication scenario ID. Store this ID for use later on.

API details communication

3

Follow the steps in Setting up Communication Management (opens new window). This process includes the following required tasks:

• Create a Communication User: the integration user assigned to Workato. Ensure that you use basic authentication.
• Create a Communication System: tied to the communication User.
• Create a Communication Arrangement: ties the communication system and user to the communication scenario.

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Return to Workato to fill in the connection fields.