Importing Metadata for Organizational Data Replication

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to import metadata for web-service based replication.

Metadata Requirements and Restrictions

Use the Import of Metadata from Employee Central Using XML File(ECPAO_ECTMPL_METADATA_WRITER) program to import metadata for web service-based data transfer.

Context

Using this program, you can import entries and delete entries that you have imported for a specific Employee Central instance and template.

You can't delete metadata in the SAP S∕4HANA system that you have already used for field mappings. Otherwise, your mappings become invalid. If you try to delete metadata that is used for field mappings, you receive an error message.

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Instance Definition

In the SAP S∕4HANA system, define an ID that represents your Employee Central configuration. The ID refers to the metadata that you use in Employee Central and to basic settings for data transfer between SAP S∕4HANA and Employee Central.

Import Metadata from Employee Central

To define customer-specific settings, you use the Customizing activities and Business Add-Ins (BAdIs) in the integration of SAP S∕4HANA and SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central (ECS4HCM) add-on.

In your SAP S∕4HANA system, go to the Customizing: Execute Project (SPRO) transaction and choose SAP Reference IMG. In the SAP Customizing Implementation Guide structure, openPersonnel Management→Integration with SuccessFactors Employee Central→Business Integration Builder.

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Summary

  • The ECPAO_ECTMPL_METADATA_WRITER program allows you to import and delete metadata entries from Employee Central using an XML file, specifically for web service-based data transfer.
  • You can manage metadata for a specific Employee Central instance and template, including both importing new entries and deleting previously imported ones.
  • Metadata already used for field mappings in SAP S/4HANA cannot be deleted, as this would invalidate the mappings; attempting to do so results in an error message.
  • In SAP S/4HANA, you need to define a unique ID to represent your Employee Central configuration, which links to the relevant metadata and basic data transfer settings between the two systems.
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