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SAP Table Sources in Mappings

To read data from an SAP application, configure an SAP Table object as the Source transformation in a mapping.
Specify the name and description of the SAP Table source. Configure the source and advanced properties for the source object.
The following table describes the source properties that you can configure in a Source transformation:
Property
Description
Connection
Name of the source connection.
Source Type
Select one of the following types:
  • - Single. Select to specify a single SAP Table object.
  • - Multiple. Select to specify multiple SAP Table objects.
  • - Parameter. Select to specify a parameter name. You can configure the source object in a Mapping Configuration task associated with a mapping that uses this source transformation.
Object
Source object.
When you specify multiple source objects, you must create relationships between the source objects.
The following table describes the SAP Table advanced source properties:
Property
Description
Number of rows to be fetched
The number of rows that are randomly retrieved from the SAP Table. Default value of zero retrieves all the rows in the table.
Number of rows to be skipped
The number of rows to be skipped.
Packet size in MB
Packet size. Default is 10 MB.
Enable Compression
Enables compression.
If the Secure Agent and the SAP System are not located in the same network, you may want to enable the compression option to optimize performance.
Tracing Level
Sets the amount of detail that appears in the log file. You can choose terse, normal, verbose initialization or verbose data. Default is normal.