New fields on SAP RFC not added to BC outbound map until Restart

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I am using sap.map:outbound in Business Connector to call a custom RFC in SAP R/3. It worked fine to begin with, but when I added some extra fields to the input/output of the function module interface in SAP, I couldn’t get these new fields into the outbound map in Business Connector.

I deleted the sap.map:outbound flow and recreated it, but no luck.

Eventually I restarted the Business Connector server and was I was then able to re-create the outbound map with the new fields.

There must be a simpler/better way to make new RFC fields available in Business Connector without having to restart the BC server! Does anyone know of a a way?

We are running Business Connector on webMethods Integration Server version 4.7 and SAP ERP 5.0.

Thanks in advance.

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If you recreate this map should solve this issue - did you try to relaod SAP adapter package?

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Hi KrishnaS,

Thanks for your response. I tried recreating the map but it didn’t solve the issue. I will try reloading the SAP Adapter package next time.

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KrishnaS, I tried reloading the “SAP” package in package management. Is this what you mean by the SAP Adapter package?

When reloading the package I got a message saying that the class contains native Java code and that I would need to restart the server anyway, so that goes back to my original question.

Anyone got any other ideas?

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I would generally delete all the functions and structures under the DDIC Cache within the SAP adapter on the administrator page.

Also a scheduled job on your test machine to clear the cache would be an ideal practise, so that the RFC call refers to the latest structure.

HTH
BS

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Hi Bhavani,

Thanks for your response. I cleared the DDIC cache and it worked a treat. Problem solved. Thank you!

Regards,
Tammie

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How to remove DDI cache using a scheduled job… can we programmatically clear the DDI cache