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SAP Metadata Utility

You can use the SAP Metadata utility on the Windows operating system to import metadata from IDoc messages through Informatica Cloud mapplets.
The utility generates an Informatica Cloud mapplet XML file based on the API functionality that you specify. Import the mapplet to Informatica Cloud and use the mapplet in a mapping.
Use the utility to import one IDoc message at a time. After you import the metadata, you can stay connected to the same SAP system destination to import more than one IDoc in the same session. To import metadata from a different destination, end the session and launch the utility again.
By default, the utility writes the XML file to the <Utility installation directory>/generatedMappings folder. However, you can configure the location of the output file.
Note: You do not need to configure SAP or install SAP transports to use the SAP Metadata utility.